The invention discloses a tool cabinet drawer locking mechanism comprising a cabinet wall, a drawer, a pull bar, a vertical rod, a transverse bar, a first barrier plate, a second barrier plate, a ratchet mechanism, a rack and a spring; and the first barrier plate is fixed to the inner side of the cabinet wall, a through hole is formed in the first barrier plate, the vertical rod penetrates throughthe through hole, the vertical rod is connected with the transversely arranged pull bar, the pull bar is located above the first barrier plate, the pull bar penetrates through the cabinet wall, the cabinet wall is provided with a vertically arranged long strip-shaped side hole for the pull bar to move up and down, the second barrier plate is fixed on the vertical rod, the second barrier plate islocated below the first barrier plate, and the spring is clamped between the first barrier plate and the second barrier plate. According to the tool cabinet drawer locking mechanism in the invention,the ratchet mechanism equipped with external teeth is matched with the rack, so that the drawer cannot slide outwards automatically, the safety of a user is guaranteed, and articles in the drawer arenot prone to being overturned.