diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/IssueReporter.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/IssueReporter.kt
index aa50063a47..c41f31bc4d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/IssueReporter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/IssueReporter.kt
@@ -40,11 +40,14 @@ object IssueReporter {
 
   const val ISSUE_SLOW_DATABASE_WRITE = "Slow Database Write"
   const val ISSUE_SLOW_DATABASE_READ = "Slow Database Read"
+  const val ISSUE_SLOW_DATABASE_LOCK = "Slow Database Lock"
 
   const val SLOW_WRITE_LOW_PRIORITY_MS = 1_000L
   const val SLOW_WRITE_MEDIUM_PRIORITY_MS = 5_000L
   const val SLOW_READ_LOW_PRIORITY_MS = 3_000L
   const val SLOW_READ_MEDIUM_PRIORITY_MS = 10_000L
+  const val SLOW_LOCK_LOW_PRIORITY_MS = 1_000L
+  const val SLOW_LOCK_MEDIUM_PRIORITY_MS = 5_000L
 
   private const val NON_INTERNAL_DEBOUNCE_MS = 5_000L
 
@@ -101,6 +104,25 @@ object IssueReporter {
     report(ISSUE_SLOW_DATABASE_WRITE, query?.trim() ?: "", throwable, priority = priority, duration = durationMs)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Notes time spent waiting to acquire the write lock to begin a transaction. This is distinct from a slow write: the
+   * write itself may be fast, but it was blocked waiting on another holder of the lock (e.g. a long-running transaction).
+   */
+  @JvmStatic
+  fun noteSlowDatabaseLockAcquire(durationMs: Long, throwable: Throwable) {
+    if (isExpectedSlowDatabaseOperation()) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    val priority = when {
+      durationMs >= SLOW_LOCK_MEDIUM_PRIORITY_MS -> IssuePriority.MEDIUM
+      durationMs >= SLOW_LOCK_LOW_PRIORITY_MS -> IssuePriority.LOW
+      else -> return
+    }
+
+    report(ISSUE_SLOW_DATABASE_LOCK, "Long wait to acquire the write lock to BEGIN a transaction.", throwable, priority = priority, duration = durationMs)
+  }
+
   @JvmStatic
   fun noteSlowDatabaseRead(query: String?, durationMs: Long, throwable: Throwable) {
     if (isExpectedSlowDatabaseOperation()) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SQLiteDatabase.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SQLiteDatabase.java
index 0f177624a6..a12f57daf4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SQLiteDatabase.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/database/SQLiteDatabase.java
@@ -327,10 +327,10 @@ public class SQLiteDatabase implements SupportSQLiteDatabase {
           }
         });
         long waitMs = (System.nanoTime() - waitStartNs) / 1_000_000L;
-        if (waitMs >= IssueReporter.SLOW_WRITE_LOW_PRIORITY_MS) {
+        if (waitMs >= IssueReporter.SLOW_LOCK_LOW_PRIORITY_MS) {
           Throwable throwable = new Throwable();
           Log.w(TAG, "Slow write-lock acquire: waited " + waitMs + "ms to BEGIN", throwable);
-          IssueReporter.noteSlowDatabaseWrite("BEGIN", waitMs, throwable);
+          IssueReporter.noteSlowDatabaseLockAcquire(waitMs, throwable);
         }
         TRANSACTION_HOLD_START_NS.set(System.nanoTime());
       });