diff --git a/consume.go b/consume.go
index b882fc7..467d5f6 100644
--- a/consume.go
+++ b/consume.go
@@ -187,16 +187,18 @@ func (consumer Consumer) startGoroutines(
 	consumer.chManager.channelMux.RLock()
 	defer consumer.chManager.channelMux.RUnlock()
 
-	_, err := consumer.chManager.channel.QueueDeclare(
-		queue,
-		consumeOptions.QueueDurable,
-		consumeOptions.QueueAutoDelete,
-		consumeOptions.QueueExclusive,
-		consumeOptions.QueueNoWait,
-		tableToAMQPTable(consumeOptions.QueueArgs),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if consumeOptions.QueueDeclare {
+		_, err := consumer.chManager.channel.QueueDeclare(
+			queue,
+			consumeOptions.QueueDurable,
+			consumeOptions.QueueAutoDelete,
+			consumeOptions.QueueExclusive,
+			consumeOptions.QueueNoWait,
+			tableToAMQPTable(consumeOptions.QueueArgs),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if consumeOptions.BindingExchange != nil {
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ func (consumer Consumer) startGoroutines(
 			return fmt.Errorf("binding to exchange but name not specified")
 		}
 		if exchange.Declare {
-			err = consumer.chManager.channel.ExchangeDeclare(
+			err := consumer.chManager.channel.ExchangeDeclare(
 				exchange.Name,
 				exchange.Kind,
 				exchange.Durable,
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ func (consumer Consumer) startGoroutines(
 			}
 		}
 		for _, routingKey := range routingKeys {
-			err = consumer.chManager.channel.QueueBind(
+			err := consumer.chManager.channel.QueueBind(
 				queue,
 				routingKey,
 				exchange.Name,
@@ -232,7 +234,7 @@ func (consumer Consumer) startGoroutines(
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = consumer.chManager.channel.Qos(
+	err := consumer.chManager.channel.Qos(
 		consumeOptions.QOSPrefetch,
 		0,
 		consumeOptions.QOSGlobal,
diff --git a/consume_options.go b/consume_options.go
index fd226f6..0a66857 100644
--- a/consume_options.go
+++ b/consume_options.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ func getDefaultConsumeOptions() ConsumeOptions {
 		QueueAutoDelete:   false,
 		QueueExclusive:    false,
 		QueueNoWait:       false,
+		QueueDeclare:      true,
 		QueueArgs:         nil,
 		BindingExchange:   nil,
 		BindingNoWait:     false,
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ type ConsumeOptions struct {
 	QueueAutoDelete   bool
 	QueueExclusive    bool
 	QueueNoWait       bool
+	QueueDeclare      bool
 	QueueArgs         Table
 	BindingExchange   *BindingExchangeOptions
 	BindingNoWait     bool
@@ -103,6 +105,13 @@ func WithConsumeOptionsQueueNoWait(options *ConsumeOptions) {
 	options.QueueNoWait = true
 }
 
+// WithConsumeOptionsQueueNoDeclare sets the queue to no declare, which means
+// the queue will be assumed to be declared on the server, and won't be
+// declared at all.
+func WithConsumeOptionsQueueNoDeclare(options *ConsumeOptions) {
+	options.QueueDeclare = false
+}
+
 // WithConsumeOptionsQuorum sets the queue a quorum type, which means multiple nodes
 // in the cluster will have the messages distributed amongst them for higher reliability
 func WithConsumeOptionsQuorum(options *ConsumeOptions) {