diff --git a/django_periodiq/management/commands/runperiodiq.py b/django_periodiq/management/commands/runperiodiq.py
index f1cd3f8..94fd9f2 100644
--- a/django_periodiq/management/commands/runperiodiq.py
+++ b/django_periodiq/management/commands/runperiodiq.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+import importlib
+import pkgutil
 import sys
 
 from django.apps import apps
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ def handle(self, path, verbosity, pid_file, log_file, **options):
             executable_name,
             # -v -v ...
             *verbosity_args,
-            # django_dramatiq.tasks app1.tasks app2.tasks ...
             *tasks_modules,
             "--path", *path,
         ]
@@ -59,19 +60,67 @@ def handle(self, path, verbosity, pid_file, log_file, **options):
             os.execvp(executable_path, process_args)
 
     def discover_tasks_modules(self):
+        task_module_names = getattr(settings, "DRAMATIQ_AUTODISCOVER_MODULES", ("tasks",))
         ignored_modules = set(getattr(settings, "DRAMATIQ_IGNORED_MODULES", []))
-        app_configs = (c for c in apps.get_app_configs() if module_has_submodule(c.module, "tasks"))
-        tasks_modules = ["django_periodiq.setup"] # Broker module is first
-        for conf in app_configs:
-            module = conf.name + ".tasks"
-            if module in ignored_modules:
+        app_configs = []
+        for conf in apps.get_app_configs():
+            for task_module in task_module_names:
+                if module_has_submodule(conf.module, task_module):
+                    app_configs.append((conf, task_module))
+        tasks_modules = ["django_periodiq.setup"]
+
+        def is_ignored_module(module_name):
+            if not ignored_modules:
+                return False
+
+            if module_name in ignored_modules:
+                return True
+
+            name_parts = module_name.split(".")
+
+            for c in range(1, len(name_parts)):
+                part_name = ".".join(name_parts[:c]) + ".*"
+                if part_name in ignored_modules:
+                    return True
+
+            return False
+
+        for conf, task_module in app_configs:
+            module = conf.name + "." + task_module
+            if is_ignored_module(module):
                 self.stdout.write(" * Ignored tasks module: %r" % module)
-            else:
+                continue
+
+            imported_module = importlib.import_module(module)
+            if not self._is_package(imported_module):
                 self.stdout.write(" * Discovered tasks module: %r" % module)
                 tasks_modules.append(module)
+            else:
+                submodules = self._get_submodules(imported_module)
+
+                for submodule in submodules:
+                    if is_ignored_module(submodule):
+                        self.stdout.write(" * Ignored tasks module: %r" % submodule)
+                    else:
+                        self.stdout.write(" * Discovered tasks module: %r" % submodule)
+                        tasks_modules.append(submodule)
 
         return tasks_modules
 
+    def _is_package(self, module):
+        return hasattr(module, "__path__")
+
+    def _get_submodules(self, package):
+        submodules = []
+
+        package_path = package.__path__
+        prefix = package.__name__ + "."
+
+        for _, module_name, _ in pkgutil.walk_packages(package_path, prefix):
+            submodules.append(module_name)
+
+        return submodules
+
     def _resolve_executable(self, exec_name):
         bin_dir = os.path.dirname(sys.executable)
         if bin_dir: