diff --git a/src/extrainterpreters/lock.py b/src/extrainterpreters/lock.py
index dd1c256..ae46f35 100644
--- a/src/extrainterpreters/lock.py
+++ b/src/extrainterpreters/lock.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ class _CrossInterpreterStructLock:
     """
 
     def __init__(self, struct, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
-        buffer_ptr, size = _address_and_size(struct._data)  # , struct._offset)
+        if isinstance(struct._data, RemoteArray):
+            buffer_ptr, size = struct._data._data_for_remote()
+        else:  # bytes, bytearray
+            buffer_ptr, size = _address_and_size(struct._data)  # , struct._offset)
         # struct_ptr = buffer_ptr + struct._offset
         lock_offset = struct._offset + struct._get_offset_for_field("lock")
         if lock_offset >= size:
@@ -105,7 +108,7 @@ def release(self):
 
     def __getstate__(self):
         state = self.__dict__.copy()
-        state["_entered"] = False
+        state["_entered"] = 0
         return state
 
 
@@ -122,9 +125,21 @@ class IntRLock:
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self._buffer = bytearray(1)
-        # prevents buffer from being moved around by Python allocators
-        self._anchor = memoryview(self._buffer)
+
+        # RemoteArray is a somewhat high-level data structure,
+        # which includes another byte for a lock - just
+        # to take account of the buffer life-cycle
+        # across interpreters.
+
+        # unfortunatelly, I got no simpler mechanism than that
+        # to resolve the problem of the Lock object, along
+        # with the buffer being deleted in its owner interpreter
+        # while alive in a scondary one.
+        # (Remotearrays will go to a parking area, waiting until they
+        # are dereferenced remotely before freeing the memory)
+
+        self._buffer = RemoteArray(size=1)
+        self._buffer._enter_parent()
 
         lock_str = _LockBuffer._from_data(self._buffer)
         self._lock = _CrossInterpreterStructLock(lock_str)
@@ -156,10 +171,17 @@ def __exit__(self, *args):
         #self._lock.__exit__()
 
     def locked(self):
-        return bool(self._lock._entered)
+        if self._lock._entered:
+            return True
+        try:
+            self._lock.acquire(0)
+        except ResourceBusyError:
+            return True
+        self._lock.release()
+        return False
 
     def __getstate__(self):
-        return {"_lock": self._lock}
+        return {"_lock": self._lock, "_buffer": self._buffer}
 
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_lock.py b/tests/test_lock.py
index 421fc4a..157b114 100644
--- a/tests/test_lock.py
+++ b/tests/test_lock.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pickle
+from functools import partial
 from textwrap import dedent as D
 
 
@@ -10,6 +11,21 @@
 from extrainterpreters import Lock, RLock
 from extrainterpreters.lock import IntRLock
 
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def interpreter(lowlevel):
+    interp = ei.Interpreter().start()
+    interp.run_string(
+        D(
+            f"""
+            import extrainterpreters as ei; ei.DEBUG=True
+            """
+        ),
+        raise_=True
+    )
+    yield interp
+    interp.close()
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("LockCls", [Lock, RLock, IntRLock])
 def test_locks_are_acquireable(LockCls):
     lock = LockCls()
@@ -37,25 +53,31 @@ def test_lock_cant_be_reacquired_same_interpreter():
 
     assert not lock.acquire(blocking=False)
 
-@pytest.mark.skip("to be implemented")
-def test_lock_cant_be_reacquired_other_interpreter():
-    lock = Lock()
-
-    lock.acquire()
 
-    with pytest.raises(TimeoutError):
-        lock.acquire(timeout=0)
+def test_lock_cant_be_reacquired_other_interpreter(interpreter):
+    lock = Lock()
+    # some assertion lasagna -
+    # just checks basic toggling - no race conditions tested here:
+    run = partial(interpreter.run_string, raise_=True)
+    run(f"lock = pickle.loads({pickle.dumps(lock)})")
+    run (f"assert lock.acquire(blocking=False)")
+    assert not lock.acquire(blocking=False)
+    run (f"assert not lock.acquire(blocking=False)")
+    run (f"lock.release()")
+    assert lock.acquire(blocking=False)
+    run (f"assert not lock.acquire(blocking=False)")
+    lock.release()
+    run (f"assert lock.acquire(blocking=False)")
+    run (f"lock.release()")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("LockCls", [Lock, RLock, IntRLock])
-def test_locks_can_be_passed_to_other_interpreter(LockCls, lowlevel):
+def test_locks_can_be_passed_to_other_interpreter(LockCls, interpreter):
     lock = LockCls()
     lock_data = ei.utils._remote_memory(lock._lock._lock_address, 1)
-    interp = ei.Interpreter().start()
-    interp.run_string(
+    interpreter.run_string(
         D(
             f"""
-            import extrainterpreters as ei; ei.DEBUG=True
             lock = pickle.loads({pickle.dumps(lock)})
             lock_data = ei.utils._remote_memory(lock._lock._lock_address, 1)
             assert lock_data[0] == 0
@@ -64,7 +86,7 @@ def test_locks_can_be_passed_to_other_interpreter(LockCls, lowlevel):
         raise_=True
     )
     lock_data[0] = 2
-    interp.run_string(
+    interpreter.run_string(
         D(
             """
             assert lock_data[0] == 2
@@ -74,7 +96,6 @@ def test_locks_can_be_passed_to_other_interpreter(LockCls, lowlevel):
         raise_=True
     )
     assert lock_data[0] == 5
-    interp.close()
 
 
 #@pytest.mark.parametrize("LockCls", [Lock, RLock, IntRLock])