diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php b/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php
index ca8d86f78732..444401964ca4 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php
@@ -549,9 +549,11 @@ protected function queueHandler($class, $method, $arguments)
     {
         [$listener, $job] = $this->createListenerAndJob($class, $method, $arguments);
 
-        $connection = $this->resolveQueue()->connection(
-            $listener->connection ?? null
-        );
+        $connectionName = method_exists($listener, 'viaConnection')
+                    ? $listener->viaConnection()
+                    : $listener->connection ?? null;
+
+        $connection = $this->resolveQueue()->connection($connectionName);
 
         $queue = method_exists($listener, 'viaQueue')
                     ? $listener->viaQueue()
diff --git a/tests/Events/QueuedEventsTest.php b/tests/Events/QueuedEventsTest.php
index c34f7cb006d9..1a6da8ef98c4 100644
--- a/tests/Events/QueuedEventsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Events/QueuedEventsTest.php
@@ -67,6 +67,23 @@ public function testQueueIsSetByGetQueue()
         $fakeQueue->assertPushedOn('some_other_queue', CallQueuedListener::class);
     }
 
+    public function testQueueIsSetByGetConnection()
+    {
+        $d = new Dispatcher;
+        $queue = m::mock(Queue::class);
+
+        $queue->shouldReceive('connection')->once()->with('some_other_connection')->andReturnSelf();
+
+        $queue->shouldReceive('pushOn')->once()->with(null, m::type(CallQueuedListener::class));
+
+        $d->setQueueResolver(function () use ($queue) {
+            return $queue;
+        });
+
+        $d->listen('some.event', TestDispatcherGetConnection::class.'@handle');
+        $d->dispatch('some.event', ['foo', 'bar']);
+    }
+
     public function testQueuePropagateRetryUntilAndMaxExceptions()
     {
         $d = new Dispatcher;
@@ -123,6 +140,21 @@ public function viaQueue()
     }
 }
 
+class TestDispatcherGetConnection implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    public $connection = 'my_connection';
+
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    public function viaConnection()
+    {
+        return 'some_other_connection';
+    }
+}
+
 class TestDispatcherOptions implements ShouldQueue
 {
     public $maxExceptions = 1;