2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
index 00dbae7b60..b8cca9b187 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/postgres.py
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ class PostgresEngine(object):
 
     def is_connection_closed(self, conn):
         return bool(conn)
+
+    def lock_table(self, txn, table):
+        txn.execute("LOCK TABLE %s in EXCLUSIVE MODE" % (table,))
diff --git a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py
index 39828a597c..f62d5d1205 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/engines/sqlite3.py
@@ -38,3 +38,6 @@ class Sqlite3Engine(object):
 
     def is_connection_closed(self, conn):
         return False
+
+    def lock_table(self, txn, table):
+        return