diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0beaec04..32159b61 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,3 +26,5 @@ enum34==1.0
 
 django-reversion==1.8.1
 easy-thumbnails==2.0
+celery==3.1.12
+redis==2.10
diff --git a/settings/__init__.py b/settings/__init__.py
index a43a344c..dd336c53 100644
--- a/settings/__init__.py
+++ b/settings/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 import os, sys
 
+from .celery import *
+
 try:
     print("Trying import local.py settings...", file=sys.stderr)
     from .local import *
diff --git a/settings/celery.py b/settings/celery.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..227c52ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings/celery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from kombu import Exchange, Queue
+
+BROKER_URL = 'amqp://guest:guest@localhost:5672//'
+CELERY_RESULT_BACKEND = 'redis://localhost:6379/0'
+
+CELERY_TIMEZONE = 'Europe/Madrid'
+CELERY_ENABLE_UTC = True
+
+CELERY_DEFAULT_QUEUE = 'tasks'
+CELERY_QUEUES = (
+    Queue('tasks', routing_key='task.#'),
+    Queue('transient', routing_key='transient.#', delivery_mode=1)
+)
+CELERY_DEFAULT_EXCHANGE = 'tasks'
+CELERY_DEFAULT_EXCHANGE_TYPE = 'topic'
+CELERY_DEFAULT_ROUTING_KEY = 'task.default'
diff --git a/settings/testing.py b/settings/testing.py
index b7756fa3..4448be54 100644
--- a/settings/testing.py
+++ b/settings/testing.py
@@ -18,3 +18,5 @@ from .development import *
 
 SKIP_SOUTH_TESTS = True
 SOUTH_TESTS_MIGRATE = False
+
+CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER = True
diff --git a/taiga/__init__.py b/taiga/__init__.py
index e69de29b..a10bec52 100644
--- a/taiga/__init__.py
+++ b/taiga/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from . import celery
diff --git a/taiga/celery.py b/taiga/celery.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..01a93494
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taiga/celery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import os
+
+from celery import Celery
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE', 'settings')
+
+app = Celery('taiga')
+
+app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings')
+app.autodiscover_tasks(lambda: settings.INSTALLED_APPS, related_name="deferred")
diff --git a/taiga/deferred.py b/taiga/deferred.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eec20909
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taiga/deferred.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+
+from .celery import app
+
+
+def _send_task(task, args, kwargs, **options):
+    if settings.CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER:
+        return app.tasks[task].apply(args, kwargs, **options)
+    return app.send_task(task, args, kwargs, **options)
+
+
+def defer(task: str, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Defer the execution of a task.
+
+    Defer the execution of a task and returns a future objects with the following methods among
+    others:
+    - `failed()` Returns `True` if the task failed.
+    - `ready()` Returns `True` if the task has been executed.
+    - `forget()` Forget about the result.
+    - `get()` Wait until the task is ready and return its result.
+    - `result` When the task has been executed the result is in this attribute.
+    More info at Celery docs on `AsyncResult` object.
+
+    :param task: Name of the task to execute.
+
+    :return: A future object.
+    """
+    return _send_task(task, args, kwargs, routing_key="transient.deferred")
+
+
+def call_async(task: str, *args, **kwargs):
+    """Run a task and ignore its result.
+
+    This is just a star argument version of `apply_async`.
+
+    :param task: Name of the task to execute.
+    :param args: Arguments for the task.
+    :param kwargs: Keyword arguments for the task.
+    """
+    apply_async(task, args, kwargs)
+
+
+def apply_async(task: str, args=None, kwargs=None, **options):
+    """Run a task and ignore its result.
+
+    :param task: Name of the task to execute.
+    :param args: Tupple of arguments for the task.
+    :param kwargs: Dict of keyword arguments for the task.
+    :param options: Celery-specific options when running the task. See Celery docs on `apply_async`
+    """
+    _send_task(task, args, kwargs, **options)
diff --git a/taiga/services/__init__.py b/taiga/services/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/taiga/services/celery.py b/taiga/services/celery.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3a3b890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/taiga/services/celery.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from celery import Celery
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+app = Celery('taiga')
+
+app.config_from_object('django.conf:settings')
+app.autodiscover_tasks(lambda: settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_deferred.py b/tests/unit/test_deferred.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e71e75d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_deferred.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+from unittest import mock
+
+from taiga import celery
+from taiga.deferred import defer, call_async, apply_async
+
+from ..utils import set_settings
+
+
+@set_settings(CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER=False)
+@mock.patch("taiga.deferred.app")
+def test_defer(app):
+    name = "task name"
+    args = (1, 2)
+    kwargs = {"kw": "keyword argument"}
+
+    defer(name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    app.send_task.assert_called_once_with(name, args, kwargs, routing_key="transient.deferred")
+
+
+@set_settings(CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER=False)
+@mock.patch("taiga.deferred.app")
+def test_apply_async(app):
+    name = "task name"
+    args = (1, 2)
+    kwargs = {"kw": "keyword argument"}
+
+    apply_async(name, args, kwargs)
+
+    app.send_task.assert_called_once_with(name, args, kwargs)
+
+
+@set_settings(CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER=False)
+@mock.patch("taiga.deferred.app")
+def test_call_async(app):
+    name = "task name"
+    args = (1, 2)
+    kwargs = {"kw": "keyword argument"}
+
+    call_async(name, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    app.send_task.assert_called_once_with(name, args, kwargs)
+
+
+@set_settings(CELERY_ALWAYS_EAGER=True)
+def test_task_invocation():
+    celery.app.task(name="_test_task")(lambda: 1)
+
+    assert defer("_test_task").get() == 1
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index b20f2bce..8367b2cf 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+import functools
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db.models import signals
 
 
@@ -34,3 +36,53 @@ def signals_switch():
 
 
 disconnect_signals, reconnect_signals = signals_switch()
+
+
+def set_settings(**new_settings):
+    """Decorator for set django settings that will be only available during the
+    wrapped-function execution.
+
+    For example:
+        @set_settings(FOO='bar')
+        def myfunc():
+            ...
+
+       @set_settings(FOO='bar')
+       class TestCase:
+           ...
+    """
+    def decorator(testcase):
+        if type(testcase) is type:
+            namespace = {"OVERRIDE_SETTINGS": new_settings, "ORIGINAL_SETTINGS": {}}
+            wrapper = type(testcase.__name__, (SettingsTestCase, testcase), namespace)
+        else:
+            @functools.wraps(testcase)
+            def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
+                old_settings = override_settings(new_settings)
+                try:
+                    testcase(*args, **kwargs)
+                finally:
+                    override_settings(old_settings)
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    return decorator
+
+
+def override_settings(new_settings):
+    old_settings = {}
+    for name, new_value in new_settings.items():
+        old_settings[name] = getattr(settings, name, None)
+        setattr(settings, name, new_value)
+    return old_settings
+
+
+class SettingsTestCase(object):
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_class(cls):
+        cls.ORIGINAL_SETTINGS = override_settings(cls.OVERRIDE_SETTINGS)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def teardown_class(cls):
+        override_settings(cls.ORIGINAL_SETTINGS)
+        cls.OVERRIDE_SETTINGS.clear()