diff --git a/.eslintignore b/.eslintignore
index 582fb92c..357df9cd 100644
--- a/.eslintignore
+++ b/.eslintignore
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 dist
-coverage
-.nyc_output
+locks.js
diff --git a/lib/locks.js b/lib/locks.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7da79791
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/locks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { EventEmitter } = require('events');
+const { Worker, isMainThread, parentPort } = require('worker_threads');
+
+const threads = new Set();
+
+const LOCKED = 0;
+const UNLOCKED = 1;
+
+const sendMessage = message => {
+  if (isMainThread) {
+    for (const thread of threads) {
+      thread.worker.postMessage(message);
+    }
+  } else {
+    parentPort.postMessage(message);
+  }
+};
+
+class Lock {
+  constructor(name, mode = 'exclusive', buffer = null) {
+    this.name = name;
+    this.mode = mode; // 'exclusive' or 'shared'
+    this.queue = [];
+    this.owner = false;
+    this.trying = false;
+    const initial = !buffer;
+    this.buffer = initial ? new SharedArrayBuffer(4) : buffer;
+    this.flag = new Int32Array(this.buffer, 0, 1);
+    if (initial) Atomics.store(this.flag, 0, UNLOCKED);
+  }
+
+  enter(lock) {
+    this.queue.push(lock);
+    this.trying = true;
+    return this.tryEnter();
+  }
+
+  tryEnter() {
+    if (this.queue.length === 0) return undefined;
+    const prev = Atomics.exchange(this.flag, 0, LOCKED);
+    if (prev === LOCKED) return undefined;
+    this.owner = true;
+    this.trying = false;
+    const lock = this.queue.shift();
+    return lock.callback(lock).then(() => {
+      this.leave();
+    });
+  }
+
+  leave() {
+    if (!this.owner) return;
+    Atomics.store(this.flag, 0, UNLOCKED);
+    this.owner = false;
+    sendMessage({ kind: 'leave', name: this.name });
+    this.tryEnter();
+  }
+}
+
+class LockManagerSnapshot {
+  constructor(resources) {
+    const held = [];
+    const pending = [];
+    this.held = held;
+    this.pending = pending;
+
+    for (const lock of resources) {
+      if (lock.queue.length > 0) {
+        pending.push(...lock.queue);
+      }
+      if (lock.owner) {
+        held.push(lock);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+class LockManager {
+  constructor() {
+    this.collection = new Map();
+  }
+
+  async request(name, options, callback) {
+    if (typeof options === 'function') {
+      callback = options;
+      options = {};
+    }
+    const { mode = 'exclusive', signal = null } = options;
+
+    let lock = this.collection.get(name);
+    if (lock) {
+      if (mode === 'exclusive') {
+        return new Promise(resolve => {
+          lock.queue.push([callback, resolve]);
+        });
+      }
+    } else {
+      lock = new Lock(name, mode);
+      this.collection.set(name, lock);
+      const { buffer } = lock;
+      sendMessage({ kind: 'create', name, mode, buffer });
+    }
+
+    const finished = callback(lock);
+    let aborted = null;
+    if (signal) {
+      aborted = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+        signal.on('abort', reject);
+      });
+      await Promise.race([finished, aborted]);
+    } else {
+      await finished;
+    }
+
+    let next = lock.queue.pop();
+    while (next) {
+      const [handler, resolve] = next;
+      await handler(lock);
+      resolve();
+      next = lock.queue.pop();
+    }
+    this.collection.delete(name);
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
+  query() {
+    const snapshot = new LockManagerSnapshot();
+    return Promise.resolve(snapshot);
+  }
+}
+
+class AbortError extends Error {
+  constructor(message) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'AbortError';
+  }
+}
+
+class AbortSignal extends EventEmitter {
+  constructor() {
+    super();
+    this.aborted = false;
+    this.on('abort', () => {
+      this.aborted = true;
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+class AbortController {
+  constructor() {
+    this.signal = new AbortSignal();
+  }
+
+  abort() {
+    const error = new AbortError('The request was aborted');
+    this.signal.emit('abort', error);
+  }
+}
+
+const locks = new LockManager();
+
+const receiveMessage = message => {
+  const { kind, name, mode, buffer } = message;
+  if (kind === 'create') {
+    const lock = new Lock(name, mode, buffer);
+    locks.collection.set(name, lock);
+  } else if (kind === 'leave') {
+    for (const lock of locks.collection) {
+      if (lock.name === name && lock.trying) {
+        lock.tryEnter();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+if (!isMainThread) {
+  parentPort.on('message', receiveMessage);
+}
+
+class Thread {
+  constructor(filename, options) {
+    const worker = new Worker(filename, options);
+    this.worker = worker;
+    threads.add(this);
+    worker.on('message', message => {
+      for (const thread of threads) {
+        if (thread.worker !== worker) {
+          thread.worker.postMessage(message);
+        }
+      }
+      receiveMessage(message);
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+module.exports = { locks, Thread, AbortController };
diff --git a/metasync.js b/metasync.js
index ab26165a..3e0cfdb7 100644
--- a/metasync.js
+++ b/metasync.js
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ if (nodeVerion >= 10) {
   submodules.push(require('./lib/async-iterator'));
 }
 
+if (nodeVerion >= 11) {
+  submodules.push(require('./lib/locks'));
+}
+
 const { compose } = submodules[0];
 module.exports = Object.assign(compose, ...submodules);