diff --git a/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.cpp b/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.cpp
index 8184a029..45cde161 100644
--- a/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.cpp
+++ b/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ void Spinlock::lock()
     }
 }
 
+bool Spinlock::try_lock()
+{
+    int expected = 0;
+    return m_lock.compare_exchange_strong(expected, 1);
+}
+
 void Spinlock::unlock()
 {
     int expected = 1;
diff --git a/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.h b/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.h
index 3553752c..28cd0e57 100644
--- a/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.h
+++ b/kernel/src/thread/Spinlock.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include <luna/Atomic.h>
+#include <luna/Option.h>
 
 class Spinlock
 {
@@ -7,6 +8,8 @@ class Spinlock
     void lock();
     void unlock();
 
+    bool try_lock();
+
     bool is_locked() const
     {
         return m_lock.load() != 0;
@@ -20,18 +23,26 @@ template <typename T> class LockedValue
 {
     struct LockedValueGuard
     {
-        LockedValueGuard(LockedValue& value_ref) : m_value_ref(value_ref)
+        LockedValueGuard(LockedValue& value_ref) : m_value_ref(&value_ref)
         {
         }
 
+        LockedValueGuard(const LockedValueGuard& other) = delete;
+        LockedValueGuard(LockedValueGuard&& other)
+        {
+            m_value_ref = other.m_value_ref;
+            other.m_value_ref = nullptr;
+        }
+
         ~LockedValueGuard()
         {
-            m_value_ref.m_lock.unlock();
+            if (m_value_ref) m_value_ref->m_lock.unlock();
         }
 
         T& ref()
         {
-            return m_value_ref.m_value;
+            expect(m_value_ref, "LockedValueGuard::ref() called on a moved LockedValueGuard");
+            return m_value_ref->m_value;
         }
 
         void set(const T& other)
@@ -50,7 +61,7 @@ template <typename T> class LockedValue
         }
 
       private:
-        LockedValue& m_value_ref;
+        LockedValue* m_value_ref;
     };
 
   public:
@@ -68,6 +79,12 @@ template <typename T> class LockedValue
         return {*this};
     }
 
+    Option<LockedValueGuard> try_lock()
+    {
+        if (m_lock.try_lock()) { return {*this}; }
+        return {};
+    }
+
   private:
     T m_value;
     Spinlock m_lock;