diff --git a/global.go b/global.go
index cef613347..2b8a10c3e 100644
--- a/global.go
+++ b/global.go
@@ -24,31 +24,47 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"sync"
 )
 
 var (
-	// L is a global Logger. It defaults to a no-op implementation but can be
-	// replaced using ReplaceGlobals.
-	//
-	// Both L and S are unsynchronized, so replacing them while they're in
-	// use isn't safe.
-	L = NewNop()
-	// S is a global SugaredLogger, similar to L. It also defaults to a no-op
-	// implementation.
-	S = L.Sugar()
+	_globalMu sync.RWMutex
+	_globalL  = NewNop()
+	_globalS  = _globalL.Sugar()
 )
 
-// ReplaceGlobals replaces the global Logger L and the global SugaredLogger S,
-// and returns a function to restore the original values.
+// L returns the global Logger, which can be reconfigured with ReplaceGlobals.
 //
-// Note that replacing the global loggers isn't safe while they're being used;
-// in practice, this means that only the owner of the application's main
-// function should use this method.
+// It's safe for concurrent use.
+func L() *Logger {
+	_globalMu.RLock()
+	l := _globalL
+	_globalMu.RUnlock()
+	return l
+}
+
+// S returns the global SugaredLogger, which can be reconfigured with
+// ReplaceGlobals.
+//
+// It's safe for concurrent use.
+func S() *SugaredLogger {
+	_globalMu.RLock()
+	s := _globalS
+	_globalMu.RUnlock()
+	return s
+}
+
+// ReplaceGlobals replaces the global Logger and the SugaredLogger, and returns
+// a function to restore the original values.
+//
+// It's safe for concurrent use.
 func ReplaceGlobals(logger *Logger) func() {
-	prev := *L
-	L = logger
-	S = logger.Sugar()
-	return func() { ReplaceGlobals(&prev) }
+	_globalMu.Lock()
+	prev := _globalL
+	_globalL = logger
+	_globalS = logger.Sugar()
+	_globalMu.Unlock()
+	return func() { ReplaceGlobals(prev) }
 }
 
 // RedirectStdLog redirects output from the standard library's "log" package to
diff --git a/global_test.go b/global_test.go
index d6e0713bd..f14f17533 100644
--- a/global_test.go
+++ b/global_test.go
@@ -22,28 +22,32 @@ package zap
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"time"
 
 	"go.uber.org/zap/internal/observer"
+	"go.uber.org/zap/testutils"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 )
 
 func TestReplaceGlobals(t *testing.T) {
-	initialL := *L
-	initialS := *S
+	initialL := *L()
+	initialS := *S()
 
 	withLogger(t, DebugLevel, nil, func(l *Logger, logs *observer.ObservedLogs) {
-		L.Info("no-op")
-		S.Info("no-op")
+		L().Info("no-op")
+		S().Info("no-op")
 		assert.Equal(t, 0, logs.Len(), "Expected initial logs to go to default no-op global.")
 
 		defer ReplaceGlobals(l)()
 
-		L.Info("captured")
-		S.Info("captured")
+		L().Info("captured")
+		S().Info("captured")
 		expected := observer.LoggedEntry{
 			Entry:   zapcore.Entry{Message: "captured"},
 			Context: []zapcore.Field{},
@@ -56,8 +60,36 @@ func TestReplaceGlobals(t *testing.T) {
 		)
 	})
 
-	assert.Equal(t, initialL, *L, "Expected func returned from ReplaceGlobals to restore initial L.")
-	assert.Equal(t, initialS, *S, "Expected func returned from ReplaceGlobals to restore initial S.")
+	assert.Equal(t, initialL, *L(), "Expected func returned from ReplaceGlobals to restore initial L.")
+	assert.Equal(t, initialS, *S(), "Expected func returned from ReplaceGlobals to restore initial S.")
+}
+
+func TestGlobalsConcurrentUse(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		stop atomic.Bool
+		wg   sync.WaitGroup
+	)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		wg.Add(2)
+		go func() {
+			for !stop.Load() {
+				ReplaceGlobals(NewNop())
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+		go func() {
+			for !stop.Load() {
+				L().With(Int("foo", 42)).Named("main").WithOptions(Development()).Info("")
+				S().Info("")
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	testutils.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	stop.Toggle()
+	wg.Wait()
 }
 
 func TestRedirectStdLog(t *testing.T) {