diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/issue-1106 b/changelog/unreleased/issue-1106
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1df3e1981
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/issue-1106
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Bugfix: Never lock repository for `list locks`
+
+The `list locks` command previously locked to the repository by default. This
+has the problem that it won't work for an exclusively locked repository and
+that the command will also display its own lock file which can be confusing.
+
+Now, the `list locks` command cnever locks the repository.
+
+https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/1106
+https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/3665
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go
index af711da3d..811b17e41 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_list.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func runList(cmd *cobra.Command, opts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !opts.NoLock {
+	if !opts.NoLock && args[0] != "locks" {
 		lock, err := lockRepo(opts.ctx, repo)
 		defer unlockRepo(lock)
 		if err != nil {