diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index 78b40bcc5..06101a522 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -393,4 +393,5 @@ from .exceptions import (
 )
 from .budget_manager import BudgetManager
 from .proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
+from .proxy.queue.rq import start_rq_worker_in_background
 from .router import Router
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index a7bf2690b..7f6acfe44 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer
 import json
 import logging
+from litellm import start_rq_worker_in_background
 
 app = FastAPI(docs_url="/", title="LiteLLM API")
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -135,6 +136,10 @@ log_file = "api_log.json"
 worker_config = None
 master_key = None
 prisma_client = None
+### REDIS QUEUE ### 
+redis_job = None
+redis_connection = None 
+request_queue = None # Redis Queue for handling requests
 #### HELPER FUNCTIONS ####
 def print_verbose(print_statement):
     global user_debug
@@ -199,6 +204,19 @@ def prisma_setup(database_url: Optional[str]):
         from prisma import Client
         prisma_client = Client()
 
+def rq_setup(use_queue: bool): 
+    global request_queue, redis_connection, redis_job
+    print(f"value of use_queue: {use_queue}")
+    if use_queue:
+        from redis import Redis
+        from rq import Queue
+        from rq.job import Job
+
+        redis_job = Job
+        start_rq_worker_in_background()
+        redis_connection = Redis(host=os.getenv("REDIS_HOST"), port=os.getenv("REDIS_PORT"), password=os.getenv("REDIS_PASSWORD"))
+        request_queue = Queue(connection=redis_connection)
+
 def run_ollama_serve():
     command = ['ollama', 'serve']
     
@@ -234,7 +252,9 @@ def load_router_config(router: Optional[litellm.Router], config_file_path: str):
         ### CONNECT TO DATABASE ###
         database_url = general_settings.get("database_url", None)
         prisma_setup(database_url=database_url)
-        
+        ### START REDIS QUEUE ###
+        use_queue = general_settings.get("use_queue", False)
+        rq_setup(use_queue=use_queue)
 
     ## LITELLM MODULE SETTINGS (e.g. litellm.drop_params=True,..)
     litellm_settings = config.get('litellm_settings', None)
@@ -551,6 +571,33 @@ async def generate_key_fn(request: Request):
             detail={"error": "models param must be a list"},
         )
 
+@router.post("/queue/chat/completions", dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)])
+async def async_chat_completions(request: Request): 
+    global request_queue
+    body = await request.body()
+    body_str = body.decode()
+    try:
+        data = ast.literal_eval(body_str)
+    except: 
+        data = json.loads(body_str)
+    data["model"] = (
+        server_settings.get("completion_model", None) # server default
+        or user_model # model name passed via cli args
+        or data["model"] # default passed in http request
+    )
+    data["call_type"] = "chat_completion"
+    job = request_queue.enqueue(litellm_completion, **data)
+    return {"id": job.id, "url": f"/queue/chat/completions/{job.id}", "eta": 5, "status": "queued"}
+    pass
+
+@router.get("/queue/response/{task_id}", dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)])
+async def async_chat_completions(request: Request, task_id: str): 
+    global redis_connection, redis_job
+    job = redis_job.fetch(id=task_id, connection=redis_connection)
+    print(f"job status: {job.get_status()}")
+    result = job.result
+    return {"status": job.get_status(), "result": result}
+
 
 @router.get("/ollama_logs", dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)])
 async def retrieve_server_log(request: Request):
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/queue/rq.py b/litellm/proxy/queue/rq.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a76b279c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/proxy/queue/rq.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import multiprocessing
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
+
+def run_rq_worker(redis_url):
+    command = ["rq", "worker", "--url", redis_url]
+    subprocess.run(command)
+
+def start_rq_worker_in_background():
+    # Set OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY to YES
+    os.environ["OBJC_DISABLE_INITIALIZE_FORK_SAFETY"] = "YES"
+
+    # Check if required environment variables are set
+    required_vars = ["REDIS_USERNAME", "REDIS_PASSWORD", "REDIS_HOST", "REDIS_PORT"]
+    missing_vars = [var for var in required_vars if var not in os.environ]
+
+    if missing_vars:
+        print(f"Error: Redis environment variables not set. Please set {', '.join(missing_vars)}.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Construct Redis URL
+    REDIS_URL = f"redis://{os.environ['REDIS_USERNAME']}:{os.environ['REDIS_PASSWORD']}@{os.environ['REDIS_HOST']}:{os.environ['REDIS_PORT']}"
+
+    # Run rq worker in a separate process
+    worker_process = multiprocessing.Process(target=run_rq_worker, args=(REDIS_URL,))
+    worker_process.start()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    start_rq_worker_in_background()