diff --git a/vfs/cache.go b/vfs/cache.go
index acb51138a..c84d2c76b 100644
--- a/vfs/cache.go
+++ b/vfs/cache.go
@@ -270,12 +270,50 @@ func (c *cache) exists(name string) bool {
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
-	if fi.IsDir() {
+	// checks for non-regular files (e.g. directories, symlinks, devices, etc.)
+	if !fi.Mode().IsRegular() {
 		return false
 	}
 	return true
 }
 
+// renames the file in cache
+func (c *cache) rename(name string, newName string) (err error) {
+	osOldPath := c.toOSPath(name)
+	osNewPath := c.toOSPath(newName)
+	sfi, err := os.Stat(osOldPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to stat source: %s", osOldPath)
+	}
+	if !sfi.Mode().IsRegular() {
+		// cannot copy non-regular files (e.g., directories, symlinks, devices, etc.)
+		return errors.Errorf("Non-regular source file: %s (%q)", sfi.Name(), sfi.Mode().String())
+	}
+	dfi, err := os.Stat(osNewPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to stat destination: %s", osNewPath)
+		}
+		parent := findParent(osNewPath)
+		err = os.MkdirAll(parent, 0700)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to create parent dir: %s", parent)
+		}
+	} else {
+		if !(dfi.Mode().IsRegular()) {
+			return errors.Errorf("Non-regular destination file: %s (%q)", dfi.Name(), dfi.Mode().String())
+		}
+		if os.SameFile(sfi, dfi) {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	if err = os.Rename(osOldPath, osNewPath); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Failed to rename in cache: %s to %s", osOldPath, osNewPath)
+	}
+	fs.Infof(name, "Renamed in cache")
+	return nil
+}
+
 // _close marks name as closed - must be called with the lock held
 func (c *cache) _close(isFile bool, name string) {
 	for {
diff --git a/vfs/file.go b/vfs/file.go
index ed6b19ca2..2747e958d 100644
--- a/vfs/file.go
+++ b/vfs/file.go
@@ -129,6 +129,14 @@ func (f *File) rename(ctx context.Context, destDir *Dir, newName string) error {
 			fs.Errorf(f.Path(), "File.Rename error: %v", err)
 			return err
 		}
+
+		// Rename in the cache too if it exists
+		if f.d.vfs.Opt.CacheMode >= CacheModeWrites && f.d.vfs.cache.exists(f.Path()) {
+			if err := f.d.vfs.cache.rename(f.Path(), newPath); err != nil {
+				fs.Infof(f.Path(), "File.Rename failed in Cache: %v", err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		// newObject can be nil here for example if --dry-run
 		if newObject == nil {
 			err = errors.New("rename failed: nil object returned")
diff --git a/vfs/file_test.go b/vfs/file_test.go
index 06219b737..70848ef63 100644
--- a/vfs/file_test.go
+++ b/vfs/file_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func fileCreate(t *testing.T, r *fstest.Run) (*VFS, *File, fstest.Item) {
 
 	node, err := vfs.Stat("dir/file1")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.True(t, node.IsFile())
+	require.True(t, node.Mode().IsRegular())
 
 	return vfs, node.(*File), file1
 }