diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 9e5a801..e34d20b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ group :test do
   gem 'json'
   gem 'timecop'
   gem 'rack-test'
+  gem 'activejob', '5.2.3'
 end
diff --git a/lib/resque_cleaner.rb b/lib/resque_cleaner.rb
index 4a8148b..57d1298 100644
--- a/lib/resque_cleaner.rb
+++ b/lib/resque_cleaner.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def stats_by_date(&block)
       def stats_by_class(&block)
         jobs, stats = select(&block), {}
         jobs.each do |job|
-          klass = job["payload"] && job["payload"]["class"] ? job["payload"]["class"] : "UNKNOWN"
+          klass = job.klass
           stats[klass] ||= 0
           stats[klass] += 1
         end
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ def requeue(clear_after_requeue=false, options={}, &block)
 
               value = redis.lindex(:failed, index)
               redis.multi do
+                # no change needed to support ActiveJob
                 Job.create(queue||job['queue'], job['payload']['class'], *job['payload']['args'])
 
                 if clear_after_requeue
@@ -178,13 +179,18 @@ def after?(time)
           Time.parse(self['failed_at']) >= time
         end
 
+        # Returns true job name - incl wrapped ActiveJobs
+        def klass
+          payload_klass = self.dig("payload", "class")
+          if payload_klass == "ActiveJob::QueueAdapters::ResqueAdapter::JobWrapper"
+            payload_klass = self.dig("payload", "args").first.try :[], "job_class"
+          end
+          payload_klass || 'UNKNOWN'
+        end
+
         # Returns true if the class of the job matches. Otherwise returns false.
         def klass?(klass_or_name)
-          if self["payload"] && self["payload"]["class"]
-            self["payload"]["class"] == klass_or_name.to_s
-          else
-            klass_or_name=="UNKNOWN"
-          end
+          self.klass == klass_or_name.to_s
         end
 
         # Returns true if the exception raised by the failed job matches. Otherwise returns false.
diff --git a/lib/resque_cleaner/server.rb b/lib/resque_cleaner/server.rb
index 855b485..a132a5f 100644
--- a/lib/resque_cleaner/server.rb
+++ b/lib/resque_cleaner/server.rb
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def text_filter(id, name, value)
           @total = Hash.new(0)
           @jobs.each do |job|
             payload = job["payload"] || {}
-            klass = payload["class"] || 'UNKNOWN'
+            klass = job.klass
             exception = job["exception"] || 'UNKNOWN'
             failed_at = Time.parse job["failed_at"]
             @stats[:klass][klass] ||= Hash.new(0)
diff --git a/lib/resque_cleaner/server/views/cleaner_list.erb b/lib/resque_cleaner/server/views/cleaner_list.erb
index f38eaa8..4c056c1 100644
--- a/lib/resque_cleaner/server/views/cleaner_list.erb
+++ b/lib/resque_cleaner/server/views/cleaner_list.erb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
               <% end %>
             </dd>
             <dt>Class</dt>
-            <dd><code><%= job['payload'] ? job['payload']['class'] : 'nil' %></code></dd>
+            <dd><code><%= job.klass %></code></dd>
             <dt>Arguments</dt>
             <dd><pre><%=h job['payload'] ? show_job_args(job['payload']['args']) : 'nil' %></pre></dd>
             <dt>Exception</dt>
diff --git a/test/resque_cleaner_test.rb b/test/resque_cleaner_test.rb
index 605f7be..4d662c3 100644
--- a/test/resque_cleaner_test.rb
+++ b/test/resque_cleaner_test.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     create_and_process_jobs :jobs, @worker, 1, Time.parse('2009-03-13'), BadJob, "Johnson"
 
     # 7 BadJob at 2009-11-13
-    create_and_process_jobs :jobs, @worker, 7, Time.parse('2009-11-13'), BadJobWithSyntaxError
+    create_and_process_jobs :jobs, @worker, 7, Time.parse('2009-11-13'), BadJobWithSyntaxErrorActive
     # 7 BadJob by Freddy at 2009-11-13
     create_and_process_jobs :jobs2, @worker, 7, Time.parse('2009-11-13'), BadJob, "Freddy"
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     assert_equal 22, ret.size
 
     # filter by class
-    ret = @cleaner.select {|j| j.klass?(BadJobWithSyntaxError)}
+    ret = @cleaner.select {|j| j.klass?(BadJobWithSyntaxErrorActive)}
     assert_equal 7, ret.size
 
     # filter by exception
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
   it "#stats_by_class returns stats grouped by class" do
     ret = @cleaner.stats_by_class
     assert_equal 35, ret['BadJob']
-    assert_equal 7, ret['BadJobWithSyntaxError']
+    assert_equal 7, ret['BadJobWithSyntaxErrorActive']
   end
 
   it "#stats_by_class works with broken log" do
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 698ac82..dfa3e6d 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 require 'minitest/autorun'
 require 'resque'
 require 'timecop'
+require 'active_job'
+
+ActiveJob::Base.logger = ActiveSupport::Logger.new(IO::NULL)
 
 begin
   require 'leftright'
@@ -99,6 +102,13 @@ def self.perform
   end
 end
 
+class BadJobWithSyntaxErrorActive < ActiveJob::Base
+  self.queue_adapter = :resque
+  def perform
+    raise SyntaxError, "Extra Bad job!"
+  end
+end
+
 #
 # helper methods
 #
@@ -106,7 +116,11 @@ def self.perform
 def create_and_process_jobs(queue,worker,num,date,job,*args)
   Timecop.freeze(date) do
     num.times do
-      Resque::Job.create(queue, job, *args)
+      if job.ancestors.include?(ActiveJob::Base)
+        job.set(queue: queue).perform_later(*args)
+      else
+        Resque::Job.create(queue, job, *args)
+      end
     end
     worker.work(0)
   end