diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0392381..7fbebf7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -229,6 +229,22 @@ ascoltatori.build(settings, function (err, ascoltatore) {
 });
 ```
 
+Use with [amqplib](https://www.npmjs.com/package/amqplib)
+
+```javascript
+var ascoltatori = require('ascoltatori');
+var settings = {
+  type: 'amqplib',
+  json: false,
+  amqp: require('amqplib/callback_api'),
+  exchange: 'ascolatore5672'
+};
+
+ascoltatori.build(settings, function (err, ascoltatore) {
+  // ...
+});
+```
+
 ### ZeroMQ
 
 ```javascript
diff --git a/lib/amqplib_ascoltatore.js b/lib/amqplib_ascoltatore.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..664cc6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/amqplib_ascoltatore.js
@@ -0,0 +1,222 @@
+"use strict";
+
+var util = require("./util");
+var wrap = util.wrap;
+var defer = util.defer;
+var TrieAscoltatore = require("./trie_ascoltatore");
+var AbstractAscoltatore = require('./abstract_ascoltatore');
+var steed = require("steed")();
+var SubsCounter = require("./subs_counter");
+var debug = require("debug")("ascoltatori:amqplib");
+
+/**
+ * The AMQPAscoltatore is a class that inherits from AbstractAscoltatore.
+ * It is backed by node-amqp.
+ * It creates or use an exchange with the given name, using a "topic" topology.
+ * It creates a single amqp queue for this process, in order to keep
+ * the overhead low.
+ *
+ * It accepts these options:
+ *  - `client`, which is passed through to the amq.createConnection method;
+ *  - `exchange`, the exchange name;
+ *  - `amqp`, the amqp module (it will automatically be required if not present);
+ *
+ * @param {Object} opts The options for creating this ascoltatore.
+ * @api public
+ */
+
+function AMQPLibAscoltatore(opts) {
+  AbstractAscoltatore.call(this, opts, {
+    separator: '.',
+    wildcardOne: '*',
+    wildcardSome: '#'
+  });
+
+  this._opts = opts || {};
+  this._opts.amqp = this._opts.amqp || require("amqplib/callback_api");
+  this._ascoltatore = new TrieAscoltatore(opts);
+
+  this._subs_counter = new SubsCounter();
+  this._startConn();
+}
+
+/**
+ * The client connection decends from AbstractAscoltatore.
+ *
+ * @api private
+ */
+AMQPLibAscoltatore.prototype = Object.create(AbstractAscoltatore.prototype);
+
+/**
+ * Starts a new connection to an AMQP server.
+ * Do nothing if it is already started.
+ *
+ * @api private
+ */
+AMQPLibAscoltatore.prototype._startConn = function () {
+  var conn = null,
+    channel = null,
+    that = this;
+
+  if (this._client_conn === undefined) {
+
+    var url = this._opts.url || 'amqp://127.0.0.1:5672';
+
+    var socketOptions = this._opts.socketOptions || {};
+
+    debug("connecting to " + this._opts.url);
+
+    steed.series([
+      function (callback) {
+        that._opts.amqp.connect(url, socketOptions, function (err, conn) {
+          that._client_conn = conn;
+          conn.on("error", function (error) {
+            if (typeof error === 'string') {
+              error = (new Error(error));
+            }
+
+            that.emit("error", error);
+          });
+          callback();
+        });
+      },
+
+      function (callback) {
+        debug('connected');
+        that._client_conn.createChannel(function(err, channel){
+          that._channel = channel;
+          that._channel.prefetch(42); // magic number?
+          callback();
+        });
+      },
+
+      function(callback){
+        debug('channel created');
+        that._queue = util.buildIdentifier();
+        that._channel.assertQueue(that._queue, null, wrap(callback));
+      },
+
+      function (callback){
+        debug('queue created');
+        that._channel.assertExchange(that._opts.exchange, 'topic', {}, wrap(callback));
+      },
+
+      function (callback){
+        debug('exchange existed');
+        that._channel.consume(that._queue, function(msg){
+          that._channel.ack(msg);
+          var topic = that._recvTopic(msg.fields.routingKey);
+          debug("new message received from queue on topic " + topic);
+          that._ascoltatore.publish(topic, msg.content.toString());
+        }, null, wrap(callback));
+      },
+
+      function (callback) {
+        debug("subscribed to queue");
+        that.emit("ready");
+        callback();
+      }
+    ]);
+  }
+  return this._client_conn;
+};
+
+AMQPLibAscoltatore.prototype.subscribe = function subscribe(topic, callback, done) {
+  this._raiseIfClosed();
+
+  this._ascoltatore.subscribe(topic, callback);
+
+  if (!this._subs_counter.include(topic)) {
+    debug("binding queue to topic " + topic);
+
+    this._channel.bindQueue(this._queue, this._opts.exchange, this._subTopic(topic), {}, function(err, ok){
+        debug("queue bound to topic " + topic);
+        defer(done);
+    });
+  } else {
+    defer(done);
+  }
+
+  this._subs_counter.add(topic);
+
+  debug("registered new subscriber for topic " + topic);
+};
+
+AMQPLibAscoltatore.prototype.publish = function publish(topic, message, done) {
+  this._raiseIfClosed();
+
+  debug("new message published to " + topic);
+
+  this._channel.publish(this._opts.exchange, this._pubTopic(topic), new Buffer(String(message)));
+  defer(done);
+};
+
+AMQPLibAscoltatore.prototype.unsubscribe = function unsubscribe(topic, callback, done) {
+  this._raiseIfClosed();
+  this._subs_counter.remove(topic);
+
+  debug("deregistered subscriber for topic " + topic);
+
+  this._ascoltatore.unsubscribe(topic, callback);
+
+  if (!this._subs_counter.include(topic)) {
+    this._channel.unbindQueue(this._queue, this._opts.exchange, this._subTopic(topic), {}, function(err, ok) {
+      debug("queue unbound to topic " + topic);
+      defer(done);
+    });
+  } else {
+    defer(done);
+  }
+
+  return this;
+};
+
+AMQPLibAscoltatore.prototype.close = function close(done) {
+  var that = this;
+
+  if (this._closed) {
+    wrap(done)();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (this._closing) {
+    this.on("closed", done);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  this._closing = true;
+
+  if (this._client_conn !== undefined) {
+    var doClose = function () {
+      if (that._closed) {
+        debug("closing twice, one was an error");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      debug("closed");
+      defer(done);
+      that.emit("closed");
+    };
+
+    this._client_conn.on("close", doClose);
+    this._channel.deleteQueue(this._queue);
+    this._channel.close();
+
+    this._client_conn.close();
+    this._client_conn.removeAllListeners("error");
+    this._client_conn.on("error", doClose);
+
+    delete this._client_conn;
+    delete this._channel;
+    delete this._queue;
+  }
+};
+
+util.aliasAscoltatore(AMQPLibAscoltatore.prototype);
+
+/**
+ * Exports the AMQPAscoltatore
+ *
+ * @api public
+ */
+module.exports = AMQPLibAscoltatore;
diff --git a/lib/ascoltatori.js b/lib/ascoltatori.js
index 68edede..0e4df04 100644
--- a/lib/ascoltatori.js
+++ b/lib/ascoltatori.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module.exports.EventEmitter2Ascoltatore = require('./event_emitter2_ascoltatore'
 module.exports.RedisAscoltatore = require("./redis_ascoltatore");
 module.exports.ZeromqAscoltatore = require("./zeromq_ascoltatore");
 module.exports.AMQPAscoltatore = require("./amqp_ascoltatore");
+module.exports.AMQPLibAscoltatore = require("./amqplib_ascoltatore");
 module.exports.MQTTAscoltatore = require("./mqtt_ascoltatore");
 module.exports.PrefixAscoltatore = require("./prefix_acoltatore");
 module.exports.MongoAscoltatore = require('./mongo_ascoltatore');
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ module.exports.KafkaAscoltatore = require("./kafka_ascoltatore");
  */
 var classes = {
   "amqp": module.exports.AMQPAscoltatore,
+  "amqplib": module.exports.AMQPLibAscoltatore,
   "trie": module.exports.TrieAscoltatore,
   "eventemitter2": module.exports.EventEmitter2Ascoltatore,
   "mqtt": module.exports.MQTTAscoltatore,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 103271a..a6ea22d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     "msgpack-lite": "^0.1.20",
     "zmq": "^2.14.0",
     "amqp": "~0.2.4",
+    "amqplib": "~0.4.1",
     "mqtt": "^1.10.0",
     "mongodb": "^2.1.18",
     "kerberos": "~0.0",
diff --git a/test/amqplib_ascoltatore_spec.js b/test/amqplib_ascoltatore_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a14356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/amqplib_ascoltatore_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+var steed = require('steed')();
+
+describeAscoltatore("AMQPLib", function() {
+  afterEach(function() {
+    this.instance.close();
+    this.instance.on("error", function () {
+      console.log(arguments);
+      // we should just close it,
+      // avoid errors
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("should sync two instances", function(done) {
+    var other = new ascoltatori.AMQPLibAscoltatore(this.instance._opts);
+    var that = this;
+    steed.series([
+
+      function(cb) {
+        other.on("ready", cb);
+      },
+
+      function(cb) {
+        that.instance.subscribe("hello", wrap(done), cb);
+      },
+
+      function(cb) {
+        other.publish("hello", null, cb);
+      }
+    ]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/common.js b/test/common.js
index 7574eae..3f4ac72 100644
--- a/test/common.js
+++ b/test/common.js
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ global.AMQPSettings = function() {
   };
 };
 
+global.AMQPLibSettings = function() {
+  return {
+    json: false,
+    amqp: require("amqplib/callback_api"),
+    exchange: "ascolatore" + global.nextPort()
+  };
+};
+
 global.MQTTSettings = function() {
   return {
     json: false,