diff --git a/doc/release-notes/12008-dataset-api-locks.md b/doc/release-notes/12008-dataset-api-locks.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4eeba82b7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/12008-dataset-api-locks.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The API returning information about datasets (`/api/datasets/{id}`) now includes a `locks` field containing a list of the types of all existing locks, e.g. `"locks": ["InReview"]`.
diff --git a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
index 27b7a122c93..11a3e7b53d8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/util/json/JsonPrinter.java
@@ -486,6 +486,13 @@ public static JsonObjectBuilder json(Dataset ds, Boolean returnOwners) {
             bld.add("isPartOf", getOwnersFromDvObject(ds));
         }
         bld.add("datasetType", ds.getDatasetType().getName());
+
+        JsonArrayBuilder locksArrayBuilder = Json.createArrayBuilder();
+        for (DatasetLock lock : ds.getLocks()) {
+            locksArrayBuilder.add(lock.getReason().toString());
+        }
+        bld.add("locks", locksArrayBuilder);
+
         return bld;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java
index b7cbb37480c..d9e21d9fdc7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/DatasetsIT.java
@@ -3077,12 +3077,19 @@ public void testDatasetLocksApi() {
                 .statusCode(200);
         
         // Check again: 
-        // This should return an empty list, as the dataset should have no locks just yet:
+        // This should no longer return an empty list, as the dataset now has a lock:
         checkDatasetLocks = UtilIT.checkDatasetLocks(datasetId.longValue(), "Ingest", apiToken);
         checkDatasetLocks.prettyPrint();
         checkDatasetLocks.then().assertThat()
                 .body("data[0].lockType", equalTo("Ingest"))
                 .statusCode(200);
+
+        // Confirm that when getting the dataset, the lock is also listed
+        Response getDatasetJson = UtilIT.nativeGet(datasetId, apiToken);
+        getDatasetJson.prettyPrint();
+        getDatasetJson.then().assertThat()
+                .body("data.locks[0]", equalTo("Ingest"))
+                .statusCode(200);
         
         // Try to lock the dataset with the same type lock, AGAIN 
         // (this should fail, of course!)
@@ -3197,6 +3204,13 @@ public void testDatasetLocksApi() {
         checkDatasetLocks.then().assertThat()
                 .body("data", equalTo(emptyArray))
                 .statusCode(200);
+
+        // Confirm that when getting the dataset, the lock is also no longer listed
+        getDatasetJson = UtilIT.nativeGet(datasetId, apiToken);
+        getDatasetJson.prettyPrint();
+        getDatasetJson.then().assertThat()
+                .body("data.locks", equalTo(emptyArray))
+                .statusCode(200);
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/InReviewWorkflowIT.java b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/InReviewWorkflowIT.java
index a2bef649c72..77fa9a64f2e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/InReviewWorkflowIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/edu/harvard/iq/dataverse/api/InReviewWorkflowIT.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import io.restassured.response.Response;
 import edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.authorization.DataverseRole;
 import jakarta.json.Json;
+import jakarta.json.JsonArray;
 import jakarta.json.JsonObjectBuilder;
 
 import static edu.harvard.iq.dataverse.UserNotification.Type.*;
@@ -120,6 +121,13 @@ public void testCuratorSendsCommentsToAuthor() {
                 .body("message", equalTo("You cannot submit this dataset for review because it is already in review."))
                 .statusCode(FORBIDDEN.getStatusCode());
 
+        // Confirm that when getting the dataset, the "InReview" lock is listed
+        Response getDatasetJson = UtilIT.nativeGet(datasetId, authorApiToken);
+        getDatasetJson.prettyPrint();
+        getDatasetJson.then().assertThat()
+                .body("data.locks[0]", equalTo("InReview"))
+                .statusCode(200);
+
         Response authorsChecksForCommentsPrematurely = UtilIT.getNotifications(authorApiToken);
         authorsChecksForCommentsPrematurely.prettyPrint();
         authorsChecksForCommentsPrematurely.then().assertThat()
@@ -429,6 +437,14 @@ public void testCuratorSendsCommentsToAuthor() {
                 //   .body("data[3].reasonsForReturn", equalTo(null))
                 .statusCode(OK.getStatusCode());
 
+        // Confirm that when getting the dataset, the "InReview" lock is no longer listed
+        JsonArray emptyArray = Json.createArrayBuilder().build();
+        getDatasetJson = UtilIT.nativeGet(datasetId, authorApiToken);
+        getDatasetJson.prettyPrint();
+        getDatasetJson.then().assertThat()
+                .body("data.locks", equalTo(emptyArray))
+                .statusCode(200);
+
         // These println's are here in case you want to log into the GUI to see what notifications look like.
         System.out.println("Curator username/password: " + curatorUsername);
         System.out.println("Author username/password: " + authorUsername);