diff --git a/lib/que/adapters/active_record_with_lock.rb b/lib/que/adapters/active_record_with_lock.rb
index 2e43644..f23ad21 100644
--- a/lib/que/adapters/active_record_with_lock.rb
+++ b/lib/que/adapters/active_record_with_lock.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 module Que
   module Adapters
     class ActiveRecordWithLock < Que::Adapters::ActiveRecord
+      METRICS = [
+        FindJobSecondsTotal = Prometheus::Client::Counter.new(
+          :que_find_job_seconds_total,
+          docstring: "Seconds spent finding a job",
+          labels: %i[queue],
+        ),
+
+        FindJobHitTotal = Prometheus::Client::Counter.new(
+          :que_find_job_hit_total,
+          docstring: "total number of job hit and misses when acquiring a lock",
+          labels: %i[queue job_hit],
+        ),
+      ].freeze
+
       def initialize(job_connection_pool:, lock_connection_pool:)
         @job_connection_pool = job_connection_pool
         @lock_connection_pool = lock_connection_pool
@@ -32,17 +46,23 @@ def execute(command, params = [])
         end
       end
 
+      # This method continues looping through the que_jobs table until it either
+      # locks a job successfully or determines that there are no jobs to process.
       def lock_job_with_lock_database(queue, cursor)
-        result = []
         loop do
-          result = Que.execute(:find_job_to_lock, [queue, cursor])
+          observe(duration_metric: FindJobSecondsTotal, labels: { queue: queue }) do
+            Que.transaction do
+              job_to_lock = Que.execute(:find_job_to_lock, [queue, cursor])
+              return job_to_lock if job_to_lock.empty?
 
-          break if result.empty?
+              cursor = job_to_lock.first["job_id"]
+              job_locked = pg_try_advisory_lock?(cursor)
 
-          cursor = result.first["job_id"]
-          break if pg_try_advisory_lock?(cursor)
+              observe(count_metric: FindJobHitTotal, labels: { queue: queue, job_hit: job_locked })
+              return job_to_lock if job_locked
+            end
+          end
         end
-        result
       end
 
       def pg_try_advisory_lock?(job_id)
@@ -63,6 +83,21 @@ def unlock_job(job_id)
           conn.execute("SELECT pg_advisory_unlock(#{job_id})")
         end
       end
+
+      def observe(count_metric: nil, duration_metric: nil, labels: {})
+        now = monotonic_now
+        yield if block_given?
+      ensure
+        count_metric&.increment(labels: labels)
+        duration_metric&.increment(
+          by: monotonic_now - now,
+          labels: labels,
+        )
+      end
+
+      def monotonic_now
+        Process.clock_gettime(Process::CLOCK_MONOTONIC)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/que/middleware/worker_collector.rb b/lib/que/middleware/worker_collector.rb
index 9d498b9..c90fb70 100644
--- a/lib/que/middleware/worker_collector.rb
+++ b/lib/que/middleware/worker_collector.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ def initialize(app, options = {})
         register(*WorkerGroup::METRICS)
         register(*Worker::METRICS)
         register(*Locker::METRICS)
+        register(*Adapters::ActiveRecordWithLock::METRICS)
       end
 
       def call(env)
diff --git a/lib/que/sql.rb b/lib/que/sql.rb
index 20496d5..0de73b6 100644
--- a/lib/que/sql.rb
+++ b/lib/que/sql.rb
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ module Que
             AND retryable = true
             AND job_id >= $2
             ORDER BY priority, run_at, job_id
+            FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED
             LIMIT 1
     },
   }
diff --git a/spec/integration/integration_spec.rb b/spec/integration/integration_spec.rb
index ffa67a8..f1106d4 100644
--- a/spec/integration/integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/integration_spec.rb
@@ -5,24 +5,6 @@
 
 # rubocop:disable RSpec/DescribeClass
 RSpec.describe "multiple workers" do
-  def with_workers(num, stop_timeout: 5, secondary_queues: [], &block)
-    Que::WorkerGroup.start(
-      num,
-      wake_interval: 0.01,
-      secondary_queues: secondary_queues,
-    ).tap(&block).stop(stop_timeout)
-  end
-
-  # Wait for a maximum of [timeout] seconds for all jobs to be worked
-  def wait_for_jobs_to_be_worked(timeout: 10)
-    start = Time.now
-    loop do
-      break if QueJob.count == 0 || Time.now - start > timeout
-
-      sleep 0.1
-    end
-  end
-
   context "with one worker and many jobs" do
     it "works each job exactly once" do
       10.times.each { |i| FakeJob.enqueue(i) }
diff --git a/spec/lib/que/adapters/active_record_with_lock_spec.rb b/spec/lib/que/adapters/active_record_with_lock_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb37b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/que/adapters/active_record_with_lock_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "spec_helper"
+
+RSpec.describe Que::Adapters::ActiveRecordWithLock, :active_record_with_lock do
+  subject(:adapter) do
+    described_class.new(job_connection_pool: JobRecord.connection_pool,
+                        lock_connection_pool: LockDatabaseRecord.connection_pool)
+  end
+
+  before do
+    described_class::FindJobHitTotal.values.each { |labels, _| labels.clear }
+  end
+
+  context "with enqueued jobs" do
+    before do
+      10.times do
+        FakeJob.enqueue(1)
+      end
+    end
+
+    it "sets correct metric values" do
+      expect(QueJob.count).to eq(10)
+      with_workers(5) { wait_for_jobs_to_be_worked }
+      expect(QueJob.count).to eq(0)
+      expect(described_class::FindJobHitTotal.values[{ :queue => "default", :job_hit => "true" }]).to eq(10.0)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe ".lock_job_with_lock_database" do
+    subject(:lock_job) { adapter.lock_job_with_lock_database("default", 0) }
+
+    context "with no jobs enqueued" do
+      it "exists the loop and sets correct metric values" do
+        expect(QueJob.count).to eq(0)
+        locked_job = lock_job
+        expect(locked_job).to eq([])
+        expect(described_class::FindJobHitTotal.values[{ :queue => "default", :job_hit => "true" }]).to eq(0.0)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 1a09615..8baa994 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ def establish_database_connection
 Que.logger = Logger.new("/dev/null")
 
 RSpec.configure do |config|
+  # Run only specific adapter files based on the adapter class
+  spec_dir = "./spec/lib"
+  # Construct the path for the adapter spec file
+  adapter_spec_class_path = File.join(spec_dir, "#{Que.adapter.class.to_s.underscore}_spec.rb")
+
+  # Exclude patterns for tests in the que/adapters directory
+  config.exclude_pattern = "**/que/adapters/*.rb"
+
+  # Require the adapter spec file if it exists
+  if File.exist?(adapter_spec_class_path)
+    require adapter_spec_class_path
+  end
+
   config.before do
     QueJob.delete_all
     FakeJob.log = []
@@ -57,3 +70,21 @@ def establish_database_connection
     Prometheus::Client.registry.instance_eval { @metrics.clear }
   end
 end
+
+def with_workers(num, stop_timeout: 5, secondary_queues: [], &block)
+  Que::WorkerGroup.start(
+    num,
+    wake_interval: 0.01,
+    secondary_queues: secondary_queues,
+  ).tap(&block).stop(stop_timeout)
+end
+
+# Wait for a maximum of [timeout] seconds for all jobs to be worked
+def wait_for_jobs_to_be_worked(timeout: 10)
+  start = Time.now
+  loop do
+    break if QueJob.count == 0 || Time.now - start > timeout
+
+    sleep 0.1
+  end
+end