diff --git a/amqp_core/src/lib.rs b/amqp_core/src/lib.rs
index da99e03..67cf362 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,24 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use connection::{ChannelId, ConnectionId};
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
-use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
+use std::{
+    collections::HashMap,
+    fmt::{Debug, Formatter},
+    sync::Arc,
+};
 use uuid::Uuid;
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct GlobalData {
     inner: Arc<Mutex<GlobalDataInner>>,
 }
 
+impl Debug for GlobalData {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        f.write_str("[global data]")
+    }
+}
+
 impl Default for GlobalData {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/macros.rs b/amqp_core/src/macros.rs
index 62a0356..2500ef9 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/macros.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/macros.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ macro_rules! newtype_id {
 
         impl ::std::fmt::Display for $name {
             fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> ::std::fmt::Result {
-                self.0.fmt(f)
+                ::std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/amqp_core/src/queue.rs b/amqp_core/src/queue.rs
index 77f507f..a3a6202 100644
--- a/amqp_core/src/queue.rs
+++ b/amqp_core/src/queue.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,18 @@ use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use std::{
     borrow::Borrow,
     collections::HashMap,
+    fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter},
     sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, Arc},
 };
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
 
-pub type Queue = Arc<RawQueue>;
+pub type Queue = Arc<QueueInner>;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum QueueEvent {}
+
+pub type QueueEventSender = mpsc::Sender<QueueEvent>;
+pub type QueueEventReceiver = mpsc::Receiver<QueueEvent>;
 
 newtype_id!(pub QueueId);
 
@@ -26,8 +34,14 @@ impl Borrow<str> for QueueName {
     }
 }
 
+impl Display for QueueName {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        Display::fmt(&self.0, f)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct RawQueue {
+pub struct QueueInner {
     pub id: QueueId,
     pub name: QueueName,
     pub messages: Mutex<Vec<Message>>, // use a concurrent linked list???
@@ -38,6 +52,7 @@ pub struct RawQueue {
     /// If auto-delete is enabled, it keeps track of the consumer count.
     pub deletion: QueueDeletion,
     pub consumers: Mutex<HashMap<ConsumerId, Consumer>>,
+    pub event_send: QueueEventSender,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs
index f39dd79..426495f 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
 use amqp_core::error::ProtocolError;
 
 pub mod methods;
+mod queue;
 
 type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, ProtocolError>;
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
index 79ec6a4..0efeb11 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/publish.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::Result;
 use amqp_core::{
     amqp_todo,
     connection::{Channel, ConnectionEvent},
-    error::{ChannelException, ConException, ProtocolError},
+    error::{ChannelException, ConException},
     message::Message,
     methods::{BasicDeliver, Method},
 };
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs
index e0c03da..8cc9e4b 100644
--- a/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/methods/queue.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-use crate::Result;
+use crate::{queue::QueueTask, Result};
 use amqp_core::{
     amqp_todo,
     connection::Channel,
     methods::{Method, QueueBind, QueueDeclare, QueueDeclareOk},
-    queue::{QueueDeletion, QueueId, QueueName, RawQueue},
+    queue::{QueueDeletion, QueueId, QueueInner, QueueName},
     GlobalData,
 };
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 use std::sync::{atomic::AtomicUsize, Arc};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc;
+use tracing::{info_span, Instrument};
 
 pub fn declare(channel: Channel, queue_declare: QueueDeclare) -> Result<Method> {
     let QueueDeclare {
@@ -33,37 +35,41 @@ pub fn declare(channel: Channel, queue_declare: QueueDeclare) -> Result<Method>
         amqp_todo!();
     }
 
-    let global_data = {
-        let global_data = channel.global_data.clone();
+    let global_data = channel.global_data.clone();
 
-        let id = QueueId::random();
-        let queue = Arc::new(RawQueue {
-            id,
-            name: queue_name.clone(),
-            messages: Mutex::default(),
-            durable,
-            exclusive: exclusive.then(|| channel.id),
-            deletion: if auto_delete {
-                QueueDeletion::Auto(AtomicUsize::default())
-            } else {
-                QueueDeletion::Manual
-            },
-            consumers: Mutex::default(),
-        });
+    let (event_send, event_recv) = mpsc::channel(10);
 
-        {
-            let mut global_data_lock = global_data.lock();
+    let id = QueueId::random();
+    let queue = Arc::new(QueueInner {
+        id,
+        name: queue_name.clone(),
+        messages: Mutex::default(),
+        durable,
+        exclusive: exclusive.then(|| channel.id),
+        deletion: if auto_delete {
+            QueueDeletion::Auto(AtomicUsize::default())
+        } else {
+            QueueDeletion::Manual
+        },
+        consumers: Mutex::default(),
+        event_send,
+    });
 
-            global_data_lock
-                .queues
-                .entry(queue_name.clone())
-                .or_insert(queue);
-        }
+    {
+        let mut global_data_lock = global_data.lock();
 
-        global_data
-    };
+        global_data_lock
+            .queues
+            .entry(queue_name.clone())
+            .or_insert_with(|| queue.clone());
+    }
 
-    bind_queue(global_data, (), queue_name.clone().into_inner())?;
+    bind_queue(global_data.clone(), (), queue_name.clone().into_inner())?;
+
+    let queue_task = QueueTask::new(global_data, event_recv, queue);
+
+    let queue_worker_span = info_span!(parent: None, "queue-worker", %queue_name);
+    tokio::spawn(queue_task.start().instrument(queue_worker_span));
 
     Ok(Method::QueueDeclareOk(QueueDeclareOk {
         queue: queue_name.to_string(),
diff --git a/amqp_messaging/src/queue.rs b/amqp_messaging/src/queue.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4740d2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amqp_messaging/src/queue.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+use amqp_core::{
+    queue::{Queue, QueueEventReceiver},
+    GlobalData,
+};
+use tracing::{debug, info};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub struct QueueTask {
+    global_data: GlobalData,
+    event_recv: QueueEventReceiver,
+    queue: Queue,
+}
+
+impl QueueTask {
+    pub fn new(global_data: GlobalData, event_recv: QueueEventReceiver, queue: Queue) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            global_data,
+            event_recv,
+            queue,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn start(mut self) {
+        info!("Started queue worker task");
+
+        loop {
+            let next_event = self.event_recv.recv().await;
+
+            match next_event {
+                Some(event) => debug!(?event, "Received event"),
+                None => {
+                    self.cleanup().await;
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    async fn cleanup(&mut self) {
+        // do stuff or something like that id whatever
+    }
+}
diff --git a/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs b/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs
index 16c2a15..3533bb9 100644
--- a/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs
+++ b/amqp_transport/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ mod tests;
 use crate::connection::TransportConnection;
 use amqp_core::GlobalData;
 use tokio::net;
-use tracing::{info, info_span, Instrument};
+use tracing::{info, trace_span, Instrument};
 
 pub async fn do_thing_i_guess(global_data: GlobalData) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     info!("Binding TCP listener...");
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ pub async fn do_thing_i_guess(global_data: GlobalData) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         let id = rand::random();
 
         info!(local_addr = ?stream.local_addr(), %id, "Accepted new connection");
-        let span = info_span!("client-connection", %id);
+        let span = trace_span!("client-connection", %id);
 
         let (method_send, method_recv) = tokio::sync::mpsc::channel(10);