diff --git a/src/sync/mod.rs b/src/sync/mod.rs
index c2211656..b9162f14 100644
--- a/src/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sync/mod.rs
@@ -192,3 +192,5 @@ cfg_unstable! {
 
 pub(crate) mod waker_set;
 pub(crate) use waker_set::WakerSet;
+pub(crate) mod spin_lock;
+pub(crate) use spin_lock::Spinlock;
diff --git a/src/sync/spin_lock.rs b/src/sync/spin_lock.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..854b7e02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sync/spin_lock.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+use std::cell::UnsafeCell;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
+
+use crossbeam_utils::Backoff;
+
+/// A simple spinlock.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct Spinlock<T> {
+    locked: AtomicBool,
+    value: UnsafeCell<T>,
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for Spinlock<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Sync for Spinlock<T> {}
+
+impl<T> Spinlock<T> {
+    /// Returns a new spinlock initialized with `value`.
+    pub const fn new(value: T) -> Spinlock<T> {
+        Spinlock {
+            locked: AtomicBool::new(false),
+            value: UnsafeCell::new(value),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Locks the spinlock.
+    pub fn lock(&self) -> SpinlockGuard<'_, T> {
+        let backoff = Backoff::new();
+        while self.locked.compare_and_swap(false, true, Ordering::Acquire) {
+            backoff.snooze();
+        }
+        SpinlockGuard { parent: self }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A guard holding a spinlock locked.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SpinlockGuard<'a, T> {
+    parent: &'a Spinlock<T>,
+}
+
+unsafe impl<T: Send> Send for SpinlockGuard<'_, T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: Sync> Sync for SpinlockGuard<'_, T> {}
+
+impl<'a, T> Drop for SpinlockGuard<'a, T> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.parent.locked.store(false, Ordering::Release);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> Deref for SpinlockGuard<'a, T> {
+    type Target = T;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &T {
+        unsafe { &*self.parent.value.get() }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'a, T> DerefMut for SpinlockGuard<'a, T> {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut T {
+        unsafe { &mut *self.parent.value.get() }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn spinlock() {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    use crate::sync::{Spinlock};
+    use crate::task;
+
+    task::block_on(async {
+
+        let m = Arc::new(Spinlock::new(0));
+        let mut tasks = vec![];
+
+        for _ in 0..10 {
+            let m = m.clone();
+            tasks.push(task::spawn(async move {
+                *m.lock() += 1;
+            }));
+        }
+
+        for t in tasks {
+            t.await;
+        }
+        assert_eq!(*m.lock(), 10);
+    })
+}