diff --git a/examples/rabbitmq-appender.js b/examples/rabbitmq-appender.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..7322a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/rabbitmq-appender.js
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+// Note that rabbitmq appender needs install amqplib to work.
+
+const log4js = require('../lib/log4js');
+
+log4js.configure({
+  appenders: {
+    out: {
+      type: 'console'
+    },
+    file: {
+      type: 'dateFile',
+      filename: 'logs/log.txt',
+      pattern: 'yyyyMMdd',
+      alwaysIncludePattern: false
+    },
+    mq: {
+      type: 'rabbitmq',
+      host: '127.0.0.1',
+      port: 5672,
+      username: 'guest',
+      password: 'guest',
+      routing_key: 'logstash',
+      exchange: 'exchange_logs',
+      mq_type: 'direct',
+      durable: true,
+      channel: 'q_log',
+      layout: {
+        type: 'pattern',
+        pattern: '%d{yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss:SSS}#%p#%m'
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  categories: {
+    default: { appenders: ['out'], level: 'info' },
+    dateFile: { appenders: ['file'], level: 'info' },
+    rabbitmq: { appenders: ['mq'], level: 'info' }
+  }
+});
+
+const log = log4js.getLogger('console');
+const logRabbitmq = log4js.getLogger('rabbitmq');
+
+function doTheLogging(x) {
+  log.info('Logging something %d', x);
+  logRabbitmq.info('Logging something %d', x);
+}
+
+for (let i = 0; i < 500; i += 1) {
+  doTheLogging(i);
+}
diff --git a/lib/appenders/rabbitmq.js b/lib/appenders/rabbitmq.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..176cc3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/appenders/rabbitmq.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const amqplib = require('amqplib');
+
+function rabbitmqAppender(config, layout) {
+  const host = config.host || '127.0.0.1';
+  const port = config.port || 5672;
+  const username = config.username || 'guest';
+  const password = config.password || 'guest';
+  const exchange = config.exchange || '';
+  const type = config.mq_type || '';
+  const durable = config.durable || false;
+  const routingKey = config.routing_key || 'logstash';
+  const con = {
+    protocol: 'amqp',
+    hostname: host,
+    port: port,
+    username: username,
+    password: password,
+    locale: 'en_US',
+    frameMax: 0,
+    heartbeat: 0,
+    vhost: '/',
+    routing_key: routingKey,
+    exchange: exchange,
+    mq_type: type,
+    durable: durable,
+  };
+  return function (loggingEvent) {
+    const message = layout(loggingEvent);
+    amqplib.connect(con, message).then((conn) => {
+      const rn = conn.createChannel().then((ch) => {
+        const ok = ch.assertExchange(exchange, type, { durable: durable });
+        return ok.then(() => {
+          ch.publish(exchange, routingKey, Buffer.from(message));
+          return ch.close();
+        });
+      }).finally(() => { conn.close(); });
+      return rn;
+    }).catch(console.error);
+  };
+}
+
+function configure(config, layouts) {
+  let layout = layouts.messagePassThroughLayout;
+  if (config.layout) {
+    layout = layouts.layout(config.layout.type, config.layout);
+  }
+
+  return rabbitmqAppender(config, layout);
+}
+
+module.exports.configure = configure;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9f49f53..27759cc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
     "nodemailer": "^2.5.0",
     "redis": "^2.7.1",
     "slack-node": "~0.2.0",
-    "axios": "^0.15.3"
+    "axios": "^0.15.3",
+    "amqplib": "^0.5.2"
   },
   "browser": {
     "os": false
diff --git a/test/tap/rabbitmqAppender-test.js b/test/tap/rabbitmqAppender-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8ce0e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tap/rabbitmqAppender-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const test = require('tap').test;
+const sandbox = require('sandboxed-module');
+
+function setupLogging(category, options) {
+  const fakeRabbitmq = {
+    msgs: [],
+    connect: function (conn, msg) {
+      this.port = conn.port;
+      this.host = conn.hostname;
+      this.username = conn.username;
+      this.password = conn.password;
+      this.routing_key = conn.routing_key;
+      this.exchange = conn.exchange;
+      this.mq_type = conn.mq_type;
+      this.durable = conn.durable;
+      fakeRabbitmq.msgs.push(msg);
+      return new Promise(() => {
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  const fakeConsole = {
+    errors: [],
+    error: function (msg) {
+      this.errors.push(msg);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const log4js = sandbox.require('../../lib/log4js', {
+    requires: {
+      amqplib: fakeRabbitmq,
+    },
+    globals: {
+      console: fakeConsole
+    }
+  });
+  log4js.configure({
+    appenders: { rabbitmq: options },
+    categories: { default: { appenders: ['rabbitmq'], level: 'trace' } }
+  });
+
+  return {
+    logger: log4js.getLogger(category),
+    fakeRabbitmq: fakeRabbitmq,
+    fakeConsole: fakeConsole
+  };
+}
+
+test('log4js rabbitmqAppender', (batch) => {
+  batch.test('rabbitmq setup', (t) => {
+    const result = setupLogging('rabbitmq setup', {
+      host: '123.123.123.123',
+      port: 5672,
+      username: 'guest',
+      password: 'guest',
+      routing_key: 'logstash',
+      exchange: 'exchange_logs',
+      mq_type: 'direct',
+      durable: true,
+      type: 'rabbitmq',
+      layout: {
+        type: 'pattern',
+        pattern: 'cheese %m'
+      }
+    });
+
+    result.logger.info('Log event #1');
+
+    t.test('rabbitmq credentials should match', (assert) => {
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.host, '123.123.123.123');
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.port, 5672);
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.username, 'guest');
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.password, 'guest');
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.routing_key, 'logstash');
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.exchange, 'exchange_logs');
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.mq_type, 'direct');
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.durable, true);
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.msgs.length, 1, 'should be one message only');
+      assert.equal(result.fakeRabbitmq.msgs[0], 'cheese Log event #1');
+      assert.end();
+    });
+
+    t.end();
+  });
+
+  batch.test('default values', (t) => {
+    const setup = setupLogging('defaults', {
+      type: 'rabbitmq'
+    });
+
+    setup.logger.info('just testing');
+
+    t.test('should use localhost', (assert) => {
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.host, '127.0.0.1');
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.port, 5672);
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.username, 'guest');
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.password, 'guest');
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.exchange, '');
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.mq_type, '');
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.durable, false);
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.routing_key, 'logstash');
+      assert.end();
+    });
+
+    t.test('should use message pass through layout', (assert) => {
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.msgs.length, 1);
+      assert.equal(setup.fakeRabbitmq.msgs[0], 'just testing');
+      assert.end();
+    });
+
+    t.end();
+  });
+
+  batch.end();
+});