diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/_zip.py b/src/zarr/storage/_zip.py
index 72bf9e335a..bc6677043f 100644
--- a/src/zarr/storage/_zip.py
+++ b/src/zarr/storage/_zip.py
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ def _sync_open(self) -> None:
 
         self._is_open = True
 
+    def _sync_ensure_open(self) -> None:
+        if not self._is_open:
+            self._sync_open()
+
     async def _open(self) -> None:
         self._sync_open()
 
@@ -120,12 +124,16 @@ def __setstate__(self, state: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
 
     def close(self) -> None:
         # docstring inherited
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
+
         super().close()
         with self._lock:
             self._zf.close()
 
     async def clear(self) -> None:
         # docstring inherited
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
+
         with self._lock:
             self._check_writable()
             self._zf.close()
@@ -149,8 +157,7 @@ def _get(
         prototype: BufferPrototype,
         byte_range: ByteRequest | None = None,
     ) -> Buffer | None:
-        if not self._is_open:
-            self._sync_open()
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
         # docstring inherited
         try:
             with self._zf.open(key) as f:  # will raise KeyError
@@ -188,6 +195,7 @@ async def get_partial_values(
         key_ranges: Iterable[tuple[str, ByteRequest | None]],
     ) -> list[Buffer | None]:
         # docstring inherited
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
         out = []
         with self._lock:
             for key, byte_range in key_ranges:
@@ -195,8 +203,7 @@ async def get_partial_values(
         return out
 
     def _set(self, key: str, value: Buffer) -> None:
-        if not self._is_open:
-            self._sync_open()
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
         # generally, this should be called inside a lock
         keyinfo = zipfile.ZipInfo(filename=key, date_time=time.localtime(time.time())[:6])
         keyinfo.compress_type = self.compression
@@ -210,8 +217,7 @@ def _set(self, key: str, value: Buffer) -> None:
     async def set(self, key: str, value: Buffer) -> None:
         # docstring inherited
         self._check_writable()
-        if not self._is_open:
-            self._sync_open()
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
         assert isinstance(key, str)
         if not isinstance(value, Buffer):
             raise TypeError(
@@ -222,6 +228,8 @@ async def set(self, key: str, value: Buffer) -> None:
 
     async def set_if_not_exists(self, key: str, value: Buffer) -> None:
         self._check_writable()
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
+
         with self._lock:
             members = self._zf.namelist()
             if key not in members:
@@ -245,6 +253,8 @@ async def delete(self, key: str) -> None:
 
     async def exists(self, key: str) -> bool:
         # docstring inherited
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
+
         with self._lock:
             try:
                 self._zf.getinfo(key)
@@ -255,6 +265,8 @@ async def exists(self, key: str) -> bool:
 
     async def list(self) -> AsyncIterator[str]:
         # docstring inherited
+        self._sync_ensure_open()
+
         with self._lock:
             for key in self._zf.namelist():
                 yield key
diff --git a/tests/test_store/test_zip.py b/tests/test_store/test_zip.py
index 744ee82945..7bfc4cfb0c 100644
--- a/tests/test_store/test_zip.py
+++ b/tests/test_store/test_zip.py
@@ -152,3 +152,17 @@ async def test_move(self, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
         assert destination.exists()
         assert not origin.exists()
         assert np.array_equal(array[...], np.arange(10))
+
+    async def test_lock_present(self, store: ZipStore) -> None:
+        buf = cpu.Buffer.from_bytes(b"bar")
+        await store.set("foo", buf)
+        await store.set_if_not_exists("foo", buf)
+        await store.exists("foo")
+        await store.get("foo", default_buffer_prototype())
+
+        async for _ in store.list():
+            pass
+
+        await store.clear()
+
+        store.close()