diff --git a/dependency.go b/dependency.go
index d24b465..d26845e 100644
--- a/dependency.go
+++ b/dependency.go
@@ -201,6 +201,13 @@ func newDefaultDriver(args DriverArgs) (Driver, error) {
 	if err := args.Populator.Populate(&injected); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing dependency for the default queue driver: %w", err)
 	}
+	driver, err := driverFromDI(args.Populator)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error fetching default driver from DI: %w", err)
+	}
+	if driver != nil {
+		return driver, nil
+	}
 	var redisName string
 	if err := injected.ConfigUnmarshaler.Unmarshal(fmt.Sprintf("queue.%s.redisName", injected.AppName), &redisName); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("bad configuration: %w", err)
@@ -257,3 +264,15 @@ func provideConfig() configOut {
 	}}
 	return configOut{Config: configs}
 }
+
+func driverFromDI(populator contract.DIPopulator) (Driver, error) {
+	var injected struct {
+		di.In
+		Driver `optional:"true"`
+	}
+	err := populator.Populate(&injected)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return injected.Driver, nil
+}
diff --git a/dependency_test.go b/dependency_test.go
index 977d005..18fdaca 100644
--- a/dependency_test.go
+++ b/dependency_test.go
@@ -133,3 +133,23 @@ func TestProvideConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	c := provideConfig()
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, c.Config)
 }
+
+type driverPopulator struct{}
+
+func (d driverPopulator) Populate(target interface{}) error {
+	graph := di.NewGraph()
+	graph.Provide(func() Driver {
+		return mockDriver{}
+	})
+	di.IntoPopulator(graph).Populate(target)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestDriverFromDI(t *testing.T) {
+	driver, err := newDefaultDriver(DriverArgs{
+		Name:      "",
+		Populator: driverPopulator{},
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.IsType(t, mockDriver{}, driver)
+}