diff --git a/keyedmutex/keyedmutex.go b/keyedmutex/keyedmutex.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2430c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyedmutex/keyedmutex.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package keyedmutex
+
+import (
+	"container/list"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+type KeyedMutex struct {
+	mu       *sync.Mutex
+	waitList map[string]*list.List
+}
+
+func New() KeyedMutex {
+	return KeyedMutex{
+		mu:       new(sync.Mutex),
+		waitList: map[string]*list.List{},
+	}
+}
+
+func (m KeyedMutex) Lock(key string) {
+	if ch := m.lock(key); ch != nil {
+		<-ch
+	}
+}
+
+func (m KeyedMutex) lock(key string) chan struct{} {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if waitList, ok := m.waitList[key]; ok {
+		ch := make(chan struct{})
+		waitList.PushBack(ch)
+		return ch
+	}
+
+	m.waitList[key] = list.New()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m KeyedMutex) TryLock(key string) bool {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if _, ok := m.waitList[key]; ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	m.waitList[key] = list.New()
+	return true
+}
+
+func (m KeyedMutex) Unlock(key string) {
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	defer m.mu.Unlock()
+
+	waitList, ok := m.waitList[key]
+	if !ok {
+		panic("unlock of unlocked mutex")
+	}
+
+	if waitList.Len() == 0 {
+		delete(m.waitList, key)
+	} else {
+		ch := waitList.Remove(waitList.Front()).(chan struct{})
+		ch <- struct{}{}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/keyedmutex/keyedmutex_test.go b/keyedmutex/keyedmutex_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd5d02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyedmutex/keyedmutex_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package keyedmutex
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestKeyedMutex(t *testing.T) {
+	checkState := func(t *testing.T, m KeyedMutex, keys ...string) {
+		if len(m.waitList) != len(keys) {
+			t.Fatal(m.waitList, keys)
+		}
+
+		for _, key := range keys {
+			if _, ok := m.waitList[key]; !ok {
+				t.Fatal(key)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	m := New()
+	checkState(t, m)
+
+	m.Lock("a")
+	checkState(t, m, "a")
+	m.Lock("b")
+	checkState(t, m, "a", "b")
+	m.Lock("c")
+	checkState(t, m, "a", "b", "c")
+
+	if m.TryLock("a") {
+		t.Fatal("a")
+	}
+	if m.TryLock("b") {
+		t.Fatal("b")
+	}
+	if m.TryLock("c") {
+		t.Fatal("c")
+	}
+
+	if !m.TryLock("d") {
+		t.Fatal("d")
+	}
+
+	checkState(t, m, "a", "b", "c", "d")
+
+	if !m.TryLock("e") {
+		t.Fatal("e")
+	}
+	checkState(t, m, "a", "b", "c", "d", "e")
+
+	m.Unlock("c")
+	checkState(t, m, "a", "b", "d", "e")
+	m.Unlock("a")
+	checkState(t, m, "b", "d", "e")
+	m.Unlock("e")
+	checkState(t, m, "b", "d")
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			m.Lock("b")
+			m.Unlock("b")
+		}()
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	m.Unlock("b")
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	checkState(t, m, "d")
+
+	m.Unlock("d")
+	checkState(t, m)
+}
+
+func TestKeyedMutex_unlockUnlocked(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r == nil {
+			t.Fatal(r)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	m := New()
+	m.Unlock("aldkfj")
+}
+
+func BenchmarkUncontendedMutex(b *testing.B) {
+	m := New()
+	key := "xyz"
+
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		m.Lock(key)
+		m.Unlock(key)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkContendedMutex(b *testing.B) {
+	m := New()
+	key := "xyz"
+
+	m.Lock(key)
+
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			m.Lock(key)
+			m.Unlock(key)
+		}()
+	}
+
+	time.Sleep(time.Second)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	m.Unlock(key)
+	wg.Wait()
+}