diff --git a/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Lock/Lock.js b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Lock/Lock.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4d899859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Lock/Lock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = {
+
+    async receive(context) {
+
+        const lock = await context.lock(context.componentId);
+        return context.sendJson({ lock: { resource: lock.resource, value: lock.value } }, 'out')
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Lock/component.json b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Lock/component.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2c8cf452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Lock/component.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "name": "appmixer.utils.controls.Lock",
+    "description": "",
+    "version": "1.4.5",
+    "private": false,
+    "inPorts": [
+        "in"
+    ],
+    "outPorts": [
+        "out"
+    ]
+}
+
+
diff --git a/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Unlock/Unlock.js b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Unlock/Unlock.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c81a8927e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Unlock/Unlock.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module.exports = {
+
+    async receive(context) {
+
+        return context.unlock(context.messages.in.content.lock.resource, context.messages.in.content.lock.value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Unlock/component.json b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Unlock/component.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e70e1998
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/appmixer/utils/controls/Unlock/component.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+    "name": "appmixer.utils.controls.Unlock",
+    "description": "",
+    "version": "1.4.5",
+    "private": false,
+    "inPorts": [
+        {
+            "name": "in",
+            "inspector": {
+                "inputs": {
+                    "lock": {
+                        "type": "text",
+                        "index": 1,
+                        "label": "Lock",
+                        "tooltip": "Lock"
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "outPorts": [
+        "out"
+    ]
+}
+