diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASThread.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASThread.h
index c88437d4..73c17163 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASThread.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Details/ASThread.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ static inline BOOL ASDisplayNodeThreadIsMain()
 #import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <memory>
+
 /**
  For use with ASDN::StaticMutex only.
  */
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ static inline BOOL ASDisplayNodeThreadIsMain()
 
 
 namespace ASDN {
-
+  
   template<class T>
   class Locker
   {
@@ -98,17 +100,72 @@ namespace ASDN {
 
   };
 
+  template<class T>
+  class SharedLocker
+  {
+    std::shared_ptr<T> _l;
+    
+#if TIME_LOCKER
+    CFTimeInterval _ti;
+    const char *_name;
+#endif
+    
+  public:
+#if !TIME_LOCKER
+    
+    SharedLocker (std::shared_ptr<T> const& l) ASDISPLAYNODE_NOTHROW : _l (l) {
+      assert(_l != nullptr);
+      _l->lock ();
+    }
+    
+    ~SharedLocker () {
+      _l->unlock ();
+    }
+    
+    // non-copyable.
+    SharedLocker(const SharedLocker<T>&) = delete;
+    SharedLocker &operator=(const SharedLocker<T>&) = delete;
+    
+#else
+    
+    SharedLocker (std::shared_ptr<T> const& l, const char *name = NULL) ASDISPLAYNODE_NOTHROW : _l (l), _name(name) {
+      _ti = CACurrentMediaTime();
+      _l->lock ();
+    }
+    
+    ~SharedLocker () {
+      _l->unlock ();
+      if (_name) {
+        printf(_name, NULL);
+        printf(" dt:%f\n", CACurrentMediaTime() - _ti);
+      }
+    }
+    
+#endif
+    
+  };
 
   template<class T>
   class Unlocker
   {
     T &_l;
   public:
-    Unlocker (T &l) ASDISPLAYNODE_NOTHROW : _l (l) {_l.unlock ();}
+    Unlocker (T &l) ASDISPLAYNODE_NOTHROW : _l (l) { _l.unlock (); }
     ~Unlocker () {_l.lock ();}
     Unlocker(Unlocker<T>&) = delete;
     Unlocker &operator=(Unlocker<T>&) = delete;
   };
+  
+  template<class T>
+  class SharedUnlocker
+  {
+    std::shared_ptr<T> _l;
+  public:
+    SharedUnlocker (std::shared_ptr<T> const& l) ASDISPLAYNODE_NOTHROW : _l (l) { _l->unlock (); }
+    ~SharedUnlocker () { _l->lock (); }
+    SharedUnlocker(SharedUnlocker<T>&) = delete;
+    SharedUnlocker &operator=(SharedUnlocker<T>&) = delete;
+  };
 
   struct Mutex
   {
@@ -164,7 +221,9 @@ namespace ASDN {
   };
 
   typedef Locker<Mutex> MutexLocker;
+  typedef SharedLocker<Mutex> MutexSharedLocker;
   typedef Unlocker<Mutex> MutexUnlocker;
+  typedef SharedUnlocker<Mutex> MutexSharedUnlocker;
 
   /**
    If you are creating a static mutex, use StaticMutex and specify its default value as one of ASDISPLAYNODE_MUTEX_INITIALIZER
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASLayoutTransition.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASLayoutTransition.mm
index e169b6e1..52af19fa 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASLayoutTransition.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/Private/ASLayoutTransition.mm
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #import "ASLayout.h"
 
 #import <queue>
+#import <memory>
 
 #import "NSArray+Diffing.h"
 #import "ASEqualityHelpers.h"
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 }
 
 @implementation ASLayoutTransition {
-  ASDN::RecursiveMutex __instanceLock__;
+  std::shared_ptr<ASDN::RecursiveMutex> __instanceLock__;
+  
   BOOL _calculatedSubnodeOperations;
   NSArray<ASDisplayNode *> *_insertedSubnodes;
   NSArray<ASDisplayNode *> *_removedSubnodes;
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 {
   self = [super init];
   if (self) {
+    __instanceLock__ = std::make_shared<ASDN::RecursiveMutex>();
+      
     _node = node;
     _pendingLayout = pendingLayout;
     _previousLayout = previousLayout;
@@ -70,7 +74,7 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 
 - (BOOL)isSynchronous
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   return !ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(_pendingLayout);
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +86,7 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 
 - (void)applySubnodeInsertions
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   [self calculateSubnodeOperationsIfNeeded];
   
   NSUInteger i = 0;
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 
 - (void)applySubnodeRemovals
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   [self calculateSubnodeOperationsIfNeeded];
   for (ASDisplayNode *subnode in _removedSubnodes) {
     [subnode removeFromSupernode];
@@ -104,7 +108,7 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 
 - (void)calculateSubnodeOperationsIfNeeded
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   if (_calculatedSubnodeOperations) {
     return;
   }
@@ -134,27 +138,27 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 
 - (NSArray<ASDisplayNode *> *)currentSubnodesWithTransitionContext:(_ASTransitionContext *)context
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   return _node.subnodes;
 }
 
 - (NSArray<ASDisplayNode *> *)insertedSubnodesWithTransitionContext:(_ASTransitionContext *)context
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   [self calculateSubnodeOperationsIfNeeded];
   return _insertedSubnodes;
 }
 
 - (NSArray<ASDisplayNode *> *)removedSubnodesWithTransitionContext:(_ASTransitionContext *)context
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   [self calculateSubnodeOperationsIfNeeded];
   return _removedSubnodes;
 }
 
 - (ASLayout *)transitionContext:(_ASTransitionContext *)context layoutForKey:(NSString *)key
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   if ([key isEqualToString:ASTransitionContextFromLayoutKey]) {
     return _previousLayout;
   } else if ([key isEqualToString:ASTransitionContextToLayoutKey]) {
@@ -166,7 +170,7 @@ static inline BOOL ASLayoutCanTransitionAsynchronous(ASLayout *layout) {
 
 - (ASSizeRange)transitionContext:(_ASTransitionContext *)context constrainedSizeForKey:(NSString *)key
 {
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(__instanceLock__);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   if ([key isEqualToString:ASTransitionContextFromLayoutKey]) {
     return _previousLayout.constrainedSizeRange;
   } else if ([key isEqualToString:ASTransitionContextToLayoutKey]) {
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/TextKit/ASTextKitContext.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/TextKit/ASTextKitContext.mm
index e1f65a01..93958ce2 100755
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/TextKit/ASTextKitContext.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/TextKit/ASTextKitContext.mm
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@
 
 #import "ASTextKitContext.h"
 #import "ASLayoutManager.h"
+#import "ASThread.h"
 
-#import <mutex>
+#include <memory>
 
 @implementation ASTextKitContext
 {
   // All TextKit operations (even non-mutative ones) must be executed serially.
-  std::mutex _textKitMutex;
+  std::shared_ptr<ASDN::Mutex> __instanceLock__;
 
   NSLayoutManager *_layoutManager;
   NSTextStorage *_textStorage;
@@ -35,8 +36,11 @@
 {
   if (self = [super init]) {
     // Concurrently initialising TextKit components crashes (rdar://18448377) so we use a global lock.
-    static std::mutex __static_mutex;
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(__static_mutex);
+    static ASDN::Mutex __staticMutex;
+    ASDN::MutexLocker l(__staticMutex);
+    
+    __instanceLock__ = std::make_shared<ASDN::Mutex>();
+    
     // Create the TextKit component stack with our default configuration.
     if (textStorageCreationBlock) {
       _textStorage = textStorageCreationBlock(attributedString);
@@ -60,13 +64,13 @@
 
 - (CGSize)constrainedSize
 {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(_textKitMutex);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   return _textContainer.size;
 }
 
 - (void)setConstrainedSize:(CGSize)constrainedSize
 {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(_textKitMutex);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   _textContainer.size = constrainedSize;
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@
                                                           NSTextStorage *,
                                                           NSTextContainer *))block
 {
-  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> l(_textKitMutex);
+  ASDN::MutexSharedLocker l(__instanceLock__);
   if (block) {
     block(_layoutManager, _textStorage, _textContainer);
   }