diff --git a/django_q/brokers/redis_broker.py b/django_q/brokers/redis_broker.py
index 4f4f285..9750ffd 100644
--- a/django_q/brokers/redis_broker.py
+++ b/django_q/brokers/redis_broker.py
@@ -59,4 +59,6 @@ class Redis(Broker):
     def get_connection(list_key=Conf.PREFIX):
         if django_redis and Conf.DJANGO_REDIS:
             return django_redis.get_redis_connection(Conf.DJANGO_REDIS)
+        if isinstance(Conf.REDIS, str):
+            return redis.from_url(Conf.REDIS)
         return redis.StrictRedis(**Conf.REDIS)
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py b/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py
index 9d40b38..c6f7c1c 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def test_redis(monkeypatch):
     broker = get_broker()
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         broker.ping()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(Conf, 'REDIS', 'redis://127.0.0.1:7799')
+    broker = get_broker()
+    with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        broker.ping()
 
 
 def test_custom(monkeypatch):
diff --git a/docs/configure.rst b/docs/configure.rst
index 1507080..e526763 100644
--- a/docs/configure.rst
+++ b/docs/configure.rst
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ Connection settings for Redis. Defaults::
         }
     }
 
+It's also possible to use a Redis connection URI::
+
+    Q_CLUSTER = {
+        'redis': 'redis://h:asdfqwer1234asdf@ec2-111-1-1-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com:111'
+    }
+
 For more information on these settings please refer to the `Redis-py <https://github.com/andymccurdy/redis-py>`__ documentation
 
 .. _django_redis: