diff --git a/include/sta/mutex.hpp b/include/sta/mutex.hpp
index 1147f75..6dd2094 100644
--- a/include/sta/mutex.hpp
+++ b/include/sta/mutex.hpp
@@ -5,9 +5,16 @@
 #ifndef STA_CORE_MUTEX_HPP
 #define STA_CORE_MUTEX_HPP
 
+#include <mutex>
+
 
 namespace sta
 {
+	/**
+	 * @brief Hippity hoppity, this is now namespace sta's property.
+	 */
+	using std::lock_guard;
+
     /**
      * @brief Interface for mutex objects.
      *
@@ -25,6 +32,16 @@ namespace sta
          */
         virtual void release() = 0;
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Identical to acquire(). Added for compatibility with std::lock_guard.
+         */
+        void lock();
+
+        /**
+		 * @brief Identical to release(). Added for compatibility with std::lock_guard.
+		 */
+        void unlock();
+
         static Mutex * ALWAYS_FREE; /**< Fake mutex that can always be acquired */
     };
 } // namespace sta
diff --git a/src/mutex.cpp b/src/mutex.cpp
index 2472911..ea8438b 100644
--- a/src/mutex.cpp
+++ b/src/mutex.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 
 namespace sta
 {
+	void Mutex::lock()
+	{
+		acquire();
+	}
+
+	void Mutex::unlock()
+	{
+		release();
+	}
+
     /**
      * @brief Dummy mutex implementation with no access control.
      */