diff --git a/google/cloud/spanner/options.h b/google/cloud/spanner/options.h
index 71ff33fcc68b0..f749c73914da3 100644
--- a/google/cloud/spanner/options.h
+++ b/google/cloud/spanner/options.h
@@ -430,6 +430,15 @@ struct TransactionIsolationLevelOption {
   using Type = spanner::Transaction::IsolationLevel;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Option for `google::cloud::Options` to set the transaction read lock mode.
+ *
+ * @ingroup google-cloud-spanner-options
+ */
+struct TransactionReadLockModeOption {
+  using Type = spanner::Transaction::ReadLockMode;
+};
+
 /**
  * Option for `google::cloud::Options` to return additional statistics
  * about the committed transaction in a `spanner::CommitResult`.
diff --git a/google/cloud/spanner/samples/samples.cc b/google/cloud/spanner/samples/samples.cc
index 50fedd8ec1f0c..e3abff8e3cc04 100644
--- a/google/cloud/spanner/samples/samples.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/spanner/samples/samples.cc
@@ -3539,6 +3539,71 @@ void IsolationLevelSettingCommand(std::vector<std::string> argv) {
   IsolationLevelSetting(argv[0], argv[1], argv[2]);
 }
 
+//! [START spanner_read_lock_mode]
+void ReadLockModeSetting(std::string const& project_id,
+                         std::string const& instance_id,
+                         std::string const& database_id) {
+  namespace spanner = ::google::cloud::spanner;
+  using ::google::cloud::Options;
+  using ::google::cloud::StatusOr;
+
+  auto db = spanner::Database(project_id, instance_id, database_id);
+
+  // The read lock mode specified at the client-level will be applied
+  // to all RW transactions.
+  auto options = Options{}.set<spanner::TransactionReadLockModeOption>(
+      spanner::Transaction::ReadLockMode::kOptimistic);
+  auto client = spanner::Client(spanner::MakeConnection(db, options));
+
+  auto commit = client.Commit(
+      [&client](
+          spanner::Transaction const& txn) -> StatusOr<spanner::Mutations> {
+        // Read an AlbumTitle.
+        auto sql = spanner::SqlStatement(
+            "SELECT AlbumTitle from Albums WHERE SingerId = @SingerId and "
+            "AlbumId = @AlbumId",
+            {{"SingerId", spanner::Value(2)}, {"AlbumId", spanner::Value(1)}});
+        auto rows = client.ExecuteQuery(txn, std::move(sql));
+        for (auto const& row :
+             spanner::StreamOf<std::tuple<std::string>>(rows)) {
+          if (!row) return row.status();
+          std::cout << "Current Album Title: " << std::get<0>(*row) << "\n";
+        }
+
+        // Update the title.
+        auto update_sql = spanner::SqlStatement(
+            "UPDATE Albums "
+            "SET AlbumTitle = @AlbumTitle "
+            "WHERE SingerId = @SingerId and AlbumId = @AlbumId",
+            {{"AlbumTitle", spanner::Value("A New Title")},
+             {"SingerId", spanner::Value(2)},
+             {"AlbumId", spanner::Value(1)}});
+        auto result = client.ExecuteDml(txn, std::move(update_sql));
+        if (!result) return result.status();
+        std::cout << result->RowsModified() << " record(s) updated.\n";
+
+        return spanner::Mutations{};
+      },
+      // The read lock mode specified at the transaction-level takes
+      // precedence over the read lock mode configured at the client-level.
+      // kPessimistic is used here to demonstrate overriding the client-level
+      // setting.
+      Options{}.set<spanner::TransactionReadLockModeOption>(
+          spanner::Transaction::ReadLockMode::kPessimistic));
+
+  if (!commit) throw std::move(commit).status();
+  std::cout << "Update was successful [spanner_read_lock_mode]\n";
+}
+//! [END spanner_read_lock_mode]
+
+void ReadLockModeSettingCommand(std::vector<std::string> argv) {
+  if (argv.size() != 3) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+        "read-lock-mode-setting <project-id> <instance-id> <database-id>");
+  }
+  ReadLockModeSetting(argv[0], argv[1], argv[2]);
+}
+
 //! [START spanner_get_commit_stats]
 void GetCommitStatistics(google::cloud::spanner::Client client) {
   namespace spanner = ::google::cloud::spanner;
@@ -5258,6 +5323,7 @@ int RunOneCommand(std::vector<std::string> argv) {
                          ReadDataWithStoringIndex),
       make_command_entry("read-write-transaction", ReadWriteTransaction),
       {"isolation-level-setting", IsolationLevelSettingCommand},
+      {"read-lock-mode-setting", ReadLockModeSettingCommand},
       make_command_entry("get-commit-stats", GetCommitStatistics),
       make_command_entry("dml-standard-insert", DmlStandardInsert),
       make_command_entry("dml-standard-update", DmlStandardUpdate),
diff --git a/google/cloud/spanner/transaction.cc b/google/cloud/spanner/transaction.cc
index e4d76227fa45c..2a9b4803c11c5 100644
--- a/google/cloud/spanner/transaction.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/spanner/transaction.cc
@@ -93,6 +93,14 @@ google::spanner::v1::TransactionOptions MakeOpts(
         ProtoIsolationLevel(current.get<TransactionIsolationLevelOption>()));
   }
 
+  if (opts.read_write().read_lock_mode() ==
+          google::spanner::v1::TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode::
+              TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode_READ_LOCK_MODE_UNSPECIFIED &&
+      current.has<TransactionReadLockModeOption>()) {
+    opts.mutable_read_write()->set_read_lock_mode(
+        ProtoReadLockMode(current.get<TransactionReadLockModeOption>()));
+  }
+
   return opts;
 }
 
diff --git a/google/cloud/spanner/transaction_test.cc b/google/cloud/spanner/transaction_test.cc
index b3ca3ba7cf819..11577fa494a87 100644
--- a/google/cloud/spanner/transaction_test.cc
+++ b/google/cloud/spanner/transaction_test.cc
@@ -217,6 +217,58 @@ TEST(Transaction, IsolationLevelNotSpecified) {
       });
 }
 
+TEST(Transaction, ReadLockModePrecedence) {
+  internal::OptionsSpan span(Options{}.set<TransactionReadLockModeOption>(
+      Transaction::ReadLockMode::kOptimistic));
+
+  // Case 1: Per-call overrides default options
+  auto opts =
+      Transaction::ReadWriteOptions(Transaction::ReadLockMode::kPessimistic);
+  Transaction txn = MakeReadWriteTransaction(opts);
+  spanner_internal::Visit(
+      txn, [](spanner_internal::SessionHolder&,
+              StatusOr<google::spanner::v1::TransactionSelector>& s,
+              spanner_internal::TransactionContext const&) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(
+            s->begin().read_write().read_lock_mode(),
+            google::spanner::v1::TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode::
+                TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode_PESSIMISTIC);
+        return 0;
+      });
+
+  // Case 2: Fallback to default options
+  auto opts_default = Transaction::ReadWriteOptions();
+  Transaction txn_default = MakeReadWriteTransaction(opts_default);
+  spanner_internal::Visit(
+      txn_default, [](spanner_internal::SessionHolder&,
+                      StatusOr<google::spanner::v1::TransactionSelector>& s,
+                      spanner_internal::TransactionContext const&) {
+        EXPECT_EQ(
+            s->begin().read_write().read_lock_mode(),
+            google::spanner::v1::TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode::
+                TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode_OPTIMISTIC);
+        return 0;
+      });
+}
+
+TEST(Transaction, ReadLockModeNotSpecified) {
+  // Case: Read lock mode not specified in transaction options or default
+  // options
+  auto opts = Transaction::ReadWriteOptions();
+  Transaction txn = MakeReadWriteTransaction(opts);
+  spanner_internal::Visit(txn, [](spanner_internal::SessionHolder&,
+                                  StatusOr<
+                                      google::spanner::v1::TransactionSelector>&
+                                      s,
+                                  spanner_internal::TransactionContext const&) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(
+        s->begin().read_write().read_lock_mode(),
+        google::spanner::v1::TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode::
+            TransactionOptions_ReadWrite_ReadLockMode_READ_LOCK_MODE_UNSPECIFIED);
+    return 0;
+  });
+}
+
 TEST(Transaction, ReadWriteOptionsWithTag) {
   auto opts = Transaction::ReadWriteOptions().WithTag("test-tag");
   Transaction txn = MakeReadWriteTransaction(opts);