diff --git a/fig/backends/aws_sqs/__init__.py b/fig/backends/aws_sqs/__init__.py
index e755ca1..c8cf5e9 100644
--- a/fig/backends/aws_sqs/__init__.py
+++ b/fig/backends/aws_sqs/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+from functools import lru_cache
 import boto3
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from ...config import config
@@ -8,18 +9,41 @@
 class Submitter():
     def __init__(self):
         aws_region = config.get('aws_sqs', 'region')
-        sqs_queue_name = config.get('aws_sqs', 'sqs_queue_name')
-        log.debug("Attempting to connect to AWS (region %s) SQS: %s", aws_region, sqs_queue_name)
+        log.debug("Attempting to connect to AWS (region %s) SQS: %s", aws_region, self.sqs_queue_name)
         try:
             aws_client = boto3.resource('sqs', region_name=aws_region)
-            self.queue = aws_client.get_queue_by_name(QueueName=sqs_queue_name)
+            self.queue = aws_client.get_queue_by_name(QueueName=self.sqs_queue_name)
         except ClientError:  # pylint: disable=W0703
-            log.exception("Cannot configure AWS SQS Queue: %s in %s", aws_region, sqs_queue_name)
+            log.exception("Cannot configure AWS SQS Queue: %s in %s", aws_region, self.sqs_queue_name)
             self.queue = None
             raise
 
     def submit(self, event):
-        self.queue.send_message(MessageBody=json.dumps(event.original_event))
+        oe = event.original_event
+        if self.is_fifo:
+            feed_id = getattr(oe, 'feed_id') if hasattr(oe, 'feed_id') else 0
+            self.queue.send_message(
+                MessageGroupId="fig/%s/%s" % (self.app_id, feed_id),
+                MessageDeduplicationId=str(oe.offset),
+                MessageBody=json.dumps(oe)
+            )
+        else:
+            self.queue.send_message(MessageBody=json.dumps(oe))
+
+    @property
+    @lru_cache
+    def is_fifo(self):
+        return self.sqs_queue_name.endswith('.fifo')
+
+    @property
+    @lru_cache
+    def sqs_queue_name(self):
+        return config.get('aws_sqs', 'sqs_queue_name')
+
+    @property
+    @lru_cache
+    def app_id(self):
+        return config.get('falcon', 'application_id')
 
 
 class Runtime():