diff --git a/sdk/go.mod b/sdk/go.mod
index 9ba252a1af..3727dbb0a3 100644
--- a/sdk/go.mod
+++ b/sdk/go.mod
@@ -95,9 +95,11 @@ require (
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/image-spec v1.1.0-rc2.0.20221005185240-3a7f492d3f1b // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20180202154549-b0b1615b78e5 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
 	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.8.1 // indirect
+	github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock v0.2.0
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
diff --git a/sdk/go.sum b/sdk/go.sum
index bdfa1fa886..00cd1eda06 100644
--- a/sdk/go.sum
+++ b/sdk/go.sum
@@ -436,6 +436,8 @@ github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.12 h1:BOIssBaW1La0/qbNZHXOOa71dZfZEQOzW7dqQf
 github.com/opencontainers/runc v1.1.12/go.mod h1:S+lQwSfncpBha7XTy/5lBwWgm5+y5Ma/O44Ekby9FK8=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0 h1:cBOtyMzM9HTpWjXfbbunk26uA6nG3a8n06Wieeh0MwY=
 github.com/pascaldekloe/goe v0.1.0/go.mod h1:lzWF7FIEvWOWxwDKqyGYQf6ZUaNfKdP144TG7ZOy1lc=
+github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20180202154549-b0b1615b78e5 h1:q2e307iGHPdTGp0hoxKjt1H5pDo6utceo3dQVK3I5XQ=
+github.com/petermattis/goid v0.0.0-20180202154549-b0b1615b78e5/go.mod h1:jvVRKCrJTQWu0XVbaOlby/2lO20uSCHEMzzplHXte1o=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.0.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:pdkljMzZIN41W+lC3N2tnIh5sFi+IEE17M5jbnwPHcY=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.6.1+incompatible h1:9UY3+iC23yxF0UfGaYrGplQ+79Rg+h/q9FV9ix19jjM=
 github.com/pierrec/lz4 v2.6.1+incompatible/go.mod h1:pdkljMzZIN41W+lC3N2tnIh5sFi+IEE17M5jbnwPHcY=
diff --git a/sdk/helper/locksutil/locks.go b/sdk/helper/locksutil/locks.go
index c7538b63b4..2711098247 100644
--- a/sdk/helper/locksutil/locks.go
+++ b/sdk/helper/locksutil/locks.go
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/cryptoutil"
+	"github.com/sasha-s/go-deadlock"
 )
 
 const (
 	LockCount = 256
 )
 
+// DeadlockRWMutex is the RW version of DeadlockMutex.
+type DeadlockRWMutex struct {
+	deadlock.RWMutex
+}
+
 type LockEntry struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 }
@@ -36,6 +42,14 @@ func CreateLocks() []*LockEntry {
 	return ret
 }
 
+func CreateLocksWithDeadlockDetection() []*DeadlockRWMutex {
+	ret := make([]*DeadlockRWMutex, LockCount)
+	for i := range ret {
+		ret[i] = new(DeadlockRWMutex)
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
 func LockIndexForKey(key string) uint8 {
 	return uint8(cryptoutil.Blake2b256Hash(key)[0])
 }
@@ -59,3 +73,23 @@ func LocksForKeys(locks []*LockEntry, keys []string) []*LockEntry {
 
 	return locksToReturn
 }
+
+func LockForKeyWithDeadLockDetection(locks []*DeadlockRWMutex, key string) *DeadlockRWMutex {
+	return locks[LockIndexForKey(key)]
+}
+
+func LocksForKeysWithDeadLockDetection(locks []*DeadlockRWMutex, keys []string) []*DeadlockRWMutex {
+	lockIndexes := make(map[uint8]struct{}, len(keys))
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		lockIndexes[LockIndexForKey(k)] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	locksToReturn := make([]*DeadlockRWMutex, 0, len(keys))
+	for i, l := range locks {
+		if _, ok := lockIndexes[uint8(i)]; ok {
+			locksToReturn = append(locksToReturn, l)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return locksToReturn
+}
diff --git a/vault/barrier.go b/vault/barrier.go
index 9cba04eb7b..e2ecd68a91 100644
--- a/vault/barrier.go
+++ b/vault/barrier.go
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ type SecurityBarrier interface {
 
 	// SecurityBarrier must provide the encryption APIs
 	BarrierEncryptor
+
+	DetectDeadlocks() bool
 }
 
 // BarrierStorage is the storage only interface required for a Barrier.
diff --git a/vault/barrier_aes_gcm.go b/vault/barrier_aes_gcm.go
index 8e949a967b..1144c7e60f 100644
--- a/vault/barrier_aes_gcm.go
+++ b/vault/barrier_aes_gcm.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/parseutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-secure-stdlib/strutil"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/helper/locking"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/helper/jsonutil"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/logical"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/physical"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ var (
 type AESGCMBarrier struct {
 	backend physical.Backend
 
-	l      sync.RWMutex
+	l      locking.RWMutex
 	sealed bool
 
 	// keyring is used to maintain all of the encryption keys, including
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ func (b *AESGCMBarrier) SetRotationConfig(ctx context.Context, rotConfig KeyRota
 
 // NewAESGCMBarrier is used to construct a new barrier that uses
 // the provided physical backend for storage.
-func NewAESGCMBarrier(physical physical.Backend) (*AESGCMBarrier, error) {
+func NewAESGCMBarrier(physical physical.Backend, detectDeadlocks bool) (*AESGCMBarrier, error) {
 	keyringTimeout := defaultKeyringTimeout
 	keyringTimeoutStr := os.Getenv(bestEffortKeyringTimeoutOverride)
 	if keyringTimeoutStr != "" {
@@ -129,8 +130,10 @@ func NewAESGCMBarrier(physical physical.Backend) (*AESGCMBarrier, error) {
 		}
 		keyringTimeout = t
 	}
+
 	b := &AESGCMBarrier{
 		backend:                  physical,
+		l:                        &locking.SyncRWMutex{},
 		sealed:                   true,
 		cache:                    make(map[uint32]cipher.AEAD),
 		currentAESGCMVersionByte: byte(AESGCMVersion2),
@@ -139,9 +142,19 @@ func NewAESGCMBarrier(physical physical.Backend) (*AESGCMBarrier, error) {
 		totalLocalEncryptions:    atomic.NewInt64(0),
 		bestEffortKeyringTimeout: keyringTimeout,
 	}
+	if detectDeadlocks {
+		b.l = &locking.DeadlockRWMutex{}
+	}
 	return b, nil
 }
 
+func (b *AESGCMBarrier) DetectDeadlocks() bool {
+	if _, ok := b.l.(*locking.DeadlockRWMutex); ok {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Initialized checks if the barrier has been initialized
 // and has a root key set.
 func (b *AESGCMBarrier) Initialized(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/vault/barrier_aes_gcm_test.go b/vault/barrier_aes_gcm_test.go
index 9ed7d6fcb1..1268bf006c 100644
--- a/vault/barrier_aes_gcm_test.go
+++ b/vault/barrier_aes_gcm_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func mockBarrier(t testing.TB) (physical.Backend, SecurityBarrier, []byte) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_Basic(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_Rotate(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_MissingRotateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -97,11 +97,11 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_Upgrade(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b1, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b1, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b2, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b2, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_Upgrade_Rekey(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b1, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b1, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b2, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b2, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_Rekey(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_BackwardsCompatible(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_Confidential(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_Integrity(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_MoveIntegrityV1(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_MoveIntegrityV2(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_UpgradeV1toV2(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_UpgradeV1toV2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Open again as version 2
-	b, err = NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err = NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ func TestEncrypt_Unique(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ func TestInitialize_KeyLength(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func TestEncrypt_BarrierEncryptor(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ func TestDecrypt_InvalidCipherLength(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_ReloadKeyring(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ func TestAESGCMBarrier_ReloadKeyring(t *testing.T) {
 
 	{
 		// Create a second barrier and rotate the keyring
-		b2, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+		b2, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ func TestBarrier_LegacyRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
-	b1, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm)
+	b1, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(inm, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	} // Initialize the barrier
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ func TestBarrier_persistKeyring_Context(t *testing.T) {
 			// Set up barrier
 			backend, err := inmem.NewInmem(nil, corehelpers.NewTestLogger(t))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			barrier, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(backend)
+			barrier, err := NewAESGCMBarrier(backend, false)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			key, err := barrier.GenerateKey(rand.Reader)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/vault/core.go b/vault/core.go
index 69e8d1cdda..66950b091f 100644
--- a/vault/core.go
+++ b/vault/core.go
@@ -1200,7 +1200,11 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Construct a new AES-GCM barrier
-	c.barrier, err = NewAESGCMBarrier(c.physical)
+	detectDeadlocks := slices.Contains(c.detectDeadlocks, "barrier")
+	if detectDeadlocks {
+		c.Logger().Debug("enabling deadlock detection for the barrier")
+	}
+	c.barrier, err = NewAESGCMBarrier(c.physical, detectDeadlocks)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("barrier setup failed: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1299,8 +1303,8 @@ func NewCore(conf *CoreConfig) (*Core, error) {
 	quotasLogger := conf.Logger.Named("quotas")
 	c.allLoggers = append(c.allLoggers, quotasLogger)
 
-	detectDeadlocks := slices.Contains(c.detectDeadlocks, "quotas")
-	c.quotaManager, err = quotas.NewManager(quotasLogger, c.quotaLeaseWalker, c.metricSink, detectDeadlocks)
+	detectDeadlocksQuotas := slices.Contains(c.detectDeadlocks, "quotas")
+	c.quotaManager, err = quotas.NewManager(quotasLogger, c.quotaLeaseWalker, c.metricSink, detectDeadlocksQuotas)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/vault/core_test.go b/vault/core_test.go
index 835e28905a..8eb29f80bd 100644
--- a/vault/core_test.go
+++ b/vault/core_test.go
@@ -3605,3 +3605,21 @@ func TestBuildUnsealSetupFunctionSlice(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, testcase.expectedLength, len(funcs), testcase.name)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestBarrier_DeadlockDetection verifies that the
+// DeadlockDetection is correctly enabled and disabled when the core is unsealed
+func TestBarrier_DeadlockDetection(t *testing.T) {
+	testCore := TestCore(t)
+	testCoreUnsealed(t, testCore)
+
+	if testCore.barrier.DetectDeadlocks() {
+		t.Fatal("barrierLock has deadlock detection enabled, it shouldn't")
+	}
+
+	testCore = TestCoreWithDeadlockDetection(t, nil, false)
+	testCoreUnsealed(t, testCore)
+
+	if !testCore.barrier.DetectDeadlocks() {
+		t.Fatal("barrierLock doesn't have deadlock detection enabled, it should")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/vault/testing.go b/vault/testing.go
index cfcb96e629..61dc35695a 100644
--- a/vault/testing.go
+++ b/vault/testing.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func TestCoreWithDeadlockDetection(t testing.T, testSeal Seal, enableRaw bool) *
 		AuditBackends: map[string]audit.Factory{
 			"file": auditFile.Factory,
 		},
-		DetectDeadlocks: "expiration,quotas,statelock",
+		DetectDeadlocks: "expiration,quotas,statelock,barrier",
 	}
 	return TestCoreWithSealAndUI(t, conf)
 }