diff --git a/src/utils/lock.js b/src/utils/lock.js
index 82dfd6ec1..ffb24bc65 100644
--- a/src/utils/lock.js
+++ b/src/utils/lock.js
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ module.exports = class Lock {
       }
 
       this[PRIVATE.WAITING].add(tryToAcquire)
-      timeoutId = setTimeout(
-        () => reject(new KafkaJSLockTimeout(this[PRIVATE.TIMEOUT_ERROR_MESSAGE]())),
-        this[PRIVATE.TIMEOUT]
-      )
+      timeoutId = setTimeout(() => {
+        // The message should contain the number of waiters _including_ this one
+        const error = new KafkaJSLockTimeout(this[PRIVATE.TIMEOUT_ERROR_MESSAGE]())
+        this[PRIVATE.WAITING].delete(tryToAcquire)
+        reject(error)
+      }, this[PRIVATE.TIMEOUT])
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/src/utils/lock.spec.js b/src/utils/lock.spec.js
index fe35c195b..dc47002c1 100644
--- a/src/utils/lock.spec.js
+++ b/src/utils/lock.spec.js
@@ -40,6 +40,26 @@ describe('Utils > Lock', () => {
     ).rejects.toHaveProperty('message', 'Timeout while acquiring lock (2 waiting locks)')
   })
 
+  it('allows lock to be acquired after timeout', async () => {
+    const lock = new Lock({ timeout: 60 })
+    const resource = jest.fn()
+    const callResource = async () => {
+      await lock.acquire()
+      try {
+        resource(Date.now())
+        await sleep(100)
+      } finally {
+        lock.release()
+      }
+    }
+
+    await expect(
+      Promise.all([callResource(), callResource(), callResource()])
+    ).rejects.toHaveProperty('message', 'Timeout while acquiring lock (2 waiting locks)')
+
+    await expect(callResource()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
   describe('with a description', () => {
     it('throws an error with the configured description if the lock cannot be acquired within a period', async () => {
       const lock = new Lock({ timeout: 60, description: 'My test mock' })