diff --git a/qmk-cmd.go b/qmk-cmd.go
index 25815f9..f766b1b 100644
--- a/qmk-cmd.go
+++ b/qmk-cmd.go
@@ -285,6 +285,9 @@ func setCfg(dev *QEncDevice, cfg QEncCfg, val uint8) (err error) {
 }
 
 func sendDataWrapper(dev *QEncDevice, data []byte, cmd QEncCmd, id uint32) (ret []byte, err error) {
+	dev.Lock()
+	defer dev.UnLock()
+
 	done := make(chan bool)
 	msgc := make(chan string)
 
diff --git a/qmk-dev.go b/qmk-dev.go
index f8bcfda..2d5dec9 100644
--- a/qmk-dev.go
+++ b/qmk-dev.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package qmkenc
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sstallion/go-hid"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ type QEncDevice struct {
 	timeout      int
 	retryTimeout int
 	retryWait    int
+	lockfile     string
 }
 
 func (d *QEncDevice) GetPath() string         { return d.path }
@@ -42,9 +44,16 @@ func (d *QEncDevice) Open() (err error) {
 }
 
 func (d *QEncDevice) Close() (err error) {
+	if d.lockfile != "" {
+		os.Remove(d.lockfile)
+	}
 	return d.dev.Close()
 }
 
+func (d *QEncDevice) SetLockfile(lockfile string) {
+	d.lockfile = lockfile
+}
+
 func (d *QEncDevice) SendBuffer(data []byte, msg chan string) (ret []byte, err error) {
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	for {
@@ -130,13 +139,41 @@ func (d *QEncDevice) setBufSize() (err error) {
 	return fmt.Errorf("Unsupported device: '%w'", err)
 }
 
-func QEncNewDevice(path string, bufSize uint8, timeout, retryTimeout, retryWait int) *QEncDevice {
+func (d *QEncDevice) Lock() (err error) {
+	if d.lockfile == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(d.lockfile); err == nil {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * 1)
+			continue
+		} else if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			file, err := os.Create(d.lockfile)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			file.Close()
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (d *QEncDevice) UnLock() {
+	if d.lockfile == "" {
+		return
+	}
+	os.Remove(d.lockfile)
+}
+
+func QEncNewDevice(path string, bufSize uint8, timeout, retryTimeout, retryWait int, lockfile string) *QEncDevice {
 	return &QEncDevice{
 		path:         path,
 		timeout:      timeout,
 		retryTimeout: retryTimeout,
 		retryWait:    retryWait,
 		bufSize:      bufSize,
+		lockfile:     lockfile,
 	}
 }