diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync.rs b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
index 33da23e3076d..541d235ffbeb 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,51 @@
 //! This module contains the kernel APIs related to synchronisation that have been ported or
 //! wrapped for usage by Rust code in the kernel.
 
+use crate::types::Opaque;
+
 mod arc;
 
 pub use arc::{Arc, ArcBorrow, UniqueArc};
+
+/// Represents a lockdep class. It's a wrapper around C's `lock_class_key`.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct LockClassKey(Opaque<bindings::lock_class_key>);
+
+// SAFETY: `bindings::lock_class_key` is designed to be used concurrently from multiple threads and
+// provides its own synchronization.
+unsafe impl Sync for LockClassKey {}
+
+impl LockClassKey {
+    /// Creates a new lock class key.
+    pub const fn new() -> Self {
+        Self(Opaque::uninit())
+    }
+
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub(crate) fn as_ptr(&self) -> *mut bindings::lock_class_key {
+        self.0.get()
+    }
+}
+
+/// Defines a new static lock class and returns a pointer to it.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! static_lock_class {
+    () => {{
+        static CLASS: $crate::sync::LockClassKey = $crate::sync::LockClassKey::new();
+        &CLASS
+    }};
+}
+
+/// Returns the given string, if one is provided, otherwise generates one based on the source code
+/// location.
+#[doc(hidden)]
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! optional_name {
+    () => {
+        $crate::c_str!(::core::concat!(::core::file!(), ":", ::core::line!()))
+    };
+    ($name:literal) => {
+        $crate::c_str!($name)
+    };
+}