diff --git a/src/ChannelWrapper.js b/src/ChannelWrapper.js
index 663e7eb..780bce2 100644
--- a/src/ChannelWrapper.js
+++ b/src/ChannelWrapper.js
@@ -428,4 +428,14 @@ export default class ChannelWrapper extends EventEmitter {
     assertQueue() {
         return this._channel && this._channel.assertQueue.apply(this._channel, arguments);
     }
+
+    // Send a `bindQueue` to the underlying channel.
+    bindQueue() {
+        return this._channel && this._channel.bindQueue.apply(this._channel, arguments);
+    }
+
+    // Send a `assertExchange` to the underlying channel.
+    assertExchange() {
+        return this._channel && this._channel.assertExchange.apply(this._channel, arguments);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/test/ChannelWrapperTest.js b/test/ChannelWrapperTest.js
index 75c76aa..7fe8327 100644
--- a/test/ChannelWrapperTest.js
+++ b/test/ChannelWrapperTest.js
@@ -458,6 +458,62 @@ describe('ChannelWrapper', function() {
         return channelWrapper.nack('c', false, true);
     });
 
+    it('should proxy assertQueue, bindQueue, assertExchange to the underlying channel', function() {
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+        const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager);
+        return channelWrapper.waitForConnect()
+            .then(function() {
+                // get the underlying channel
+                const channel = channelWrapper._channel;
+
+                channelWrapper.assertQueue('dog');
+                expect(channel.assertQueue.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                expect(channel.assertQueue.lastCall.args).to.eql(['dog']);
+
+                channelWrapper.bindQueue('dog', 'bone');
+                expect(channel.bindQueue.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                expect(channel.bindQueue.lastCall.args).to.eql(['dog', 'bone']);
+
+                channelWrapper.assertExchange('bone');
+                expect(channel.assertExchange.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                expect(channel.assertExchange.lastCall.args).to.eql(['bone']);
+            });
+    });
+
+    it(`should proxy assertQueue, bindQueue, assertExchange to the underlying channel,
+      even if we aren't done setting up`, function() {
+        const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager);
+
+        channelWrapper.addSetup(function() {
+            channelWrapper.assertQueue('dog');
+            channelWrapper.bindQueue('dog', 'bone');
+            channelWrapper.assertExchange('bone');
+            return Promise.resolve();
+        });
+
+        connectionManager.simulateConnect();
+
+        return channelWrapper.waitForConnect()
+            .then(function() {
+                const channel = channelWrapper._channel;
+                expect(channel.assertQueue.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                expect(channel.assertQueue.lastCall.args).to.eql(['dog']);
+
+                expect(channel.bindQueue.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                expect(channel.bindQueue.lastCall.args).to.eql(['dog', 'bone']);
+
+                expect(channel.assertExchange.calledOnce).to.be.true;
+                expect(channel.assertExchange.lastCall.args).to.eql(['bone']);
+            });
+    });
+
+    it('should ignore assertQueue, bindQueue, assertExchange if we are disconnected', function() {
+        const channelWrapper = new ChannelWrapper(connectionManager);
+        channelWrapper.assertQueue('dog', true);
+        channelWrapper.bindQueue('dog', 'bone', true);
+        channelWrapper.assertExchange('bone', true);
+    });
+
     // Not much to test here - just make sure we don't throw any exceptions or anything weird.  :)
 
     it('clean up when closed', function() {
diff --git a/test/fixtures.js b/test/fixtures.js
index a7c3796..52c3a55 100644
--- a/test/fixtures.js
+++ b/test/fixtures.js
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ export class FakeConfirmChannel extends EventEmitter {
 
         this.nackAll = sinon.spy(function(requeue) {}); // eslint-disable-line
 
+        this.assertQueue = sinon.spy(function(queue, options) {}); //eslint-disable-line
+
+        this.bindQueue = sinon.spy(function(queue, source, pattern, args) {}); //eslint-disable-line
+
+        this.assertExchange = sinon.spy(function(exchange, type, options) {}); //eslint-disable-line
+
         this.close = sinon.spy(() => this.emit('close'));
     }
 }
@@ -119,4 +125,4 @@ export class FakeAmqpConnectionManager extends EventEmitter {
             err: new Error(('Boom!'))
         });
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}