diff --git a/src/TimeZones.jl b/src/TimeZones.jl
index 9e83cc45..fa10cf75 100644
--- a/src/TimeZones.jl
+++ b/src/TimeZones.jl
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ end
 include("compat.jl")
 include("utils.jl")
 include("indexable_generator.jl")
+include("readers_writer_lock.jl")
 
 include("class.jl")
 include("utcoffset.jl")
diff --git a/src/readers_writer_lock.jl b/src/readers_writer_lock.jl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a87c6526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/readers_writer_lock.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using Base.Threads: AbstractLock, Atomic
+
+struct StateLock{L} <: AbstractLock
+    state::Atomic{UInt8}
+end
+
+const ReadersLock = StateLock{:Readers}
+const WriterLock = StateLock{:Writer}
+
+function Base.lock(r::ReadersLock)
+    while true
+        x = r.state[]
+        if x != 0xff
+            y = x + 0x01
+            if Threads.atomic_cas!(r.state, x, y) == x
+                break
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function Base.unlock(r::ReadersLock)
+    Threads.atomic_sub!(r.state, 0x01)
+end
+
+function Base.lock(w::WriterLock)
+    while true
+        x = w.state[]
+        if x == 0x00
+            if Threads.atomic_cas!(w.state, x, 0xff) == x
+                break
+            end
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+function Base.unlock(w::WriterLock)
+    Threads.atomic_xchg!(w.state, 0x00)
+end
+
+# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Readers–writer_lock
+# https://yizhang82.dev/lock-free-rw-lock
+
+"""
+    ReadersWriterLock
+
+Allow for concurrent read-only operations, while providing exclusive access for write
+operations.
+"""
+struct ReadersWriterLock
+    readers::ReadersLock
+    writer::WriterLock
+
+    function ReadersWriterLock()
+        state = Threads.Atomic{UInt8}(0)
+        readers = ReadersLock(state)
+        writer = WriterLock(state)
+
+        return new(readers, writer)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/src/types/timezone.jl b/src/types/timezone.jl
index 7e8289b1..a3be695d 100644
--- a/src/types/timezone.jl
+++ b/src/types/timezone.jl
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 const TIME_ZONE_CACHE = Dict{String,Tuple{TimeZone,Class}}()
+const TZ_CACHE_LOCK = ReadersWriterLock()
+
 
 """
     TimeZone(str::AbstractString) -> TimeZone
@@ -41,24 +43,36 @@ US/Pacific (UTC-8/UTC-7)
 TimeZone(::AbstractString, ::Class)
 
 function TimeZone(str::AbstractString, mask::Class=Class(:DEFAULT))
+    lock(TZ_CACHE_LOCK.readers)
+
     # Note: If the class `mask` does not match the time zone we'll still load the
     # information into the cache to ensure the result is consistent.
-    tz, class = get!(TIME_ZONE_CACHE, str) do
-        tz_path = joinpath(TZData.COMPILED_DIR, split(str, "/")...)
-
-        if isfile(tz_path)
-            open(deserialize, tz_path, "r")
-        elseif occursin(FIXED_TIME_ZONE_REGEX, str)
-            FixedTimeZone(str), Class(:FIXED)
-        elseif !isdir(TZData.COMPILED_DIR) || isempty(readdir(TZData.COMPILED_DIR))
-            # Note: Julia 1.0 supresses the build logs which can hide issues in time zone
-            # compliation which result in no tzdata time zones being available.
-            throw(ArgumentError(
-                "Unable to find time zone \"$str\". Try running `TimeZones.build()`."
-            ))
-        else
-            throw(ArgumentError("Unknown time zone \"$str\""))
+    if haskey(TIME_ZONE_CACHE, str)
+        tz, class = TIME_ZONE_CACHE[str]
+        unlock(TZ_CACHE_LOCK.readers)
+    else
+        unlock(TZ_CACHE_LOCK.readers)
+        lock(TZ_CACHE_LOCK.writer)
+
+        tz, class = get!(TIME_ZONE_CACHE, str) do
+            tz_path = joinpath(TZData.COMPILED_DIR, split(str, "/")...)
+
+            if isfile(tz_path)
+                open(deserialize, tz_path, "r")
+            elseif occursin(FIXED_TIME_ZONE_REGEX, str)
+                FixedTimeZone(str), Class(:FIXED)
+            elseif !isdir(TZData.COMPILED_DIR) || isempty(readdir(TZData.COMPILED_DIR))
+                # Note: Julia 1.0 supresses the build logs which can hide issues in time zone
+                # compliation which result in no tzdata time zones being available.
+                throw(ArgumentError(
+                    "Unable to find time zone \"$str\". Try running `TimeZones.build()`."
+                ))
+            else
+                throw(ArgumentError("Unknown time zone \"$str\""))
+            end
         end
+
+        unlock(TZ_CACHE_LOCK.writer)
     end
 
     if mask & class == Class(:NONE)