diff --git a/cpp/include/kvikio/file_handle_rangelock.hpp b/cpp/include/kvikio/file_handle_rangelock.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06adf05337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/include/kvikio/file_handle_rangelock.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ *
+ * Modified FileHandle with range-based locking support
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <kvikio/file_handle.hpp>
+#include <kvikio/range_lock.hpp>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace kvikio {
+
+class FileHandleWithRangeLock : public FileHandle {
+private:
+    mutable RangeLockManager range_lock_manager_;
+
+public:
+    using FileHandle::FileHandle;  // Inherit constructors
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Write with range-based locking
+     *
+     * This version acquires a lock only for the specific range being written,
+     * allowing non-overlapping writes to proceed in parallel.
+     */
+    std::future<std::size_t> pwrite_rangelock(void const* buf,
+                                              std::size_t size,
+                                              std::size_t file_offset = 0,
+                                              std::size_t task_size = defaults::task_size(),
+                                              std::size_t gds_threshold = defaults::gds_threshold(),
+                                              bool sync_default_stream = true) {
+
+        // Acquire range lock for this write
+        auto range_lock = range_lock_manager_.lock_range(file_offset, file_offset + size);
+
+        // Perform the write using the base class implementation
+        auto future = this->pwrite(buf, size, file_offset, task_size, gds_threshold, sync_default_stream);
+
+        // Create a wrapper future that releases the lock when done
+        return std::async(std::launch::deferred, [future = std::move(future),
+                                                  lock = std::move(range_lock)]() mutable {
+            auto result = future.get();
+            // Lock will be automatically released when this lambda exits
+            return result;
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Read with range-based locking (optional, for consistency)
+     */
+    std::future<std::size_t> pread_rangelock(void* buf,
+                                             std::size_t size,
+                                             std::size_t file_offset = 0,
+                                             std::size_t task_size = defaults::task_size(),
+                                             std::size_t gds_threshold = defaults::gds_threshold(),
+                                             bool sync_default_stream = true) {
+
+        // For reads, we could use shared locks if needed
+        // For now, using exclusive locks for simplicity
+        auto range_lock = range_lock_manager_.lock_range(file_offset, file_offset + size);
+
+        auto future = this->pread(buf, size, file_offset, task_size, gds_threshold, sync_default_stream);
+
+        return std::async(std::launch::deferred, [future = std::move(future),
+                                                  lock = std::move(range_lock)]() mutable {
+            auto result = future.get();
+            return result;
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Check if a range is currently locked
+     */
+    bool is_range_locked(std::size_t start, std::size_t end) const {
+        return range_lock_manager_.is_range_locked(start, end);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get statistics about locked ranges
+     */
+    std::size_t num_locked_ranges() const {
+        return range_lock_manager_.num_locked_ranges();
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace kvikio
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diff --git a/cpp/include/kvikio/range_lock.hpp b/cpp/include/kvikio/range_lock.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d9935a743
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/include/kvikio/range_lock.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ *
+ * Range-based locking for parallel file I/O
+ * This allows non-overlapping ranges to be written in parallel
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <set>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace kvikio {
+
+class RangeLockManager {
+public:
+    struct Range {
+        std::size_t start;
+        std::size_t end;
+
+        bool overlaps(const Range& other) const {
+            return !(end <= other.start || start >= other.end);
+        }
+
+        bool operator<(const Range& other) const {
+            return start < other.start;
+        }
+    };
+
+private:
+    mutable std::mutex mutex_;
+    std::condition_variable cv_;
+    std::set<Range> locked_ranges_;
+
+public:
+    class RangeLock {
+    private:
+        RangeLockManager* manager_;
+        Range range_;
+        bool locked_;
+
+    public:
+        RangeLock(RangeLockManager* manager, std::size_t start, std::size_t end)
+            : manager_(manager), range_{start, end}, locked_(false) {
+            lock();
+        }
+
+        ~RangeLock() {
+            if (locked_) {
+                unlock();
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Move only
+        RangeLock(const RangeLock&) = delete;
+        RangeLock& operator=(const RangeLock&) = delete;
+        RangeLock(RangeLock&& other) noexcept
+            : manager_(other.manager_), range_(other.range_), locked_(other.locked_) {
+            other.locked_ = false;
+        }
+
+        void lock() {
+            if (locked_) return;
+
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(manager_->mutex_);
+
+            // Wait until no overlapping ranges are locked
+            manager_->cv_.wait(lock, [this]() {
+                for (const auto& locked_range : manager_->locked_ranges_) {
+                    if (range_.overlaps(locked_range)) {
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+                return true;
+            });
+
+            // Lock this range
+            manager_->locked_ranges_.insert(range_);
+            locked_ = true;
+        }
+
+        void unlock() {
+            if (!locked_) return;
+
+            std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(manager_->mutex_);
+            manager_->locked_ranges_.erase(range_);
+            locked_ = false;
+
+            // Notify waiting threads
+            manager_->cv_.notify_all();
+        }
+    };
+
+    std::unique_ptr<RangeLock> lock_range(std::size_t start, std::size_t end) {
+        return std::make_unique<RangeLock>(this, start, end);
+    }
+
+    // Check if a range is currently locked
+    bool is_range_locked(std::size_t start, std::size_t end) const {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        Range query{start, end};
+        for (const auto& locked_range : locked_ranges_) {
+            if (query.overlaps(locked_range)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Get number of currently locked ranges
+    std::size_t num_locked_ranges() const {
+        std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+        return locked_ranges_.size();
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace kvikio
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diff --git a/cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index afa7e8d97b..825be489ac 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ kvikio_add_test(NAME ERROR_TEST SOURCES test_error.cpp)
 
 kvikio_add_test(NAME MMAP_TEST SOURCES test_mmap.cpp)
 
+kvikio_add_test(NAME RANGE_LOCK_TEST SOURCES test_range_lock.cpp)
+
 if(KvikIO_REMOTE_SUPPORT)
   kvikio_add_test(NAME REMOTE_HANDLE_TEST SOURCES test_remote_handle.cpp utils/env.cpp)
   kvikio_add_test(NAME HDFS_TEST SOURCES test_hdfs.cpp utils/hdfs_helper.cpp)
diff --git a/cpp/tests/test_range_lock.cpp b/cpp/tests/test_range_lock.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02b5cb1bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cpp/tests/test_range_lock.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <kvikio/range_lock.hpp>
+#include <kvikio/file_handle_rangelock.hpp>
+#include <kvikio/defaults.hpp>
+#include "utils/utils.hpp"
+
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <atomic>
+
+using namespace kvikio::test;
+
+class RangeLockTest : public testing::Test {
+ protected:
+  void SetUp() override
+  {
+    TempDir tmp_dir{false};
+    _filepath = tmp_dir.path() / "test_rangelock";
+  }
+
+  void TearDown() override {}
+
+  std::filesystem::path _filepath;
+};
+
+TEST_F(RangeLockTest, non_overlapping_ranges)
+{
+  kvikio::RangeLockManager lock_manager;
+
+  // Test that non-overlapping ranges can be locked simultaneously
+  auto lock1 = lock_manager.lock_range(0, 100);
+  auto lock2 = lock_manager.lock_range(100, 200);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(lock_manager.is_range_locked(0, 100));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(lock_manager.is_range_locked(100, 200));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(lock_manager.is_range_locked(200, 300));
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(lock_manager.num_locked_ranges(), 2);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RangeLockTest, overlapping_ranges_serialize)
+{
+  kvikio::RangeLockManager lock_manager;
+  std::atomic<int> counter{0};
+  std::atomic<bool> first_completed{false};
+
+  std::thread t1([&]() {
+    auto lock = lock_manager.lock_range(0, 100);
+    counter++;
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(50));
+    first_completed = true;
+  });
+
+  std::thread t2([&]() {
+    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(10));
+    auto lock = lock_manager.lock_range(50, 150);  // Overlaps with [0, 100)
+    counter++;
+    // Should only acquire after t1 releases
+    EXPECT_TRUE(first_completed.load());
+  });
+
+  t1.join();
+  t2.join();
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(counter.load(), 2);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RangeLockTest, file_handle_parallel_writes)
+{
+  const size_t chunk_size = 1024;
+  const size_t num_chunks = 10;
+
+  // Create test data
+  std::vector<uint8_t> data_a(chunk_size, 0xAA);
+  std::vector<uint8_t> data_b(chunk_size, 0xBB);
+
+  {
+    kvikio::FileHandleWithRangeLock f(_filepath, "w+");
+
+    std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+    auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+    // Thread A writes even chunks
+    threads.emplace_back([&]() {
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < num_chunks; i += 2) {
+        auto future = f.pwrite_rangelock(data_a.data(), chunk_size, i * chunk_size);
+        future.get();
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Thread B writes odd chunks
+    threads.emplace_back([&]() {
+      for (size_t i = 1; i < num_chunks; i += 2) {
+        auto future = f.pwrite_rangelock(data_b.data(), chunk_size, i * chunk_size);
+        future.get();
+      }
+    });
+
+    for (auto& t : threads) {
+      t.join();
+    }
+
+    auto duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
+      std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start).count();
+
+    // Verify no ranges remain locked
+    EXPECT_EQ(f.num_locked_ranges(), 0);
+
+    // Verify written data
+    std::vector<uint8_t> verify(chunk_size);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < num_chunks; i++) {
+      auto future = f.pread(verify.data(), chunk_size, i * chunk_size);
+      future.get();
+
+      uint8_t expected = (i % 2 == 0) ? 0xAA : 0xBB;
+      EXPECT_EQ(verify[0], expected);
+      EXPECT_EQ(verify[chunk_size - 1], expected);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+TEST_F(RangeLockTest, range_lock_move_semantics)
+{
+  kvikio::RangeLockManager lock_manager;
+
+  {
+    auto lock1 = lock_manager.lock_range(0, 100);
+    EXPECT_EQ(lock_manager.num_locked_ranges(), 1);
+
+    // Move constructor
+    auto lock2 = std::move(lock1);
+    EXPECT_EQ(lock_manager.num_locked_ranges(), 1);
+
+    // Original lock should be invalidated after move
+    // lock2 still holds the lock
+  }
+
+  // Lock should be released when lock2 goes out of scope
+  EXPECT_EQ(lock_manager.num_locked_ranges(), 0);
+}
+
+TEST_F(RangeLockTest, concurrent_non_overlapping_performance)
+{
+  kvikio::RangeLockManager lock_manager;
+  const int num_threads = 4;
+  const int ops_per_thread = 100;
+
+  auto worker = [&](int thread_id) {
+    for (int i = 0; i < ops_per_thread; i++) {
+      size_t start = thread_id * 1000 + i * 10;
+      size_t end = start + 5;
+      auto lock = lock_manager.lock_range(start, end);
+      // Simulate some work
+      std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::microseconds(10));
+    }
+  };
+
+  std::vector<std::thread> threads;
+  auto start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < num_threads; i++) {
+    threads.emplace_back(worker, i);
+  }
+
+  for (auto& t : threads) {
+    t.join();
+  }
+
+  auto duration = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - start).count();
+
+  // All ranges were non-overlapping, so they should execute in parallel
+  // Total time should be much less than serial execution
+  // Serial would take at least: num_threads * ops_per_thread * 10us = 4000us
+  // Parallel should be close to: ops_per_thread * 10us = 1000us
+  // Allow some overhead, but should be significantly faster than serial
+  EXPECT_LT(duration, 2000);  // Should complete in less than 2 seconds
+  EXPECT_EQ(lock_manager.num_locked_ranges(), 0);
+}
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diff --git a/python/kvikio/tests/test_range_lock.py b/python/kvikio/tests/test_range_lock.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ade1eaced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/kvikio/tests/test_range_lock.py
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION. All rights reserved.
+# See file LICENSE for terms.
+
+import os
+import threading
+import time
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
+
+import pytest
+
+import kvikio
+import kvikio.defaults
+
+cupy = pytest.importorskip("cupy")
+numpy = pytest.importorskip("numpy")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def range_lock_file(tmp_path):
+    """Create a temporary file for range lock testing"""
+    filename = tmp_path / "test-rangelock"
+    # Pre-allocate file
+    with open(filename, "wb") as f:
+        f.seek(10 * 1024 * 1024 - 1)  # 10MB file
+        f.write(b'\0')
+    return filename
+
+
+def test_parallel_non_overlapping_writes(range_lock_file):
+    """Test that non-overlapping range writes can execute in parallel"""
+    chunk_size = 1024 * 1024  # 1MB chunks
+    num_chunks = 8
+
+    # Create distinct data for each chunk
+    chunks = {}
+    for i in range(num_chunks):
+        data = numpy.full(chunk_size // 4, i, dtype=numpy.int32)
+        chunks[i] = cupy.asarray(data)
+
+    def write_chunk(chunk_id):
+        """Write a specific chunk using range lock"""
+        offset = chunk_id * chunk_size
+        with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r+") as f:
+            # Write with range locking (when implemented)
+            # For now, this tests the basic parallel write capability
+            f.pwrite(chunks[chunk_id], file_offset=offset)
+        return chunk_id
+
+    # Write chunks in parallel
+    start_time = time.time()
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
+        futures = [executor.submit(write_chunk, i) for i in range(num_chunks)]
+        completed = [f.result() for f in as_completed(futures)]
+    parallel_time = time.time() - start_time
+
+    # Verify all chunks were written
+    assert len(completed) == num_chunks
+
+    # Verify data integrity
+    with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r") as f:
+        for i in range(num_chunks):
+            offset = i * chunk_size
+            data = cupy.empty(chunk_size // 4, dtype=cupy.int32)
+            f.pread(data, file_offset=offset)
+            expected = cupy.full(chunk_size // 4, i, dtype=cupy.int32)
+            cupy.testing.assert_array_equal(data, expected)
+
+    print(f"Parallel write time: {parallel_time:.3f}s")
+
+
+def test_overlapping_range_serialization(range_lock_file):
+    """Test that overlapping ranges are properly serialized"""
+    chunk_size = 1024 * 1024  # 1MB
+    overlap_size = chunk_size // 2
+
+    execution_order = []
+    lock = threading.Lock()
+
+    def write_with_overlap(writer_id, offset):
+        """Write data that potentially overlaps with other writers"""
+        data = numpy.full(chunk_size // 4, writer_id, dtype=numpy.int32)
+        gpu_data = cupy.asarray(data)
+
+        with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r+") as f:
+            with lock:
+                execution_order.append((writer_id, "start"))
+            f.pwrite(gpu_data, file_offset=offset)
+            with lock:
+                execution_order.append((writer_id, "end"))
+        return writer_id
+
+    # Create overlapping writes
+    # Writer 0: offset 0, size 1MB
+    # Writer 1: offset 512KB, size 1MB (overlaps with writer 0)
+    # Writer 2: offset 1MB, size 1MB (overlaps with writer 1)
+
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=3) as executor:
+        futures = [
+            executor.submit(write_with_overlap, 0, 0),
+            executor.submit(write_with_overlap, 1, overlap_size),
+            executor.submit(write_with_overlap, 2, chunk_size),
+        ]
+        results = [f.result() for f in as_completed(futures)]
+
+    assert len(results) == 3
+
+    # Check that execution was properly ordered
+    # With proper range locking, overlapping ranges should serialize
+    print(f"Execution order: {execution_order}")
+
+
+def test_range_lock_performance_benefit(range_lock_file):
+    """Compare performance of range-locked vs serialized writes"""
+    chunk_size = 512 * 1024  # 512KB chunks
+    num_operations = 16
+
+    # Prepare data
+    data_chunks = []
+    for i in range(num_operations):
+        data = numpy.full(chunk_size // 4, i, dtype=numpy.int32)
+        data_chunks.append(cupy.asarray(data))
+
+    # Test 1: Interleaved non-overlapping writes (should benefit from range lock)
+    def write_interleaved(op_id):
+        # Even ops write to first half, odd ops to second half
+        base_offset = (op_id % 2) * (chunk_size * num_operations // 2)
+        offset = base_offset + (op_id // 2) * chunk_size
+
+        with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r+") as f:
+            f.pwrite(data_chunks[op_id], file_offset=offset)
+        return op_id
+
+    start = time.time()
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
+        futures = [executor.submit(write_interleaved, i) for i in range(num_operations)]
+        results = [f.result() for f in as_completed(futures)]
+    interleaved_time = time.time() - start
+
+    # Test 2: Sequential overlapping writes (no benefit from range lock)
+    def write_sequential(op_id):
+        # All write to overlapping regions
+        offset = op_id * (chunk_size // 2)  # 50% overlap
+
+        with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r+") as f:
+            f.pwrite(data_chunks[op_id], file_offset=offset)
+        return op_id
+
+    start = time.time()
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=4) as executor:
+        futures = [executor.submit(write_sequential, i) for i in range(num_operations)]
+        results = [f.result() for f in as_completed(futures)]
+    sequential_time = time.time() - start
+
+    print(f"Interleaved (non-overlapping) time: {interleaved_time:.3f}s")
+    print(f"Sequential (overlapping) time: {sequential_time:.3f}s")
+
+    # With proper range locking, interleaved should be faster
+    # Without range locking, times might be similar
+    assert len(results) == num_operations
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("num_threads", [2, 4, 8])
+def test_concurrent_range_locks(range_lock_file, num_threads):
+    """Test concurrent acquisition and release of range locks"""
+    operations_per_thread = 10
+    chunk_size = 128 * 1024  # 128KB
+
+    success_counter = threading.Semaphore(0)
+
+    def worker(thread_id):
+        """Worker that performs multiple range-locked operations"""
+        for op in range(operations_per_thread):
+            # Each thread writes to its own range
+            offset = thread_id * operations_per_thread * chunk_size + op * chunk_size
+            data = numpy.full(chunk_size // 4, thread_id * 100 + op, dtype=numpy.int32)
+            gpu_data = cupy.asarray(data)
+
+            with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r+") as f:
+                f.pwrite(gpu_data, file_offset=offset)
+
+            success_counter.release()
+        return thread_id
+
+    start = time.time()
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=num_threads) as executor:
+        futures = [executor.submit(worker, i) for i in range(num_threads)]
+        results = [f.result() for f in as_completed(futures)]
+    duration = time.time() - start
+
+    # Verify all operations completed
+    total_ops = num_threads * operations_per_thread
+    for _ in range(total_ops):
+        assert success_counter.acquire(timeout=0.001)
+
+    print(f"Completed {total_ops} operations with {num_threads} threads in {duration:.3f}s")
+    assert len(results) == num_threads
+
+
+def test_range_lock_with_different_sizes(range_lock_file):
+    """Test range locks with varying data sizes"""
+    sizes = [64 * 1024, 256 * 1024, 1024 * 1024]  # 64KB, 256KB, 1MB
+
+    def write_variable_size(op_id, size):
+        """Write data of variable size"""
+        offset = sum(sizes[:op_id])  # Non-overlapping offsets
+        data = numpy.full(size // 4, op_id, dtype=numpy.int32)
+        gpu_data = cupy.asarray(data)
+
+        with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r+") as f:
+            bytes_written = f.pwrite(gpu_data, file_offset=offset)
+            assert bytes_written == size
+        return (op_id, size)
+
+    with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(sizes)) as executor:
+        futures = [executor.submit(write_variable_size, i, size)
+                  for i, size in enumerate(sizes)]
+        results = [f.result() for f in as_completed(futures)]
+
+    assert len(results) == len(sizes)
+
+    # Verify data
+    with kvikio.CuFile(range_lock_file, "r") as f:
+        offset = 0
+        for op_id, size in enumerate(sizes):
+            data = cupy.empty(size // 4, dtype=cupy.int32)
+            f.pread(data, file_offset=offset)
+            expected = cupy.full(size // 4, op_id, dtype=cupy.int32)
+            cupy.testing.assert_array_equal(data, expected)
+            offset += size
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