diff --git a/lib/hutch/broker.rb b/lib/hutch/broker.rb
index ec24ee7..0ea2bd4 100644
--- a/lib/hutch/broker.rb
+++ b/lib/hutch/broker.rb
@@ -173,12 +173,16 @@ def tracing_enabled?
     # Create / get a durable queue and apply namespace if it exists.
     def queue(name, options = {})
       with_bunny_precondition_handler('queue') do
-        namespace = @config[:namespace].to_s.downcase.gsub(/[^-_:\.\w]/, "")
-        queue_name = namespace.present? ? "#{namespace}:#{name}" : name
-        channel.queue(queue_name, **options)
+        channel.queue(name, **options)
       end
     end
 
+    def namespaced_queue_name(name)
+      namespace = @config[:namespace].to_s.downcase.gsub(/[^-_:\.\w]/, "")
+      name = name.prepend(namespace + ":") if namespace.present?
+      name
+    end
+
     # Return a mapping of queue names to the routing keys they're bound to.
     def bindings
       results = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = [] }
diff --git a/lib/hutch/consumer.rb b/lib/hutch/consumer.rb
index 5810380..09bebeb 100644
--- a/lib/hutch/consumer.rb
+++ b/lib/hutch/consumer.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ def consume(*routing_keys)
       attr_reader :queue_mode, :queue_type, :initial_group_size
 
       # Explicitly set the queue name
-      def queue_name(name)
+      def queue_name(name, exact: false)
+        @queue_name_exact = exact
         @queue_name = name
       end
 
@@ -91,6 +92,11 @@ def get_queue_name
         queue_name.downcase
       end
 
+      # Ask for the queue name to be used verbatim (ignore namespace)
+      def get_queue_name_exact?
+        @queue_name_exact
+      end
+
       # Returns consumer custom arguments.
       def get_arguments
         all_arguments = @arguments || {}
diff --git a/lib/hutch/worker.rb b/lib/hutch/worker.rb
index 1368839..137f17c 100644
--- a/lib/hutch/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/hutch/worker.rb
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ def setup_queues
     # Bind a consumer's routing keys to its queue, and set up a subscription to
     # receive messages sent to the queue.
     def setup_queue(consumer)
-      logger.info "setting up queue: #{consumer.get_queue_name}"
+      queue_name = consumer.get_queue_name
+      queue_name = @broker.namespaced_queue_name(queue_name) unless consumer.get_queue_name_exact?
+      logger.info "setting up queue: #{queue_name}"
 
-      queue = @broker.queue(consumer.get_queue_name, consumer.get_options)
+      queue = @broker.queue(queue_name, consumer.get_options)
       @broker.bind_queue(queue, consumer.routing_keys)
 
       queue.subscribe(consumer_tag: unique_consumer_tag, manual_ack: true) do |*args|