diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index b345d36b7..9c6290d25 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ gem 'rsolr'
 # Should this be in the test, development group?
 gem 'rspec-rails'
 gem 'rubyzip', '>= 1.2.2'
+gem 'sidekiq'
 gem 'simple_form'
 gem 'sneakers'
 gem 'sprockets-es6'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index a7d6bb567..83998ba7d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -615,6 +615,11 @@ GEM
     serverengine (2.0.7)
       sigdump (~> 0.2.2)
     set (1.1.1)
+    sidekiq (7.3.7)
+      connection_pool (>= 2.3.0)
+      logger
+      rack (>= 2.2.4)
+      redis-client (>= 0.22.2)
     sigdump (0.2.5)
     simple_form (5.3.1)
       actionpack (>= 5.2)
@@ -826,6 +831,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rubocop-rspec_rails
   rubyzip (>= 1.2.2)
   selenium-webdriver
+  sidekiq
   simple_form
   sneakers
   solargraph