diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index c8d3140dbfc..e5b7e706db8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v8.2.0\...main[Check the HEAD diff]
 - Fix for httpjson first_response object throwing false positive errors by making it a flag based object {issue}34747[34747] {pull}34748[34748]
 - Fix errors and panics due to re-used processors {pull}34761[34761]
 - Add missing Basic Authentication support to CEL input {issue}34609[34609] {pull}34689[34689]
+- [Gcs Input] - Added missing locks for safe concurrency {pull}34914[34914]
 - Fix the ignore_inactive option being ignored in Filebeat's filestream input {pull}34770[34770]
 
 *Heartbeat*
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/job.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/job.go
index 3ca5b48a2d7..118e89287ac 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/job.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/job.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 	"unicode"
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type job struct {
+	// Mutex lock for concurrent publishes
+	mu sync.Mutex
 	// gcs bucket handle
 	bucket *storage.BucketHandle
 	// gcs object attribute struct
@@ -107,9 +110,12 @@ func (j *job) do(ctx context.Context, id string) {
 		}
 		event.SetID(objectID(j.hash, 0))
 		j.state.save(j.object.Name, j.object.Updated)
+		// locks while data is being published to avoid concurrent map read/writes
+		j.mu.Lock()
 		if err := j.publisher.Publish(event, j.state.checkpoint()); err != nil {
 			j.log.Errorw("job encountered an error", "gcs.jobId", id, "error", err)
 		}
+		j.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -217,9 +223,12 @@ func (j *job) readJsonAndPublish(ctx context.Context, r io.Reader, id string) er
 			// partially saves read state using offset
 			j.state.savePartial(j.object.Name, offset+relativeOffset)
 		}
+		// locks while data is being published to avoid concurrent map read/writes
+		j.mu.Lock()
 		if err := j.publisher.Publish(evt, j.state.checkpoint()); err != nil {
 			j.log.Errorw("job encountered an error", "gcs.jobId", id, "error", err)
 		}
+		j.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/scheduler.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/scheduler.go
index 880771247ff..7feb57f7c1e 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/scheduler.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/scheduler.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (l *limiter) wait() {
 	l.wg.Wait()
 }
 
-// release puts pack a worker thread.
+// release puts back a worker thread.
 func (l *limiter) release() {
 	<-l.limit
 	l.wg.Done()
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ func (s *scheduler) fetchObjectPager(ctx context.Context, pageSize int) *iterato
 }
 
 // moveToLastSeenJob, moves to the latest job position past the last seen job
-// Jobs are stored in lexicographical order always , hence the latest position can be found either on the basis of job name or timestamp
+// Jobs are stored in lexicographical order always, hence the latest position can be found either on the basis of job name or timestamp
 func (s *scheduler) moveToLastSeenJob(jobs []*job) []*job {
 	var latestJobs []*job
 	jobsToReturn := make([]*job, 0)
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/state.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/state.go
index 6b26dfa2dfa..6b2a269481f 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/state.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/gcs/state.go
@@ -73,12 +73,16 @@ func (s *state) save(name string, lastModifiedOn time.Time) {
 
 // setRootArray, sets boolean true for objects that have their roots defined as an array type
 func (s *state) setRootArray(name string) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.cp.IsRootArray[name] = true
+	s.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
 // savePartial, partially saves/updates the current state for cursor checkpoint
 func (s *state) savePartial(name string, offset int64) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.cp.LastProcessedOffset[name] = offset
+	s.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
 // updateFailedJobs, adds a job name to a failedJobs map, which helps
@@ -87,11 +91,11 @@ func (s *state) savePartial(name string, offset int64) {
 // A failed job will be re-tried a maximum of 3 times after which the
 // entry is removed from the map
 func (s *state) updateFailedJobs(jobName string) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
 	// we do not store partially processed jobs as failed jobs
 	if _, ok := s.cp.LastProcessedOffset[jobName]; ok {
 		return
 	}
-	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.cp.FailedJobs[jobName]++
 	if s.cp.FailedJobs[jobName] > maxFailedJobRetries {
 		delete(s.cp.FailedJobs, jobName)
@@ -100,7 +104,18 @@ func (s *state) updateFailedJobs(jobName string) {
 }
 
 // setCheckpoint, sets checkpoint from source to current state instance
+// If for some reason the current state is empty, assigns new states as
+// a fail safe mechanism
 func (s *state) setCheckpoint(chkpt *Checkpoint) {
+	if chkpt.FailedJobs == nil {
+		chkpt.FailedJobs = make(map[string]int)
+	}
+	if chkpt.IsRootArray == nil {
+		chkpt.IsRootArray = make(map[string]bool)
+	}
+	if chkpt.LastProcessedOffset == nil {
+		chkpt.LastProcessedOffset = make(map[string]int64)
+	}
 	s.cp = chkpt
 }