diff --git a/config/musonza_chat.php b/config/musonza_chat.php
index c1e660e..5d43195 100755
--- a/config/musonza_chat.php
+++ b/config/musonza_chat.php
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
      * Channel: mc-chat-conversation.2,
      * Event: Musonza\Chat\Eventing\MessageWasSent
      */
-    'broadcasts' => false,
+    'broadcasts'           => false,
+    'broadcast_connection' => 'sync',
+    'broadcast_queue'      => 'default',
 
     /*
      * Specify the fields that you want to return each time for the sender.
diff --git a/src/Eventing/MessageWasSent.php b/src/Eventing/MessageWasSent.php
index 6de2cfb..7c60fe6 100644
--- a/src/Eventing/MessageWasSent.php
+++ b/src/Eventing/MessageWasSent.php
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@ class MessageWasSent extends Event implements ShouldBroadcast
     use InteractsWithSockets;
     use SerializesModels;
     public $message;
+    public $connection;
+    public $queue;
 
     public function __construct(Message $message)
     {
         $this->message = $message;
+        $this->connection = config('musonza_chat.broadcast_connection', 'sync');
+        $this->queue = config('musonza_chat.broadcast_queue', 'default');
     }
 
     /**