diff --git a/src/Queue/Connection/ConfigFactory.php b/src/Queue/Connection/ConfigFactory.php
index 7783b9cd..e1340556 100644
--- a/src/Queue/Connection/ConfigFactory.php
+++ b/src/Queue/Connection/ConfigFactory.php
@@ -31,6 +31,13 @@ public static function make(array $config = []): AMQPConnectionConfig
                 true)
             );
 
+            // Set the keepalive from config
+            $connectionConfig->setKeepalive(in_array(
+                Arr::get($config, 'keepalive'),
+                [true, 1, '1', 'true', 'yes'],
+                true)
+            );
+
             if ($connectionConfig->isSecure()) {
                 self::getSLLOptionsFromConfig($connectionConfig, $config);
             }