diff --git a/lib/semian.rb b/lib/semian.rb
index 9d4076e04..a88651310 100644
--- a/lib/semian.rb
+++ b/lib/semian.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ def register(name, tickets:, permissions: 0660, timeout: 0, error_threshold:, er
       error_threshold: error_threshold,
       error_timeout: error_timeout,
       exceptions: Array(exceptions) + [::Semian::BaseError],
-      implementation: ::Semian::Simple,
+      permissions: permissions,
+      implementation: Semian.semaphores_enabled? ? ::Semian::SysV : ::Semian::Simple,
     )
     resource = Resource.new(name, tickets: tickets, permissions: permissions, timeout: timeout)
     resources[name] = ProtectedResource.new(resource, circuit_breaker)
@@ -160,6 +161,10 @@ def resources
 require 'semian/simple_integer'
 require 'semian/simple_state'
 if Semian.semaphores_enabled?
+  require 'semian/sysv_shared_memory'
+  require 'semian/sysv_sliding_window'
+  require 'semian/sysv_integer'
+  require 'semian/sysv_state'
   require 'semian/semian'
 else
   Semian::MAX_TICKETS = 0
diff --git a/lib/semian/circuit_breaker.rb b/lib/semian/circuit_breaker.rb
index f732ceb75..349dab984 100644
--- a/lib/semian/circuit_breaker.rb
+++ b/lib/semian/circuit_breaker.rb
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@ module Semian
   class CircuitBreaker #:nodoc:
     extend Forwardable
 
-    def initialize(name, exceptions:, success_threshold:, error_threshold:, error_timeout:, implementation:)
+    def initialize(name, exceptions:, success_threshold:, error_threshold:, error_timeout:, permissions:, implementation:)
       @name = name.to_sym
       @success_count_threshold = success_threshold
       @error_count_threshold = error_threshold
       @error_timeout = error_timeout
       @exceptions = exceptions
 
-      @errors = implementation::SlidingWindow.new(max_size: @error_count_threshold)
-      @successes = implementation::Integer.new
-      @state = implementation::State.new
+      @errors = implementation::SlidingWindow.new(max_size: @error_count_threshold,
+                                                  name: "#{name}_sliding_window",
+                                                  permissions: permissions)
+      @successes = implementation::Integer.new(name: "#{name}_integer",
+                                               permissions: permissions)
+      @state = implementation::State.new(name: "#{name}_state",
+                                         permissions: permissions)
     end
 
     def acquire
diff --git a/lib/semian/simple_integer.rb b/lib/semian/simple_integer.rb
index aff732204..cb4403e9a 100644
--- a/lib/semian/simple_integer.rb
+++ b/lib/semian/simple_integer.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Simple
     class Integer #:nodoc:
       attr_accessor :value
 
-      def initialize
+      def initialize(**)
         reset
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/semian/simple_sliding_window.rb b/lib/semian/simple_sliding_window.rb
index 2507bfb8d..bfd57e545 100644
--- a/lib/semian/simple_sliding_window.rb
+++ b/lib/semian/simple_sliding_window.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require 'forwardable'
+
 module Semian
   module Simple
     class SlidingWindow #:nodoc:
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ class SlidingWindow #:nodoc:
       # like this: if @max_size = 4, current time is 10, @window =[5,7,9,10].
       # Another push of (11) at 11 sec would make @window [7,9,10,11], shifting off 5.
 
-      def initialize(max_size:)
+      def initialize(max_size:, **)
         @max_size = max_size
         @window = []
       end
diff --git a/lib/semian/simple_state.rb b/lib/semian/simple_state.rb
index d97f49607..eff76a982 100644
--- a/lib/semian/simple_state.rb
+++ b/lib/semian/simple_state.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 module Semian
   module Simple
     class State #:nodoc:
-      def initialize
+      def initialize(**)
         reset
       end
 
-      attr_reader :value
+      attr_accessor :value
+      private :value=
 
       def open?
         value == :open
@@ -20,15 +21,15 @@ def half_open?
       end
 
       def open
-        @value = :open
+        self.value = :open
       end
 
       def close
-        @value = :closed
+        self.value = :closed
       end
 
       def half_open
-        @value = :half_open
+        self.value = :half_open
       end
 
       def reset
diff --git a/lib/semian/sysv_integer.rb b/lib/semian/sysv_integer.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72554cc7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/semian/sysv_integer.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module Semian
+  module SysV
+    class Integer < Semian::Simple::Integer #:nodoc:
+      include SysVSharedMemory
+
+      def initialize(name:, permissions:)
+        data_layout = [:int]
+        super() unless acquire_memory_object(name, data_layout, permissions)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/semian/sysv_shared_memory.rb b/lib/semian/sysv_shared_memory.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58abe7ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/semian/sysv_shared_memory.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+module Semian
+  module SysVSharedMemory #:nodoc:
+    def self.included(base)
+      def base.do_with_sync(*names)
+        names.each do |name|
+          new_name = "#{name}_inner".freeze.to_sym
+          alias_method new_name, name
+          private new_name
+          define_method(name) do |*args, &block|
+            synchronize do
+              method(new_name).call(*args, &block)
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def semid
+      -1
+    end
+
+    def shmid
+      -1
+    end
+
+    def synchronize
+      yield if block_given?
+    end
+
+    def destroy
+      super
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def acquire_memory_object(*)
+      # Concrete classes must call this method before accessing shared memory
+      # If SysV is enabled, a C method overrides this stub and returns true if acquiring succeeds
+      false
+    end
+
+    def bind_initialize_memory_callback
+      # Concrete classes must implement this in a subclass in C to bind a callback function of type
+      # void (*initialize_memory)(size_t byte_size, void *dest, void *prev_data, size_t prev_data_byte_size);
+      # to location ptr->initialize_memory, where ptr is a semian_shm_object*
+      # It is called when memory needs to be initialized or resized, possibly using previous memory
+      raise NotImplementedError
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/semian/sysv_sliding_window.rb b/lib/semian/sysv_sliding_window.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c54c0225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/semian/sysv_sliding_window.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+module Semian
+  module SysV
+    class SlidingWindow < Semian::Simple::SlidingWindow #:nodoc:
+      include SysVSharedMemory
+
+      def initialize(max_size:, name:, permissions:)
+        data_layout = [:int, :int] + [:long] * max_size
+        super(max_size: max_size) unless acquire_memory_object(name, data_layout, permissions)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/semian/sysv_state.rb b/lib/semian/sysv_state.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc338a9a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/semian/sysv_state.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+require 'forwardable'
+
+module Semian
+  module SysV
+    class State < Semian::Simple::State #:nodoc:
+      include SysVSharedMemory
+      extend Forwardable
+
+      SYM_TO_NUM = {closed: 0, open: 1, half_open: 2}.freeze
+      NUM_TO_SYM = SYM_TO_NUM.invert.freeze
+
+      def_delegators :@integer, :semid, :shmid, :synchronize, :acquire_memory_object,
+                     :bind_initialize_memory_callback, :destroy
+      private :acquire_memory_object, :bind_initialize_memory_callback
+
+      def initialize(name:, permissions:)
+        @integer = Semian::SysV::Integer.new(name: name, permissions: permissions)
+      end
+
+      def value
+        NUM_TO_SYM.fetch(@integer.value) { raise ArgumentError }
+      end
+
+      private
+
+      def value=(sym)
+        @integer.value = SYM_TO_NUM.fetch(sym) { raise ArgumentError }
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/simple_state_test.rb b/test/simple_state_test.rb
index 6f629744c..edab7c227 100644
--- a/test/simple_state_test.rb
+++ b/test/simple_state_test.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 require 'test_helper'
 
-class TestSimpleEnum < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
+class TestSimpleState < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
   CLASS = ::Semian::Simple::State
 
   def setup
diff --git a/test/sysv_integer_test.rb b/test/sysv_integer_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..afbdf5ea7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sysv_integer_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class TestSysVInteger < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
+  KLASS = ::Semian::SysV::Integer
+
+  def setup
+    @integer = KLASS.new(name: 'TestSysVInteger', permissions: 0660)
+    @integer.reset
+  end
+
+  def teardown
+    @integer.destroy
+  end
+
+  include TestSimpleInteger::IntegerTestCases
+end
diff --git a/test/sysv_sliding_window_test.rb b/test/sysv_sliding_window_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebedfb1f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sysv_sliding_window_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class TestSysVSlidingWindow < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
+  KLASS = ::Semian::SysV::SlidingWindow
+
+  def setup
+    @sliding_window = KLASS.new(max_size: 6,
+                                name: 'TestSysVSlidingWindow',
+                                permissions: 0660)
+    @sliding_window.clear
+  end
+
+  def teardown
+    @sliding_window.destroy
+  end
+
+  include TestSimpleSlidingWindow::SlidingWindowTestCases
+
+  private
+
+  include TestSimpleSlidingWindow::SlidingWindowUtilityMethods
+end
diff --git a/test/sysv_state_test.rb b/test/sysv_state_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2f8496ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/sysv_state_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+class TestSysVState < MiniTest::Unit::TestCase
+  KLASS = ::Semian::SysV::State
+
+  def setup
+    @state = KLASS.new(name: 'TestSysVState',
+                       permissions: 0660)
+    @state.reset
+  end
+
+  def teardown
+    @state.destroy
+  end
+
+  include TestSimpleState::StateTestCases
+
+  def test_will_throw_error_when_invalid_symbol_given
+    # May occur if underlying integer gets into bad state
+    integer = @state.instance_eval "@integer"
+    integer.value = 100
+    assert_raises ArgumentError do
+      @state.value
+    end
+    assert_raises ArgumentError do
+      @state.open?
+    end
+    assert_raises ArgumentError do
+      @state.half_open?
+    end
+    assert_raises ArgumentError do
+      @state.closed?
+    end
+  end
+end