diff --git a/rq/utils.py b/rq/utils.py
index d85235e..885e5b0 100644
--- a/rq/utils.py
+++ b/rq/utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ terminal colorizing code, originally by Georg Brandl.
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function,
                         unicode_literals)
 
+import calendar
 import importlib
 import datetime
 import logging
@@ -229,3 +230,8 @@ def first(iterable, default=None, key=None):
                 return el
 
     return default
+
+
+def current_timestamp():
+    """Returns current UTC timestamp"""
+    return calendar.timegm(datetime.datetime.utcnow().utctimetuple())
diff --git a/rq/working_queue.py b/rq/working_queue.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e5da45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rq/working_queue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from .connections import resolve_connection
+from .queue import FailedQueue
+from .utils import current_timestamp
+
+
+class WorkingQueue:
+    """
+    Registry of currently executing jobs. Each queue maintains a WorkingQueue.
+    WorkingQueue contains job keys that are currently being executed.
+    Each key is scored by job's expiration time (datetime started + timeout).
+
+    Jobs are added to registry right before they are executed and removed
+    right after completion (success or failure).
+
+    Jobs whose score are lower than current time is considered "expired".
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, name, connection=None):
+        self.name = name
+        self.key = 'rq:wip:%s' % name
+        self.connection = resolve_connection(connection)
+
+    def add(self, job, timeout):
+        """Adds a job to WorkingQueue with expiry time of now + timeout."""
+        return self.connection._zadd(self.key, current_timestamp() + timeout,
+                                     job.id)
+
+    def remove(self, job):
+        return self.connection.zrem(self.key, job.id)
+
+    def get_expired_job_ids(self):
+        """Returns job ids whose score are less than current timestamp."""
+        return self.connection.zrangebyscore(self.key, 0, current_timestamp())
+
+    def get_job_ids(self, start=0, end=-1):
+        """Returns list of all job ids."""
+        return self.connection.zrange(self.key, start, end)
+
diff --git a/tests/test_working_queue.py b/tests/test_working_queue.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c1a1e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_working_queue.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from rq.job import Job
+from rq.utils import current_timestamp
+from rq.working_queue import WorkingQueue
+
+from tests import RQTestCase
+
+
+class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestQueue, self).setUp()
+        self.working_queue = WorkingQueue('default', connection=self.testconn)
+
+    def test_add_and_remove(self):
+        """Adding and removing job to WorkingQueue."""
+        timestamp = current_timestamp()
+        job = Job()
+
+        # Test that job is added with the right score
+        self.working_queue.add(job, 1000)
+        self.assertLess(self.testconn.zscore(self.working_queue.key, job.id),
+                        timestamp + 1001)
+
+        # Ensure that job is properly removed from sorted set
+        self.working_queue.remove(job)
+        self.assertIsNone(self.testconn.zscore(self.working_queue.key, job.id))
+
+    def test_get_job_ids(self):
+        """Getting job ids from WorkingQueue."""
+        self.testconn.zadd(self.working_queue.key, 1, 'foo')
+        self.testconn.zadd(self.working_queue.key, 10, 'bar')
+        self.assertEqual(self.working_queue.get_job_ids(), ['foo', 'bar'])
+
+    def test_get_expired_job_ids(self):
+        """Getting expired job ids form WorkingQueue."""
+        timestamp = current_timestamp()
+
+        self.testconn.zadd(self.working_queue.key, 1, 'foo')
+        self.testconn.zadd(self.working_queue.key, timestamp + 10, 'bar')
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.working_queue.get_expired_job_ids(), ['foo'])
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