diff --git a/internal/store/database/dbtx/ctx.go b/internal/store/database/dbtx/ctx.go
index 93ef09f34..d80a51c40 100644
--- a/internal/store/database/dbtx/ctx.go
+++ b/internal/store/database/dbtx/ctx.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func GetAccessor(ctx context.Context, db *sqlx.DB) Accessor {
 	if a, ok := ctx.Value(ctxKeyTx{}).(Accessor); ok {
 		return a
 	}
-	return db
+	return New(db)
 }
 
 // GetTransaction returns Transaction interface from the context if it exists or return nil.
diff --git a/internal/store/database/dbtx/db.go b/internal/store/database/dbtx/db.go
index 1d1853a79..9c7cbd8f4 100644
--- a/internal/store/database/dbtx/db.go
+++ b/internal/store/database/dbtx/db.go
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import (
 
 // New returns new database Runner interface.
 func New(db *sqlx.DB) Transactor {
-	run := &runnerDB{sqlDB{db}}
+	mx := getLocker(db)
+	run := &runnerDB{
+		db: sqlDB{db},
+		mx: mx,
+	}
 	return run
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/store/database/dbtx/locker.go b/internal/store/database/dbtx/locker.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a575f30f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/store/database/dbtx/locker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright 2022 Harness Inc. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by the Polyform Free Trial License
+// that can be found in the LICENSE.md file for this repository.
+
+package dbtx
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+)
+
+const (
+	postgres = "postgres"
+)
+
+type locker interface {
+	Lock()
+	Unlock()
+	RLock()
+	RUnlock()
+}
+
+var globalMx sync.RWMutex
+
+func needsLocking(driver string) bool {
+	return driver != postgres
+}
+
+func getLocker(db *sqlx.DB) locker {
+	if needsLocking(db.DriverName()) {
+		return &globalMx
+	}
+	return lockerNop{}
+}
+
+type lockerNop struct{}
+
+func (lockerNop) RLock()   {}
+func (lockerNop) RUnlock() {}
+func (lockerNop) Lock()    {}
+func (lockerNop) Unlock()  {}
diff --git a/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner.go b/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner.go
index e403e7662..2bf8c417c 100644
--- a/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner.go
+++ b/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner.go
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
 )
 
+// runnerDB executes individual sqlx database calls wrapped with the locker calls (Lock/Unlock)
+// or a transaction wrapped with the locker calls (RLock/RUnlock or Lock/Unlock depending on the transaction type).
 type runnerDB struct {
-	transactor
+	db transactor
+	mx locker
 }
 
 var _ Transactor = runnerDB{}
@@ -28,7 +33,15 @@ func (r runnerDB) WithTx(ctx context.Context, txFn func(context.Context) error,
 		txOpts = TxDefault
 	}
 
-	tx, err := r.startTx(ctx, txOpts)
+	if txOpts.ReadOnly {
+		r.mx.RLock()
+		defer r.mx.RUnlock()
+	} else {
+		r.mx.Lock()
+		defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	tx, err := r.db.startTx(ctx, txOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -64,6 +77,80 @@ func (r runnerDB) WithTx(ctx context.Context, txFn func(context.Context) error,
 	return err
 }
 
+func (r runnerDB) DriverName() string {
+	return r.db.DriverName()
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) Rebind(query string) string {
+	return r.db.Rebind(query)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) BindNamed(query string, arg interface{}) (string, []interface{}, error) {
+	return r.db.BindNamed(query, arg)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) QueryContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error) {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.QueryContext(ctx, query, args...)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) QueryxContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (*sqlx.Rows, error) {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.QueryxContext(ctx, query, args...)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) QueryRowxContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) *sqlx.Row {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.QueryRowxContext(ctx, query, args...)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) ExecContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error) {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.ExecContext(ctx, query, args...)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) QueryRowContext(ctx context.Context, query string, args ...any) *sql.Row {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.QueryRowContext(ctx, query, args...)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) PrepareContext(ctx context.Context, query string) (*sql.Stmt, error) {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.PrepareContext(ctx, query)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) PreparexContext(ctx context.Context, query string) (*sqlx.Stmt, error) {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.PreparexContext(ctx, query)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) PrepareNamedContext(ctx context.Context, query string) (*sqlx.NamedStmt, error) {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.PrepareNamedContext(ctx, query)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) GetContext(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, query string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.GetContext(ctx, dest, query, args...)
+}
+
+func (r runnerDB) SelectContext(ctx context.Context, dest interface{}, query string, args ...interface{}) error {
+	r.mx.Lock()
+	defer r.mx.Unlock()
+	return r.db.SelectContext(ctx, dest, query, args...)
+}
+
+// runnerTx executes sqlx database transaction calls.
+// Locking is not used because runnerDB locks the entire transaction.
 type runnerTx struct {
 	Tx
 	commit   bool
diff --git a/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner_test.go b/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner_test.go
index c94050db4..d964e060e 100644
--- a/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/database/dbtx/runner_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 //nolint:gocognit
@@ -106,7 +107,10 @@ func TestWithTx(t *testing.T) {
 				t:         t,
 				errCommit: test.errCommit,
 			}
-			run := &runnerDB{mock}
+			run := &runnerDB{
+				db: mock,
+				mx: lockerNop{},
+			}
 
 			ctx, cancelFn := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 			defer cancelFn()
@@ -203,3 +207,129 @@ func (tx *txMock) Rollback() error {
 	tx.rollback = true
 	return nil
 }
+
+func TestLocking(t *testing.T) {
+	const dummyQuery = ""
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		fn   func(db Transactor, l *lockerCounter)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "exec-lock",
+			fn: func(db Transactor, l *lockerCounter) {
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				_, _ = db.ExecContext(ctx, dummyQuery)
+				_, _ = db.ExecContext(ctx, dummyQuery)
+				_, _ = db.ExecContext(ctx, dummyQuery)
+
+				assert.Zero(t, l.RLocks)
+				assert.Zero(t, l.RUnlocks)
+				assert.Equal(t, 3, l.Locks)
+				assert.Equal(t, 3, l.Unlocks)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tx-lock",
+			fn: func(db Transactor, l *lockerCounter) {
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				_ = db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+					_, _ = GetAccessor(ctx, nil).ExecContext(ctx, dummyQuery)
+					_, _ = GetAccessor(ctx, nil).ExecContext(ctx, dummyQuery)
+					return nil
+				})
+
+				assert.Zero(t, l.RLocks)
+				assert.Zero(t, l.RUnlocks)
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, l.Locks)
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, l.Unlocks)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "tx-read-lock",
+			fn: func(db Transactor, l *lockerCounter) {
+				ctx := context.Background()
+				_ = db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+					_, _ = GetAccessor(ctx, nil).QueryContext(ctx, dummyQuery)
+					_, _ = GetAccessor(ctx, nil).QueryContext(ctx, dummyQuery)
+					return nil
+				}, TxDefaultReadOnly)
+
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, l.RLocks)
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, l.RUnlocks)
+				assert.Zero(t, l.Locks)
+				assert.Zero(t, l.Unlocks)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		l := &lockerCounter{}
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			test.fn(runnerDB{
+				db: dbMockNop{},
+				mx: l,
+			}, l)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type lockerCounter struct {
+	Locks    int
+	Unlocks  int
+	RLocks   int
+	RUnlocks int
+}
+
+func (l *lockerCounter) Lock()    { l.Locks++ }
+func (l *lockerCounter) Unlock()  { l.Unlocks++ }
+func (l *lockerCounter) RLock()   { l.RLocks++ }
+func (l *lockerCounter) RUnlock() { l.RUnlocks++ }
+
+type dbMockNop struct{}
+
+func (dbMockNop) DriverName() string                                           { return "" }
+func (dbMockNop) Rebind(string) string                                         { return "" }
+func (dbMockNop) BindNamed(string, interface{}) (string, []interface{}, error) { return "", nil, nil }
+
+//nolint:nilnil // it's a mock
+func (dbMockNop) QueryContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) (*sql.Rows, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+//nolint:nilnil // it's a mock
+func (dbMockNop) QueryxContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) (*sqlx.Rows, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+func (dbMockNop) QueryRowxContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) *sqlx.Row { return nil }
+func (dbMockNop) ExecContext(context.Context, string, ...interface{}) (sql.Result, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+func (dbMockNop) QueryRowContext(context.Context, string, ...any) *sql.Row {
+	return nil
+}
+
+//nolint:nilnil // it's a mock
+func (dbMockNop) PrepareContext(context.Context, string) (*sql.Stmt, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+//nolint:nilnil // it's a mock
+func (dbMockNop) PreparexContext(context.Context, string) (*sqlx.Stmt, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+//nolint:nilnil // it's a mock
+func (dbMockNop) PrepareNamedContext(context.Context, string) (*sqlx.NamedStmt, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+func (dbMockNop) GetContext(context.Context, interface{}, string, ...interface{}) error {
+	return nil
+}
+func (dbMockNop) SelectContext(context.Context, interface{}, string, ...interface{}) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (dbMockNop) Commit() error   { return nil }
+func (dbMockNop) Rollback() error { return nil }
+
+func (d dbMockNop) startTx(context.Context, *sql.TxOptions) (Tx, error) { return d, nil }