diff --git a/backend/remote/backend_mock.go b/backend/remote/backend_mock.go
index 9a41f5e4a..ade6d1134 100644
--- a/backend/remote/backend_mock.go
+++ b/backend/remote/backend_mock.go
@@ -504,11 +504,21 @@ func (m *mockWorkspaces) Delete(ctx context.Context, organization, workspace str
 }
 
 func (m *mockWorkspaces) Lock(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, options tfe.WorkspaceLockOptions) (*tfe.Workspace, error) {
-	panic("not implemented")
+	w, ok := m.workspaceIDs[workspaceID]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, tfe.ErrResourceNotFound
+	}
+	w.Locked = true
+	return w, nil
 }
 
 func (m *mockWorkspaces) Unlock(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) (*tfe.Workspace, error) {
-	panic("not implemented")
+	w, ok := m.workspaceIDs[workspaceID]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, tfe.ErrResourceNotFound
+	}
+	w.Locked = false
+	return w, nil
 }
 
 func (m *mockWorkspaces) AssignSSHKey(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string, options tfe.WorkspaceAssignSSHKeyOptions) (*tfe.Workspace, error) {
diff --git a/backend/remote/backend_state.go b/backend/remote/backend_state.go
index 1c124de4f..5c2a6cbfb 100644
--- a/backend/remote/backend_state.go
+++ b/backend/remote/backend_state.go
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	tfe "github.com/hashicorp/go-tfe"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/state"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/state/remote"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 )
 
 type remoteClient struct {
 	client       *tfe.Client
+	lockInfo     *state.LockInfo
 	organization string
 	runID        string
 	workspace    string
@@ -108,3 +110,72 @@ func (r *remoteClient) Delete() error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Lock the remote state.
+func (r *remoteClient) Lock(info *state.LockInfo) (string, error) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	lockErr := &state.LockError{Info: r.lockInfo}
+
+	// Retrieve the workspace to lock.
+	w, err := r.client.Workspaces.Read(ctx, r.organization, r.workspace)
+	if err != nil {
+		lockErr.Err = err
+		return "", lockErr
+	}
+
+	// Check if the workspace is already locked.
+	if w.Locked {
+		lockErr.Err = fmt.Errorf(
+			"remote state already\nlocked (lock ID: \"%s/%s\")", r.organization, r.workspace)
+		return "", lockErr
+	}
+
+	// Lock the workspace.
+	w, err = r.client.Workspaces.Lock(ctx, w.ID, tfe.WorkspaceLockOptions{
+		Reason: tfe.String("Locked by Terraform"),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		lockErr.Err = err
+		return "", lockErr
+	}
+
+	r.lockInfo = info
+
+	return r.lockInfo.ID, nil
+}
+
+// Unlock the remote state.
+func (r *remoteClient) Unlock(id string) error {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	lockErr := &state.LockError{Info: r.lockInfo}
+
+	// Verify the expected lock ID.
+	if r.lockInfo != nil && r.lockInfo.ID != id {
+		lockErr.Err = fmt.Errorf("lock ID does not match existing lock")
+		return lockErr
+	}
+
+	// Verify the optional force-unlock lock ID.
+	if r.lockInfo == nil && r.organization+"/"+r.workspace != id {
+		lockErr.Err = fmt.Errorf("lock ID does not match existing lock")
+		return lockErr
+	}
+
+	// Retrieve the workspace to lock.
+	w, err := r.client.Workspaces.Read(ctx, r.organization, r.workspace)
+	if err != nil {
+		lockErr.Err = err
+		return lockErr
+	}
+
+	// Unlock the workspace.
+	w, err = r.client.Workspaces.Unlock(ctx, w.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		lockErr.Err = err
+		return lockErr
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/remote/backend_state_test.go b/backend/remote/backend_state_test.go
index f7dcb581c..b2e82c548 100644
--- a/backend/remote/backend_state_test.go
+++ b/backend/remote/backend_state_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/backend"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/state/remote"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 )
@@ -18,6 +19,22 @@ func TestRemoteClient(t *testing.T) {
 	remote.TestClient(t, client)
 }
 
+func TestRemoteClient_stateLock(t *testing.T) {
+	b := testBackendDefault(t)
+
+	s1, err := b.State(backend.DefaultStateName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+	}
+
+	s2, err := b.State(backend.DefaultStateName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
+	}
+
+	remote.TestRemoteLocks(t, s1.(*remote.State).Client, s2.(*remote.State).Client)
+}
+
 func TestRemoteClient_withRunID(t *testing.T) {
 	// Set the TFE_RUN_ID environment variable before creating the client!
 	if err := os.Setenv("TFE_RUN_ID", generateID("run-")); err != nil {
diff --git a/backend/remote/backend_test.go b/backend/remote/backend_test.go
index c495daefb..28553cae1 100644
--- a/backend/remote/backend_test.go
+++ b/backend/remote/backend_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ func TestRemote(t *testing.T) {
 	var _ backend.CLI = New(nil)
 }
 
+func TestRemote_backendDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	b := testBackendDefault(t)
+	backend.TestBackendStates(t, b)
+	backend.TestBackendStateLocks(t, b, b)
+	backend.TestBackendStateForceUnlock(t, b, b)
+}
+
+func TestRemote_backendNoDefault(t *testing.T) {
+	b := testBackendNoDefault(t)
+	backend.TestBackendStates(t, b)
+}
+
 func TestRemote_config(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		config map[string]interface{}
@@ -125,18 +137,6 @@ func TestRemote_nonexistingOrganization(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRemote_backendDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	b := testBackendDefault(t)
-	backend.TestBackendStates(t, b)
-	backend.TestBackendStateLocks(t, b, b)
-	backend.TestBackendStateForceUnlock(t, b, b)
-}
-
-func TestRemote_backendNoDefault(t *testing.T) {
-	b := testBackendNoDefault(t)
-	backend.TestBackendStates(t, b)
-}
-
 func TestRemote_addAndRemoveStatesDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	b := testBackendDefault(t)
 	if _, err := b.States(); err != backend.ErrNamedStatesNotSupported {