diff --git a/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_test.go b/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_test.go
index 3f0a285346..037a2d83a2 100644
--- a/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_test.go
+++ b/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_test.go
@@ -258,6 +258,9 @@ func TestBackendAccessKeyLocked(t *testing.T) {
 
 	backend.TestBackendStateLocks(t, b1, b2)
 	backend.TestBackendStateForceUnlock(t, b1, b2)
+
+	backend.TestBackendStateLocksInWS(t, b1, b2, "foo")
+	backend.TestBackendStateForceUnlockInWS(t, b1, b2, "foo")
 }
 
 func TestBackendServicePrincipalLocked(t *testing.T) {
@@ -301,4 +304,7 @@ func TestBackendServicePrincipalLocked(t *testing.T) {
 
 	backend.TestBackendStateLocks(t, b1, b2)
 	backend.TestBackendStateForceUnlock(t, b1, b2)
+
+	backend.TestBackendStateLocksInWS(t, b1, b2, "foo")
+	backend.TestBackendStateForceUnlockInWS(t, b1, b2, "foo")
 }
diff --git a/backend/testing.go b/backend/testing.go
index b1d78ea618..1e0fd3b115 100644
--- a/backend/testing.go
+++ b/backend/testing.go
@@ -279,7 +279,27 @@ func TestBackendStateForceUnlock(t *testing.T, b1, b2 Backend) {
 	testLocks(t, b1, b2, true)
 }
 
+// TestBackendStateLocksInWS will test the locking functionality of the remote
+// state backend.
+func TestBackendStateLocksInWS(t *testing.T, b1, b2 Backend, ws string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	testLocksInWorkspace(t, b1, b2, false, ws)
+}
+
+// TestBackendStateForceUnlockInWS verifies that the lock error is the expected
+// type, and the lock can be unlocked using the ID reported in the error.
+// Remote state backends that support -force-unlock should call this in at
+// least one of the acceptance tests.
+func TestBackendStateForceUnlockInWS(t *testing.T, b1, b2 Backend, ws string) {
+	t.Helper()
+	testLocksInWorkspace(t, b1, b2, true, ws)
+}
+
 func testLocks(t *testing.T, b1, b2 Backend, testForceUnlock bool) {
+	testLocksInWorkspace(t, b1, b2, testForceUnlock, DefaultStateName)
+}
+
+func testLocksInWorkspace(t *testing.T, b1, b2 Backend, testForceUnlock bool, workspace string) {
 	t.Helper()
 
 	// Get the default state for each