diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueService.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueService.java
index b56bd85..b4c9580 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/QueueService.java
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ public interface QueueService {
 	 */
 	Optional<Queue> getQueueById(@NotNull Integer id);
 	
+	/**
+	 * Saves a queue. This is here mainly for backwards-compatibility, it delegates to saveQueue(Queue)
+	 *
+	 * @param queue the queue to be saved
+	 * @return saved {@link org.openmrs.module.queue.model.Queue}
+	 */
+	Queue createQueue(@NotNull Queue queue);
+	
 	/**
 	 * Saves a queue
 	 *
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueServiceImpl.java b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueServiceImpl.java
index 2cbeb14..3622d4f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueServiceImpl.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/queue/api/impl/QueueServiceImpl.java
@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ public Optional<Queue> getQueueById(@NotNull Integer queueId) {
 		return dao.get(queueId);
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * @see org.openmrs.module.queue.api.QueueService#createQueue(Queue)
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public Queue createQueue(@NotNull Queue queue) {
+		return saveQueue(queue);
+	}
+	
 	/**
 	 * @see org.openmrs.module.queue.api.QueueService#saveQueue(Queue)
 	 */