diff --git a/graph.go b/graph.go
index f30c8b8..75d9702 100644
--- a/graph.go
+++ b/graph.go
@@ -133,12 +133,63 @@ type Resource interface {
   AddParent(parent Resource) error
   Children() []Resource
   Parents() []Resource
+  Lock() error
+  Unlock() error
 }
 
 type BaseResource struct {
   BaseNode
   parents []Resource
   children []Resource
+  locked bool
+  state_lock sync.Mutex
+}
+
+// Grab the state mutex and check the state, if unlocked continue to hold the mutex while doing the same for children
+// When the bottom of a tree is reached(no more children) go back up and set the lock state
+func (resource * BaseResource) Lock() error {
+  var err error = nil
+  resource.state_lock.Lock()
+  if resource.locked == true {
+    err = errors.New("Resource already locked")
+  } else {
+    all_children_locked := true
+    for _, child := range resource.Children() {
+      err = child.Lock()
+      if err != nil {
+        all_children_locked = false
+        break
+      }
+    }
+    if all_children_locked == true {
+      resource.locked = true
+    }
+  }
+  resource.state_lock.Unlock()
+  return err
+}
+
+// Recurse through children, unlocking until no more children
+func (resource * BaseResource) Unlock() error {
+  var err error = nil
+  resource.state_lock.Lock()
+  if resource.locked == false {
+    err = errors.New("Resource already unlocked")
+  } else {
+    all_children_unlocked := true
+    for _, child := range resource.Children() {
+      err = child.Unlock()
+      if err != nil {
+        all_children_unlocked = false
+        break
+      }
+    }
+    if all_children_unlocked == true{
+      resource.locked = false
+    }
+  }
+  resource.state_lock.Unlock()
+  return err
 }
 
 func (resource * BaseResource) Children() []Resource {
@@ -169,6 +220,8 @@ func (resource * BaseResource) AddParent(parent Resource) error {
   return nil
 }
 
+
+
 type Event interface {
   GraphNode
   Children() []Event
diff --git a/graph_test.go b/graph_test.go
index c096b89..6891059 100644
--- a/graph_test.go
+++ b/graph_test.go
@@ -149,13 +149,51 @@ func TestLockResource(t * testing.T) {
   r1 := NewResource("r1", "", []Resource{})
   r2 := NewResource("r2", "", []Resource{})
   r3 := NewResource("r3", "", []Resource{r1, r2})
+  r4 := NewResource("r3", "", []Resource{r1, r2})
 
   event_manager := NewEventManager()
   err_1 := event_manager.AddResource(r1)
   err_2 := event_manager.AddResource(r2)
   err_3 := event_manager.AddResource(r3)
+  err_4 := event_manager.AddResource(r4)
 
-  if err_1 != nil || err_2 != nil || err_3 != nil {
+  if err_1 != nil || err_2 != nil || err_3 != nil || err_4 != nil {
     t.Fatal("Failed to add initial tiered resources for test")
   }
+
+  // Lock r3(so also r1&r2)
+  err := r3.Lock()
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatal("Failed to lock r3")
+  }
+
+  err = r3.Lock()
+  if err == nil {
+    t.Fatal("Locked r3 after locking r3")
+  }
+
+  err = r4.Lock()
+  if err == nil {
+    t.Fatal("Locked r4 after locking r3")
+  }
+
+  err = r1.Lock()
+  if err == nil {
+    t.Fatal("Locked r1 after locking r3")
+  }
+
+  err = r3.Unlock()
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatal("Failed to unlock r3")
+  }
+
+  err = r4.Lock()
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatal("Failed to lock r4 after unlocking r3")
+  }
+
+  err = r4.Unlock()
+  if err != nil {
+    t.Fatal("Failed to unlock r4")
+  }
 }