diff --git a/lib/private/BackgroundJob/JobList.php b/lib/private/BackgroundJob/JobList.php
index 3cdfee5113890..36cccbd4eab75 100644
--- a/lib/private/BackgroundJob/JobList.php
+++ b/lib/private/BackgroundJob/JobList.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 use OCP\AutoloadNotAllowedException;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\IJob;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\IJobList;
+use OCP\BackgroundJob\IParallelAwareJob;
 use OCP\DB\Exception;
 use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
 use OCP\IConfig;
@@ -218,19 +219,33 @@ public function getNext(bool $onlyTimeSensitive = false): ?IJob {
 			$query->andWhere($query->expr()->eq('time_sensitive', $query->createNamedParameter(IJob::TIME_SENSITIVE, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)));
 		}
 
-		$update = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
-		$update->update('jobs')
-			->set('reserved_at', $update->createNamedParameter($this->timeFactory->getTime()))
-			->set('last_checked', $update->createNamedParameter($this->timeFactory->getTime()))
-			->where($update->expr()->eq('id', $update->createParameter('jobid')))
-			->andWhere($update->expr()->eq('reserved_at', $update->createParameter('reserved_at')))
-			->andWhere($update->expr()->eq('last_checked', $update->createParameter('last_checked')));
-
 		$result = $query->executeQuery();
 		$row = $result->fetch();
 		$result->closeCursor();
 
 		if ($row) {
+			$job = $this->buildJob($row);
+
+			if ($job instanceof IParallelAwareJob && !$job->getAllowParallelRuns() && $this->hasReservedJob(get_class($job))) {
+				$this->logger->debug('Skipping ' . get_class($job) . ' job with ID ' . $job->getId() . ' because another job with the same class is already running', ['app' => 'cron']);
+
+				$update = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+				$update->update('jobs')
+					->set('last_checked', $update->createNamedParameter($this->timeFactory->getTime() + 1))
+					->where($update->expr()->eq('id', $update->createParameter('jobid')));
+				$update->setParameter('jobid', $row['id']);
+				$update->executeStatement();
+
+				return $this->getNext($onlyTimeSensitive);
+			}
+
+			$update = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
+			$update->update('jobs')
+				->set('reserved_at', $update->createNamedParameter($this->timeFactory->getTime()))
+				->set('last_checked', $update->createNamedParameter($this->timeFactory->getTime()))
+				->where($update->expr()->eq('id', $update->createParameter('jobid')))
+				->andWhere($update->expr()->eq('reserved_at', $update->createParameter('reserved_at')))
+				->andWhere($update->expr()->eq('last_checked', $update->createParameter('last_checked')));
 			$update->setParameter('jobid', $row['id']);
 			$update->setParameter('reserved_at', $row['reserved_at']);
 			$update->setParameter('last_checked', $row['last_checked']);
@@ -240,7 +255,6 @@ public function getNext(bool $onlyTimeSensitive = false): ?IJob {
 				// Background job already executed elsewhere, try again.
 				return $this->getNext($onlyTimeSensitive);
 			}
-			$job = $this->buildJob($row);
 
 			if ($job === null) {
 				// set the last_checked to 12h in the future to not check failing jobs all over again
diff --git a/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php b/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php
index 455fb3d42e78d..a574e90e1a043 100644
--- a/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php
+++ b/lib/public/BackgroundJob/Job.php
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ public function start(IJobList $jobList): void {
 		$jobList->setLastRun($this);
 		$logger = $this->logger ?? \OCP\Server::get(LoggerInterface::class);
 
-		if (!$this->getAllowParallelRuns() && $jobList->hasReservedJob(get_class($this))) {
-			$logger->debug('Skipping ' . get_class($this) . ' job with ID ' . $this->getId() . ' because another job with the same class is already running', ['app' => 'cron']);
-			return;
-		}
-
 		try {
 			$jobStartTime = $this->time->getTime();
 			$logger->debug('Run ' . get_class($this) . ' job with ID ' . $this->getId(), ['app' => 'cron']);
diff --git a/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobListTest.php b/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobListTest.php
index c15e556d5f7cb..32ee1e79a5ed9 100644
--- a/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobListTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobListTest.php
@@ -250,18 +250,64 @@ public function testSetLastRun() {
 
 	public function testHasReservedJobs() {
 		$this->clearJobsList();
+
+		$this->timeFactory->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+			->method('getTime')
+			->willReturn(123456789);
+
 		$job = new TestJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
-			$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob());
-			$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob(TestJob::class));
 		});
-		$this->instance->add($job);
+
+		$job2 = new TestJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
+		});
+
+		$this->instance->add($job, 1);
+		$this->instance->add($job2, 2);
+
+		$this->assertCount(2, iterator_to_array($this->instance->getJobsIterator(null, 10, 0)));
 
 		$this->assertFalse($this->instance->hasReservedJob());
 		$this->assertFalse($this->instance->hasReservedJob(TestJob::class));
 
-		$job->start($this->instance);
+		$job = $this->instance->getNext();
+		$this->assertNotNull($job);
+		$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob());
+		$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob(TestJob::class));
+		$job = $this->instance->getNext();
+		$this->assertNotNull($job);
+		$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob());
+		$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob(TestJob::class));
+	}
 
-		$this->assertTrue($this->ran);
+	public function testHasReservedJobsAndParallelAwareJob() {
+		$this->clearJobsList();
+
+		$this->timeFactory->expects($this->atLeastOnce())
+			->method('getTime')
+			->willReturnCallback(function () use (&$time) {
+				return time();
+			});
+
+		$job = new TestParallelAwareJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
+		});
+
+		$job2 = new TestParallelAwareJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
+		});
+
+		$this->instance->add($job, 1);
+		$this->instance->add($job2, 2);
+
+		$this->assertCount(2, iterator_to_array($this->instance->getJobsIterator(null, 10, 0)));
+
+		$this->assertFalse($this->instance->hasReservedJob());
+		$this->assertFalse($this->instance->hasReservedJob(TestParallelAwareJob::class));
+
+		$job = $this->instance->getNext();
+		$this->assertNotNull($job);
+		$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob());
+		$this->assertTrue($this->instance->hasReservedJob(TestParallelAwareJob::class));
+		$job = $this->instance->getNext();
+		$this->assertNull($job); // Job doesn't allow parallel runs
 	}
 
 	public function markRun() {
diff --git a/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobTest.php b/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobTest.php
index ca9d68f0a2b4c..a4e0dcf4fd63b 100644
--- a/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/JobTest.php
@@ -61,58 +61,6 @@ public function testRemoveAfterError() {
 		$this->assertCount(1, $jobList->getAll());
 	}
 
-	public function testDisallowParallelRunsWithNoOtherJobs() {
-		$jobList = new DummyJobList();
-		$job = new TestJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
-		});
-		$job->setAllowParallelRuns(false);
-		$jobList->add($job);
-
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(null, false);
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(TestJob::class, false);
-		$job->start($jobList);
-		$this->assertTrue($this->run);
-	}
-
-	public function testAllowParallelRunsWithNoOtherJobs() {
-		$jobList = new DummyJobList();
-		$job = new TestJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
-		});
-		$job->setAllowParallelRuns(true);
-		$jobList->add($job);
-
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(null, false);
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(TestJob::class, false);
-		$job->start($jobList);
-		$this->assertTrue($this->run);
-	}
-
-	public function testAllowParallelRunsWithOtherJobs() {
-		$jobList = new DummyJobList();
-		$job = new TestJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
-		});
-		$job->setAllowParallelRuns(true);
-		$jobList->add($job);
-
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(null, true);
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(TestJob::class, true);
-		$job->start($jobList);
-		$this->assertTrue($this->run);
-	}
-
-	public function testDisallowParallelRunsWithOtherJobs() {
-		$jobList = new DummyJobList();
-		$job = new TestJob($this->timeFactory, $this, function () {
-		});
-		$job->setAllowParallelRuns(false);
-		$jobList->add($job);
-
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(null, true);
-		$jobList->setHasReservedJob(TestJob::class, true);
-		$job->start($jobList);
-		$this->assertFalse($this->run);
-	}
-
 	public function markRun() {
 		$this->run = true;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/TestParallelAwareJob.php b/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/TestParallelAwareJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7fa0bda7bbf39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/BackgroundJob/TestParallelAwareJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014 Robin Appelman <icewind@owncloud.com>
+ * This file is licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or
+ * later.
+ * See the COPYING-README file.
+ */
+
+namespace Test\BackgroundJob;
+
+use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
+
+class TestParallelAwareJob extends \OCP\BackgroundJob\Job {
+	private $testCase;
+
+	/**
+	 * @var callable $callback
+	 */
+	private $callback;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param JobTest $testCase
+	 * @param callable $callback
+	 */
+	public function __construct(ITimeFactory $time = null, $testCase = null, $callback = null) {
+		parent::__construct($time ?? \OC::$server->get(ITimeFactory::class));
+		$this->setAllowParallelRuns(false);
+		$this->testCase = $testCase;
+		$this->callback = $callback;
+	}
+
+	public function run($argument) {
+		$this->testCase->markRun();
+		$callback = $this->callback;
+		$callback($argument);
+	}
+}