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diff --git a/‎Lib/logging/config.py‎
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diff --git a/‎Lib/test/test_logging.py‎
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diff --git a/‎Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2024-05-09-21-36-11.gh-issue-118868.uckxxP.rst‎
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@@ -725,16 +725,16 @@ def add_filters(self, filterer, filters):
 
     def _configure_queue_handler(self, klass, **kwargs):
         if 'queue' in kwargs:
-            q = kwargs['queue']
+            q = kwargs.pop('queue')
         else:
             q = queue.Queue()  # unbounded
-        rhl = kwargs.get('respect_handler_level', False)
-        if 'listener' in kwargs:
-            lklass = kwargs['listener']
-        else:
-            lklass = logging.handlers.QueueListener
-        listener = lklass(q, *kwargs.get('handlers', []), respect_handler_level=rhl)
-        handler = klass(q)
+
+        rhl = kwargs.pop('respect_handler_level', False)
+        lklass = kwargs.pop('listener', logging.handlers.QueueListener)
+        handlers = kwargs.pop('handlers', [])
+
+        listener = lklass(q, *handlers, respect_handler_level=rhl)
+        handler = klass(q, **kwargs)
         handler.listener = listener
         return handler
 
 
@@ -3976,6 +3976,35 @@ def test_111615(self):
         }
         logging.config.dictConfig(config)
 
+    # gh-118868: check if kwargs are passed to logging QueueHandler
+    def test_kwargs_passing(self):
+        class CustomQueueHandler(logging.handlers.QueueHandler):
+            def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+                super().__init__(queue.Queue())
+                self.custom_kwargs = kwargs
+
+        custom_kwargs = {'foo': 'bar'}
+
+        config = {
+            'version': 1,
+            'handlers': {
+                'custom': {
+                    'class': CustomQueueHandler,
+                    **custom_kwargs
+                },
+            },
+            'root': {
+                'level': 'DEBUG',
+                'handlers': ['custom']
+            }
+        }
+
+        logging.config.dictConfig(config)
+
+        handler = logging.getHandlerByName('custom')
+        self.assertEqual(handler.custom_kwargs, custom_kwargs)
+
+
 class ManagerTest(BaseTest):
     def test_manager_loggerclass(self):
         logged = []
 
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Fixed issue where kwargs were no longer passed to the logging handler
+QueueHandler
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	`1`	`+Fixed issue where kwargs were no longer passed to the logging handler`
	`2`	`+QueueHandler`