diff --git a/user/lib/src/lib.rs b/user/lib/src/lib.rs
index 958f16e97..365831150 100644
--- a/user/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/user/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 #![no_std]
 
+pub mod locking;
+
 use core::panic::PanicInfo;
+pub use locking::*;
 pub use syscall::*;
 
 #[macro_export]
diff --git a/user/lib/src/locking.rs b/user/lib/src/locking.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62f0c54c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/user/lib/src/locking.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2024 SUSE LLC
+//
+// Author: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@suse.de>
+
+use core::cell::UnsafeCell;
+use core::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use core::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct LockGuard<'a, T> {
+    holder: &'a AtomicU64,
+    data: &'a mut T,
+}
+
+impl<T> Drop for LockGuard<'_, T> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.holder.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Release);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> Deref for LockGuard<'_, T> {
+    type Target = T;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &T {
+        self.data
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> DerefMut for LockGuard<'_, T> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+        self.data
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SpinLock<T> {
+    current: AtomicU64,
+    holder: AtomicU64,
+    data: UnsafeCell<T>,
+}
+
+// SAFETY: SpinLock guarantees mutually exclusive access to wrapped data.
+unsafe impl<T> Sync for SpinLock<T> {}
+
+impl<'a, T> SpinLock<T> {
+    pub const fn new(data: T) -> Self {
+        SpinLock {
+            current: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            holder: AtomicU64::new(0),
+            data: UnsafeCell::new(data),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn lock(&'a self) -> LockGuard<'a, T> {
+        let ticket = self.current.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        loop {
+            let h = self.holder.load(Ordering::Acquire);
+            if h == ticket {
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        LockGuard {
+            holder: &self.holder,
+            // SAFETY: Safe because at this point the lock is held and this is
+            // guaranteed to be the only reference.
+            data: unsafe { &mut *self.data.get() },
+        }
+    }
+}