diff --git a/queue/init.lua b/queue/init.lua
index fff428c..beeae31 100644
--- a/queue/init.lua
+++ b/queue/init.lua
@@ -24,13 +24,54 @@ end
 queue = setmetatable({
     driver = core_drivers,
     register_driver = register_driver,
-}, { __index = function() print(debug.traceback()) error("Please run box.cfg{} first") end })
+}, { __index = function()
+        print(debug.traceback())
+        error('Please configure box.cfg{} in read/write mode first')
+    end
+})
+
+-- Used to store the original methods
+local orig_cfg = nil
+local orig_call = nil
+
+local wrapper_impl
+
+local function cfg_wrapper(...)
+    box.cfg = orig_cfg
+    return wrapper_impl(...)
+end
 
-if rawget(box, 'space') == nil then
-    local orig_cfg = box.cfg
-    box.cfg = function(...)
-        local result = { orig_cfg(...) }
+local function cfg_call_wrapper(cfg, ...)
+    local cfg_mt = getmetatable(box.cfg)
+    cfg_mt.__call = orig_call
+    return wrapper_impl(...)
+end
 
+local function wrap_box_cfg()
+    if type(box.cfg) == 'function' then
+        -- box.cfg before the first box.cfg call
+        orig_cfg = box.cfg
+        box.cfg = cfg_wrapper
+    elseif type(box.cfg) == 'table' then
+        -- box.cfg after the first box.cfg call
+        local cfg_mt = getmetatable(box.cfg)
+        orig_call = cfg_mt.__call
+        cfg_mt.__call = cfg_call_wrapper
+    else
+        error('The box.cfg type is unexpected: ' .. type(box.cfg))
+    end
+end
+
+function wrapper_impl(...)
+    local result = { pcall(box.cfg,...) }
+    if result[1] then
+        table.remove(result, 1)
+    else
+        wrap_box_cfg()
+        error(result[2])
+    end
+
+    if box.info.ro == false then
         local abstract = require 'queue.abstract'
         for name, val in pairs(abstract) do
             rawset(queue, name, val)
@@ -38,14 +79,30 @@ if rawget(box, 'space') == nil then
         abstract.driver = queue.driver
         setmetatable(queue, getmetatable(abstract))
         queue.start()
+    else
+        -- Delay a start until the box will be configured
+        -- with read_only = false
+        wrap_box_cfg()
+    end
+    return unpack(result)
+end
 
-        return unpack(result)
+--- Implementation of the “lazy start” procedure.
+-- The queue module is loaded immediately if the instance was
+-- configured with read_only = false. Otherwise, a start is
+-- delayed until the instance will be configured with read_only = false.
+local function queue_init()
+    if rawget(box, 'space') ~= nil and box.info.ro == false then
+        -- The box was configured with read_only = false
+        queue = require('queue.abstract')
+        queue.register_driver = register_driver
+        queue.driver = core_drivers
+        queue.start()
+    else
+        wrap_box_cfg()
     end
-else
-    queue = require 'queue.abstract'
-    queue.register_driver = register_driver
-    queue.driver = core_drivers
-    queue.start()
 end
 
+queue_init()
+
 return queue
diff --git a/t/000-init.t b/t/000-init.t
index d988671..ee7b9e2 100755
--- a/t/000-init.t
+++ b/t/000-init.t
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ test:test('access to queue until box.cfg is started', function(test)
 
     local s, e = pcall(function() return queue.tube end)
     test:ok(not s, 'exception was generated')
-    test:ok(string.match(e, 'Please run box.cfg') ~= nil, 'Exception text')
+    test:ok(string.match(e, 'Please configure box.cfg') ~= nil, 'Exception text')
 end)
 
 local state = require('queue.abstract.state')
diff --git a/t/150-lazy-start.t b/t/150-lazy-start.t
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1d27dc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/150-lazy-start.t
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env tarantool
+local tap = require('tap')
+local tnt = require('t.tnt')
+
+local test = tap.test('test driver register')
+test:plan(3)
+
+local function check_lazy_start()
+    -- Needed for bootstrap
+    tnt.cfg{}
+
+    tnt.cfg{read_only = true}
+    local queue = require('queue')
+
+    local err_msg = 'Please configure box.cfg{} in read/write mode first'
+    local res, err = pcall(function() queue.stats() end)
+    local check = not res and string.match(err,err_msg) ~= nil
+    test:ok(check, 'check queue delayed start')
+
+    tnt.cfg({read_only = true})
+    res, err = pcall(function() queue.stats() end)
+    check = not res and string.match(err, err_msg) ~= nil
+    test:ok(check, 'check box reconfiguration with read_only = true')
+
+    tnt.cfg({read_only = false})
+    res = pcall(function() queue.stats() end)
+    test:ok(res, 'queue has been started')
+end
+
+check_lazy_start()
+
+tnt.finish()
+os.exit(test:check() and 0 or 1)