diff --git a/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go b/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go
index a0463d5b57f2..6b55340cf9bb 100644
--- a/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go
+++ b/clientv3/concurrency/example_mutex_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,57 @@ import (
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3/concurrency"
 )
 
+func ExampleMutex_TryLock() {
+	cli, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{Endpoints: endpoints})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer cli.Close()
+
+	// create two separate sessions for lock competition
+	s1, err := concurrency.NewSession(cli)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer s1.Close()
+	m1 := concurrency.NewMutex(s1, "/my-lock/")
+
+	s2, err := concurrency.NewSession(cli)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer s2.Close()
+	m2 := concurrency.NewMutex(s2, "/my-lock/")
+
+	// acquire lock for s1
+	if err = m1.Lock(context.TODO()); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("acquired lock for s1")
+
+	if err = m2.TryLock(context.TODO()); err == nil {
+		log.Fatal("should not acquire lock")
+	}
+	if err == concurrency.ErrLocked {
+		fmt.Println("cannot acquire lock for s2, as already locked in another session")
+	}
+
+	if err = m1.Unlock(context.TODO()); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("released lock for s1")
+	if err = m2.TryLock(context.TODO()); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	fmt.Println("acquired lock for s2")
+
+	// Output:
+	// acquired lock for s1
+	// cannot acquire lock for s2, as already locked in another session
+	// released lock for s1
+	// acquired lock for s2
+}
+
 func ExampleMutex_Lock() {
 	cli, err := clientv3.New(clientv3.Config{Endpoints: endpoints})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/clientv3/concurrency/mutex.go b/clientv3/concurrency/mutex.go
index 013534193ea5..17eb5ffa85aa 100644
--- a/clientv3/concurrency/mutex.go
+++ b/clientv3/concurrency/mutex.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package concurrency
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ import (
 	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/etcdserverpb"
 )
 
+// ErrLocked is returned by TryLock when Mutex is already locked by another sesion.
+var ErrLocked = errors.New("Mutex: Locked by another session")
+
 // Mutex implements the sync Locker interface with etcd
 type Mutex struct {
 	s *Session
@@ -37,35 +41,43 @@ func NewMutex(s *Session, pfx string) *Mutex {
 	return &Mutex{s, pfx + "/", "", -1, nil}
 }
 
+// TryLock locks the mutex if not already locked by another session.
+// If lock is held by another session, return immediately after attempting necessary cleanup
+func (m *Mutex) TryLock(ctx context.Context) error {
+	resp, err := m.tryAcquire(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// if no key on prefix / the minimum rev is key, already hold the lock
+	ownerKey := resp.Responses[1].GetResponseRange().Kvs
+	if len(ownerKey) == 0 || ownerKey[0].CreateRevision == m.myRev {
+		m.hdr = resp.Header
+		return nil
+	}
+	client := m.s.Client()
+	// Cannot lock, so delete the key
+	if _, err := client.Delete(ctx, m.myKey); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	m.myKey = "\x00"
+	m.myRev = -1
+	return ErrLocked
+}
+
 // Lock locks the mutex with a cancelable context. If the context is canceled
 // while trying to acquire the lock, the mutex tries to clean its stale lock entry.
 func (m *Mutex) Lock(ctx context.Context) error {
-	s := m.s
-	client := m.s.Client()
-
-	m.myKey = fmt.Sprintf("%s%x", m.pfx, s.Lease())
-	cmp := v3.Compare(v3.CreateRevision(m.myKey), "=", 0)
-	// put self in lock waiters via myKey; oldest waiter holds lock
-	put := v3.OpPut(m.myKey, "", v3.WithLease(s.Lease()))
-	// reuse key in case this session already holds the lock
-	get := v3.OpGet(m.myKey)
-	// fetch current holder to complete uncontended path with only one RPC
-	getOwner := v3.OpGet(m.pfx, v3.WithFirstCreate()...)
-	resp, err := client.Txn(ctx).If(cmp).Then(put, getOwner).Else(get, getOwner).Commit()
+	resp, err := m.tryAcquire(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	m.myRev = resp.Header.Revision
-	if !resp.Succeeded {
-		m.myRev = resp.Responses[0].GetResponseRange().Kvs[0].CreateRevision
-	}
 	// if no key on prefix / the minimum rev is key, already hold the lock
 	ownerKey := resp.Responses[1].GetResponseRange().Kvs
 	if len(ownerKey) == 0 || ownerKey[0].CreateRevision == m.myRev {
 		m.hdr = resp.Header
 		return nil
 	}
-
+	client := m.s.Client()
 	// wait for deletion revisions prior to myKey
 	hdr, werr := waitDeletes(ctx, client, m.pfx, m.myRev-1)
 	// release lock key if wait failed
@@ -77,6 +89,29 @@ func (m *Mutex) Lock(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return werr
 }
 
+func (m *Mutex) tryAcquire(ctx context.Context) (*v3.TxnResponse, error) {
+	s := m.s
+	client := m.s.Client()
+
+	m.myKey = fmt.Sprintf("%s%x", m.pfx, s.Lease())
+	cmp := v3.Compare(v3.CreateRevision(m.myKey), "=", 0)
+	// put self in lock waiters via myKey; oldest waiter holds lock
+	put := v3.OpPut(m.myKey, "", v3.WithLease(s.Lease()))
+	// reuse key in case this session already holds the lock
+	get := v3.OpGet(m.myKey)
+	// fetch current holder to complete uncontended path with only one RPC
+	getOwner := v3.OpGet(m.pfx, v3.WithFirstCreate()...)
+	resp, err := client.Txn(ctx).If(cmp).Then(put, getOwner).Else(get, getOwner).Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	m.myRev = resp.Header.Revision
+	if !resp.Succeeded {
+		m.myRev = resp.Responses[0].GetResponseRange().Kvs[0].CreateRevision
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
 func (m *Mutex) Unlock(ctx context.Context) error {
 	client := m.s.Client()
 	if _, err := client.Delete(ctx, m.myKey); err != nil {