diff --git a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
index c625b921b..93d6de6ef 100644
--- a/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ hb_ft_font_create
 hb_ft_font_create_referenced
 hb_ft_font_changed
 hb_ft_font_get_face
+hb_ft_font_lock_face
+hb_ft_font_unlock_face
 hb_ft_font_set_load_flags
 hb_ft_font_get_load_flags
 hb_ft_font_set_funcs
diff --git a/src/hb-ft.cc b/src/hb-ft.cc
index 1901e22e5..2a7b0de11 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ft.cc
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ hb_ft_font_set_load_flags (hb_font_t *font, int load_flags)
   if (hb_object_is_immutable (font))
     return;
 
-  if (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy)
+  if (unlikely (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy))
     return;
 
   hb_ft_font_t *ft_font = (hb_ft_font_t *) font->user_data;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ hb_ft_font_set_load_flags (hb_font_t *font, int load_flags)
 int
 hb_ft_font_get_load_flags (hb_font_t *font)
 {
-  if (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy)
+  if (unlikely (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy))
     return 0;
 
   const hb_ft_font_t *ft_font = (const hb_ft_font_t *) font->user_data;
@@ -168,10 +168,19 @@ hb_ft_font_get_load_flags (hb_font_t *font)
   return ft_font->load_flags;
 }
 
+/**
+ * hb_ft_font_get_face:
+ * @font:
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ * Since: 0.9.2
+ **/
 FT_Face
 hb_ft_font_get_face (hb_font_t *font)
 {
-  if (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy)
+  if (unlikely (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy))
     return nullptr;
 
   const hb_ft_font_t *ft_font = (const hb_ft_font_t *) font->user_data;
@@ -179,6 +188,47 @@ hb_ft_font_get_face (hb_font_t *font)
   return ft_font->ft_face;
 }
 
+/**
+ * hb_ft_font_lock_face:
+ * @font:
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ * Since: REPLACEME
+ **/
+FT_Face
+hb_ft_font_lock_face (hb_font_t *font)
+{
+  if (unlikely (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy))
+    return nullptr;
+
+  const hb_ft_font_t *ft_font = (const hb_ft_font_t *) font->user_data;
+
+  ft_font->lock.lock ();
+
+  return ft_font->ft_face;
+}
+
+/**
+ * hb_ft_font_unlock_face:
+ * @font:
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ * Since: REPLACEME
+ **/
+void
+hb_ft_font_unlock_face (hb_font_t *font)
+{
+  if (unlikely (font->destroy != (hb_destroy_func_t) _hb_ft_font_destroy))
+    return;
+
+  const hb_ft_font_t *ft_font = (const hb_ft_font_t *) font->user_data;
+
+  ft_font->lock.unlock ();
+}
 
 
 static hb_bool_t
diff --git a/src/hb-ft.h b/src/hb-ft.h
index 94013eeb9..bf07115ab 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft.h
+++ b/src/hb-ft.h
@@ -110,6 +110,12 @@ hb_ft_font_create_referenced (FT_Face ft_face);
 HB_EXTERN FT_Face
 hb_ft_font_get_face (hb_font_t *font);
 
+HB_EXTERN FT_Face
+hb_ft_font_lock_face (hb_font_t *font);
+
+HB_EXTERN void
+hb_ft_font_unlock_face (hb_font_t *font);
+
 HB_EXTERN void
 hb_ft_font_set_load_flags (hb_font_t *font, int load_flags);