diff --git a/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py b/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
index a75c2bf..e20756c 100644
--- a/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
+++ b/djrill/mail/backends/djrill.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ class DjrillBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
         super(DjrillBackend, self).__init__(**kwargs)
         self.api_key = getattr(settings, "MANDRILL_API_KEY", None)
         self.api_url = MANDRILL_API_URL
+        
+        self.subaccount = getattr(settings, "MANDRILL_SUB_ACCOUNT", None)
 
         if not self.api_key:
             raise ImproperlyConfigured("You have not set your mandrill api key "
@@ -187,6 +189,10 @@ class DjrillBackend(BaseEmailBackend):
             'tags', 'preserve_recipients', 'view_content_link', 'subaccount',
             'google_analytics_domains', 'google_analytics_campaign',
             'metadata']
+
+        if self.subaccount:
+            msg_dict['subaccount'] = self.subaccount
+
         for attr in mandrill_attrs:
             if hasattr(message, attr):
                 msg_dict[attr] = getattr(message, attr)
diff --git a/djrill/tests/__init__.py b/djrill/tests/__init__.py
index b663f5b..f0af178 100644
--- a/djrill/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/djrill/tests/__init__.py
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ from djrill.tests.test_legacy import *
 from djrill.tests.test_mandrill_send import *
 from djrill.tests.test_mandrill_send_template import *
 from djrill.tests.test_mandrill_webhook import *
+from djrill.tests.test_mandrill_subaccounts import *
diff --git a/djrill/tests/test_mandrill_subaccounts.py b/djrill/tests/test_mandrill_subaccounts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd647d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/djrill/tests/test_mandrill_subaccounts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+from django.core import mail
+
+from djrill.tests.mock_backend import DjrillBackendMockAPITestCase
+
+from django.conf import settings
+
+class DjrillMandrillSubaccountTests(DjrillBackendMockAPITestCase):
+    """Test Djrill backend support for Mandrill subaccounts"""
+
+    def test_send_basic(self):
+        mail.send_mail('Subject here', 'Here is the message.',
+            'from@example.com', ['to@example.com'], fail_silently=False)
+        self.assert_mandrill_called("/messages/send.json")
+        data = self.get_api_call_data()
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['subject'], "Subject here")
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['text'], "Here is the message.")
+        self.assertFalse('from_name' in data['message'])
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['from_email'], "from@example.com")
+        self.assertEqual(len(data['message']['to']), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['to'][0]['email'], "to@example.com")
+
+
+    def test_send_from_subaccount(self):
+        settings.MANDRILL_SUB_ACCOUNT = "test_subaccount"
+        
+        mail.send_mail('Subject here', 'Here is the message.',
+            'from@example.com', ['to@example.com'], fail_silently=False)
+        self.assert_mandrill_called("/messages/send.json")
+        data = self.get_api_call_data()
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['subject'], "Subject here")
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['text'], "Here is the message.")
+        self.assertFalse('from_name' in data['message'])
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['from_email'], "from@example.com")
+        self.assertEqual(len(data['message']['to']), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['to'][0]['email'], "to@example.com")
+
+
+        self.assertEqual(data['message']['subaccount'], settings.MANDRILL_SUB_ACCOUNT)