diff --git a/lib/async/queue.rb b/lib/async/queue.rb
index ed9979fa..124433f9 100644
--- a/lib/async/queue.rb
+++ b/lib/async/queue.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ def initialize(parent: nil)
 		
 		attr :items
 		
-		def enqueue item
+		def empty?
+			@items.empty?
+		end
+		
+		def enqueue(item)
 			@items.push(item)
 			
 			self.signal unless self.empty?
diff --git a/lib/async/version.rb b/lib/async/version.rb
index da9056f3..77449ecb 100644
--- a/lib/async/version.rb
+++ b/lib/async/version.rb
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 module Async
-	VERSION = "1.25.2"
+	VERSION = "1.26.0"
 end
diff --git a/spec/async/queue_spec.rb b/spec/async/queue_spec.rb
index 874108b9..6d461a0f 100644
--- a/spec/async/queue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/async/queue_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
 		end
 	end
 	
+	context 'with an empty queue' do
+		it {is_expected.to be_empty}
+	end
+	
 	context 'with semaphore' do
 		let(:capacity) {2}
 		let(:semaphore) {Async::Semaphore.new(capacity)}