diff --git a/gum/gumcloak.c b/gum/gumcloak.c
index 237657a448..6afaf70e02 100644
--- a/gum/gumcloak.c
+++ b/gum/gumcloak.c
@@ -735,3 +735,22 @@ gum_fd_compare (gconstpointer element_a,
     return -1;
   return 1;
 }
+
+gboolean
+gum_cloak_is_locked (void)
+{
+  if (!gum_spinlock_try_acquire (&cloak_lock))
+    return TRUE;
+
+  gum_spinlock_release (&cloak_lock);
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+void
+gum_cloak_with_lock_held (GumCloakLockedFunc func,
+                          gpointer user_data)
+{
+  gum_spinlock_acquire (&cloak_lock);
+  func (user_data);
+  gum_spinlock_release (&cloak_lock);
+}
diff --git a/gum/gumcloak.h b/gum/gumcloak.h
index 0129cdc226..ce441e9f08 100644
--- a/gum/gumcloak.h
+++ b/gum/gumcloak.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ typedef gboolean (* GumCloakFoundThreadFunc) (GumThreadId id,
 typedef gboolean (* GumCloakFoundRangeFunc) (const GumMemoryRange * range,
     gpointer user_data);
 typedef gboolean (* GumCloakFoundFDFunc) (gint fd, gpointer user_data);
+typedef void (* GumCloakLockedFunc) (gpointer user_data);
 
 GUM_API void gum_cloak_add_thread (GumThreadId id);
 GUM_API void gum_cloak_remove_thread (GumThreadId id);
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ GUM_API gboolean gum_cloak_has_file_descriptor (gint fd);
 GUM_API void gum_cloak_enumerate_file_descriptors (GumCloakFoundFDFunc func,
     gpointer user_data);
 
+GUM_API gboolean gum_cloak_is_locked (void);
+GUM_API void gum_cloak_with_lock_held (GumCloakLockedFunc func,
+    gpointer user_data);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif
diff --git a/vapi/frida-gum-1.0.vapi b/vapi/frida-gum-1.0.vapi
index 41fbc8875c..833d7414b4 100644
--- a/vapi/frida-gum-1.0.vapi
+++ b/vapi/frida-gum-1.0.vapi
@@ -387,9 +387,13 @@ namespace Gum {
 		public bool has_file_descriptor (int fd);
 		public void enumerate_file_descriptors (Gum.Cloak.FoundFDFunc func);
 
+        public void with_lock_held (Gum.Cloak.LockedFunc func);
+        public bool is_locked ();
+
 		public delegate bool FoundThreadFunc (Gum.ThreadId id);
 		public delegate bool FoundRangeFunc (Gum.MemoryRange range);
 		public delegate bool FoundFDFunc (int fd);
+		public delegate void LockedFunc ();
 	}
 
 	public struct CpuContext {