diff --git a/src/common/pico_sync/include/pico/mutex.h b/src/common/pico_sync/include/pico/mutex.h
index bcb3e99e3..1b354ba8a 100644
--- a/src/common/pico_sync/include/pico/mutex.h
+++ b/src/common/pico_sync/include/pico/mutex.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ extern "C" {
 typedef struct __packed_aligned  {
     lock_core_t core;
     lock_owner_id_t owner;      //! owner id LOCK_INVALID_OWNER_ID for unowned
+    uint32_t save;
     uint8_t enter_count;        //! ownership count
 #if PICO_MUTEX_ENABLE_SDK120_COMPATIBILITY
     bool recursive;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ typedef struct __packed_aligned  {
 typedef struct __packed_aligned mutex {
     lock_core_t core;
     lock_owner_id_t owner;      //! owner id LOCK_INVALID_OWNER_ID for unowned
+    uint32_t save;
 } mutex_t;
 #else
 typedef recursive_mutex_t mutex_t; // they are one and the same when backwards compatible with SDK1.2.0
@@ -114,6 +116,19 @@ void recursive_mutex_enter_blocking(recursive_mutex_t *mtx);
  */
 bool mutex_try_enter(mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t *owner_out);
 
+/*! \brief Attempt to take ownership of a mutex
+ *  \ingroup mutex
+ *
+ * If the mutex wasn't owned, this will claim the mutex for the caller and return true.
+ * Otherwise (if the mutex was already owned) this will return false and the
+ * caller will NOT own the mutex.
+ *
+ * \param mtx Pointer to mutex structure
+ * \param owner_out If mutex was already owned, and this pointer is non-zero, it will be filled in with the owner id of the current owner of the mutex
+ * \return true if mutex now owned, false otherwise
+ */
+bool mutex_try_enter_isr(mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t *owner_out);
+
 /*! \brief Attempt to take ownership of a mutex until the specified time
  *  \ingroup mutex
  *
@@ -142,6 +157,20 @@ bool mutex_try_enter_block_until(mutex_t *mtx, absolute_time_t until);
  */
 bool recursive_mutex_try_enter(recursive_mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t *owner_out);
 
+/*! \brief Attempt to take ownership of a recursive mutex
+ *  \ingroup mutex
+ *
+ * If the mutex wasn't owned or was owned by the caller, this will claim the mutex and return true.
+ * Otherwise (if the mutex was already owned by another owner) this will return false and the
+ * caller will NOT own the mutex.
+ *
+ * \param mtx Pointer to recursive mutex structure
+ * \param owner_out If mutex was already owned by another owner, and this pointer is non-zero,
+ *                  it will be filled in with the owner id of the current owner of the mutex
+ * \return true if the recursive mutex (now) owned, false otherwise
+ */
+bool recursive_mutex_try_enter_isr(recursive_mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t *owner_out);
+
 /*! \brief Wait for mutex with timeout
  *  \ingroup mutex
  *
@@ -232,6 +261,13 @@ bool recursive_mutex_enter_block_until(recursive_mutex_t *mtx, absolute_time_t u
  */
 void mutex_exit(mutex_t *mtx);
 
+/*! \brief  Release ownership of a mutex
+ *  \ingroup mutex
+ *
+ * \param mtx Pointer to mutex structure
+ */
+void mutex_exit_isr(mutex_t *mtx);
+
 /*! \brief  Release ownership of a recursive mutex
  *  \ingroup mutex
  *
@@ -239,6 +275,13 @@ void mutex_exit(mutex_t *mtx);
  */
 void recursive_mutex_exit(recursive_mutex_t *mtx);
 
+/*! \brief  Release ownership of a recursive mutex
+ *  \ingroup mutex
+ *
+ * \param mtx Pointer to recursive mutex structure
+ */
+void recursive_mutex_exit_isr(recursive_mutex_t *mtx);
+
 /*! \brief Test for mutex initialized state
  *  \ingroup mutex
  *
diff --git a/src/common/pico_sync/mutex.c b/src/common/pico_sync/mutex.c
index 828be68c9..1bcef36e2 100644
--- a/src/common/pico_sync/mutex.c
+++ b/src/common/pico_sync/mutex.c
@@ -80,6 +80,24 @@ bool __time_critical_func(mutex_try_enter)(mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t *owner_out) {
     return entered;
 }
 
+bool __time_critical_func(mutex_try_enter_isr)(mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t *owner_out) {
+#if PICO_MUTEX_ENABLE_SDK120_COMPATIBILITY
+    if (mtx->recursive) {
+        return recursive_mutex_try_enter_isr(mtx, owner_out);
+    }
+#endif
+    uint32_t save = spin_lock_blocking(mtx->core.spin_lock);
+    if (!lock_is_owner_id_valid(mtx->owner)) {
+        mtx->owner = lock_get_caller_owner_id();
+        mtx->save = save;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        if (owner_out) *owner_out = (uint32_t) mtx->owner;
+        spin_unlock(mtx->core.spin_lock, save);
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 bool __time_critical_func(mutex_try_enter_block_until)(mutex_t *mtx, absolute_time_t until) {
     // not using lock_owner_id_t to avoid backwards incompatibility change to mutex_try_enter API
     static_assert(sizeof(lock_owner_id_t) <= 4, "");
@@ -108,6 +126,22 @@ bool __time_critical_func(recursive_mutex_try_enter)(recursive_mutex_t *mtx, uin
     return entered;
 }
 
+bool __time_critical_func(recursive_mutex_try_enter_isr)(recursive_mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t *owner_out) {
+    lock_owner_id_t caller = lock_get_caller_owner_id();
+    uint32_t save = spin_lock_blocking(mtx->core.spin_lock);
+    if (!lock_is_owner_id_valid(mtx->owner) || mtx->owner == caller) {
+        mtx->owner = caller;
+        uint __unused total = ++mtx->enter_count;
+        assert(total); // check for overflow
+        mtx->save = save;
+        return true;
+    } else {
+        if (owner_out) *owner_out = (uint32_t) mtx->owner;
+        spin_unlock(mtx->core.spin_lock, save);
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 bool __time_critical_func(mutex_enter_timeout_ms)(mutex_t *mtx, uint32_t timeout_ms) {
     return mutex_enter_block_until(mtx, make_timeout_time_ms(timeout_ms));
 }
@@ -182,6 +216,18 @@ void __time_critical_func(mutex_exit)(mutex_t *mtx) {
     lock_internal_spin_unlock_with_notify(&mtx->core, save);
 }
 
+void __time_critical_func(mutex_exit_isr)(mutex_t *mtx) {
+#if PICO_MUTEX_ENABLE_SDK120_COMPATIBILITY
+    if (mtx->recursive) {
+        recursive_mutex_exit_isr(mtx);
+        return;
+    }
+#endif
+    assert(lock_is_owner_id_valid(mtx->owner));
+    mtx->owner = LOCK_INVALID_OWNER_ID;
+    lock_internal_spin_unlock_with_notify(&mtx->core, mtx->save);
+}
+
 void __time_critical_func(recursive_mutex_exit)(recursive_mutex_t *mtx) {
     uint32_t save = spin_lock_blocking(mtx->core.spin_lock);
     assert(lock_is_owner_id_valid(mtx->owner));
@@ -192,4 +238,15 @@ void __time_critical_func(recursive_mutex_exit)(recursive_mutex_t *mtx) {
     } else {
         spin_unlock(mtx->core.spin_lock, save);
     }
+}
+
+void __time_critical_func(recursive_mutex_exit_isr)(recursive_mutex_t *mtx) {
+    assert(lock_is_owner_id_valid(mtx->owner));
+    assert(mtx->enter_count);
+    if (!--mtx->enter_count) {
+        mtx->owner = LOCK_INVALID_OWNER_ID;
+        lock_internal_spin_unlock_with_notify(&mtx->core, mtx->save);
+    } else {
+        spin_unlock(mtx->core.spin_lock, mtx->save);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/rp2_common/pico_stdio_usb/stdio_usb.c b/src/rp2_common/pico_stdio_usb/stdio_usb.c
index 0dc8d6d9b..f3d1577a4 100644
--- a/src/rp2_common/pico_stdio_usb/stdio_usb.c
+++ b/src/rp2_common/pico_stdio_usb/stdio_usb.c
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ static int64_t timer_task(__unused alarm_id_t id, __unused void *user_data) {
 }
 
 static void low_priority_worker_irq(void) {
-    if (mutex_try_enter(&stdio_usb_mutex, NULL)) {
+    if (mutex_try_enter_isr(&stdio_usb_mutex, NULL)) {
         tud_task();
-        mutex_exit(&stdio_usb_mutex);
+        mutex_exit_isr(&stdio_usb_mutex);
     } else {
         // if the mutex is already owned, then we are in non IRQ code in this file.
         //