diff --git a/src/common-tests/threading_tests.cpp b/src/common-tests/threading_tests.cpp
index b51a4eba5..f527f75e5 100644
--- a/src/common-tests/threading_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/common-tests/threading_tests.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@
 
 #include <atomic>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <shared_mutex>
 #include <thread>
 #include <type_traits>
 #include <vector>
 
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_constructible_v<Threading::Mutex>);
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_assignable_v<Threading::Mutex>);
+static_assert(!std::is_copy_constructible_v<Threading::SharedMutex>);
+static_assert(!std::is_copy_assignable_v<Threading::SharedMutex>);
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_constructible_v<Threading::ConditionVariable>);
 static_assert(!std::is_copy_assignable_v<Threading::ConditionVariable>);
 
@@ -74,6 +77,83 @@ TEST(ThreadingMutex, MutualExclusion)
   EXPECT_EQ(value, NUM_THREADS * NUM_INCREMENTS);
 }
 
+TEST(ThreadingSharedMutex, TryLock)
+{
+  Threading::SharedMutex mutex;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(mutex.try_lock());
+
+  bool exclusive_locked = true;
+  bool shared_locked = true;
+  std::thread exclusive_test_thread([&]() {
+    exclusive_locked = mutex.try_lock();
+    shared_locked = mutex.try_lock_shared();
+  });
+  exclusive_test_thread.join();
+  EXPECT_FALSE(exclusive_locked);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(shared_locked);
+  mutex.unlock();
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(mutex.try_lock_shared());
+  std::thread shared_test_thread([&]() {
+    shared_locked = mutex.try_lock_shared();
+    if (shared_locked)
+      mutex.unlock_shared();
+    exclusive_locked = mutex.try_lock();
+  });
+  shared_test_thread.join();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(shared_locked);
+  EXPECT_FALSE(exclusive_locked);
+  mutex.unlock_shared();
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(mutex.try_lock());
+  mutex.unlock();
+}
+
+TEST(ThreadingSharedMutex, StandardLockWrappers)
+{
+  Threading::SharedMutex mutex;
+
+  {
+    const std::lock_guard lock(mutex);
+  }
+
+  {
+    std::unique_lock lock(mutex);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(lock.owns_lock());
+  }
+
+  {
+    std::shared_lock lock(mutex);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(lock.owns_lock());
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(ThreadingSharedMutex, MutualExclusion)
+{
+  static constexpr u32 NUM_THREADS = 4;
+  static constexpr u32 NUM_INCREMENTS = 10000;
+
+  Threading::SharedMutex mutex;
+  u32 value = 0;
+  std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+  threads.reserve(NUM_THREADS);
+  for (u32 i = 0; i < NUM_THREADS; i++)
+  {
+    threads.emplace_back([&mutex, &value]() {
+      for (u32 j = 0; j < NUM_INCREMENTS; j++)
+      {
+        const std::lock_guard lock(mutex);
+        value++;
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  for (std::thread& thread : threads)
+    thread.join();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(value, NUM_THREADS * NUM_INCREMENTS);
+}
+
 TEST(ThreadingConditionVariable, NotifyOneAndPredicateWait)
 {
   Threading::Mutex mutex;
diff --git a/src/common/threading.cpp b/src/common/threading.cpp
index af3fa7cad..1cd7d2987 100644
--- a/src/common/threading.cpp
+++ b/src/common/threading.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ LOG_CHANNEL(Threading);
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define NATIVE_MUTEX_PTR(storage) static_cast<SRWLOCK*>(static_cast<void*>(&(storage)))
+#define NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(storage) static_cast<SRWLOCK*>(static_cast<void*>(&(storage)))
 #define NATIVE_CONDITION_VARIABLE_PTR(storage) static_cast<CONDITION_VARIABLE*>(static_cast<void*>(&(storage)))
 #else
 #define NATIVE_MUTEX_PTR(storage) static_cast<pthread_mutex_t*>(static_cast<void*>(&(storage)))
+#define NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(storage) static_cast<pthread_rwlock_t*>(static_cast<void*>(&(storage)))
 #define NATIVE_CONDITION_VARIABLE_PTR(storage) static_cast<pthread_cond_t*>(static_cast<void*>(&(storage)))
 #endif
 
@@ -674,6 +676,86 @@ void Threading::Mutex::unlock()
 
 #ifndef _WIN32
 
+Threading::SharedMutex::SharedMutex()
+{
+  static_assert(sizeof(m_data) == sizeof(pthread_rwlock_t));
+  static_assert(alignof(SharedMutex) >= alignof(pthread_rwlock_t));
+  [[maybe_unused]] const int result = pthread_rwlock_init(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data), nullptr);
+  DebugAssert(result == 0);
+}
+
+Threading::SharedMutex::~SharedMutex()
+{
+  [[maybe_unused]] const int result = pthread_rwlock_destroy(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+  DebugAssert(result == 0);
+}
+
+#endif // _WIN32
+
+void Threading::SharedMutex::lock()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  AcquireSRWLockExclusive(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+#else
+  [[maybe_unused]] const int result = pthread_rwlock_wrlock(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+  DebugAssert(result == 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+bool Threading::SharedMutex::try_lock()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  return TryAcquireSRWLockExclusive(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data)) != FALSE;
+#else
+  const int result = pthread_rwlock_trywrlock(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+  DebugAssert(result == 0 || result == EBUSY);
+  return result == 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+void Threading::SharedMutex::unlock()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  ReleaseSRWLockExclusive(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+#else
+  [[maybe_unused]] const int result = pthread_rwlock_unlock(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+  DebugAssert(result == 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+void Threading::SharedMutex::lock_shared()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  AcquireSRWLockShared(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+#else
+  [[maybe_unused]] const int result = pthread_rwlock_rdlock(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+  DebugAssert(result == 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+bool Threading::SharedMutex::try_lock_shared()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  return TryAcquireSRWLockShared(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data)) != FALSE;
+#else
+  const int result = pthread_rwlock_tryrdlock(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+  DebugAssert(result == 0 || result == EBUSY || result == EAGAIN);
+  return result == 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+void Threading::SharedMutex::unlock_shared()
+{
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  ReleaseSRWLockShared(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+#else
+  [[maybe_unused]] const int result = pthread_rwlock_unlock(NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR(m_data));
+  DebugAssert(result == 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+
 Threading::ConditionVariable::ConditionVariable()
 {
   static_assert(sizeof(m_data) == sizeof(pthread_cond_t));
@@ -937,6 +1019,7 @@ bool Threading::KernelSemaphore::TryWait()
 }
 
 #undef NATIVE_MUTEX_PTR
+#undef NATIVE_SHARED_MUTEX_PTR
 #undef NATIVE_CONDITION_VARIABLE_PTR
 #if !defined(_WIN32)
 #undef NATIVE_SEMAPHORE
diff --git a/src/common/threading.h b/src/common/threading.h
index ae01421e2..090cf3aa3 100644
--- a/src/common/threading.h
+++ b/src/common/threading.h
@@ -165,6 +165,51 @@ private:
 #endif
 };
 
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//  SharedMutex
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// A lightweight replacement for std::shared_mutex. The native object is stored inline
+// without exposing platform headers to users of this header.
+//
+class SharedMutex
+{
+public:
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  SharedMutex() = default;
+#else
+  SharedMutex();
+  ~SharedMutex();
+#endif
+
+  SharedMutex(const SharedMutex&) = delete;
+  SharedMutex& operator=(const SharedMutex&) = delete;
+
+  void lock();
+  bool try_lock();
+  void unlock();
+
+  void lock_shared();
+  bool try_lock_shared();
+  void unlock_shared();
+
+private:
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  void* m_data = nullptr;
+#elif defined(__APPLE__)
+  static constexpr u32 NATIVE_STORAGE_SIZE = 200;
+#elif defined(__ANDROID__)
+  static constexpr u32 NATIVE_STORAGE_SIZE = (sizeof(void*) == 8) ? 56 : 40;
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+  static constexpr u32 NATIVE_STORAGE_SIZE = (sizeof(void*) == 8) ? 56 : 32;
+#else
+#error Unsupported platform.
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32)
+  alignas(void*) u8 m_data[NATIVE_STORAGE_SIZE];
+#endif
+};
+
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  ConditionVariable
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------