diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 8ffdeef1c9..d500ab8795 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -3044,6 +3044,8 @@ def do_changedevelrequest(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
                   help='non-interactive review of request')
     @cmdln.option('--exclude-target-project', action='append',
                   help='exclude target project from request list')
+    @cmdln.option('--keep-packages-locked', action='store_true',
+                  help='Avoid unlocking of packages in maintenance incident when revoking release requests')
     @cmdln.option('--incoming', action='store_true',
                   help='Show only requests where the project is target')
     @cmdln.option('--involved-projects', action='store_true',
@@ -3082,6 +3084,8 @@ def do_request(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
         "supersede" will supersede one request with another existing one.
 
         "revoke" will set the request state to "revoked"
+        WARNING: Revoking a maitenance release request unlocks packages in the source project.
+                 To avoid unlocking, use the --keep-packages-locked option.
 
         "accept" will change the request state to "accepted" and will trigger
         the actual submit process. That would normally be a server-side copy of
@@ -3502,7 +3506,7 @@ def do_request(self, subcmd, opts, *args):
                     opts.message = edit_message(template=tmpl)
                 try:
                     r = change_request_state(apiurl,
-                                             reqid, state_map[cmd], opts.message or '', supersed=supersedid, force=opts.force)
+                                             reqid, state_map[cmd], opts.message or '', supersed=supersedid, force=opts.force, keep_packages_locked=opts.keep_packages_locked)
                     print('Result of change request state: %s' % r)
                 except HTTPError as e:
                     print(e, file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 57fd40eee5..fa74a57a21 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -4726,12 +4726,14 @@ def change_review_state(
     return root.get('code')
 
 
-def change_request_state(apiurl: str, reqid, newstate, message="", supersed=None, force=False):
+def change_request_state(apiurl: str, reqid, newstate, message="", supersed=None, force=False, keep_packages_locked=False):
     query = {"cmd": "changestate", "newstate": newstate}
     if supersed:
         query['superseded_by'] = supersed
     if force:
         query['force'] = "1"
+    if keep_packages_locked:
+        query['keep_packages_locked'] = "1"
     u = makeurl(apiurl,
                 ['request', reqid], query=query)
     f = http_POST(u, data=message)