diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index 1a298240bc..0826c7d042 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'djmoney',                              # django-money integration
     'djmoney.contrib.exchange',             # django-money exchange rates
     'error_report',                         # Error reporting in the admin interface
+    'django_q',
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = CONFIG.get('middleware', [
@@ -285,6 +286,18 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
 
 WSGI_APPLICATION = 'InvenTree.wsgi.application'
 
+# django-q configuration
+Q_CLUSTER = {
+    'name': 'InvenTree',
+    'workers': 4,
+    'timeout': 90,
+    'retry': 120,
+    'queue_limit': 50,
+    'bulk': 10,
+    'orm': 'default',
+    'sync': True,
+}
+
 # Markdownx configuration
 # Ref: https://neutronx.github.io/django-markdownx/customization/
 MARKDOWNX_MEDIA_PATH = datetime.now().strftime('markdownx/%Y/%m/%d')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7bbc14bd54..2c8bd9f3e7 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ django-error-report==0.2.0      # Error report viewer for the admin interface
 django-test-migrations==1.1.0   # Unit testing for database migrations 
 python-barcode[images]==0.13.1  # Barcode generator
 qrcode[pil]==6.1                # QR code generator
+django-q==1.3.4                 # Background task scheduling
 
 inventree                       # Install the latest version of the InvenTree API python library