diff --git a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go
index ac2930c9e32c8..8bd266362e7dc 100644
--- a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go
+++ b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package autobuild
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -177,6 +178,15 @@ func (e *Executor) runOnce(t time.Time) Stats {
 				err := e.db.InTx(func(tx database.Store) error {
 					var err error
 
+					ok, err := tx.TryAcquireLock(e.ctx, database.GenLockID(fmt.Sprintf("lifecycle-executor:%s", wsID)))
+					if err != nil {
+						return xerrors.Errorf("try acquire lifecycle executor lock: %w", err)
+					}
+					if !ok {
+						log.Debug(e.ctx, "unable to acquire lock for workspace, skipping")
+						return nil
+					}
+
 					// Re-check eligibility since the first check was outside the
 					// transaction and the workspace settings may have changed.
 					ws, err = tx.GetWorkspaceByID(e.ctx, wsID)
@@ -372,7 +382,7 @@ func (e *Executor) runOnce(t time.Time) Stats {
 				}
 				return nil
 			}()
-			if err != nil {
+			if err != nil && !xerrors.Is(err, context.Canceled) {
 				log.Error(e.ctx, "failed to transition workspace", slog.Error(err))
 				statsMu.Lock()
 				stats.Errors[wsID] = err
diff --git a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go
index 667b20dd9fd4f..7bcd1ccd5836f 100644
--- a/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go
+++ b/coderd/autobuild/lifecycle_executor_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/coderdtest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbauthz"
+	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/database/dbtestutil"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/notifications"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/notifications/notificationstest"
 	"github.com/coder/coder/v2/coderd/schedule"
@@ -72,6 +73,76 @@ func TestExecutorAutostartOK(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, template.AutostartRequirement.DaysOfWeek, []string{"monday", "tuesday", "wednesday", "thursday", "friday", "saturday", "sunday"})
 }
 
+func TestMultipleLifecycleExecutors(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	db, ps := dbtestutil.NewDB(t)
+
+	var (
+		sched = mustSchedule(t, "CRON_TZ=UTC 0 * * * *")
+		// Create our first client
+		tickCh   = make(chan time.Time, 2)
+		statsChA = make(chan autobuild.Stats)
+		clientA  = coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{
+			IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true,
+			AutobuildTicker:          tickCh,
+			AutobuildStats:           statsChA,
+			Database:                 db,
+			Pubsub:                   ps,
+		})
+		// ... And then our second client
+		statsChB = make(chan autobuild.Stats)
+		_        = coderdtest.New(t, &coderdtest.Options{
+			IncludeProvisionerDaemon: true,
+			AutobuildTicker:          tickCh,
+			AutobuildStats:           statsChB,
+			Database:                 db,
+			Pubsub:                   ps,
+		})
+		// Now create a workspace (we can use either client, it doesn't matter)
+		workspace = mustProvisionWorkspace(t, clientA, func(cwr *codersdk.CreateWorkspaceRequest) {
+			cwr.AutostartSchedule = ptr.Ref(sched.String())
+		})
+	)
+
+	// Have the workspace stopped so we can perform an autostart
+	workspace = coderdtest.MustTransitionWorkspace(t, clientA, workspace.ID, database.WorkspaceTransitionStart, database.WorkspaceTransitionStop)
+
+	// Get both clients to perform a lifecycle execution tick
+	next := sched.Next(workspace.LatestBuild.CreatedAt)
+
+	startCh := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		<-startCh
+		tickCh <- next
+	}()
+	go func() {
+		<-startCh
+		tickCh <- next
+	}()
+	close(startCh)
+
+	// Now we want to check the stats for both clients
+	statsA := <-statsChA
+	statsB := <-statsChB
+
+	// We expect there to be no errors
+	assert.Len(t, statsA.Errors, 0)
+	assert.Len(t, statsB.Errors, 0)
+
+	// We also expect there to have been only one transition
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(statsA.Transitions)+len(statsB.Transitions))
+
+	stats := statsA
+	if len(statsB.Transitions) == 1 {
+		stats = statsB
+	}
+
+	// And we expect this transition to have been a start transition
+	assert.Contains(t, stats.Transitions, workspace.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, database.WorkspaceTransitionStart, stats.Transitions[workspace.ID])
+}
+
 func TestExecutorAutostartTemplateUpdated(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()