diff --git a/client/src/features/book/components/detail/tabs/EditMetadataTab.vue b/client/src/features/book/components/detail/tabs/EditMetadataTab.vue
index 52f9e3b95..ca25e0b8d 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/components/detail/tabs/EditMetadataTab.vue
+++ b/client/src/features/book/components/detail/tabs/EditMetadataTab.vue
@@ -80,13 +80,16 @@ const {
   updating: updatingLocks,
   error: lockError,
   areAllLocked,
+  locksDirty,
   load: loadLocks,
+  reset: resetLocks,
+  markPersisted: markLocksPersisted,
   isLocked,
   isUpdating: isUpdatingLock,
   toggle,
   lockAll,
   unlockAll,
-} = useMetadataLocks()
+} = useMetadataLocks({ deferred: true })
 const { search: searchAuthors } = useAuthorSearch()
 const { search: searchNarrators } = useNarratorSearch()
 const { search: searchGenres } = useGenreSearch()
@@ -142,14 +145,25 @@ watch(
 
 const combinedError = computed(() => lockError.value ?? error.value)
 const hasLockedFields = computed(() => lockedFields.value.length > 0)
+const hasPendingChanges = computed(() => isDirty.value || locksDirty.value)
 
 async function submit() {
   if (coverPanel.value?.hasPending) {
     const ok = await coverPanel.value.confirm()
     if (ok) emit('coverChanged', 'custom')
   }
-  const updated = await save(props.book.id)
-  if (updated) emit('saved', updated)
+  const shouldSaveLocks = locksDirty.value
+  const updated = await save(props.book.id, { saveLocks: shouldSaveLocks, lockedFields: lockedFields.value })
+  if (updated) {
+    markLocksPersisted(updated.lockedFields)
+    emit('saved', updated)
+    if (shouldSaveLocks) emit('locksChanged', updated.lockedFields)
+  }
+}
+
+function handleReset() {
+  reset()
+  resetLocks()
 }
 
 const hoverRating = ref<number | null>(null)
@@ -391,8 +405,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
 })
 
 async function handleLockToggle(field: BookMetadataLockField) {
-  const updated = await toggle(props.book.id, field)
-  if (updated) emit('locksChanged', updated.lockedFields)
+  await toggle(props.book.id, field)
 }
 
 function handleCoverLockToggle() {
@@ -400,13 +413,11 @@ function handleCoverLockToggle() {
 }
 
 async function handleLockAll() {
-  const updated = await lockAll(props.book.id)
-  if (updated) emit('locksChanged', updated.lockedFields)
+  await lockAll(props.book.id)
 }
 
 async function handleUnlockAll() {
-  const updated = await unlockAll(props.book.id)
-  if (updated) emit('locksChanged', updated.lockedFields)
+  await unlockAll(props.book.id)
 }
 
 function handleCoverChanged(source: 'extracted' | 'custom' | null) {
@@ -530,15 +541,15 @@ function handleCoverChanged(source: 'extracted' | 'custom' | null) {
 
           <button
             class="flex items-center gap-1.5 h-8 px-2.5 sm:px-3 rounded-lg border border-input bg-background text-sm hover:bg-muted transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-            :disabled="!isDirty || saving"
-            @click="reset"
+            :disabled="!hasPendingChanges || saving"
+            @click="handleReset"
           >
             <X class="size-3.5" />
             Cancel
           </button>
           <button
             class="flex items-center gap-1.5 h-8 px-2.5 sm:px-3 rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-sm font-medium hover:bg-primary/90 transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-            :disabled="!isDirty || saving"
+            :disabled="!hasPendingChanges || saving"
             @click="submit"
           >
             <Loader2 v-if="saving" class="size-3.5 animate-spin" />
@@ -1073,15 +1084,15 @@ function handleCoverChanged(source: 'extracted' | 'custom' | null) {
       >
         <button
           class="flex items-center gap-1.5 h-9 px-4 rounded-lg border border-input bg-background text-sm hover:bg-muted transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-          :disabled="!isDirty || saving"
-          @click="reset"
+          :disabled="!hasPendingChanges || saving"
+          @click="handleReset"
         >
           <X class="size-3.5" />
           Cancel
         </button>
         <button
           class="flex flex-1 items-center justify-center gap-1.5 h-9 px-4 rounded-lg bg-primary text-primary-foreground text-sm font-medium hover:bg-primary/90 transition-colors disabled:opacity-40"
-          :disabled="!isDirty || saving"
+          :disabled="!hasPendingChanges || saving"
           @click="submit"
         >
           <Loader2 v-if="saving" class="size-3.5 animate-spin" />
diff --git a/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataEditor.spec.ts b/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataEditor.spec.ts
index 3dddb2725..a55454a24 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataEditor.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataEditor.spec.ts
@@ -127,4 +127,37 @@ describe('useMetadataEditor', () => {
       publisher: 'Updated Publisher',
     })
   })
+
+  it('saves changed metadata and final locks through the atomic endpoint', async () => {
+    const book = makeBook({ providerIds: { goodreads: null } })
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ ...book, lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'] }) })
+
+    const { form, load, save } = useMetadataEditor()
+    load(book)
+    form.goodreadsId = 'manual-goodreads-id'
+    await save(book.id, { saveLocks: true, lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'] })
+
+    const [url, req] = apiMock.mock.calls[0] as [string, RequestInit]
+    expect(url).toBe('/api/v1/books/1/metadata-and-locks')
+    expect(JSON.parse(String(req.body))).toEqual({
+      metadata: { goodreadsId: 'manual-goodreads-id' },
+      lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'],
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('can save lock-only changes through the atomic endpoint without metadata fields', async () => {
+    const book = makeBook()
+    apiMock.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true, json: async () => ({ ...book, lockedFields: ['title'] }) })
+
+    const { load, save } = useMetadataEditor()
+    load(book)
+    await save(book.id, { saveLocks: true, lockedFields: ['title'] })
+
+    const [url, req] = apiMock.mock.calls[0] as [string, RequestInit]
+    expect(url).toBe('/api/v1/books/1/metadata-and-locks')
+    expect(JSON.parse(String(req.body))).toEqual({
+      metadata: {},
+      lockedFields: ['title'],
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataLocks.spec.ts b/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataLocks.spec.ts
index ee9c39482..82902ff2a 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataLocks.spec.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/book/composables/__tests__/useMetadataLocks.spec.ts
@@ -120,4 +120,37 @@ describe('useMetadataLocks', () => {
     expect(result).toBeNull()
     expect(error.value).toBe('HTTP 409')
   })
+
+  it('stages lock changes without calling the API in deferred mode', async () => {
+    const { load, toggle, isLocked, locksDirty } = useMetadataLocks({ deferred: true })
+    load(makeBook())
+
+    await toggle(1, 'goodreadsId')
+
+    expect(apiMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(isLocked('goodreadsId')).toBe(true)
+    expect(locksDirty.value).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('resets deferred lock changes to the persisted lock state', async () => {
+    const { load, toggle, reset, lockedFields, locksDirty } = useMetadataLocks({ deferred: true })
+    load(makeBook({ lockedFields: ['title'] }))
+
+    await toggle(1, 'goodreadsId')
+    reset()
+
+    expect(lockedFields.value).toEqual(['title'])
+    expect(locksDirty.value).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('marks deferred lock changes as persisted after a successful combined save', async () => {
+    const { load, toggle, markPersisted, lockedFields, locksDirty } = useMetadataLocks({ deferred: true })
+    load(makeBook())
+
+    await toggle(1, 'title')
+    markPersisted(['title'])
+
+    expect(lockedFields.value).toEqual(['title'])
+    expect(locksDirty.value).toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataEditor.ts b/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataEditor.ts
index 3af4dc045..af14b5b3e 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataEditor.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataEditor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { computed, reactive, ref } from 'vue'
 import { api } from '@/lib/api'
-import { FORMAT_TO_GROUP, type BookDetail } from '@bookorbit/types'
+import { FORMAT_TO_GROUP, type BookDetail, type BookMetadataLockField } from '@bookorbit/types'
 
 const ROOT_FIELDS = [
   'title',
@@ -181,14 +181,18 @@ export function useMetadataEditor() {
     return payload
   }
 
-  async function save(bookId: number): Promise<BookDetail | null> {
+  async function save(
+    bookId: number,
+    options: { lockedFields?: readonly BookMetadataLockField[]; saveLocks?: boolean } = {},
+  ): Promise<BookDetail | null> {
     saving.value = true
     error.value = null
     try {
-      const res = await api(`/api/v1/books/${bookId}/metadata`, {
+      const metadata = buildPayload()
+      const res = await api(options.saveLocks ? `/api/v1/books/${bookId}/metadata-and-locks` : `/api/v1/books/${bookId}/metadata`, {
         method: 'PATCH',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-        body: JSON.stringify(buildPayload()),
+        body: JSON.stringify(options.saveLocks ? { metadata, lockedFields: options.lockedFields ?? [] } : metadata),
       })
       if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`)
       const updated: BookDetail = await res.json()
diff --git a/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataLocks.ts b/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataLocks.ts
index 4d1fcf197..8729422d0 100644
--- a/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataLocks.ts
+++ b/client/src/features/book/composables/useMetadataLocks.ts
@@ -2,22 +2,46 @@ import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import { api } from '@/lib/api'
 import { BOOK_METADATA_LOCK_FIELDS, type BookDetail, type BookMetadataLockField } from '@bookorbit/types'
 
+interface UseMetadataLocksOptions {
+  deferred?: boolean
+}
+
 function normalizeLockedFields(fields: readonly BookMetadataLockField[]): BookMetadataLockField[] {
   const unique = new Set(fields)
   return BOOK_METADATA_LOCK_FIELDS.filter((field) => unique.has(field))
 }
 
-export function useMetadataLocks() {
+function lockKey(fields: readonly BookMetadataLockField[]): string {
+  return JSON.stringify(normalizeLockedFields(fields))
+}
+
+export function useMetadataLocks(options: UseMetadataLocksOptions = {}) {
   const lockedFields = ref<BookMetadataLockField[]>([])
+  const persistedLockedFields = ref<BookMetadataLockField[]>([])
   const updatingField = ref<BookMetadataLockField | 'all' | null>(null)
   const error = ref<string | null>(null)
 
   const updating = computed(() => updatingField.value !== null)
   const lockedFieldSet = computed(() => new Set(lockedFields.value))
   const areAllLocked = computed(() => BOOK_METADATA_LOCK_FIELDS.every((field) => lockedFieldSet.value.has(field)))
+  const locksDirty = computed(() => lockKey(lockedFields.value) !== lockKey(persistedLockedFields.value))
 
   function load(book: BookDetail) {
-    lockedFields.value = normalizeLockedFields(book.lockedFields)
+    const normalized = normalizeLockedFields(book.lockedFields)
+    lockedFields.value = [...normalized]
+    persistedLockedFields.value = [...normalized]
+    error.value = null
+  }
+
+  function reset() {
+    lockedFields.value = [...persistedLockedFields.value]
+    error.value = null
+  }
+
+  function markPersisted(fields: readonly BookMetadataLockField[]) {
+    const normalized = normalizeLockedFields(fields)
+    lockedFields.value = [...normalized]
+    persistedLockedFields.value = [...normalized]
     error.value = null
   }
 
@@ -34,6 +58,10 @@ export function useMetadataLocks() {
     error.value = null
     try {
       const normalized = normalizeLockedFields(nextLockedFields)
+      if (options.deferred) {
+        lockedFields.value = normalized
+        return null
+      }
       const res = await api(`/api/v1/books/${bookId}/metadata-locks`, {
         method: 'PATCH',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
@@ -41,7 +69,7 @@ export function useMetadataLocks() {
       })
       if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${res.status}`)
       const updated: BookDetail = await res.json()
-      lockedFields.value = normalizeLockedFields(updated.lockedFields)
+      markPersisted(updated.lockedFields)
       return updated
     } catch (e) {
       error.value = e instanceof Error ? e.message : 'Failed to update locks'
@@ -73,7 +101,10 @@ export function useMetadataLocks() {
     updating,
     error,
     areAllLocked,
+    locksDirty,
     load,
+    reset,
+    markPersisted,
     isLocked,
     isUpdating,
     replace,
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.repository.ts b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.repository.ts
index cacaf3c53..b341405f6 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.repository.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { bookMetadata } from '../../db/schema';
 import * as schema from '../../db/schema';
 
 type Db = NodePgDatabase<typeof schema>;
+type LockMutationExecutor = Pick<Db, 'insert'>;
 
 @Injectable()
 export class BookMetadataLockRepository {
@@ -31,9 +32,9 @@ export class BookMetadataLockRepository {
     return new Map(rows.map((r) => [r.bookId, r.lockedFields ?? []]));
   }
 
-  async replaceLockedFields(bookId: number, lockedFields: BookMetadataLockField[]): Promise<void> {
+  async replaceLockedFields(bookId: number, lockedFields: BookMetadataLockField[], executor: LockMutationExecutor = this.db): Promise<void> {
     const now = new Date();
-    await this.db
+    await executor
       .insert(bookMetadata)
       .values({ bookId, lockedFields, updatedAt: now })
       .onConflictDoUpdate({ target: bookMetadata.bookId, set: { lockedFields, updatedAt: now } });
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.test.ts
index e7c92363c..7d11e453f 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.test.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,35 @@ describe('BookMetadataLockService', () => {
     await expect(service.assertManualUpdateAllowed(12, dto)).resolves.toBeUndefined();
   });
 
+  it('allows metadata changes when the same request newly locks the targeted field', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService([]);
+
+    await expect(service.assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition(12, { goodreadsId: 'manual-id' }, ['goodreadsId'])).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('allows metadata changes when the same request unlocks the targeted field', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService(['publisher']);
+
+    await expect(service.assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition(12, { publisher: 'Unlocked Publisher' }, [])).resolves.toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('rejects metadata changes for fields that stay locked across the request', async () => {
+    const { service } = makeService(['title', 'publisher']);
+
+    await expect(service.assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition(12, { title: 'Still Locked' }, ['title'])).rejects.toThrow(
+      'Metadata fields are locked: title',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('passes transaction executors through lock replacement', async () => {
+    const { service, lockRepo } = makeService();
+    const tx = { id: 'tx' };
+
+    await service.replaceLockedFields(12, ['cover'], tx as never);
+
+    expect(lockRepo.replaceLockedFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(12, ['cover'], tx);
+  });
+
   it('filters automated dto updates and preserves unlocked chapters', async () => {
     const { service } = makeService(['title', 'narrators', 'comicIssueNumber', 'googleBooksId']);
 
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.ts b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.ts
index 106bff5d7..964259cdd 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book-metadata-lock/book-metadata-lock.service.ts
@@ -64,9 +64,13 @@ export class BookMetadataLockService {
     return fields.includes(field);
   }
 
-  async replaceLockedFields(bookId: number, lockedFields: readonly string[]): Promise<BookMetadataLockField[]> {
+  async replaceLockedFields(
+    bookId: number,
+    lockedFields: readonly string[],
+    executor?: Parameters<BookMetadataLockRepository['replaceLockedFields']>[2],
+  ): Promise<BookMetadataLockField[]> {
     const normalized = this.normalizeLockedFields(lockedFields);
-    await this.lockRepo.replaceLockedFields(bookId, normalized);
+    await this.lockRepo.replaceLockedFields(bookId, normalized, executor);
     return normalized;
   }
 
@@ -109,6 +113,17 @@ export class BookMetadataLockService {
     await this.assertFieldsUnlocked(bookId, this.getFieldsTargetedByBookUpdate(dto));
   }
 
+  async assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition(bookId: number, dto: UpdateBookMetadataDto, nextLockedFields: readonly string[]): Promise<void> {
+    const currentlyLocked = new Set(await this.getLockedFields(bookId));
+    const nextLocked = new Set(this.normalizeLockedFields(nextLockedFields));
+    const lockedBeforeAndAfter = [...currentlyLocked].filter((field) => nextLocked.has(field));
+    const targetedFields = this.getFieldsTargetedByBookUpdate(dto);
+    const blockedFields = targetedFields.filter((field) => lockedBeforeAndAfter.includes(field));
+    if (blockedFields.length === 0) return;
+
+    throw new ConflictException(`Metadata fields are locked: ${blockedFields.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+
   async filterAutomatedBookUpdate(
     bookId: number,
     dto: UpdateBookMetadataDto,
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.test.ts b/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.test.ts
index 0e3827cc9..7af95b310 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.test.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ function makeController() {
     clearFileProgress: vi.fn(),
     saveAudioProgress: vi.fn(),
     updateMetadata: vi.fn(),
+    updateMetadataAndLocks: vi.fn(),
     updateMetadataLocks: vi.fn(),
     refreshMetadata: vi.fn(),
     getMetadataFromFile: vi.fn(),
@@ -761,6 +762,7 @@ describe('BookController', () => {
     const { controller, bookService } = makeController();
     const user = makeUser();
     bookService.updateMetadata.mockResolvedValue({ id: 7 });
+    bookService.updateMetadataAndLocks.mockResolvedValue({ id: 7, lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'] });
     bookService.updateMetadataLocks.mockResolvedValue({ id: 7, lockedFields: ['title'] });
     bookService.refreshMetadata.mockResolvedValue({ id: 7 });
     bookService.getMetadataFromFile.mockResolvedValue({ title: 'File Title' });
@@ -769,6 +771,7 @@ describe('BookController', () => {
     bookService.getDetail.mockResolvedValue({ id: 7, title: 'Detail' });
 
     await controller.updateMetadata(7, { title: 'New' } as never, user);
+    await controller.updateMetadataAndLocks(7, { metadata: { goodreadsId: '123' }, lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'] } as never, user);
     await controller.bulkSetMetadata({ bookIds: [7, 8], field: 'language', value: 'fr' } as never, user);
     await controller.updateMetadataLocks(7, { lockedFields: ['title'] } as never, user);
     await controller.refreshMetadata(7, 'true', user);
@@ -779,6 +782,7 @@ describe('BookController', () => {
     await controller.getDetail(7, user);
 
     expect(bookService.updateMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, { title: 'New' }, user);
+    expect(bookService.updateMetadataAndLocks).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, { metadata: { goodreadsId: '123' }, lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'] }, user);
     expect(bookService.bulkSetMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith([7, 8], 'language', 'fr', user);
     expect(bookService.updateMetadataLocks).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, ['title'], user);
     expect(bookService.refreshMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith(7, true, user);
@@ -816,6 +820,10 @@ describe('BookController', () => {
       getResourceId: (req: { params: Record<string, string> }) => number;
       description: (req: { params: Record<string, string> }) => string;
     };
+    const updateMetadataAndLocksAudit = Reflect.getMetadata(AUDITABLE_KEY, BookController.prototype.updateMetadataAndLocks) as {
+      getResourceId: (req: { params: Record<string, string> }) => number;
+      description: (req: { params: Record<string, string> }) => string;
+    };
     const updateLocksAudit = Reflect.getMetadata(AUDITABLE_KEY, BookController.prototype.updateMetadataLocks) as {
       getResourceId: (req: { params: Record<string, string> }) => number;
       description: (req: { params: Record<string, string> }) => string;
@@ -831,6 +839,8 @@ describe('BookController', () => {
     expect(bulkSetMetadataAudit.description({ body: { bookIds: [1, 2], field: 'language' } })).toBe('Bulk set language for 2 books');
     expect(updateMetadataAudit.getResourceId({ params: { id: '44' } })).toBe(44);
     expect(updateMetadataAudit.description({ params: { id: '44' } })).toBe('Updated metadata for book #44');
+    expect(updateMetadataAndLocksAudit.getResourceId({ params: { id: '44' } })).toBe(44);
+    expect(updateMetadataAndLocksAudit.description({ params: { id: '44' } })).toBe('Updated metadata and locks for book #44');
     expect(updateLocksAudit.getResourceId({ params: { id: '44' } })).toBe(44);
     expect(updateLocksAudit.description({ params: { id: '44' } })).toBe('Updated metadata locks for book #44');
     expect(refreshAudit.getResourceId({ params: { id: '44' } })).toBe(44);
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.ts b/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.ts
index a397c27cc..45bd1f7e2 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/book.controller.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import { ExportBooksDto } from './dto/export-books.dto';
 import { MetadataExportDto } from './dto/metadata-export.dto';
 import { SaveProgressDto } from './dto/save-progress.dto';
 import { UpsertAudioProgressDto } from './dto/upsert-audio-progress.dto';
+import { UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto } from './dto/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto';
 import { UpdateBookMetadataDto } from './dto/update-book-metadata.dto';
 import { SearchBooksDto } from './dto/search-books.dto';
 import { SetStatusDto } from '../user-book-status/dto/set-status.dto';
@@ -508,6 +509,18 @@ export class BookController {
     return this.bookService.updateMetadata(id, dto, user);
   }
 
+  @Patch(':id/metadata-and-locks')
+  @RequirePermission(Permission.LibraryEditMetadata)
+  @Auditable({
+    action: AuditAction.BookMetadataUpdate,
+    resource: AuditResource.Book,
+    getResourceId: (req) => parseInt(req.params['id'] as string, 10),
+    description: (req) => `Updated metadata and locks for book #${req.params['id']}`,
+  })
+  updateMetadataAndLocks(@Param('id', ParseIntPipe) id: number, @Body() dto: UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto, @CurrentUser() user: RequestUser) {
+    return this.bookService.updateMetadataAndLocks(id, dto, user);
+  }
+
   @Patch(':id/metadata-locks')
   @RequirePermission(Permission.LibraryEditMetadata)
   @Auditable({
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts
index 91521aa4e..8127f4a53 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.test.ts
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ function makeService() {
     normalizeLockedFields: vi.fn().mockImplementation((fields: string[] | null | undefined) => fields ?? []),
     isFieldLocked: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(false),
     assertManualUpdateAllowed: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
     filterResolvedMetadata: vi.fn().mockImplementation((_bookId: number, resolved: unknown, providerIds: unknown) =>
       Promise.resolve({
         resolved,
@@ -1159,6 +1160,78 @@ describe('BookService', () => {
       expect(bookRepo.withTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
 
+    it('updateMetadataAndLocks persists edited metadata and final locks in one transaction', async () => {
+      const { service, bookRepo, bookMetadataLockService } = makeService();
+      const user = makeUser();
+      const tx = { id: 'tx-locks' };
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'verifyBookAccess').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'getDetail').mockResolvedValue({ id: 5, lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'] } as never);
+      bookRepo.withTransaction.mockImplementation(async (callback: (value: unknown) => Promise<unknown>) => callback(tx));
+      bookMetadataLockService.replaceLockedFields.mockResolvedValue(['goodreadsId']);
+
+      const result = await service.updateMetadataAndLocks(
+        5,
+        {
+          metadata: { goodreadsId: 'manual-goodreads-id' },
+          lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'],
+        },
+        user,
+      );
+
+      expect(bookMetadataLockService.assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5, { goodreadsId: 'manual-goodreads-id' }, [
+        'goodreadsId',
+      ]);
+      expect(bookRepo.updateMetadataFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        5,
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          goodreadsId: 'manual-goodreads-id',
+          updatedAt: expect.any(Date),
+        }),
+        tx,
+      );
+      expect(bookMetadataLockService.replaceLockedFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5, ['goodreadsId'], tx);
+      expect(result).toEqual({ id: 5, lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'] });
+    });
+
+    it('updateMetadataAndLocks rejects fields locked before and after without opening a transaction', async () => {
+      const { service, bookRepo, bookMetadataLockService } = makeService();
+      const user = makeUser();
+      const error = new ConflictException('Metadata fields are locked: title');
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'verifyBookAccess').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      bookMetadataLockService.assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition.mockRejectedValue(error);
+
+      await expect(
+        service.updateMetadataAndLocks(
+          5,
+          {
+            metadata: { title: 'Blocked Title' },
+            lockedFields: ['title'],
+          },
+          user,
+        ),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(error);
+
+      expect(bookRepo.withTransaction).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(bookMetadataLockService.replaceLockedFields).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('updateMetadataAndLocks can persist locks without scheduling metadata side effects', async () => {
+      const { service, bookRepo, bookMetadataLockService, embedder, fileWriteService, fileRenameService, scoreService } = makeService();
+      const user = makeUser();
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'verifyBookAccess').mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+      vi.spyOn(service, 'getDetail').mockResolvedValue({ id: 5, lockedFields: ['title'] } as never);
+      bookMetadataLockService.replaceLockedFields.mockResolvedValue(['title']);
+
+      await service.updateMetadataAndLocks(5, { metadata: {}, lockedFields: ['title'] }, user);
+
+      expect(bookRepo.updateMetadataFields).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(bookMetadataLockService.replaceLockedFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(5, ['title'], expect.anything());
+      expect(embedder.embedBook).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(fileWriteService.scheduleWrite).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(fileRenameService.scheduleRename).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(scoreService.calculateAndSave).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
     it('updateMetadata does not clear omitted scalar fields on transformed dto instances', async () => {
       const { service, bookRepo } = makeService();
       const user = makeUser();
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts
index df5a3467b..8cec80850 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/book.service.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ import type { MetadataExportColumnMode } from './dto/metadata-export-options.dto
 import { SaveProgressDto } from './dto/save-progress.dto';
 import { UpsertAudioProgressDto } from './dto/upsert-audio-progress.dto';
 import { UpdateBookMetadataDto } from './dto/update-book-metadata.dto';
+import type { UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto } from './dto/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto';
 import { buildBookDetailSupplementalFields } from './utils/build-book-detail-supplemental-fields';
 import type { SetStatusDto } from '../user-book-status/dto/set-status.dto';
 
@@ -1108,94 +1109,7 @@ export class BookService {
     try {
       await this.verifyBookAccess(id, user);
       await this.bookMetadataLockService.assertManualUpdateAllowed(id, dto);
-
-      const scalarFields: Parameters<BookRepository['updateMetadataFields']>[1] = {};
-      if (dto.title !== undefined) scalarFields.title = dto.title ?? null;
-      if (dto.subtitle !== undefined) scalarFields.subtitle = dto.subtitle ?? null;
-      if (dto.description !== undefined) scalarFields.description = dto.description ?? null;
-      if (dto.publisher !== undefined) scalarFields.publisher = dto.publisher ?? null;
-      if (dto.publishedYear !== undefined) scalarFields.publishedYear = dto.publishedYear ?? null;
-      if (dto.language !== undefined) scalarFields.language = dto.language ?? null;
-      if (dto.pageCount !== undefined) scalarFields.pageCount = dto.pageCount ?? null;
-      if (dto.seriesName !== undefined) scalarFields.seriesName = dto.seriesName ?? null;
-      if (dto.seriesIndex !== undefined) scalarFields.seriesIndex = dto.seriesIndex ?? null;
-      if (dto.isbn10 !== undefined) scalarFields.isbn10 = dto.isbn10 ?? null;
-      if (dto.isbn13 !== undefined) scalarFields.isbn13 = dto.isbn13 ?? null;
-      if (dto.googleBooksId !== undefined) scalarFields.googleBooksId = dto.googleBooksId ?? null;
-      if (dto.goodreadsId !== undefined) scalarFields.goodreadsId = dto.goodreadsId ?? null;
-      if (dto.amazonId !== undefined) scalarFields.amazonId = dto.amazonId ?? null;
-      if (dto.hardcoverId !== undefined) scalarFields.hardcoverId = dto.hardcoverId ?? null;
-      if (dto.openLibraryId !== undefined) scalarFields.openLibraryId = dto.openLibraryId ?? null;
-      if (dto.itunesId !== undefined) scalarFields.itunesId = dto.itunesId ?? null;
-      if (dto.audibleId !== undefined) scalarFields.audibleId = dto.audibleId ?? null;
-      if (dto.comicvineId !== undefined) scalarFields.comicvineId = dto.comicvineId ?? null;
-      if (dto.rating !== undefined) scalarFields.rating = dto.rating ?? null;
-      if (dto.audioMetadata) {
-        if (dto.audioMetadata.durationSeconds !== undefined) scalarFields.durationSeconds = dto.audioMetadata.durationSeconds ?? null;
-        if (dto.audioMetadata.abridged !== undefined) scalarFields.abridged = dto.audioMetadata.abridged ?? false;
-        if (dto.audioMetadata.chapters !== undefined) scalarFields.chapters = dto.audioMetadata.chapters ?? null;
-      }
-
-      const scalarFieldCount = Object.keys(scalarFields).length;
-      let replacedAuthorIds: number[] = [];
-      await this.bookRepo.withTransaction(async (tx) => {
-        if (scalarFieldCount > 0) {
-          scalarFields.updatedAt = new Date();
-          await this.bookRepo.updateMetadataFields(id, scalarFields, tx);
-        }
-        this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterScalarUpdate');
-
-        if (dto.comicMetadata) {
-          await this.comicMetadataService.upsert(id, dto.comicMetadata, tx);
-        }
-        this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterComicMetadataUpsert');
-
-        if (dto.authors !== undefined) {
-          replacedAuthorIds = await this.metadataService.replaceAuthors(
-            id,
-            dto.authors.map((name) => ({ name, sortName: null })),
-            { executor: tx, emitEvent: false },
-          );
-        }
-        this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterAuthorsReplace');
-
-        if (dto.audioMetadata?.narrators !== undefined) {
-          await this.narratorService.replaceForBook(id, dto.audioMetadata.narrators, { executor: tx });
-        }
-        this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterNarratorsReplace');
-
-        if (dto.genres !== undefined) {
-          await this.metadataService.replaceGenres(id, dto.genres, { executor: tx });
-        }
-        this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterGenresReplace');
-
-        if (dto.tags !== undefined) {
-          await this.metadataService.replaceTags(id, dto.tags, { executor: tx });
-        }
-        this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterTagsReplace');
-        this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('beforeTransactionCommit');
-      });
-
-      this.metadataService.emitAuthorsReplaced(id, replacedAuthorIds);
-
-      if (dto.rating !== undefined) {
-        const rating = dto.rating ?? null;
-        await this.bookRepo.bulkSetRating([id], rating, user.id);
-        this.achievementEvents?.emit(ACHIEVEMENT_EVENT_BOOK_RATING_CHANGED, {
-          userId: user.id,
-          bookIds: [id],
-          rating,
-        });
-      }
-
-      this.embedder?.embedBook(id).catch((err: Error) => this.logger.warn(`Embedding failed for book ${id}: ${err.message}`));
-      this.fileWriteService?.scheduleWrite(id, 'auto', user.id);
-      const hasRenameRelevantField = Array.from(RENAME_RELEVANT_FIELDS).some((field) => (dto as Record<string, unknown>)[field] !== undefined);
-      if (hasRenameRelevantField) {
-        this.fileRenameService?.scheduleRename(id, user.id);
-      }
-      this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(id).catch((err: Error) => this.logger.warn(`Score calculation failed for book ${id}: ${err.message}`));
-      const detail = await this.getDetail(id, user);
+      const { detail, scalarFieldCount } = await this.persistMetadataUpdate(id, dto, user);
       this.logger.log(
         `[${event}] [end] bookId=${id} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} scalarFields=${scalarFieldCount} authorsUpdated=${dto.authors !== undefined} narratorsUpdated=${dto.audioMetadata?.narrators !== undefined} genresUpdated=${dto.genres !== undefined} tagsUpdated=${dto.tags !== undefined} audioMetadataUpdated=${dto.audioMetadata !== undefined} comicMetadataUpdated=${dto.comicMetadata !== undefined} - metadata update completed`,
       );
@@ -1210,6 +1124,142 @@ export class BookService {
     }
   }
 
+  async updateMetadataAndLocks(id: number, dto: UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto, user: RequestUser): Promise<BookDetailDto> {
+    const event = 'book.update_metadata_and_locks';
+    const startedAt = Date.now();
+    const metadata = dto.metadata ?? {};
+    this.logger.log(
+      `[${event}] [start] bookId=${id} userId=${user.id} metadataFields=${Object.keys(metadata).length} lockFields=${dto.lockedFields.length} - metadata and lock update started`,
+    );
+    try {
+      await this.verifyBookAccess(id, user);
+      await this.bookMetadataLockService.assertManualUpdateAllowedForLockTransition(id, metadata, dto.lockedFields);
+      const { detail, scalarFieldCount, normalizedLockedFields } = await this.persistMetadataUpdate(id, metadata, user, {
+        lockedFields: dto.lockedFields,
+      });
+      this.logger.log(
+        `[${event}] [end] bookId=${id} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} scalarFields=${scalarFieldCount} lockFields=${normalizedLockedFields?.length ?? 0} - metadata and lock update completed`,
+      );
+      return detail;
+    } catch (err) {
+      const errorClass = err instanceof Error ? err.name : 'Error';
+      const errorMessage = sanitizeLogValue(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err));
+      this.logger.warn(
+        `[${event}] [fail] bookId=${id} userId=${user.id} durationMs=${Date.now() - startedAt} errorClass=${errorClass} error="${errorMessage}" - metadata and lock update failed`,
+      );
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
+  private async persistMetadataUpdate(
+    id: number,
+    dto: UpdateBookMetadataDto,
+    user: RequestUser,
+    options: { lockedFields?: readonly string[] } = {},
+  ): Promise<{ detail: BookDetailDto; scalarFieldCount: number; normalizedLockedFields?: BookMetadataLockField[] }> {
+    const scalarFields: Parameters<BookRepository['updateMetadataFields']>[1] = {};
+    if (dto.title !== undefined) scalarFields.title = dto.title ?? null;
+    if (dto.subtitle !== undefined) scalarFields.subtitle = dto.subtitle ?? null;
+    if (dto.description !== undefined) scalarFields.description = dto.description ?? null;
+    if (dto.publisher !== undefined) scalarFields.publisher = dto.publisher ?? null;
+    if (dto.publishedYear !== undefined) scalarFields.publishedYear = dto.publishedYear ?? null;
+    if (dto.language !== undefined) scalarFields.language = dto.language ?? null;
+    if (dto.pageCount !== undefined) scalarFields.pageCount = dto.pageCount ?? null;
+    if (dto.seriesName !== undefined) scalarFields.seriesName = dto.seriesName ?? null;
+    if (dto.seriesIndex !== undefined) scalarFields.seriesIndex = dto.seriesIndex ?? null;
+    if (dto.isbn10 !== undefined) scalarFields.isbn10 = dto.isbn10 ?? null;
+    if (dto.isbn13 !== undefined) scalarFields.isbn13 = dto.isbn13 ?? null;
+    if (dto.googleBooksId !== undefined) scalarFields.googleBooksId = dto.googleBooksId ?? null;
+    if (dto.goodreadsId !== undefined) scalarFields.goodreadsId = dto.goodreadsId ?? null;
+    if (dto.amazonId !== undefined) scalarFields.amazonId = dto.amazonId ?? null;
+    if (dto.hardcoverId !== undefined) scalarFields.hardcoverId = dto.hardcoverId ?? null;
+    if (dto.openLibraryId !== undefined) scalarFields.openLibraryId = dto.openLibraryId ?? null;
+    if (dto.itunesId !== undefined) scalarFields.itunesId = dto.itunesId ?? null;
+    if (dto.audibleId !== undefined) scalarFields.audibleId = dto.audibleId ?? null;
+    if (dto.comicvineId !== undefined) scalarFields.comicvineId = dto.comicvineId ?? null;
+    if (dto.rating !== undefined) scalarFields.rating = dto.rating ?? null;
+    if (dto.audioMetadata) {
+      if (dto.audioMetadata.durationSeconds !== undefined) scalarFields.durationSeconds = dto.audioMetadata.durationSeconds ?? null;
+      if (dto.audioMetadata.abridged !== undefined) scalarFields.abridged = dto.audioMetadata.abridged ?? false;
+      if (dto.audioMetadata.chapters !== undefined) scalarFields.chapters = dto.audioMetadata.chapters ?? null;
+    }
+
+    const scalarFieldCount = Object.keys(scalarFields).length;
+    const hasMetadataUpdate = Object.keys(dto).length > 0;
+    let replacedAuthorIds: number[] = [];
+    let normalizedLockedFields: BookMetadataLockField[] | undefined;
+
+    await this.bookRepo.withTransaction(async (tx) => {
+      if (scalarFieldCount > 0) {
+        scalarFields.updatedAt = new Date();
+        await this.bookRepo.updateMetadataFields(id, scalarFields, tx);
+      }
+      this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterScalarUpdate');
+
+      if (dto.comicMetadata) {
+        await this.comicMetadataService.upsert(id, dto.comicMetadata, tx);
+      }
+      this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterComicMetadataUpsert');
+
+      if (dto.authors !== undefined) {
+        replacedAuthorIds = await this.metadataService.replaceAuthors(
+          id,
+          dto.authors.map((name) => ({ name, sortName: null })),
+          { executor: tx, emitEvent: false },
+        );
+      }
+      this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterAuthorsReplace');
+
+      if (dto.audioMetadata?.narrators !== undefined) {
+        await this.narratorService.replaceForBook(id, dto.audioMetadata.narrators, { executor: tx });
+      }
+      this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterNarratorsReplace');
+
+      if (dto.genres !== undefined) {
+        await this.metadataService.replaceGenres(id, dto.genres, { executor: tx });
+      }
+      this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterGenresReplace');
+
+      if (dto.tags !== undefined) {
+        await this.metadataService.replaceTags(id, dto.tags, { executor: tx });
+      }
+      this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('afterTagsReplace');
+
+      if (options.lockedFields !== undefined) {
+        normalizedLockedFields = await this.bookMetadataLockService.replaceLockedFields(id, options.lockedFields, tx);
+      }
+
+      this.throwIfMetadataUpdateFailpoint('beforeTransactionCommit');
+    });
+
+    if (dto.authors !== undefined) {
+      this.metadataService.emitAuthorsReplaced(id, replacedAuthorIds);
+    }
+
+    if (dto.rating !== undefined) {
+      const rating = dto.rating ?? null;
+      await this.bookRepo.bulkSetRating([id], rating, user.id);
+      this.achievementEvents?.emit(ACHIEVEMENT_EVENT_BOOK_RATING_CHANGED, {
+        userId: user.id,
+        bookIds: [id],
+        rating,
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (hasMetadataUpdate) {
+      this.embedder?.embedBook(id).catch((err: Error) => this.logger.warn(`Embedding failed for book ${id}: ${err.message}`));
+      this.fileWriteService?.scheduleWrite(id, 'auto', user.id);
+      const hasRenameRelevantField = Array.from(RENAME_RELEVANT_FIELDS).some((field) => (dto as Record<string, unknown>)[field] !== undefined);
+      if (hasRenameRelevantField) {
+        this.fileRenameService?.scheduleRename(id, user.id);
+      }
+      this.scoreService.calculateAndSave(id).catch((err: Error) => this.logger.warn(`Score calculation failed for book ${id}: ${err.message}`));
+    }
+
+    const detail = await this.getDetail(id, user);
+    return { detail, scalarFieldCount, normalizedLockedFields };
+  }
+
   async updateMetadataLocks(id: number, lockedFields: string[], user: RequestUser): Promise<BookDetailDto> {
     const event = 'book.update_metadata_locks';
     const startedAt = Date.now();
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/dto/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto.ts b/server/src/modules/book/dto/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b5c6424c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/dto/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Type } from 'class-transformer';
+import { IsArray, IsIn, IsOptional, ValidateNested, ArrayUnique } from 'class-validator';
+import { BOOK_METADATA_LOCK_FIELDS, type BookMetadataLockField } from '@bookorbit/types';
+
+import { UpdateBookMetadataDto } from './update-book-metadata.dto';
+
+export class UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto {
+  @IsOptional()
+  @ValidateNested()
+  @Type(() => UpdateBookMetadataDto)
+  metadata?: UpdateBookMetadataDto;
+
+  @IsArray()
+  @ArrayUnique()
+  @IsIn(BOOK_METADATA_LOCK_FIELDS, { each: true })
+  lockedFields!: BookMetadataLockField[];
+}
diff --git a/server/src/modules/book/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto.test.ts b/server/src/modules/book/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ff899ecc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/modules/book/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+
+import { plainToInstance } from 'class-transformer';
+import { validate } from 'class-validator';
+
+import { UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto } from './dto/update-book-metadata-and-locks.dto';
+
+describe('UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto', () => {
+  it('accepts metadata updates with a final lock set', async () => {
+    const dto = plainToInstance(UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto, {
+      metadata: { goodreadsId: 'manual-id' },
+      lockedFields: ['goodreadsId'],
+    });
+
+    expect(await validate(dto)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('accepts lock-only updates with empty metadata', async () => {
+    const dto = plainToInstance(UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto, {
+      metadata: {},
+      lockedFields: ['title'],
+    });
+
+    expect(await validate(dto)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects invalid metadata fields and invalid lock fields', async () => {
+    const dto = plainToInstance(UpdateBookMetadataAndLocksDto, {
+      metadata: { publishedYear: 42 },
+      lockedFields: ['not-a-field'],
+    });
+
+    expect(await validate(dto)).not.toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});