diff --git a/store/cachekv/store.go b/store/cachekv/store.go
index 52b86610b1..47dd5738b7 100644
--- a/store/cachekv/store.go
+++ b/store/cachekv/store.go
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@ type cValue struct {
 }
 
 // Store wraps an in-memory cache around an underlying types.KVStore.
+// Set, Delete and Write for the same key must be called sequentially.
 type Store struct {
-	mtx           sync.Mutex
-	cache         map[string]*cValue
-	unsortedCache map[string]struct{}
+	mtx           sync.RWMutex
+	cache         sync.Map
+	unsortedCache sync.Map
 	sortedCache   *list.List // always ascending sorted
 	parent        types.KVStore
 }
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ var _ types.CacheKVStore = (*Store)(nil)
 // NewStore creates a new Store object
 func NewStore(parent types.KVStore) *Store {
 	return &Store{
-		cache:         make(map[string]*cValue),
-		unsortedCache: make(map[string]struct{}),
+		cache:         sync.Map{},
+		unsortedCache: sync.Map{},
 		sortedCache:   list.New(),
 		parent:        parent,
 	}
@@ -51,33 +52,31 @@ func (store *Store) GetStoreType() types.StoreType {
 }
 
 // Get implements types.KVStore.
-func (store *Store) Get(key []byte) (value []byte) {
-	store.mtx.Lock()
-	defer store.mtx.Unlock()
+func (store *Store) Get(key []byte) []byte {
 	defer telemetry.MeasureSince(time.Now(), "store", "cachekv", "get")
 
 	types.AssertValidKey(key)
-
-	cacheValue, ok := store.cache[string(key)]
-	if !ok {
-		value = store.parent.Get(key)
-		store.setCacheValue(key, value, false, false)
-	} else {
-		value = cacheValue.value
+	store.mtx.RLock()
+	defer store.mtx.RUnlock()
+	cacheValue, ok := store.cache.Load(string(key))
+	if ok {
+		return cacheValue.(*cValue).value
 	}
 
+	value := store.parent.Get(key)
+	store.setCacheValue(key, value, false, false)
 	return value
 }
 
 // Set implements types.KVStore.
 func (store *Store) Set(key []byte, value []byte) {
-	store.mtx.Lock()
-	defer store.mtx.Unlock()
 	defer telemetry.MeasureSince(time.Now(), "store", "cachekv", "set")
 
 	types.AssertValidKey(key)
 	types.AssertValidValue(value)
 
+	store.mtx.Lock()
+	defer store.mtx.Unlock()
 	store.setCacheValue(key, value, false, true)
 }
 
@@ -89,11 +88,11 @@ func (store *Store) Has(key []byte) bool {
 
 // Delete implements types.KVStore.
 func (store *Store) Delete(key []byte) {
-	store.mtx.Lock()
-	defer store.mtx.Unlock()
 	defer telemetry.MeasureSince(time.Now(), "store", "cachekv", "delete")
 
 	types.AssertValidKey(key)
+	store.mtx.Lock()
+	defer store.mtx.Unlock()
 	store.setCacheValue(key, nil, true, true)
 }
 
@@ -105,20 +104,21 @@ func (store *Store) Write() {
 
 	// We need a copy of all of the keys.
 	// Not the best, but probably not a bottleneck depending.
-	keys := make([]string, 0, len(store.cache))
-
-	for key, dbValue := range store.cache {
-		if dbValue.dirty {
-			keys = append(keys, key)
+	keys := make([]string, 0)
+	store.cache.Range(func(key, value interface{}) bool {
+		if value.(*cValue).dirty {
+			keys = append(keys, key.(string))
 		}
-	}
+		return true
+	})
 
 	sort.Strings(keys)
 
 	// TODO: Consider allowing usage of Batch, which would allow the write to
 	// at least happen atomically.
 	for _, key := range keys {
-		cacheValue := store.cache[key]
+		v, _ := store.cache.Load(key)
+		cacheValue := v.(*cValue)
 
 		switch {
 		case cacheValue.deleted:
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ func (store *Store) Write() {
 	}
 
 	// Clear the cache
-	store.cache = make(map[string]*cValue)
-	store.unsortedCache = make(map[string]struct{})
+	store.cache = sync.Map{}
+	store.unsortedCache = sync.Map{}
 	store.sortedCache = list.New()
 }
 
@@ -203,22 +203,19 @@ func byteSliceToStr(b []byte) string {
 func (store *Store) dirtyItems(start, end []byte) {
 	unsorted := make([]*kv.Pair, 0)
 
-	n := len(store.unsortedCache)
-	for key := range store.unsortedCache {
+	store.unsortedCache.Range(func(k, _ interface{}) bool {
+		key := k.(string)
 		if IsKeyInDomain(strToByte(key), start, end) {
-			cacheValue := store.cache[key]
-			unsorted = append(unsorted, &kv.Pair{Key: []byte(key), Value: cacheValue.value})
+			cacheValue, ok := store.cache.Load(key)
+			if ok {
+				unsorted = append(unsorted, &kv.Pair{Key: []byte(key), Value: cacheValue.(*cValue).value})
+			}
 		}
-	}
+		return true
+	})
 
-	if len(unsorted) == n { // This pattern allows the Go compiler to emit the map clearing idiom for the entire map.
-		for key := range store.unsortedCache {
-			delete(store.unsortedCache, key)
-		}
-	} else { // Otherwise, normally delete the unsorted keys from the map.
-		for _, kv := range unsorted {
-			delete(store.unsortedCache, byteSliceToStr(kv.Key))
-		}
+	for _, kv := range unsorted {
+		store.unsortedCache.Delete(byteSliceToStr(kv.Key))
 	}
 
 	sort.Slice(unsorted, func(i, j int) bool {
@@ -254,12 +251,12 @@ func (store *Store) dirtyItems(start, end []byte) {
 
 // Only entrypoint to mutate store.cache.
 func (store *Store) setCacheValue(key, value []byte, deleted bool, dirty bool) {
-	store.cache[string(key)] = &cValue{
+	store.cache.Store(string(key), &cValue{
 		value:   value,
 		deleted: deleted,
 		dirty:   dirty,
-	}
+	})
 	if dirty {
-		store.unsortedCache[string(key)] = struct{}{}
+		store.unsortedCache.Store(string(key), struct{}{})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/store/cachekv/store_test.go b/store/cachekv/store_test.go
index 4648a1303e..e9505ab1b9 100644
--- a/store/cachekv/store_test.go
+++ b/store/cachekv/store_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cachekv_test
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -308,6 +309,39 @@ func TestCacheKVMergeIteratorRandom(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// Set, Delete and Write for the same key must be called sequentially.
+func TestCacheKVConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	const NumOps = 2000
+
+	st := newCacheKVStore()
+
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(NumOps * 3)
+	for i := 0; i < NumOps; i++ {
+		i := i
+		go func() {
+			st.Set([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i)), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("value%d", i)))
+			st.Write()
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			st.Get([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i)))
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			iter := st.Iterator([]byte("key0"), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("key%d", NumOps)))
+			for ; iter.Valid(); iter.Next() {
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	for i := 0; i < NumOps; i++ {
+		require.Equal(t, []byte(fmt.Sprintf("value%d", i)), st.Get([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("key%d", i))))
+	}
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // do some random ops