diff --git a/lib/rage/configuration.rb b/lib/rage/configuration.rb
index c4d3e17e..3bee2dc6 100644
--- a/lib/rage/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/rage/configuration.rb
@@ -873,17 +873,29 @@ def backend=(config)
         [config, {}]
       end
 
-      @backend_class = case backend_id
+      @backend_class, @dead_tasks_queue_backend_class = case backend_id
       when :disk
         @backend_options = parse_disk_backend_options(opts)
-        Rage::Deferred::Backends::Disk
+        @dead_tasks_queue_backend_options = dead_tasks_queue_disk_backend_options(@backend_options)
+        [Rage::Deferred::Backends::Disk, Rage::Deferred::DeadTasksQueueBackends::Disk]
       when nil
-        Rage::Deferred::Backends::Nil
+        @dead_tasks_queue_backend_options = {}
+        [Rage::Deferred::Backends::Nil, Rage::Deferred::DeadTasksQueueBackends::Nil]
       else
         raise ArgumentError, "unsupported backend value; supported keys are `:disk` and `nil`"
       end
     end
 
+    def dead_tasks_queue_backend
+      unless @dead_tasks_queue_backend_class
+        @dead_tasks_queue_backend_class = Rage::Deferred::DeadTasksQueueBackends::Disk
+        default_disk_opts = parse_disk_backend_options({})
+        @dead_tasks_queue_backend_options = dead_tasks_queue_disk_backend_options(default_disk_opts)
+      end
+
+      @dead_tasks_queue_backend_class.new(**@dead_tasks_queue_backend_options)
+    end
+
     class Backpressure
       attr_reader :high_water_mark, :low_water_mark, :timeout, :sleep_interval, :timeout_iterations
 
@@ -1001,6 +1013,10 @@ def default_disk_storage_prefix
       "deferred-"
     end
 
+    def default_disk_dead_tasks_queue_storage_prefix
+      "dead_tasks_queue-"
+    end
+
     # @private
     def has_default_disk_storage?
       default_disk_storage_path.glob("#{default_disk_storage_prefix}*").any?
@@ -1040,6 +1056,14 @@ def parse_disk_backend_options(opts)
 
       parsed_options
     end
+
+    def dead_tasks_queue_disk_backend_options(disk_opts)
+      {
+        path: disk_opts[:path],
+        fsync_frequency: disk_opts[:fsync_frequency],
+        prefix: default_disk_dead_tasks_queue_storage_prefix
+      }
+    end
   end
 
   # The class allows configuring telemetry handlers. See {MiddlewareRegistry} for details on available methods.
diff --git a/lib/rage/deferred/dead_tasks_queue_backends/disk.rb b/lib/rage/deferred/dead_tasks_queue_backends/disk.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24e3d30f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rage/deferred/dead_tasks_queue_backends/disk.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Rage::Deferred::DeadTasksQueueBackends::Disk
+  def initialize(path:, prefix:, fsync_frequency:)
+    @storage_path = path
+    @prefix = prefix
+    @fsync_frequency = fsync_frequency
+
+    # TODO: implement initializer
+    # @storage_path.mkpath
+  end
+
+  def add(_, **)
+  end
+
+  def remove(_)
+  end
+
+  def retry(_, **)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/rage/deferred/dead_tasks_queue_backends/nil.rb b/lib/rage/deferred/dead_tasks_queue_backends/nil.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4504d39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/rage/deferred/dead_tasks_queue_backends/nil.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class Rage::Deferred::DeadTasksQueueBackends::Nil
+  def initialize(**)
+  end
+
+  def add(_, **)
+  end
+
+  def remove(_)
+  end
+
+  def retry(_, **)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/rage/deferred/deferred.rb b/lib/rage/deferred/deferred.rb
index 274eba34..3a726258 100644
--- a/lib/rage/deferred/deferred.rb
+++ b/lib/rage/deferred/deferred.rb
@@ -56,9 +56,14 @@ def self.__backend
     @__backend ||= Rage.config.deferred.backend
   end
 
+  # @private
+  def self.__dead_tasks_queue_backend
+    @__dead_tasks_queue_backend ||= Rage.config.deferred.dead_tasks_queue_backend
+  end
+
   # @private
   def self.__queue
-    @__queue ||= Rage::Deferred::Queue.new(__backend)
+    @__queue ||= Rage::Deferred::Queue.new(__backend, __dead_tasks_queue_backend)
   end
 
   # @private
@@ -97,6 +102,9 @@ def self.__initialize
   module Backends
   end
 
+  module DeadTasksQueueBackends
+  end
+
   class PushTimeout < StandardError
   end
 end
@@ -110,6 +118,8 @@ class PushTimeout < StandardError
 require_relative "middleware_chain"
 require_relative "backends/disk"
 require_relative "backends/nil"
+require_relative "dead_tasks_queue_backends/disk"
+require_relative "dead_tasks_queue_backends/nil"
 
 if Iodine.running?
   Rage::Deferred.__initialize
diff --git a/lib/rage/deferred/queue.rb b/lib/rage/deferred/queue.rb
index 1912c71d..f7ee1eeb 100644
--- a/lib/rage/deferred/queue.rb
+++ b/lib/rage/deferred/queue.rb
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 class Rage::Deferred::Queue
   attr_reader :backlog_size
 
-  def initialize(backend)
+  def initialize(backend, dead_tasks_queue_backend)
     @backend = backend
+    @dead_tasks_queue_backend = dead_tasks_queue_backend
     @backlog_size = 0
     @backpressure = Rage.config.deferred.backpressure
   end
@@ -48,7 +49,15 @@ def schedule(task_id, context, publish_in: nil)
             if retry_in
               enqueue(context, delay: retry_in, task_id:)
             else
-              @backend.remove(task_id)
+              added_to_dead_tasks_queue = begin
+                @dead_tasks_queue_backend.add(context, exception: result, task_id:)
+                true
+              rescue => e
+                Rage.logger.error("Could not add task #{task_id} to the dead tasks queue: #{e.class} (#{e.message})")
+                false
+              end
+
+              @backend.remove(task_id) if added_to_dead_tasks_queue
             end
           end