diff --git a/specifyweb/specify/autonumbering.py b/specifyweb/specify/autonumbering.py
index 403c7d5159f..a68c3bcc8d7 100644
--- a/specifyweb/specify/autonumbering.py
+++ b/specifyweb/specify/autonumbering.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 from specifyweb.specify.scoping import Scoping
 from specifyweb.specify.datamodel import datamodel
+from specifyweb.specify.tree_extras import is_treetable
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -43,22 +44,29 @@ def do_autonumbering(collection, obj, fields: list[tuple[UIFormatter, Sequence[s
         for formatter, vals in fields
     ]
 
-    with lock_tables(*get_tables_to_lock(collection, obj, [formatter.field_name for formatter, _ in fields])):
+    writing_to =  set([obj._meta.db_table])
+    reading_from = get_tables_to_read_lock(collection, obj, [formatter.field_name for formatter, _ in fields])
+    with lock_tables(read_tables=reading_from, write_tables=writing_to):
         for apply_autonumbering_to in thunks:
             apply_autonumbering_to(obj)
 
         obj.save()
 
 
-def get_tables_to_lock(collection, obj, field_names) -> set[str]:
-    # TODO: Include the fix for https://github.com/specify/specify7/issues/4148
-    from specifyweb.businessrules.models import UniquenessRule
-
+def get_tables_to_read_lock(collection, obj, field_names: list[str]) -> set[str]:
     obj_table = obj._meta.db_table
     scope_table = Scoping(obj).get_scope_model()
 
-    tables = {obj._meta.db_table, 'django_migrations', UniquenessRule._meta.db_table, 'discipline',
-              scope_table._meta.db_table}
+    tables = set([scope_table._meta.db_table, *get_uniqueness_rule_tables(collection, obj_table, field_names)])
+
+    if is_treetable(obj): 
+        tables.update(get_tree_tables_to_lock(obj_table))
+
+    return tables
+
+def get_uniqueness_rule_tables(collection, obj_table: str, field_names: list[str]) -> set[str]: 
+    from specifyweb.businessrules.models import UniquenessRule, UniquenessRuleField
+    tables = set(['django_migrations', UniquenessRule._meta.db_table, UniquenessRuleField._meta.db_table, 'discipline'])
 
     rules = UniquenessRule.objects.filter(
         modelName=obj_table, discipline=collection.discipline)
@@ -86,3 +94,6 @@ def get_tables_from_field_path(model: str, field_path: str) -> list[str]:
         table = datamodel.get_table_strict(other_model)
 
     return tables
+
+def get_tree_tables_to_lock(tree_table: str) -> set[str]: 
+    return set(['discipline', f'{tree_table}def', f'{tree_table}defitem'])
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diff --git a/specifyweb/specify/lock_tables.py b/specifyweb/specify/lock_tables.py
index e6c2e75fbce..264c9dc6f03 100644
--- a/specifyweb/specify/lock_tables.py
+++ b/specifyweb/specify/lock_tables.py
@@ -1,20 +1,29 @@
-from django.db import connection
-from contextlib import contextmanager
 import logging
 
+from typing import Set
+from contextlib import contextmanager
+
+from django.db import connection
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 @contextmanager
-def lock_tables(*tables):
+def lock_tables(read_tables: Set[str], write_tables: Set[str]):
     cursor = connection.cursor()
     if cursor.db.vendor != 'mysql':
         logger.warning("unable to lock tables")
         yield
     else:
         try:
-            cursor.execute('lock tables %s' %
-                           ' write, '.join(tables) + ' write')
+            # If a table is present in in both read and write arguments,
+            # remove the table from the read set
+            final_read_tables = read_tables.difference(write_tables)
+            write_statement = ','.join(
+                [table + ' write' for table in write_tables]) + ',' if len(write_tables) > 0 else ''
+            read_statement = ','.join(
+                [table + ' read' for table in final_read_tables])
+            cursor.execute(f'lock tables {write_statement}{read_statement};')
             yield
         finally:
             cursor.execute('unlock tables')
diff --git a/specifyweb/specify/tree_extras.py b/specifyweb/specify/tree_extras.py
index c672d6bca1a..5dba4df97a0 100644
--- a/specifyweb/specify/tree_extras.py
+++ b/specifyweb/specify/tree_extras.py
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@
 
 
 from django.db import models, connection
-from django.db.models import F, Q, ProtectedError
-from django.conf import settings
+from django.db.models import F, ProtectedError
 
 from specifyweb.businessrules.exceptions import TreeBusinessRuleException
-import specifyweb.specify.models as spmodels
 
 from  .auditcodes import TREE_BULK_MOVE, TREE_MERGE, TREE_SYNONYMIZE, TREE_DESYNONYMIZE
 
@@ -731,11 +729,7 @@ def renumber_tree(table):
     Sptasksemaphore.objects.filter(taskname__in=tasknames).update(islocked=False)
 
 def is_treedefitem(obj):
-    return issubclass(obj.__class__, TreeRank) or bool(
-        re.search(r"treedefitem'>$", str(obj.__class__), re.IGNORECASE)
-    )
+    return issubclass(obj.__class__, TreeRank) or obj._meta.db_table.lower().endswith("treedefitem")
 
-def is_treedef(obj):
-    return issubclass(obj.__class__, Tree) or bool(
-        re.search(r"treedef'>$", str(obj.__class__), re.IGNORECASE)
-    )
+def is_treetable(obj): 
+    return issubclass(obj.__class__, Tree) or hasattr(obj, "definitionitem")
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