diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/chromadb/client.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/chromadb/client.py
index d95ea8e54..b95a37385 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/chromadb/client.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/chromadb/client.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """ChromaDB client implementation."""
 
-from contextlib import AbstractContextManager, nullcontext
+import asyncio
+from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
+from contextlib import AbstractContextManager, asynccontextmanager, nullcontext
 import logging
 from typing import Any
 
@@ -77,6 +79,20 @@ class ChromaDBClient(BaseClient):
         """Return a cross-process lock context manager, or nullcontext if no lock name."""
         return store_lock(self._lock_name) if self._lock_name else nullcontext()
 
+    @asynccontextmanager
+    async def _alocked(self) -> AsyncIterator[None]:
+        """Async cross-process lock that acquires/releases in an executor."""
+        if not self._lock_name:
+            yield
+            return
+        lock_cm = store_lock(self._lock_name)
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        await loop.run_in_executor(None, lock_cm.__enter__)
+        try:
+            yield
+        finally:
+            await loop.run_in_executor(None, lock_cm.__exit__, None, None, None)
+
     def create_collection(
         self, **kwargs: Unpack[ChromaDBCollectionCreateParams]
     ) -> None:
@@ -373,7 +389,7 @@ class ChromaDBClient(BaseClient):
         if not documents:
             raise ValueError("Documents list cannot be empty")
 
-        with self._locked():
+        async with self._alocked():
             collection = await self.client.get_or_create_collection(
                 name=_sanitize_collection_name(collection_name),
                 embedding_function=self.embedding_function,
@@ -494,7 +510,7 @@ class ChromaDBClient(BaseClient):
 
         params = _extract_search_params(kwargs)
 
-        with self._locked():
+        async with self._alocked():
             collection = await self.client.get_or_create_collection(
                 name=_sanitize_collection_name(params.collection_name),
                 embedding_function=self.embedding_function,
@@ -577,7 +593,7 @@ class ChromaDBClient(BaseClient):
             )
 
         collection_name = kwargs["collection_name"]
-        with self._locked():
+        async with self._alocked():
             await self.client.delete_collection(
                 name=_sanitize_collection_name(collection_name)
             )
@@ -630,5 +646,5 @@ class ChromaDBClient(BaseClient):
                 "Use reset() for ClientAPI."
             )
 
-        with self._locked():
+        async with self._alocked():
             await self.client.reset()