diff --git a/lib/resque/failure/coalmine.rb b/lib/resque/failure/coalmine.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cefd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resque/failure/coalmine.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Resque
+  module Failure
+    class Coalmine < Base
+      def self.configure(&block)
+        ::Coalmine.configure(&block)
+      end
+
+      def self.count
+        # We can't get the total # of errors from Coalmine so we fake it
+         # by asking Resque how many errors it has seen.
+        Stat[:failed]
+      end
+
+      def save
+        ::Coalmine.custom_variables[:payload_class] = payload['class']
+        ::Coalmine.custom_variables[:payload_args]  = payload['args'].inspect
+        ::Coalmine.notify(exception)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/resque_coalmine.rb b/lib/resque_coalmine.rb
index 0630925..122b30a 100644
--- a/lib/resque_coalmine.rb
+++ b/lib/resque_coalmine.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 require 'resque'
 require 'coalmine'
+
+require 'coalmine/version'
+require 'resque/failure/coalmine'
diff --git a/spec/resque/failure/coalmine_spec.rb b/spec/resque/failure/coalmine_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..059c2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/resque/failure/coalmine_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+describe Resque::Failure::Coalmine do
+
+  describe '.configure block' do
+    let(:signature) { 'my_secret_signature' }
+    before do
+      Resque::Failure::Coalmine.configure do |config|
+        config.signature = signature
+      end
+    end
+    subject { ::Coalmine.config }
+    it "sets signature" do
+      expect(Coalmine.config.signature).to eql signature
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#count" do
+    let(:failed) { 0 }
+    before  { Resque::Stat.expects(:[]).with(:failed).returns(failed) }
+    it 'should be zero' do
+      expect(Resque::Failure::Coalmine.count).to eq 0
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#save" do
+    let(:exception) { StandardError.new("ka boom") }
+    let(:worker) { Resque::Worker.new(:coalmine) }
+    let(:queue) { "coalmine" }
+    let(:klass) { Object }
+    let(:args) { 2012 }
+    let(:payload) { {'class' => klass, 'args' => args } }
+    let(:backend) { Resque::Failure::Coalmine.new(exception, worker, queue, payload) }
+
+    it "notifies coaline with exception" do
+      Coalmine.expects(:notify).with(exception)
+      backend.save
+    end
+
+    describe Coalmine do
+      subject { Coalmine.custom_variables }
+      it 'has custom variables set to "Object", "2012"' do
+        expect(subject[:payload_class]).to eq payload['class']
+        expect(subject[:payload_args]).to eq payload['args'].inspect
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..791d908
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+$:.unshift(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', 'lib'))
+
+require "bundler/setup"
+require 'resque_coalmine'
+
+RSpec.configure do |config|
+  config.mock_with :mocha
+end
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