diff --git a/modules/sync/status_pool.go b/modules/sync/status_pool.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f075d54b79db..0000000000000
--- a/modules/sync/status_pool.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2016 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package sync
-
-import (
-	"sync"
-
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/container"
-)
-
-// StatusTable is a table maintains true/false values.
-//
-// This table is particularly useful for un/marking and checking values
-// in different goroutines.
-type StatusTable struct {
-	lock sync.RWMutex
-	pool container.Set[string]
-}
-
-// NewStatusTable initializes and returns a new StatusTable object.
-func NewStatusTable() *StatusTable {
-	return &StatusTable{
-		pool: make(container.Set[string]),
-	}
-}
-
-// StartIfNotRunning sets value of given name to true if not already in pool.
-// Returns whether set value was set to true
-func (p *StatusTable) StartIfNotRunning(name string) bool {
-	p.lock.Lock()
-	added := p.pool.Add(name)
-	p.lock.Unlock()
-	return added
-}
-
-// Start sets value of given name to true in the pool.
-func (p *StatusTable) Start(name string) {
-	p.lock.Lock()
-	p.pool.Add(name)
-	p.lock.Unlock()
-}
-
-// Stop sets value of given name to false in the pool.
-func (p *StatusTable) Stop(name string) {
-	p.lock.Lock()
-	p.pool.Remove(name)
-	p.lock.Unlock()
-}
-
-// IsRunning checks if value of given name is set to true in the pool.
-func (p *StatusTable) IsRunning(name string) bool {
-	p.lock.RLock()
-	exists := p.pool.Contains(name)
-	p.lock.RUnlock()
-	return exists
-}
diff --git a/modules/sync/status_pool_test.go b/modules/sync/status_pool_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index e2e48862f581f..0000000000000
--- a/modules/sync/status_pool_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2017 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-
-package sync
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func Test_StatusTable(t *testing.T) {
-	table := NewStatusTable()
-
-	assert.False(t, table.IsRunning("xyz"))
-
-	table.Start("xyz")
-	assert.True(t, table.IsRunning("xyz"))
-
-	assert.False(t, table.StartIfNotRunning("xyz"))
-	assert.True(t, table.IsRunning("xyz"))
-
-	table.Stop("xyz")
-	assert.False(t, table.IsRunning("xyz"))
-
-	assert.True(t, table.StartIfNotRunning("xyz"))
-	assert.True(t, table.IsRunning("xyz"))
-
-	table.Stop("xyz")
-	assert.False(t, table.IsRunning("xyz"))
-}
diff --git a/routers/init.go b/routers/init.go
index 6cd85728c218b..859b00ebb2e7a 100644
--- a/routers/init.go
+++ b/routers/init.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func InitWebInstalled(ctx context.Context) {
 	mustInit(repo_service.InitLicenseClassifier)
 
 	// Finally start up the cron
-	cron.NewContext(ctx)
+	cron.Init(ctx)
 }
 
 // NormalRoutes represents non install routes
diff --git a/services/cron/cron.go b/services/cron/cron.go
index 3c5737e3718ff..d64364e741c2d 100644
--- a/services/cron/cron.go
+++ b/services/cron/cron.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/graceful"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/sync"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/translation"
 
 	"github.com/go-co-op/gocron"
@@ -19,13 +18,10 @@ import (
 
 var scheduler = gocron.NewScheduler(time.Local)
 
-// Prevent duplicate running tasks.
-var taskStatusTable = sync.NewStatusTable()
-
-// NewContext begins cron tasks
+// Init begins cron tasks
 // Each cron task is run within the shutdown context as a running server
 // AtShutdown the cron server is stopped
-func NewContext(original context.Context) {
+func Init(original context.Context) {
 	defer pprof.SetGoroutineLabels(original)
 	_, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddTypedContext(graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext(), "Service: Cron", process.SystemProcessType, true)
 	initBasicTasks()
diff --git a/services/cron/tasks.go b/services/cron/tasks.go
index f8a7444c49e5c..885ab10228539 100644
--- a/services/cron/tasks.go
+++ b/services/cron/tasks.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	system_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/system"
 	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/globallock"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/graceful"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/process"
@@ -71,20 +72,30 @@ func (t *Task) Run() {
 	}, t.config)
 }
 
+func getCronTaskLockKey(name string) string {
+	return "cron_task:" + name
+}
+
 // RunWithUser will run the task incrementing the cron counter at the time with User
 func (t *Task) RunWithUser(doer *user_model.User, config Config) {
-	if !taskStatusTable.StartIfNotRunning(t.Name) {
+	locked, releaser, err := globallock.TryLock(graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext(), getCronTaskLockKey(t.Name))
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("Failed to acquire lock for cron task %q: %v", t.Name, err)
+		return
+	}
+	if !locked {
+		log.Trace("a cron task %q is already running", t.Name)
 		return
 	}
+	defer releaser()
+
 	t.lock.Lock()
 	if config == nil {
 		config = t.config
 	}
 	t.ExecTimes++
 	t.lock.Unlock()
-	defer func() {
-		taskStatusTable.Stop(t.Name)
-	}()
+
 	graceful.GetManager().RunWithShutdownContext(func(baseCtx context.Context) {
 		defer func() {
 			if err := recover(); err != nil {