diff --git a/src/obj_list.c b/src/obj_list.c
index d45be1e..c337dcf 100644
--- a/src/obj_list.c
+++ b/src/obj_list.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "value.h"
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "threads.h"
 
 #define LIST_WRAP_INDEX() \
 	if (index < 0) index += self->values.count; \
diff --git a/src/table.c b/src/table.c
index cefc036..a06bcd6 100644
--- a/src/table.c
+++ b/src/table.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "memory.h"
 #include "table.h"
 #include "vm.h"
+#include "threads.h"
 
 #define TABLE_MAX_LOAD 0.75
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ void krk_initTable(KrkTable * table) {
 	table->count = 0;
 	table->capacity = 0;
 	table->entries = NULL;
+	pthread_rwlock_init(&table->lock, NULL);
 }
 
 void krk_freeTable(KrkTable * table) {
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ static void adjustCapacity(KrkTable * table, size_t capacity) {
 }
 
 int krk_tableSet(KrkTable * table, KrkValue key, KrkValue value) {
+	pthread_rwlock_wrlock(&table->lock);
 	if (table->count + 1 > table->capacity * TABLE_MAX_LOAD) {
 		size_t capacity = GROW_CAPACITY(table->capacity);
 		adjustCapacity(table, capacity);
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ int krk_tableSet(KrkTable * table, KrkValue key, KrkValue value) {
 	if (isNewKey && IS_NONE(entry->value)) table->count++;
 	entry->key = key;
 	entry->value = value;
+	pthread_rwlock_unlock(&table->lock);
 	return isNewKey;
 }
 
@@ -105,32 +109,48 @@ void krk_tableAddAll(KrkTable * from, KrkTable * to) {
 
 int krk_tableGet(KrkTable * table, KrkValue key, KrkValue * value) {
 	if (table->count == 0) return 0;
+	pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&table->lock);
 	KrkTableEntry * entry = krk_findEntry(table->entries, table->capacity, key);
-	if (entry->key.type == VAL_KWARGS) return 0;
-	*value = entry->value;
-	return 1;
+	if (entry->key.type == VAL_KWARGS) {
+		pthread_rwlock_unlock(&table->lock);
+		return 0;
+	} else {
+		*value = entry->value;
+		pthread_rwlock_unlock(&table->lock);
+		return 1;
+	}
 }
 
 int krk_tableDelete(KrkTable * table, KrkValue key) {
 	if (table->count == 0) return 0;
+	pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&table->lock);
 	KrkTableEntry * entry = krk_findEntry(table->entries, table->capacity, key);
-	if (entry->key.type == VAL_KWARGS) return 0;
+	if (entry->key.type == VAL_KWARGS) {
+		pthread_rwlock_unlock(&table->lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	entry->key = KWARGS_VAL(0);
 	entry->value = BOOLEAN_VAL(1);
+	pthread_rwlock_unlock(&table->lock);
 	return 1;
 }
 
 KrkString * krk_tableFindString(KrkTable * table, const char * chars, size_t length, uint32_t hash) {
 	if (table->count == 0) return NULL;
 
+	pthread_rwlock_rdlock(&table->lock);
 	uint32_t index = hash % table->capacity;
 	for (;;) {
 		KrkTableEntry * entry = &table->entries[index];
 		if (entry->key.type == VAL_KWARGS) {
-			if (IS_NONE(entry->value)) return NULL;
+			if (IS_NONE(entry->value)) {
+				pthread_rwlock_unlock(&table->lock);
+				return NULL;
+			}
 		} else if (AS_STRING(entry->key)->length == length &&
 		           AS_STRING(entry->key)->hash == hash &&
 		           memcmp(AS_STRING(entry->key)->chars, chars, length) == 0) {
+			pthread_rwlock_unlock(&table->lock);
 			return AS_STRING(entry->key);
 		}
 		index = (index + 1) % table->capacity;
diff --git a/src/table.h b/src/table.h
index 16de037..8c79826 100644
--- a/src/table.h
+++ b/src/table.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "kuroko.h"
 #include "value.h"
+#include "threads.h"
 
 typedef struct {
 	KrkValue key;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	size_t count;
 	size_t capacity;
 	KrkTableEntry * entries;
+	pthread_rwlock_t lock;
 } KrkTable;
 
 extern void krk_initTable(KrkTable * table);
diff --git a/src/threads.h b/src/threads.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf857d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/threads.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_THREADING
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <sched.h>
+static inline void _krk_internal_spin_lock(int volatile * lock) {
+	while(__sync_lock_test_and_set(lock, 0x01)) {
+		sched_yield();
+	}
+}
+
+static inline void _krk_internal_spin_unlock(int volatile * lock) {
+	__sync_lock_release(lock);
+}
+
+#define _obtain_lock(v)  _krk_internal_spin_lock(&v);
+#define _release_lock(v) _krk_internal_spin_unlock(&v);
+
+#else
+
+#define _obtain_lock(v)
+#define _release_lock(v)
+
+#define pthread_rwlock_init(a,b)
+#define pthread_rwlock_wrlock(a)
+#define pthread_rwlock_rdlock(a)
+#define pthread_rwlock_unlock(a)
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/src/vm.h b/src/vm.h
index c80da54..2701867 100644
--- a/src/vm.h
+++ b/src/vm.h
@@ -234,27 +234,4 @@ extern int krk_doRecursiveModuleLoad(KrkString * name);
 extern KrkValue krk_operator_lt(KrkValue,KrkValue);
 extern KrkValue krk_operator_gt(KrkValue,KrkValue);
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_THREADING
-#include <sched.h>
-static inline void _krk_internal_spin_lock(int volatile * lock) {
-	while(__sync_lock_test_and_set(lock, 0x01)) {
-		sched_yield();
-	}
-}
-
-static inline void _krk_internal_spin_unlock(int volatile * lock) {
-	__sync_lock_release(lock);
-}
-
-#define _obtain_lock(v)  _krk_internal_spin_lock(&v);
-#define _release_lock(v) _krk_internal_spin_unlock(&v);
-#else
-#define _obtain_lock(v)
-#define _release_lock(v)
-
-#define pthread_rwlock_init(a,b)
-#define pthread_rwlock_wrlock(a)
-#define pthread_rwlock_rdlock(a)
-#define pthread_rwlock_unlock(a)
-#endif
 
diff --git a/test/testRacingThreads.krk b/test/testRacingThreads.krk
index f0f3110..4293599 100644
--- a/test/testRacingThreads.krk
+++ b/test/testRacingThreads.krk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from fileio import open, stdin
 from threading import Thread
 
 let l = []
+let d = {}
 let stop = False
 
 class Racer(Thread):
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ class Racer(Thread):
                 l.append('test')
             else if l:
                 l[choice % len(l)] += choice
+            d[choice] = str(choice)
 
 let racers = [Racer() for i in range(5)]
 
@@ -38,3 +40,5 @@ for racer in racers:
     racer.join()
 print("Here's l:")
 print(l)
+print("Here's d:")
+print(d)