diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/InProcessLockProvider.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/InProcessLockProvider.java
index 9eab061ddfa29..8e57190d1a9b9 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/InProcessLockProvider.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/lock/InProcessLockProvider.java
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ public void close() {
       lock.writeLock().unlock();
     }
     LOG.info(getLogMessage(LockState.ALREADY_RELEASED));
-    LOCK_INSTANCE_PER_BASEPATH.remove(basePath);
   }
 
   private String getLogMessage(LockState state) {
diff --git a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/TestInProcessLockProvider.java b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/TestInProcessLockProvider.java
index 8d39b8b5f2da0..d1d43d7f3ae0b 100644
--- a/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/TestInProcessLockProvider.java
+++ b/hudi-client/hudi-client-common/src/test/java/org/apache/hudi/client/transaction/TestInProcessLockProvider.java
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 import org.apache.hudi.config.HoodieWriteConfig;
 import org.apache.hudi.exception.HoodieLockException;
 
+import junit.framework.AssertionFailedError;
 import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
@@ -52,6 +55,120 @@ public TestInProcessLockProvider() {
     lockConfiguration2 = new LockConfiguration(properties);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testLockIdentity() throws InterruptedException {
+    // The lifecycle of an InProcessLockProvider should not affect the singleton lock
+    // for a single table, i.e., all three writers should hold the same underlying lock instance
+    // on the same table.
+    // Writer 1:   lock |----------------| unlock and close
+    // Writer 2:   try lock   |      ...    lock |------| unlock and close
+    // Writer 3:                          try lock  | ...  lock |------| unlock and close
+    List<InProcessLockProvider> lockProviderList = new ArrayList<>();
+    InProcessLockProvider lockProvider1 = new InProcessLockProvider(lockConfiguration1, hadoopConfiguration);
+    lockProviderList.add(lockProvider1);
+    AtomicBoolean writer1Completed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    AtomicBoolean writer2TryLock = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    AtomicBoolean writer2Locked = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    AtomicBoolean writer2Completed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    AtomicBoolean writer3TryLock = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    AtomicBoolean writer3Completed = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+
+    // Writer 1
+    assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+      LOG.info("Writer 1 tries to acquire the lock.");
+      lockProvider1.lock();
+      LOG.info("Writer 1 acquires the lock.");
+    });
+    // Writer 2 thread in parallel, should block
+    // and later acquire the lock once it is released
+    Thread writer2 = new Thread(() -> {
+      InProcessLockProvider lockProvider2 = new InProcessLockProvider(lockConfiguration1, hadoopConfiguration);
+      lockProviderList.add(lockProvider2);
+      assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+        LOG.info("Writer 2 tries to acquire the lock.");
+        writer2TryLock.set(true);
+        lockProvider2.lock();
+        LOG.info("Writer 2 acquires the lock.");
+      });
+      writer2Locked.set(true);
+
+      while (!writer3TryLock.get()) {
+        try {
+          Thread.sleep(100);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+      }
+
+      assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+        lockProvider2.unlock();
+        LOG.info("Writer 2 releases the lock.");
+      });
+      lockProvider2.close();
+      LOG.info("Writer 2 closes the lock provider.");
+      writer2Completed.set(true);
+    });
+
+    Thread writer3 = new Thread(() -> {
+      while (!writer2Locked.get() || !writer1Completed.get()) {
+        try {
+          Thread.sleep(10);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+      }
+      // Lock instance of Writer 3 should be held by Writer 2
+      InProcessLockProvider lockProvider3 = new InProcessLockProvider(lockConfiguration1, hadoopConfiguration);
+      lockProviderList.add(lockProvider3);
+      boolean isLocked = lockProvider3.getLock().isWriteLocked();
+      if (!isLocked) {
+        writer3TryLock.set(true);
+        throw new AssertionFailedError("The lock instance in Writer 3 should be held by Writer 2: "
+            + lockProvider3.getLock());
+      }
+      assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+        LOG.info("Writer 3 tries to acquire the lock.");
+        writer3TryLock.set(true);
+        lockProvider3.lock();
+        LOG.info("Writer 3 acquires the lock.");
+      });
+
+      assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+        lockProvider3.unlock();
+        LOG.info("Writer 3 releases the lock.");
+      });
+      lockProvider3.close();
+      LOG.info("Writer 3 closes the lock provider.");
+      writer3Completed.set(true);
+    });
+
+    writer2.start();
+    writer3.start();
+
+    while (!writer2TryLock.get()) {
+      Thread.sleep(100);
+    }
+
+    assertDoesNotThrow(() -> {
+      lockProvider1.unlock();
+      LOG.info("Writer 1 releases the lock.");
+      lockProvider1.close();
+      LOG.info("Writer 1 closes the lock provider.");
+      writer1Completed.set(true);
+    });
+
+    try {
+      writer2.join();
+      writer3.join();
+    } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+      // Ignore any exception
+    }
+    Assertions.assertTrue(writer2Completed.get());
+    Assertions.assertTrue(writer3Completed.get());
+    Assertions.assertEquals(lockProviderList.get(0).getLock(), lockProviderList.get(1).getLock());
+    Assertions.assertEquals(lockProviderList.get(1).getLock(), lockProviderList.get(2).getLock());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testLockAcquisition() {
     InProcessLockProvider inProcessLockProvider = new InProcessLockProvider(lockConfiguration1, hadoopConfiguration);