diff --git a/geode-redis/src/commonTest/java/org/apache/geode/redis/ConcurrentLoopingThreads.java b/geode-redis/src/commonTest/java/org/apache/geode/redis/ConcurrentLoopingThreads.java
index bc321f1c4e15..7a8347b14b50 100644
--- a/geode-redis/src/commonTest/java/org/apache/geode/redis/ConcurrentLoopingThreads.java
+++ b/geode-redis/src/commonTest/java/org/apache/geode/redis/ConcurrentLoopingThreads.java
@@ -43,11 +43,15 @@ public ConcurrentLoopingThreads(int iterationCount,
    * Start the operations asynchronously. Use {@link #await()} to wait for completion.
    */
   public ConcurrentLoopingThreads start() {
+    return start(false);
+  }
+
+  private ConcurrentLoopingThreads start(boolean lockstep) {
     CyclicBarrier latch = new CyclicBarrier(functions.length);
 
     loopingFutures = Arrays
         .stream(functions)
-        .map(r -> new LoopingThread(r, iterationCount, latch))
+        .map(r -> new LoopingThread(r, iterationCount, latch, lockstep))
         .map(t -> executorService.submit(t))
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
 
@@ -72,7 +76,15 @@ public void await() {
    * Start operations and only return once all are complete.
    */
   public void run() {
-    start();
+    start(false);
+    await();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Start operations and run each iteration in lockstep
+   */
+  public void runInLockstep() {
+    start(true);
     await();
   }
 
@@ -80,32 +92,41 @@ private static class LoopingRunnable implements Runnable {
     private final Consumer<Integer> runnable;
     private final int iterationCount;
     private final CyclicBarrier barrier;
+    private final boolean lockstep;
 
     public LoopingRunnable(Consumer<Integer> runnable, int iterationCount,
-        CyclicBarrier barrier) {
+        CyclicBarrier barrier, boolean lockstep) {
       this.runnable = runnable;
       this.iterationCount = iterationCount;
       this.barrier = barrier;
+      this.lockstep = lockstep;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void run() {
+      waitForBarrier();
+      for (int i = 0; i < iterationCount; i++) {
+        if (lockstep) {
+          waitForBarrier();
+        }
+        runnable.accept(i);
+        Thread.yield();
+      }
+    }
+
+    private void waitForBarrier() {
       try {
         barrier.await();
       } catch (InterruptedException | BrokenBarrierException e) {
         throw new RuntimeException(e);
       }
-      for (int i = 0; i < iterationCount; i++) {
-        runnable.accept(i);
-        Thread.yield();
-      }
     }
   }
 
   private static class LoopingThread extends Thread {
     public LoopingThread(Consumer<Integer> runnable, int iterationCount,
-        CyclicBarrier barrier) {
-      super(new LoopingRunnable(runnable, iterationCount, barrier));
+        CyclicBarrier barrier, boolean lockstep) {
+      super(new LoopingRunnable(runnable, iterationCount, barrier, lockstep));
     }
   }
 }