diff --git a/rq/decorators.py b/rq/decorators.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..53eb4cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rq/decorators.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from .connections import use_connection, get_current_connection
+from .queue import Queue
+
+
+class job(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, queue=None):
+        """
+        A decorator that adds a ``delay`` method to the decorated function,
+        which in turn creates a RQ job when called. Accepts a ``queue`` instance
+        as an optional argument. For example:
+
+            from rq import Queue, use_connection
+            use_connection()
+            q = Queue()
+
+            @job(queue=q)
+            def simple_add(x, y):
+                return x + y
+
+            simple_add.delay(1, 2) # Puts simple_add function into queue
+
+        """
+        self.queue = queue
+
+    def __call__(self, f):
+        def delay(*args, **kwargs):
+            if self.queue is None:
+                use_connection(get_current_connection())
+                self.queue = Queue()
+            return self.queue.enqueue(f, *args, **kwargs)
+        f.delay = delay
+        return f
+
+
diff --git a/tests/fixtures.py b/tests/fixtures.py
index 32003de..ada2bf5 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ fixtures has a slighty different characteristics.
 """
 import time
 
+from rq.decorators import job
+
 
 def say_hello(name=None):
     """A job with a single argument and a return value."""
@@ -48,3 +50,7 @@ class Calculator(object):
 
     def calculate(x, y):
         return x * y / self.denominator
+
+@job()
+def decorated_job(x, y):
+    return x + y
diff --git a/tests/test_decorator.py b/tests/test_decorator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a6fcb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_decorator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from tests import RQTestCase
+from tests.fixtures import decorated_job
+
+from rq.decorators import job
+from rq.job import Job
+
+
+class TestDecorator(RQTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestDecorator, self).setUp()
+
+    def test_decorator_preserves_functionality(self):
+        """
+        Ensure that a decorated function's functionality is still preserved
+        """
+        self.assertEqual(decorated_job(1, 2), 3)
+
+    def test_decorator_adds_delay_attr(self):
+        """
+        Ensure that decorator adds a delay attribute to function that returns
+        a Job instance when called.
+        """
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(decorated_job, 'delay'))
+        result = decorated_job.delay(1, 2)
+        self.assertTrue(isinstance(result, Job))
+        # Ensure that job returns the right result when performed
+        self.assertEqual(result.perform(), 3)
+