diff --git a/pkg/meta/base.go b/pkg/meta/base.go
index 3b262d60320e..cb3c43b3aa33 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/base.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/base.go
@@ -387,6 +387,36 @@ func (r *baseMeta) txUnlock(idx uint) {
 	r.txlocks[idx%nlocks].Unlock()
 }
 
+func (r *baseMeta) txBatchLock(inodes ...Ino) func() {
+	switch len(inodes) {
+	case 0:
+		return func() {}
+	case 1: // most cases
+		r.txLock(uint(inodes[0]))
+		return func() { r.txUnlock(uint(inodes[0])) }
+	default: // for rename and more
+		inodeSlots := make([]int, len(inodes))
+		for i, ino := range inodes {
+			inodeSlots[i] = int(ino % nlocks)
+		}
+		sort.Ints(inodeSlots)
+		uniqInodeSlots := inodeSlots[:0]
+		for i := 0; i < len(inodeSlots); i++ { // Go does not support recursive locks
+			if i == 0 || inodeSlots[i] != inodeSlots[i-1] {
+				uniqInodeSlots = append(uniqInodeSlots, inodeSlots[i])
+			}
+		}
+		for _, idx := range uniqInodeSlots {
+			r.txlocks[idx].Lock()
+		}
+		return func() {
+			for _, idx := range uniqInodeSlots {
+				r.txlocks[idx].Unlock()
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (r *baseMeta) OnMsg(mtype uint32, cb MsgCallback) {
 	r.msgCallbacks.Lock()
 	defer r.msgCallbacks.Unlock()
diff --git a/pkg/meta/base_test.go b/pkg/meta/base_test.go
index 3923f55743c4..151263aa6d8a 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/base_test.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/base_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"runtime"
@@ -3282,3 +3283,62 @@ func TestSymlinkCache(t *testing.T) {
 	cache.doClean()
 	require.Equal(t, int32(8000), cache.size.Load())
 }
+
+func TestTxBatchLock(t *testing.T) {
+	var base baseMeta
+	// 0 inode
+	func() {
+		defer base.txBatchLock()()
+	}()
+	// 1 inodes
+	func() {
+		defer base.txBatchLock(2)()
+	}()
+	// 2 inodes
+	func() {
+		defer base.txBatchLock(1, 2)()
+	}()
+	// no reentrant
+	func() {
+		defer base.txBatchLock(1, 1, nlocks+1)()
+	}()
+	// no deadlock - sequential
+	func() {
+		batch1 := []Ino{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
+		batch2 := []Ino{1 + nlocks*9, 2 + nlocks*8, 3 + nlocks*7, 4 + nlocks*6, 5 + nlocks*5, 6 + nlocks*4, 7 + nlocks*3, 8 + nlocks*2, 9 + nlocks, 10}
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+			wg.Add(2)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				defer base.txBatchLock(batch1...)()
+			}()
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				defer base.txBatchLock(batch2...)()
+			}()
+		}
+		wg.Wait()
+	}()
+	// no deadlock - fuzz testing
+	func() {
+		var batch1, batch2 []Ino
+		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+			batch1 = append(batch1, Ino(rand.Uint64()+1))
+			batch2 = append(batch2, Ino(rand.Uint64()+1))
+		}
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+			wg.Add(2)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				defer base.txBatchLock(batch1...)()
+			}()
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				defer base.txBatchLock(batch2...)()
+			}()
+		}
+		wg.Wait()
+	}()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/meta/sql.go b/pkg/meta/sql.go
index 9f46bf2f5c7c..17652c238ef3 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/sql.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/sql.go
@@ -908,10 +908,7 @@ func (m *dbMeta) txn(f func(s *xorm.Session) error, inodes ...Ino) error {
 		inodes = []Ino{1}
 	}
 
-	if len(inodes) > 0 {
-		m.txLock(uint(inodes[0]))
-		defer m.txUnlock(uint(inodes[0]))
-	}
+	defer m.txBatchLock(inodes...)()
 	var lastErr error
 	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
 		_, err := m.db.Transaction(func(s *xorm.Session) (interface{}, error) {
@@ -2252,7 +2249,7 @@ func (m *dbMeta) doRename(ctx Context, parentSrc Ino, nameSrc string, parentDst
 			}
 		}
 		return err
-	})
+	}, parentSrc, parentDst)
 	if err == nil && !exchange && trash == 0 {
 		if dino > 0 && dn.Type == TypeFile && dn.Nlink == 0 {
 			m.fileDeleted(opened, false, dino, dn.Length)
diff --git a/pkg/meta/tkv.go b/pkg/meta/tkv.go
index 010b7cf298ef..57bf1e2caadb 100644
--- a/pkg/meta/tkv.go
+++ b/pkg/meta/tkv.go
@@ -809,10 +809,7 @@ func (m *kvMeta) txn(ctx context.Context, f func(tx *kvTxn) error, inodes ...Ino
 	}
 	start := time.Now()
 	defer func() { m.txDist.Observe(time.Since(start).Seconds()) }()
-	if len(inodes) > 0 {
-		m.txLock(uint(inodes[0]))
-		defer m.txUnlock(uint(inodes[0]))
-	}
+	defer m.txBatchLock(inodes...)()
 	var lastErr error
 	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
 		err := m.client.txn(ctx, f, i)
@@ -1491,10 +1488,6 @@ func (m *kvMeta) doRename(ctx Context, parentSrc Ino, nameSrc string, parentDst
 	var dtyp uint8
 	var tattr Attr
 	var newSpace, newInode int64
-	lockParent := parentSrc
-	if isTrash(lockParent) {
-		lockParent = parentDst
-	}
 	err := m.txn(ctx, func(tx *kvTxn) error {
 		opened = false
 		dino, dtyp = 0, 0
@@ -1731,7 +1724,7 @@ func (m *kvMeta) doRename(ctx Context, parentSrc Ino, nameSrc string, parentDst
 			tx.set(m.inodeKey(parentDst), m.marshal(&dattr))
 		}
 		return nil
-	}, lockParent)
+	}, parentSrc, parentDst)
 	if err == nil && !exchange && trash == 0 {
 		if dino > 0 && dtyp == TypeFile && tattr.Nlink == 0 {
 			m.fileDeleted(opened, false, dino, tattr.Length)