diff --git a/image_transport/src/republish.cpp b/image_transport/src/republish.cpp
index 90946743..2c9573fb 100644
--- a/image_transport/src/republish.cpp
+++ b/image_transport/src/republish.cpp
@@ -43,22 +43,27 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     printf("Usage: %s in_transport in:=<in_base_topic> [out_transport] out:=<out_base_topic>\n", argv[0]);
     return 0;
   }
-  ros::NodeHandle nh;
+  ros::NodeHandle nh(""), pnh("~");
   std::string in_topic  = nh.resolveName("in");
   std::string in_transport = argv[1];
   std::string out_topic = nh.resolveName("out");
 
+  int out_queue_size = 1;
+  pnh.param<int>("out_queue_size", out_queue_size, 1);
+  int in_queue_size = 1;
+  pnh.param<int>("in_queue_size", in_queue_size, 1);
+
   image_transport::ImageTransport it(nh);
   image_transport::Subscriber sub;
   
   if (argc < 3) {
     // Use all available transports for output
-    image_transport::Publisher pub = it.advertise(out_topic, 1);
+    image_transport::Publisher pub = it.advertise(out_topic, out_queue_size);
     
     // Use Publisher::publish as the subscriber callback
     typedef void (image_transport::Publisher::*PublishMemFn)(const sensor_msgs::ImageConstPtr&) const;
     PublishMemFn pub_mem_fn = &image_transport::Publisher::publish;
-    sub = it.subscribe(in_topic, 1, boost::bind(pub_mem_fn, &pub, boost::placeholders::_1), ros::VoidPtr(), in_transport);
+    sub = it.subscribe(in_topic, in_queue_size, boost::bind(pub_mem_fn, &pub, boost::placeholders::_1), ros::VoidPtr(), in_transport);
 
     ros::spin();
   }
@@ -71,13 +76,13 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     pluginlib::ClassLoader<Plugin> loader("image_transport", "image_transport::PublisherPlugin");
     std::string lookup_name = Plugin::getLookupName(out_transport);
     boost::shared_ptr<Plugin> pub( loader.createInstance(lookup_name) );
-    pub->advertise(nh, out_topic, 1, image_transport::SubscriberStatusCallback(),
+    pub->advertise(nh, out_topic, out_queue_size, image_transport::SubscriberStatusCallback(),
                    image_transport::SubscriberStatusCallback(), ros::VoidPtr(), false);
 
     // Use PublisherPlugin::publish as the subscriber callback
     typedef void (Plugin::*PublishMemFn)(const sensor_msgs::ImageConstPtr&) const;
     PublishMemFn pub_mem_fn = &Plugin::publish;
-    sub = it.subscribe(in_topic, 1, boost::bind(pub_mem_fn, pub.get(), boost::placeholders::_1), pub, in_transport);
+    sub = it.subscribe(in_topic, in_queue_size, boost::bind(pub_mem_fn, pub.get(), boost::placeholders::_1), pub, in_transport);
 
     ros::spin();
   }