diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/8689-passwordstore-lock-naming.yml b/changelogs/fragments/8689-passwordstore-lock-naming.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5c9a82d78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/8689-passwordstore-lock-naming.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - passwordstore lookup plugin - add the current user to the lockfile file name to address issues on multi-user systems (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/8689).
diff --git a/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py b/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py
index a1b0842a7b..510bdbec3d 100644
--- a/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py
+++ b/plugins/lookup/passwordstore.py
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ class LookupModule(LookupBase):
     def opt_lock(self, type):
         if self.get_option('lock') == type:
             tmpdir = os.environ.get('TMPDIR', '/tmp')
-            lockfile = os.path.join(tmpdir, '.passwordstore.lock')
+            user = os.environ.get('USER')
+            lockfile = os.path.join(tmpdir, '.{0}.passwordstore.lock'.format(user))
             with FileLock().lock_file(lockfile, tmpdir, self.lock_timeout):
                 self.locked = type
                 yield