diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0960ef7b..ec50ff13 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Added `JobDeleteMany` operations that remove many jobs in a single operation according to input criteria. [PR #962](https://github.com/riverqueue/river/pull/962)
 - Added `Client.Schema()` method to return a client's configured schema. [PR #983](https://github.com/riverqueue/river/pull/983).
 - Integrated riverui queries into the driver system to pave the way for multi-driver UI support. [PR #983](https://github.com/riverqueue/river/pull/983).
+- Added `QueueConfig` level `FetchCooldown` and `FetchPollInterval` settings to enable queue-specific job fetch intervals. For example, a queue of high-priority jobs could be checked more often to improve responsiveness, while one with slow or time-insensitive tasks could be checked infrequently to reduce database load. [PR #994](https://github.com/riverqueue/river/pull/994).
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index d861c56d..814712a7 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -130,6 +130,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	//
 	// Throughput is limited by this value.
 	//
+	// Individual QueueConfig structs may override this for a specific queue.
+	//
 	// Defaults to 100 ms.
 	FetchCooldown time.Duration
 
@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	// jobs. Typically new jobs will be picked up ~immediately after insert via
 	// LISTEN/NOTIFY, but this provides a fallback.
 	//
+	// Individual QueueConfig structs may override this for a specific queue.
+	//
 	// Defaults to 1 second.
 	FetchPollInterval time.Duration
 
@@ -484,7 +488,7 @@ func (c *Config) validate() error {
 	}
 
 	for queue, queueConfig := range c.Queues {
-		if err := queueConfig.validate(queue); err != nil {
+		if err := queueConfig.validate(queue, c.FetchCooldown, c.FetchPollInterval); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -521,6 +525,25 @@ func (c *Config) willExecuteJobs() bool {
 
 // QueueConfig contains queue-specific configuration.
 type QueueConfig struct {
+	// FetchCooldown is the minimum amount of time to wait between fetches of new
+	// jobs. Jobs will only be fetched *at most* this often, but if no new jobs
+	// are coming in via LISTEN/NOTIFY then fetches may be delayed as long as
+	// FetchPollInterval.
+	//
+	// Throughput is limited by this value.
+	//
+	// If non-zero, this overrides the FetchCooldown setting in the Client's
+	// Config.
+	FetchCooldown time.Duration
+
+	// FetchPollInterval is the amount of time between periodic fetches for new
+	// jobs. Typically new jobs will be picked up ~immediately after insert via
+	// LISTEN/NOTIFY, but this provides a fallback.
+	//
+	// If non-zero, this overrides the FetchCooldown setting in the Client's
+	// Config.
+	FetchPollInterval time.Duration
+
 	// MaxWorkers is the maximum number of workers to run for the queue, or put
 	// otherwise, the maximum parallelism to run.
 	//
@@ -534,7 +557,20 @@ type QueueConfig struct {
 	MaxWorkers int
 }
 
-func (c QueueConfig) validate(queueName string) error {
+func (c QueueConfig) validate(queueName string, clientFetchCooldown time.Duration, clientFetchPollInterval time.Duration) error {
+	if c.FetchCooldown < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("FetchCooldown cannot be less than zero")
+	}
+	if c.FetchPollInterval < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("FetchPollInterval cannot be less than zero")
+	}
+
+	resolvedFetchCooldown := cmp.Or(c.FetchCooldown, clientFetchCooldown)
+	resolvedFetchPollInterval := cmp.Or(c.FetchPollInterval, clientFetchPollInterval)
+	if resolvedFetchPollInterval < resolvedFetchCooldown {
+		return fmt.Errorf("FetchPollInterval cannot be less than FetchCooldown")
+	}
+
 	if c.MaxWorkers < 1 || c.MaxWorkers > QueueNumWorkersMax {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid number of workers for queue %q: %d", queueName, c.MaxWorkers)
 	}
@@ -691,8 +727,10 @@ func NewClient[TTx any](driver riverdriver.Driver[TTx], config *Config) (*Client
 	}
 
 	client.queues = &QueueBundle{
-		addProducer:           client.addProducer,
-		clientWillExecuteJobs: config.willExecuteJobs(),
+		addProducer:             client.addProducer,
+		clientFetchCooldown:     config.FetchCooldown,
+		clientFetchPollInterval: config.FetchPollInterval,
+		clientWillExecuteJobs:   config.willExecuteJobs(),
 	}
 
 	baseservice.Init(archetype, &client.baseService)
@@ -2022,8 +2060,8 @@ func (c *Client[TTx]) addProducer(queueName string, queueConfig QueueConfig) (*p
 		ClientID:                     c.config.ID,
 		Completer:                    c.completer,
 		ErrorHandler:                 c.config.ErrorHandler,
-		FetchCooldown:                c.config.FetchCooldown,
-		FetchPollInterval:            c.config.FetchPollInterval,
+		FetchCooldown:                cmp.Or(queueConfig.FetchCooldown, c.config.FetchCooldown),
+		FetchPollInterval:            cmp.Or(queueConfig.FetchPollInterval, c.config.FetchPollInterval),
 		HookLookupByJob:              c.hookLookupByJob,
 		HookLookupGlobal:             c.hookLookupGlobal,
 		JobTimeout:                   c.config.JobTimeout,
@@ -2582,6 +2620,9 @@ type QueueBundle struct {
 	// Function that adds a producer to the associated client.
 	addProducer func(queueName string, queueConfig QueueConfig) (*producer, error)
 
+	clientFetchCooldown     time.Duration
+	clientFetchPollInterval time.Duration
+
 	clientWillExecuteJobs bool
 
 	fetchCtx context.Context //nolint:containedctx
@@ -2602,7 +2643,7 @@ func (b *QueueBundle) Add(queueName string, queueConfig QueueConfig) error {
 		return errors.New("client is not configured to execute jobs, cannot add queue")
 	}
 
-	if err := queueConfig.validate(queueName); err != nil {
+	if err := queueConfig.validate(queueName, b.clientFetchCooldown, b.clientFetchPollInterval); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 6123a542..74d2add0 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -7183,6 +7183,32 @@ func Test_NewClient_Validations(t *testing.T) {
 			name:       "Queues can be empty",
 			configFunc: func(config *Config) { config.Queues = make(map[string]QueueConfig) },
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Queues FetchCooldown can be overridden",
+			configFunc: func(config *Config) {
+				config.Queues = map[string]QueueConfig{QueueDefault: {FetchCooldown: 9 * time.Millisecond, MaxWorkers: 1}}
+			},
+			validateResult: func(t *testing.T, client *Client[pgx.Tx]) { //nolint:thelper
+				require.Equal(t, 9*time.Millisecond, client.producersByQueueName[QueueDefault].config.FetchCooldown)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Queues FetchCooldown can't be greater than Client FetchPollInterval",
+			configFunc: func(config *Config) {
+				config.Queues = map[string]QueueConfig{QueueDefault: {FetchCooldown: 10 * time.Millisecond, MaxWorkers: 1}}
+				config.FetchPollInterval = 9 * time.Millisecond
+			},
+			wantErr: fmt.Errorf("FetchPollInterval cannot be shorter than FetchCooldown (%s)", FetchCooldownDefault),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Queues FetchPollInterval can be overridden",
+			configFunc: func(config *Config) {
+				config.Queues = map[string]QueueConfig{QueueDefault: {FetchPollInterval: 9 * time.Second, MaxWorkers: 1}}
+			},
+			validateResult: func(t *testing.T, client *Client[pgx.Tx]) { //nolint:thelper
+				require.Equal(t, 9*time.Second, client.producersByQueueName[QueueDefault].config.FetchPollInterval)
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "Queues MaxWorkers can't be negative",
 			configFunc: func(config *Config) {