diff --git a/executor.go b/executor.go
index af4b7c9..5cc3811 100644
--- a/executor.go
+++ b/executor.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ type executor struct {
 	jobsOutCompleted chan uuid.UUID
 	// used to request jobs from the scheduler
 	jobOutRequest chan jobOutRequest
+	// used to request jobs from the scheduler
+	jobOutUpdateLockRequest chan jobOutUpdateLockRequest
 
 	// used by the executor to receive a stop signal from the scheduler
 	stopCh chan struct{}
@@ -376,7 +378,14 @@ func (e *executor) runJob(j internalJob, jIn jobIn) {
 			e.incrementJobCounter(j, Skip)
 			return
 		}
-		defer func() { _ = lock.Unlock(j.ctx) }()
+		e.jobOutUpdateLockRequest <- jobOutUpdateLockRequest{
+			id:   j.id,
+			lock: lock,
+		}
+
+		defer func() {
+			_ = lock.Unlock(j.ctx)
+		}()
 	} else if e.locker != nil {
 		lock, err := e.locker.Lock(j.ctx, j.name)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -385,7 +394,14 @@ func (e *executor) runJob(j internalJob, jIn jobIn) {
 			e.incrementJobCounter(j, Skip)
 			return
 		}
-		defer func() { _ = lock.Unlock(j.ctx) }()
+		e.jobOutUpdateLockRequest <- jobOutUpdateLockRequest{
+			id:   j.id,
+			lock: lock,
+		}
+
+		defer func() {
+			_ = lock.Unlock(j.ctx)
+		}()
 	}
 	_ = callJobFuncWithParams(j.beforeJobRuns, j.id, j.name)
 
diff --git a/job.go b/job.go
index 890889e..0a34b33 100644
--- a/job.go
+++ b/job.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ type internalJob struct {
 	nextScheduled []time.Time
 
 	lastRun            time.Time
+	lastLock           Lock
 	function           any
 	parameters         []any
 	timer              clockwork.Timer
@@ -1018,6 +1019,7 @@ type Job interface {
 	RunNow() error
 	// Tags returns the job's string tags.
 	Tags() []string
+	Lock() Lock
 }
 
 var _ Job = (*job)(nil)
@@ -1116,3 +1118,9 @@ func (j job) RunNow() error {
 	}
 	return err
 }
+
+func (j job) Lock() Lock {
+	ij := requestJob(j.id, j.jobOutRequest)
+
+	return ij.lastLock
+}
diff --git a/scheduler.go b/scheduler.go
index 90ff521..7a5dbaf 100644
--- a/scheduler.go
+++ b/scheduler.go
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ type jobOutRequest struct {
 	outChan chan internalJob
 }
 
+type jobOutUpdateLockRequest struct {
+	id   uuid.UUID
+	lock Lock
+}
+
 type runJobRequest struct {
 	id      uuid.UUID
 	outChan chan error
@@ -131,11 +136,12 @@ func NewScheduler(options ...SchedulerOption) (Scheduler, error) {
 		logger:           &noOpLogger{},
 		clock:            clockwork.NewRealClock(),
 
-		jobsIn:                 make(chan jobIn),
-		jobsOutForRescheduling: make(chan uuid.UUID),
-		jobsOutCompleted:       make(chan uuid.UUID),
-		jobOutRequest:          make(chan jobOutRequest, 1000),
-		done:                   make(chan error),
+		jobsIn:                  make(chan jobIn),
+		jobsOutForRescheduling:  make(chan uuid.UUID),
+		jobsOutCompleted:        make(chan uuid.UUID),
+		jobOutRequest:           make(chan jobOutRequest, 1000),
+		jobOutUpdateLockRequest: make(chan jobOutUpdateLockRequest),
+		done:                    make(chan error),
 	}
 
 	s := &scheduler{
@@ -190,6 +196,9 @@ func NewScheduler(options ...SchedulerOption) (Scheduler, error) {
 			case out := <-s.jobOutRequestCh:
 				s.selectJobOutRequest(out)
 
+			case out := <-s.exec.jobOutUpdateLockRequest:
+				s.jobOutUpdateLockRequest(out)
+
 			case out := <-s.allJobsOutRequest:
 				s.selectAllJobsOutRequest(out)
 
@@ -432,6 +441,13 @@ func (s *scheduler) selectJobOutRequest(out jobOutRequest) {
 	close(out.outChan)
 }
 
+func (s *scheduler) jobOutUpdateLockRequest(out jobOutUpdateLockRequest) {
+	if j, ok := s.jobs[out.id]; ok {
+		j.lastLock = out.lock
+		s.jobs[out.id] = j
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *scheduler) selectNewJob(in newJobIn) {
 	j := in.job
 	if s.started {
diff --git a/scheduler_test.go b/scheduler_test.go
index d335c4a..1463d13 100644
--- a/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/scheduler_test.go
@@ -2633,3 +2633,44 @@ func TestScheduler_WithMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestJob_Lock(t *testing.T) {
+	locker := &testLocker{
+		notLocked: make(chan struct{}, 1),
+	}
+
+	s := newTestScheduler(t,
+		WithDistributedLocker(locker),
+	)
+
+	jobRan := make(chan struct{})
+	j, err := s.NewJob(
+		DurationJob(time.Millisecond*100),
+		NewTask(func() {
+			time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+			jobRan <- struct{}{}
+		}),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	s.Start()
+	defer s.Shutdown()
+
+	select {
+	case <-jobRan:
+		// Job has run
+	case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
+		t.Fatal("Job did not run in time")
+	}
+
+	require.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		if locker.jobLocked {
+			return true
+		}
+
+		return false
+	}, 200*time.Millisecond, 100*time.Millisecond, "Job should be locked")
+
+	lock := j.Lock()
+	assert.NotNil(t, lock, "Job Lock() should return a non-nil Locker")
+}