diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a1bd64d213..25669cfb17 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ if test "x$with_sanlock" != "xno"; then
         fail=1
     fi])
   if test "x$with_sanlock" != "xno" ; then
-    AC_CHECK_LIB([sanlock], [sanlock_acquire],[
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([sanlock], [sanlock_restrict],[
       SANLOCK_LIBS="$SANLOCK_LIBS -lsanlock"
       with_sanlock=yes
     ],[
diff --git a/src/locking/domain_lock.c b/src/locking/domain_lock.c
index 85352e232a..f0a11b7f14 100644
--- a/src/locking/domain_lock.c
+++ b/src/locking/domain_lock.c
@@ -159,10 +159,12 @@ int virDomainLockProcessStart(virLockManagerPluginPtr plugin,
 {
     virLockManagerPtr lock = virDomainLockManagerNew(plugin, dom, true);
     int ret;
+    int flags = VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_RESTRICT;
+
     if (paused)
-        ret = virLockManagerAcquire(lock, NULL, VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_REGISTER_ONLY);
-    else
-        ret = virLockManagerAcquire(lock, NULL, 0);
+        flags |= VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_REGISTER_ONLY;
+
+    ret = virLockManagerAcquire(lock, NULL, flags);
 
     virLockManagerFree(lock);
 
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver.h b/src/locking/lock_driver.h
index 40a55f6ffe..2e71113fc2 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver.h
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver.h
@@ -59,7 +59,9 @@ typedef enum {
 
 typedef enum {
     /* Don't acquire the resources, just register the object PID */
-    VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_REGISTER_ONLY = (1 << 0)
+    VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_REGISTER_ONLY = (1 << 0),
+    /* Prevent further lock/unlock calls from this process */
+    VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_RESTRICT = (1 << 1),
 } virLockManagerAcquireFlags;
 
 enum {
diff --git a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
index 7e0610d1bf..a60d7ce0f8 100644
--- a/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
+++ b/src/locking/lock_driver_sanlock.c
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ static int virLockManagerSanlockAcquire(virLockManagerPtr lock,
     int rv;
     int i;
 
-    virCheckFlags(VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_REGISTER_ONLY, -1);
+    virCheckFlags(VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_RESTRICT |
+                  VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_REGISTER_ONLY, -1);
 
     if (priv->res_count == 0 &&
         priv->hasRWDisks) {
@@ -327,6 +328,18 @@ static int virLockManagerSanlockAcquire(virLockManagerPtr lock,
         virSetInherit(sock, true) < 0)
         goto error;
 
+    if (flags & VIR_LOCK_MANAGER_ACQUIRE_RESTRICT) {
+        if ((rv = sanlock_restrict(sock, SANLK_RESTRICT_ALL)) < 0) {
+            if (rv <= -200)
+                virLockError(VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR,
+                             _("Failed to restrict process: error %d"), rv);
+            else
+                virReportSystemError(-rv, "%s",
+                                     _("Failed to restrict process"));
+            goto error;
+        }
+    }
+
     VIR_DEBUG("Acquire completed fd=%d", sock);
 
     if (res_free) {