diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/FtpAccessors.scala b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/FtpAccessors.scala
index 3d1b9736..1d360bbe 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/FtpAccessors.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/FtpAccessors.scala
@@ -75,4 +75,12 @@ trait FtpAccessors[+A] {
    */
   def upload[R](path: String, source: ZStream[R, Throwable, Byte]): ZIO[R with Scope, IOException, Unit]
 
+  /**
+   * Renames a file/directory. If the operation failed, an error will be emitted
+   *
+   * @param oldPath absolute path of the file/directory to rename
+   * @param newPath absolute path of the file/directory destination.
+   */
+  def rename(oldPath: String, newPath: String): ZIO[Any, IOException, Unit]
+
 }
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala
index d07ae83f..9d4ee873 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtp.scala
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ final private class SecureFtp(unsafeClient: Client) extends FtpAccessors[Client]
       .flatMap(ZStream.fromIterable(_))
       .map(FtpResource.fromResource)
 
+  def rename(oldPath: String, newPath: String): ZIO[Any, IOException, Unit] =
+    execute(_.rename(oldPath, newPath))
+
   def lsDescendant(path: String): ZStream[Any, IOException, FtpResource] =
     ZStream
       .fromZIO(
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/TestFtp.scala b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/TestFtp.scala
index 4aac8ca3..1d4785cf 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/TestFtp.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/TestFtp.scala
@@ -111,5 +111,10 @@ object TestFtp {
           .refineToOrDie[IOException]
           .catchAll(err => ZIO.fail(new IOException(s"Path is invalid. Cannot upload data to : $path", err)))
       }
+
+      override def rename(oldPath: String, newPath: String): ZIO[Any, IOException, Unit] =
+        Files
+          .move(root / ZPath(oldPath).elements.mkString("/"), root / ZPath(newPath).elements.mkString("/"))
+          .catchAll(err => ZIO.fail(new IOException(s"Path is invalid. Cannot rename $oldPath to $newPath", err)))
     }
 }
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala
index bbdf2068..38d7524a 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtp.scala
@@ -88,6 +88,11 @@ final private class UnsecureFtp(unsafeClient: Client) extends FtpAccessors[Clien
           .unit
       )
 
+  def rename(oldPath: String, newPath: String): ZIO[Any, IOException, Unit] =
+    execute(_.rename(oldPath, newPath))
+      .filterOrFail(identity)(InvalidPathError(s"Path is invalid. Cannot rename $oldPath to $newPath"))
+      .unit
+
   override def execute[T](f: Client => T): ZIO[Any, IOException, T] =
     attemptBlockingIO(f(unsafeClient))
 }
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/package.scala b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/package.scala
index 0e258ce8..8b682c00 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/package.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/main/scala/zio/ftp/package.scala
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ package object ftp {
 
     def readFile(path: String, chunkSize: Int = 2048): ZStream[Ftp, IOException, Byte] =
       ZStream.serviceWithStream(_.readFile(path, chunkSize))
+
+    def rename(oldPath: String, newPath: String): ZIO[Ftp, Exception, Unit] =
+      ZIO.serviceWithZIO(_.rename(oldPath, newPath))
   }
 
   object SFtp {
@@ -99,6 +102,9 @@ package object ftp {
 
     def readFile(path: String, chunkSize: Int = 2048): ZStream[SFtp, IOException, Byte] =
       ZStream.serviceWithStream(_.readFile(path, chunkSize))
+
+    def rename(oldPath: String, newPath: String): ZIO[SFtp, Exception, Unit] =
+      ZIO.serviceWithZIO(_.rename(oldPath, newPath))
   }
 
   object StubFtp {
@@ -135,6 +141,9 @@ package object ftp {
 
     def readFile(path: String, chunkSize: Int = 2048): ZStream[StubFtp, IOException, Byte] =
       ZStream.serviceWithStream(_.readFile(path, chunkSize))
+
+    def rename(oldPath: String, newPath: String): ZIO[StubFtp, Exception, Unit] =
+      ZIO.serviceWithZIO(_.rename(oldPath, newPath))
   }
 
   def unsecure(settings: UnsecureFtpSettings): ZLayer[Scope, ConnectionError, Ftp] =
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtpSpec.scala b/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtpSpec.scala
index 30049dc1..4493e208 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtpSpec.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/SecureFtpSpec.scala
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package zio.ftp
 
 import zio.ZIO.{ acquireRelease, attempt, attemptBlockingIO }
-
-import java.net.{ InetSocketAddress, Proxy }
-import java.nio.file.{ Files, Paths }
 import zio._
 import zio.ftp.SFtp._
 import zio.stream.ZPipeline.utf8Decode
@@ -11,6 +8,8 @@ import zio.stream.ZStream
 import zio.test.Assertion._
 import zio.test._
 
+import java.net.{ InetSocketAddress, Proxy }
+import java.nio.file.{ Files, Paths }
 import scala.io.Source
 
 object Load
@@ -197,6 +196,24 @@ object SecureFtpSpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
         for {
           version <- execute(_.version())
         } yield assert(version.toString)(isNonEmptyString)
+      },
+      test("rename valid path") {
+        val oldPath = home.resolve("dir1/to-rename.txt")
+        val newPath = home.resolve("dir1/to-rename-destination.txt")
+        Files.createFile(oldPath)
+
+        (
+          for {
+            success       <- rename("/dir1/to-rename.txt", "/dir1/to-rename-destination.txt").as(true)
+            oldFileExists <- attempt(Files.exists(oldPath))
+            newFileExists <- attempt(Files.exists(newPath))
+          } yield assertTrue(success && !oldFileExists && newFileExists)
+        ) <* attempt(Files.delete(newPath))
+      },
+      test("rename fail when invalid path") {
+        for {
+          invalid <- rename("/dont-exist", "dont-exist-destination").flip.map(_.getMessage)
+        } yield assertTrue(invalid == "No such file")
       }
     ).provideCustomLayerShared(sftp)
 }
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/StubFtpSpec.scala b/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/StubFtpSpec.scala
index 41844570..9e42b205 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/StubFtpSpec.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/StubFtpSpec.scala
@@ -137,6 +137,23 @@ object StubFtpSpec extends ZIOSpecDefault {
           failure <- upload("/dont-exist/hello-world.txt", data).flip.map(_.getMessage)
 
         } yield assertTrue(failure == "Path is invalid. Cannot upload data to : /dont-exist/hello-world.txt")
+      },
+      test("rename a file") {
+        val oldPath = home / "to-rename.txt"
+        val newPath = home / "to-rename-destination.txt"
+
+        (for {
+          _       <- Files.createFile(oldPath)
+          success <- rename("/to-rename.txt", "/to-rename-destination.txt").as(true)
+
+          oldFileExists <- Files.exists(oldPath)
+          newFileExists <- Files.exists(newPath)
+        } yield assertTrue(success && !oldFileExists && newFileExists)) <* Files.delete(newPath)
+      },
+      test("rename a file fails when old path doesn't exist") {
+        for {
+          failure <- rename("/dont-exist.txt", "/dont-exist-destination.txt").flip.map(_.getMessage)
+        } yield assertTrue(failure == "Path is invalid. Cannot rename /dont-exist.txt to /dont-exist-destination.txt")
       }
     ).provideCustomLayerShared(stubFtp)
 }
diff --git a/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtpSpec.scala b/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtpSpec.scala
index 1df6835d..6c86707f 100644
--- a/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtpSpec.scala
+++ b/zio-ftp/src/test/scala/zio/ftp/UnsecureFtpSpec.scala
@@ -181,6 +181,23 @@ object FtpSuite {
           failure <- upload("/dont-exist/hello-world.txt", data).flip.map(_.getMessage)
         } yield assertTrue(failure == "Path is invalid. Cannot upload data to : /dont-exist/hello-world.txt")
       },
+      test("rename valid path") {
+        val oldPath = home / "to-rename.txt"
+        val newPath = home / "to-rename-destination.txt"
+
+        (for {
+          _       <- Files.createFile(oldPath)
+          success <- rename("/to-rename.txt", "/to-rename-destination.txt").as(true)
+
+          oldFileExists <- Files.exists(oldPath)
+          newFileExists <- Files.exists(newPath)
+        } yield assertTrue(success && !oldFileExists && newFileExists)) <* Files.delete(newPath)
+      },
+      test("rename fail when invalid path") {
+        for {
+          invalid <- rename("/dont-exist", "/dont-exist-destination").flip.map(_.getMessage)
+        } yield assertTrue(invalid == "Path is invalid. Cannot rename /dont-exist to /dont-exist-destination")
+      },
       test("call noOp underlying client") {
         for {
           noOp <- execute(_.sendNoOp())