diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a85dc35..4506e9a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ List of available configuration options:
 | `API_KEYS` | A list of api keys that are used to authenticate to the API. If this list is empty authentication will be disabled. |
 | `ESALES_URL` | URL to the eSales server. If its a cloud cluster it has the format `username:password` |
 | `ESALES_IMPORT_DIR` | XML-files that should be imported to eSales are temporarily stored in this directory. e.g: `/tmp/esales`
+| `BERNARD_QUEUE_URL` | URL to Bernard queue (used for running Photowall background tasks)
 
 ## Getting started
 
diff --git a/api/core.py b/api/core.py
index 4184663..88e6b94 100644
--- a/api/core.py
+++ b/api/core.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from flask import Flask, jsonify, Response, request
-from api.extensions import db, esales
+from api.extensions import db, esales, bernard
 from api.validators import ValidationError
 
 
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ def create_app(config_name="config"):
 
     db.init_app(app)
     esales.init_app(app)
+    bernard.init_app(app)
 
     # register errors handlers
     @app.errorhandler(404)
diff --git a/api/extensions.py b/api/extensions.py
index f941f76..28006f3 100644
--- a/api/extensions.py
+++ b/api/extensions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from esales.flask_esales import Esales
+from api.lib.bernard import Bernard
+
 
 db = SQLAlchemy()
 esales = Esales()
+bernard = Bernard()
diff --git a/api/lib/bernard.py b/api/lib/bernard.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdaf5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/lib/bernard.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import boto3
+import time
+import json
+
+
+class Bernard(object):
+    def __init__(self, app=None):
+        self.sqs = boto3.client("sqs")
+        if app:
+            self.init_app(app)
+
+    def init_app(self, app):
+        if not "BERNARD_QUEUE_URL" in app.config:
+            raise Exception("BERNARD_QUEUE_URL missing in config")
+        self.queue_url = app.config.get("BERNARD_QUEUE_URL")
+
+    def produce(self, task, args={}, retries=0):
+        args["name"] = task
+
+        if retries > 0:
+            args["retries"] = retries
+
+        message = {
+            "args": args,
+            "class": "Bernard:Message:DefaultMessage",
+            "timestamp": time.time(),
+        }
+
+        response = self.sqs.send_message(
+            QueueUrl=self.queue_url, MessageBody=json.dumps(message)
+        )
+
+        # if the response contains a MD5OfMessageBody we assume the message was successfully delivered to the queue
+        if "MD5OfMessageBody" in response:
+            return True
+
+        return False
diff --git a/api/resources/order_rows.py b/api/resources/order_rows.py
index e0e6120..d03c9e0 100644
--- a/api/resources/order_rows.py
+++ b/api/resources/order_rows.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, abort, request
-from api import db
+from api import db, bernard
 from api.helpers import check_api_key
 from api.models import OrderRow, OrderRowField, OrderRowDetail
 
@@ -22,3 +22,14 @@ def save_pwinty_image_id(row_id):
     db.session.commit()
 
     return jsonify(detail.to_json())
+
+
+@mod.route("/<int:row_id>/send", methods=["POST"])
+def send_order_row(row_id):
+    success = bernard.produce("SendOrderRow", {"row_id": row_id})
+    if success:
+        return jsonify({"status": "ok"})
+    else:
+        return jsonify(
+            {"status": "err", "message": "Message not delivered to Bernard queue"}
+        )
diff --git a/config.sample.py b/config.sample.py
index dff50c9..ddcd4ed 100644
--- a/config.sample.py
+++ b/config.sample.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS = True
 DEBUG = True
 API_KEYS = ['secretkey']
 ESALES_URL = 'username:password'
-ESALES_IMPORT_DIR = '/tmp/esales'
\ No newline at end of file
+ESALES_IMPORT_DIR = '/tmp/esales'
+BERNARD_QUEUE_URL = 'https://sqs.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/<queue_id>/<queue_name>'
diff --git a/docs/orders.md b/docs/orders.md
index d4716e9..2d6fe7a 100644
--- a/docs/orders.md
+++ b/docs/orders.md
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ curl -X POST https://api2.photowall.com/orders/1/pwinty_id -H "Content-Type: app
 ```
 curl -X POST https://api2.photowall.com/order-rows/1/pwinty_image_id -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"value": 123}'
 ```
+
+## Send a notification that the order-row has been delivered
+
+```
+curl -X POST https://api2.photowall.com/order-rows/1/send'
+```
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f8b3a49..78782dc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ factory-boy==2.7.0
 jsonschema==2.5.1
 mock==2.0.0
 Faker==0.9.0
+boto3==1.12.1
+botocore==1.15.1
+docutils==0.15.2
+jmespath==0.9.4
+python-dateutil==2.8.1
+s3transfer==0.3.3
+six==1.14.0
+urllib3==1.25.8
diff --git a/tests/config.py b/tests/config.py
index 3f31e9c..d4bc713 100644
--- a/tests/config.py
+++ b/tests/config.py
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ TESTING = True
 DEBUG = True
 SQLALCHEMY_ECHO = False
 API_KEYS = None  # api keys are disabled in test
+BERNARD_QUEUE_URL = ""