diff --git a/app/jobs/base.rb b/app/jobs/base.rb
index 4d1d2529e5c..1f6839ad8d6 100644
--- a/app/jobs/base.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/base.rb
@@ -161,6 +161,15 @@ module Jobs
 
     include Sidekiq::Worker
 
+    def self.cluster_concurrency(val)
+      raise ArgumentError, "cluster_concurrency must be 1 or nil" if val != 1 && val != nil
+      @cluster_concurrency = val
+    end
+
+    def self.get_cluster_concurrency
+      @cluster_concurrency
+    end
+
     def log(*args)
       args.each do |arg|
         Rails.logger.info "#{Time.now.to_formatted_s(:db)}: [#{self.class.name.upcase}] #{arg}"
@@ -216,7 +225,41 @@ module Jobs
       end
     end
 
+    def self.cluster_concurrency_redis_key
+      "cluster_concurrency:#{self}"
+    end
+
+    def self.clear_cluster_concurrency_lock!
+      Discourse.redis.without_namespace.del(cluster_concurrency_redis_key)
+    end
+
+    def self.acquire_cluster_concurrency_lock!
+      !!Discourse.redis.without_namespace.set(cluster_concurrency_redis_key, 0, nx: true, ex: 120)
+    end
+
     def perform(*args)
+      requeued = false
+      keepalive_thread = nil
+      finished = false
+
+      if self.class.get_cluster_concurrency
+        if !self.class.acquire_cluster_concurrency_lock!
+          self.class.perform_in(10.seconds, *args)
+          requeued = true
+          return
+        end
+        parent_thread = Thread.current
+        cluster_concurrency_redis_key = self.class.cluster_concurrency_redis_key
+
+        keepalive_thread =
+          Thread.new do
+            while parent_thread.alive? && !finished
+              Discourse.redis.without_namespace.expire(cluster_concurrency_redis_key, 120)
+              sleep 60
+            end
+          end
+      end
+
       opts = args.extract_options!.with_indifferent_access
 
       Sidekiq.redis { |r| r.set("last_job_perform_at", Time.now.to_i) } if ::Jobs.run_later?
@@ -278,6 +321,12 @@ module Jobs
 
       nil
     ensure
+      if self.class.get_cluster_concurrency && !requeued
+        finished = true
+        keepalive_thread.wakeup
+        keepalive_thread.join
+        self.class.clear_cluster_concurrency_lock!
+      end
       ActiveRecord::Base.connection_handler.clear_active_connections!
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/anonymize_user.rb b/app/jobs/regular/anonymize_user.rb
index 7ae14c11732..71069f2c79c 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/anonymize_user.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/anonymize_user.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 module Jobs
   class AnonymizeUser < ::Jobs::Base
     sidekiq_options queue: "low"
+    # this is an extremely expensive job
+    # we are limiting it so only 1 per cluster runs
+    cluster_concurrency 1
 
     def execute(args)
       @user_id = args[:user_id]
diff --git a/spec/jobs/jobs_base_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/jobs_base_spec.rb
index a76fed09e3b..c08d33d6393 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/jobs_base_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/jobs_base_spec.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,46 @@ RSpec.describe ::Jobs::Base do
     end
   end
 
+  class ConcurrentJob < ::Jobs::Base
+    cluster_concurrency 1
+
+    def self.running?
+      @running
+    end
+
+    def self.running=(val)
+      @running = val
+    end
+
+    def execute(args)
+      self.class.running = true
+      sleep 20
+    ensure
+      self.class.running = false
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "handles job concurrency" do
+    ConcurrentJob.clear_cluster_concurrency_lock!
+
+    expect(ConcurrentJob.get_cluster_concurrency).to eq(1)
+    expect(BadJob.get_cluster_concurrency).to eq(nil)
+
+    expect(Sidekiq::Queues["default"].size).to eq(0)
+
+    thread = Thread.new { ConcurrentJob.new.perform({ "test" => 100 }) }
+
+    wait_for { ConcurrentJob.running? }
+
+    ConcurrentJob.new.perform({ "test" => 100 })
+    expect(Sidekiq::Queues["default"].size).to eq(1)
+
+    expect(Sidekiq::Queues["default"][0]["args"][0]).to eq("test" => 100)
+
+    thread.wakeup
+    thread.join
+  end
+
   it "handles correct jobs" do
     job = GoodJob.new
     job.perform({})