diff --git a/src/ChannelWrapper.ts b/src/ChannelWrapper.ts
index 6a050f4..953cab8 100644
--- a/src/ChannelWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/ChannelWrapper.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ interface SendToQueueMessage {
     reject: (err: Error) => void;
 }
 
+interface ConsumerOptions extends amqplib.Options.Consume {
+    prefetch?: number
+}
+
+interface Consumer {
+    consumerTag: string | null;
+    queue: string;
+    onMessage: (msg: amqplib.ConsumeMessage) => void;
+    options: ConsumerOptions;
+}
+
 type Message = PublishMessage | SendToQueueMessage;
 
 const IRRECOVERABLE_ERRORS = [
@@ -87,6 +98,8 @@ export default class ChannelWrapper extends EventEmitter {
     private _unconfirmedMessages: Message[] = [];
     /** Reason code during publish or sendtoqueue messages. */
     private _irrecoverableCode: number | undefined;
+    /** Consumers which will be reconnected on channel errors etc. */
+    private _consumers: Consumer[] = [];
 
     /**
      * The currently connected channel.  Note that not all setup functions
@@ -324,6 +337,8 @@ export default class ChannelWrapper extends EventEmitter {
 
         // Array of setup functions to call.
         this._setups = [];
+        this._consumers = [];
+
         if (options.setup) {
             this._setups.push(options.setup);
         }
@@ -359,10 +374,13 @@ export default class ChannelWrapper extends EventEmitter {
                         this.emit('error', err, { name: this.name });
                     })
                 )
-            ).then(() => {
-                this._settingUp = undefined;
-            });
-
+            )
+                .then(() => {
+                    return Promise.all(this._consumers.map((c) => this._reconnectConsumer(c)));
+                })
+                .then(() => {
+                    this._settingUp = undefined;
+                });
             await this._settingUp;
 
             if (!this._channel) {
@@ -581,6 +599,89 @@ export default class ChannelWrapper extends EventEmitter {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Setup a consumer
+     * This consumer will be reconnected on cancellation and channel errors.
+     */
+    async consume(
+        queue: string,
+        onMessage: Consumer['onMessage'],
+        options: ConsumerOptions = {}
+    ): Promise<void> {
+        const consumer: Consumer = {
+            consumerTag: null,
+            queue,
+            onMessage,
+            options,
+        };
+        this._consumers.push(consumer);
+        await this._consume(consumer);
+    }
+
+    private async _consume(consumer: Consumer): Promise<void> {
+        if (!this._channel) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const { prefetch, ...options } = consumer.options;
+        if (typeof prefetch === 'number') {
+            this._channel.prefetch(prefetch, false);
+        }
+
+        const { consumerTag } = await this._channel.consume(
+            consumer.queue,
+            (msg) => {
+                if (!msg) {
+                    consumer.consumerTag = null;
+                    this._reconnectConsumer(consumer).catch((err) => {
+                        if (err.isOperational && err.message.includes('BasicConsume; 404')) {
+                            // Ignore errors caused by queue not declared. In
+                            // those cases the connection will reconnect and
+                            // then consumers reestablished. The full reconnect
+                            // might be avoided if we assert the queue again
+                            // before starting to consume.
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        throw err;
+                    });
+                    return;
+                }
+                consumer.onMessage(msg);
+            },
+            options
+        );
+        consumer.consumerTag = consumerTag;
+    }
+
+    private async _reconnectConsumer(consumer: Consumer): Promise<void> {
+        if (!this._consumers.includes(consumer)) {
+            // Intentionally canceled
+            return;
+        }
+        await this._consume(consumer);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Cancel all consumers
+     */
+    async cancelAll(): Promise<void> {
+        const consumers = this._consumers;
+        this._consumers = [];
+        if (!this._channel) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const channel = this._channel;
+        await Promise.all(
+            consumers.reduce<any[]>((acc, consumer) => {
+                if (consumer.consumerTag) {
+                    acc.push(channel.cancel(consumer.consumerTag));
+                }
+                return acc;
+            }, [])
+        );
+    }
+
     /** Send an `ack` to the underlying channel. */
     ack(message: amqplib.Message, allUpTo?: boolean): void {
         this._channel && this._channel.ack(message, allUpTo);
diff --git a/test/ChannelWrapperTest.ts b/test/ChannelWrapperTest.ts
index 2d7d1ef..56cea05 100644
--- a/test/ChannelWrapperTest.ts
+++ b/test/ChannelWrapperTest.ts
@@ -266,9 +266,7 @@ describe('ChannelWrapper', function () {
             });
     });
 
-    it('should publish messages to the underlying channel with callbacks', function (done: (
-        err?: Error
-    ) => void) {
+    it('should publish messages to the underlying channel with callbacks', function (done) {
         connectionManager.simulateConnect();
         const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager);
         channelWrapper.waitForConnect(function (err) {
@@ -970,6 +968,180 @@ describe('ChannelWrapper', function () {
         // Final message should have been published to the underlying queue.
         expect(queue.length).to.equal(2);
     });
+
+    it('should consume messages', async function () {
+        let onMessage: any = null;
+
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+        const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager, {
+            async setup(channel: amqplib.ConfirmChannel) {
+                channel.consume = jest.fn().mockImplementation((_queue, onMsg, _options) => {
+                    onMessage = onMsg;
+                    return Promise.resolve({ consumerTag: 'abc' });
+                });
+            },
+        });
+        await channelWrapper.waitForConnect();
+
+        const messages: any[] = [];
+        await channelWrapper.consume(
+            'queue',
+            (msg) => {
+                messages.push(msg);
+            },
+            { noAck: true }
+        );
+
+        onMessage(1);
+        onMessage(2);
+        onMessage(3);
+        expect(messages).to.deep.equal([1, 2, 3]);
+    });
+
+    it('should reconnect consumer on consumer cancellation', async function () {
+        let onMessage: any = null;
+        let consumerTag = 0;
+
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+        const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager, {
+            async setup(channel: amqplib.ConfirmChannel) {
+                channel.consume = jest.fn().mockImplementation((_queue, onMsg, _options) => {
+                    onMessage = onMsg;
+                    return Promise.resolve({ consumerTag: `${consumerTag++}` });
+                });
+            },
+        });
+        await channelWrapper.waitForConnect();
+
+        const messages: any[] = [];
+        await channelWrapper.consume('queue', (msg) => {
+            messages.push(msg);
+        });
+
+        onMessage(1);
+        onMessage(null); // simulate consumer cancel
+        onMessage(2);
+        onMessage(null); // simulate second cancel
+        onMessage(3);
+
+        expect(messages).to.deep.equal([1, 2, 3]);
+        expect(consumerTag).to.equal(3);
+    });
+
+    it('should reconnect consumers on channel error', async function () {
+        let onQueue1: any = null;
+        let onQueue2: any = null;
+        let consumerTag = 0;
+
+        // Define a prefetch function here, because it will otherwise be
+        // unique for each new channel
+        const prefetchFn = jest
+            .fn()
+            .mockImplementation((_prefetch: number, _isGlobal: boolean) => {});
+
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+        const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager, {
+            async setup(channel: amqplib.ConfirmChannel) {
+                channel.prefetch = prefetchFn;
+                channel.consume = jest.fn().mockImplementation((queue, onMsg, _options) => {
+                    if (queue === 'queue1') {
+                        onQueue1 = onMsg;
+                    } else {
+                        onQueue2 = onMsg;
+                    }
+                    return Promise.resolve({ consumerTag: `${consumerTag++}` });
+                });
+            },
+        });
+        await channelWrapper.waitForConnect();
+
+        const queue1: any[] = [];
+        await channelWrapper.consume(
+            'queue1',
+            (msg) => {
+                queue1.push(msg);
+            },
+            { noAck: true, prefetch: 10 },
+        );
+
+        const queue2: any[] = [];
+        await channelWrapper.consume('queue2', (msg) => {
+            queue2.push(msg);
+        });
+
+        onQueue1(1);
+        onQueue2(1);
+
+        connectionManager.simulateDisconnect();
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+        await channelWrapper.waitForConnect();
+
+        onQueue1(2);
+        onQueue2(2);
+
+        expect(queue1).to.deep.equal([1, 2]);
+        expect(queue2).to.deep.equal([1, 2]);
+        expect(consumerTag).to.equal(4);
+        expect(prefetchFn).to.have.beenCalledTimes(2);
+        expect(prefetchFn).to.have.beenNthCalledWith(1, 10, false);
+        expect(prefetchFn).to.have.beenNthCalledWith(2, 10, false);
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to cancel all consumers', async function () {
+        let onQueue1: any = null;
+        let onQueue2: any = null;
+        let consumerTag = 0;
+        const canceledTags: number[] = [];
+
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+        const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager, {
+            async setup(channel: amqplib.ConfirmChannel) {
+                channel.consume = jest.fn().mockImplementation((queue, onMsg, _options) => {
+                    if (queue === 'queue1') {
+                        onQueue1 = onMsg;
+                    } else {
+                        onQueue2 = onMsg;
+                    }
+                    return Promise.resolve({ consumerTag: `${consumerTag++}` });
+                });
+                channel.cancel = jest.fn().mockImplementation((consumerTag) => {
+                    canceledTags.push(consumerTag);
+                    if (consumerTag === '0') {
+                        onQueue1(null);
+                    } else if (consumerTag === '1') {
+                        onQueue2(null);
+                    }
+                    return Promise.resolve();
+                });
+            },
+        });
+        await channelWrapper.waitForConnect();
+
+        const queue1: any[] = [];
+        await channelWrapper.consume('queue1', (msg) => {
+            queue1.push(msg);
+        });
+
+        const queue2: any[] = [];
+        await channelWrapper.consume('queue2', (msg) => {
+            queue2.push(msg);
+        });
+
+        onQueue1(1);
+        onQueue2(1);
+
+        await channelWrapper.cancelAll();
+
+        // Consumers shouldn't be resumed after reconnect when canceled
+        connectionManager.simulateDisconnect();
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+        await channelWrapper.waitForConnect();
+
+        expect(queue1).to.deep.equal([1]);
+        expect(queue2).to.deep.equal([1]);
+        expect(consumerTag).to.equal(2);
+        expect(canceledTags).to.deep.equal(['0', '1']);
+    });
 });
 
 /** Returns the arguments of the most recent call to this mock. */
diff --git a/test/fixtures.ts b/test/fixtures.ts
index 9586068..e9e4ef6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures.ts
+++ b/test/fixtures.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ export class FakeConfirmChannel extends EventEmitter {
     close = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (): Promise<void> => {
         this.emit('close');
     });
+
+    consume = jest.fn().mockImplementation(async (): Promise<Replies.Consume> => {
+        return { consumerTag: 'abc' };
+    });
+
+    prefetch = jest.fn().mockImplementation((_prefetch: number, _isGlobal: boolean): void => {});
 }
 
 export class FakeConnection extends EventEmitter {