diff --git a/src/__tests__/get-queries-for-element.js b/src/__tests__/get-queries-for-element.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a6afba8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/get-queries-for-element.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import {getQueriesForElement} from '../get-queries-for-element'
+import {queries} from '..'
+
+test('uses default queries', () => {
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  const boundQueries = getQueriesForElement(container)
+  expect(Object.keys(boundQueries)).toEqual(Object.keys(queries))
+})
+
+test('accepts custom queries', () => {
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  const customQuery = jest.fn()
+  const boundQueries = getQueriesForElement(container, {
+    ...queries,
+    customQuery,
+  })
+  expect(boundQueries.customQuery).toBeDefined()
+})
+
+test('binds functions to container', () => {
+  const container = document.createElement('div')
+  const mock = jest.fn()
+  function customQuery(element) {
+    return mock(element)
+  }
+  const boundQueries = getQueriesForElement(container, {
+    customQuery,
+  })
+  boundQueries.customQuery()
+  expect(mock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(container)
+})
diff --git a/src/get-queries-for-element.js b/src/get-queries-for-element.js
index a633de60..6dfd29b7 100644
--- a/src/get-queries-for-element.js
+++ b/src/get-queries-for-element.js
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-import * as queries from './queries'
+import * as defaultQueries from './queries'
 
-function getQueriesForElement(element) {
+/**
+ * @typedef {{[key: string]: Function}} FuncMap
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @param {HTMLElement} element container
+ * @param {FuncMap} queries object of functions
+ * @returns {FuncMap} returns object of functions bound to container
+ */
+function getQueriesForElement(element, queries = defaultQueries) {
   return Object.entries(queries).reduce((helpers, [key, fn]) => {
     helpers[key] = fn.bind(null, element)
     return helpers
diff --git a/typings/get-queries-for-element.d.ts b/typings/get-queries-for-element.d.ts
index 14fd91bc..f9c8482b 100644
--- a/typings/get-queries-for-element.d.ts
+++ b/typings/get-queries-for-element.d.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ export type BoundFunctions<T> = {[P in keyof T]: BoundFunction<T[P]>}
 
 export function getQueriesForElement(
   element: HTMLElement,
+  queriesToBind:
+    | BoundFunctions<typeof queries>
+    | BoundFunctions<typeof queries>[],
 ): BoundFunctions<typeof queries>