diff --git a/docs/rest-api.md b/docs/rest-api.md
index 69a0f31f5..cf196559d 100644
--- a/docs/rest-api.md
+++ b/docs/rest-api.md
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ freqtrade-client --config rest_config.json <command> [optional parameters]
 | `mix_tags [pair]` | Shows profit statistics for each combinations of enter tag + exit reasons for given pair (or all pairs if pair isn't given). Pair is optional.
 | `locks` | Displays currently locked pairs.
 | `delete_lock <lock_id>` | Deletes (disables) the lock by id.
+| `locks add <pair>, <until>, [side], [reason]` | Locks a pair until "until". (Until will be rounded up to the nearest timeframe).
 | `profit` | Display a summary of your profit/loss from close trades and some stats about your performance.
 | `forceexit <trade_id>` | Instantly exits the given trade  (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
 | `forceexit all` | Instantly exits all open trades (Ignoring `minimum_roi`).
diff --git a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/ft_rest_client.py b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/ft_rest_client.py
index de782ee65..1a10cd7d8 100755
--- a/ft_client/freqtrade_client/ft_rest_client.py
+++ b/ft_client/freqtrade_client/ft_rest_client.py
@@ -148,6 +148,25 @@ class FtRestClient:
         """
         return self._delete(f"locks/{lock_id}")
 
+    def lock_add(self, pair: str, until: str, side: str = '*', reason: str = ''):
+        """Lock pair
+
+        :param pair: Pair to lock
+        :param until: Lock until this date (format "2024-03-30 16:00:00Z")
+        :param side: Side to lock (long, short, *)
+        :param reason: Reason for the lock
+        :return: json object
+        """
+        data = [
+            {
+                "pair": pair,
+                "until": until,
+                "side": side,
+                "reason": reason
+            }
+        ]
+        return self._post("locks", data=data)
+
     def daily(self, days=None):
         """Return the profits for each day, and amount of trades.
 
diff --git a/ft_client/test_client/test_rest_client.py b/ft_client/test_client/test_rest_client.py
index e7c2f32e6..13e32f1c5 100644
--- a/ft_client/test_client/test_rest_client.py
+++ b/ft_client/test_client/test_rest_client.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ def test_FtRestClient_call_invalid(caplog):
     ('exits', []),
     ('mix_tags', []),
     ('locks', []),
+    ('lock_add', ["XRP/USDT", '2024-01-01 20:00:00Z', '*', 'rand']),
     ('delete_lock', [2]),
     ('daily', []),
     ('daily', [15]),