diff --git a/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c b/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c
index b8b9e0d..31bc502 100644
--- a/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c
+++ b/iptables/ip6tables-restore.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "ip6tables.h"
+#include "xshared.h"
 #include "xtables.h"
 #include "libiptc/libip6tc.h"
 #include "ip6tables-multi.h"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 #define DEBUGP(x, args...)
 #endif
 
-static int binary = 0, counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
+static int binary = 0, counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0, wait = 0;
 
 /* Keeping track of external matches and targets.  */
 static const struct option options[] = {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 	{.name = "test",     .has_arg = false, .val = 't'},
 	{.name = "help",     .has_arg = false, .val = 'h'},
 	{.name = "noflush",  .has_arg = false, .val = 'n'},
+	{.name = "wait",     .has_arg = false, .val = 'w'},
 	{.name = "modprobe", .has_arg = true,  .val = 'M'},
 	{.name = "table",    .has_arg = true,  .val = 'T'},
 	{NULL},
@@ -44,13 +46,14 @@
 
 static void print_usage(const char *name, const char *version)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-b] [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-b] [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h] [-w]\n"
 			"	   [ --binary ]\n"
 			"	   [ --counters ]\n"
 			"	   [ --verbose ]\n"
 			"	   [ --test ]\n"
 			"	   [ --help ]\n"
 			"	   [ --noflush ]\n"
+			"	   [ --wait ]\n"
 			"          [ --modprobe=<command>]\n", name);
 
 	exit(1);
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@
 	init_extensions6();
 #endif
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvthnM:T:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvthnwM:T:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'b':
 				binary = 1;
@@ -225,6 +228,9 @@
 			case 'n':
 				noflush = 1;
 				break;
+			case 'w':
+				wait = 1;
+				break;
 			case 'M':
 				xtables_modprobe_program = optarg;
 				break;
@@ -248,6 +254,12 @@
 	}
 	else in = stdin;
 
+	if (!xtables_lock(wait)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Another app is currently holding the xtables lock. "
+			"Perhaps you want to use the -w option?\n");
+		exit(RESOURCE_PROBLEM);
+	}
+
 	/* Grab standard input. */
 	while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), in)) {
 		int ret = 0;
diff --git a/iptables/iptables-restore.c b/iptables/iptables-restore.c
index 8c942ff..2009f73 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables-restore.c
+++ b/iptables/iptables-restore.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "iptables.h"
+#include "xshared.h"
 #include "xtables.h"
 #include "libiptc/libiptc.h"
 #include "iptables-multi.h"
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
 #define DEBUGP(x, args...)
 #endif
 
-static int binary = 0, counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0;
+static int binary = 0, counters = 0, verbose = 0, noflush = 0, wait = 0;
 
 /* Keeping track of external matches and targets.  */
 static const struct option options[] = {
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 	{.name = "test",     .has_arg = false, .val = 't'},
 	{.name = "help",     .has_arg = false, .val = 'h'},
 	{.name = "noflush",  .has_arg = false, .val = 'n'},
+	{.name = "wait",     .has_arg = false, .val = 'w'},
 	{.name = "modprobe", .has_arg = true,  .val = 'M'},
 	{.name = "table",    .has_arg = true,  .val = 'T'},
 	{NULL},
@@ -43,13 +45,14 @@
 
 static void print_usage(const char *name, const char *version)
 {
-	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-b] [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h]\n"
+	fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [-b] [-c] [-v] [-t] [-h] [-w]\n"
 			"	   [ --binary ]\n"
 			"	   [ --counters ]\n"
 			"	   [ --verbose ]\n"
 			"	   [ --test ]\n"
 			"	   [ --help ]\n"
 			"	   [ --noflush ]\n"
+			"	   [ --wait ]\n"
 			"	   [ --table=<TABLE> ]\n"
 			"          [ --modprobe=<command>]\n", name);
 
@@ -204,7 +207,7 @@
 	init_extensions4();
 #endif
 
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvthnM:T:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "bcvthnwM:T:", options, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
 			case 'b':
 				binary = 1;
@@ -225,6 +228,9 @@
 			case 'n':
 				noflush = 1;
 				break;
+			case 'w':
+				wait = 1;
+				break;
 			case 'M':
 				xtables_modprobe_program = optarg;
 				break;
@@ -248,6 +254,12 @@
 	}
 	else in = stdin;
 
+	if (!xtables_lock(wait)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Another app is currently holding the xtables lock. "
+			"Perhaps you want to use the -w option?\n");
+		exit(RESOURCE_PROBLEM);
+	}
+
 	/* Grab standard input. */
 	while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), in)) {
 		int ret = 0;