diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
index e626457b311..e87a4a78ed7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.cpp
@@ -190,6 +190,22 @@ bool GenericProject::setFiles(const QStringList &filePaths)
     return saveRawFileList(newList);
 }
 
+bool GenericProject::renameFile(const QString &filePath, const QString &newFilePath)
+{
+    QStringList newList = m_rawFileList;
+
+    QHash<QString, QString>::iterator i = m_rawListEntries.find(filePath);
+    if (i != m_rawListEntries.end()) {
+        int index = newList.indexOf(i.value());
+        if (index != -1) {
+            QDir baseDir(QFileInfo(m_fileName).dir());
+            newList.replace(index, baseDir.relativeFilePath(newFilePath));
+        }
+    }
+
+    return saveRawFileList(newList);
+}
+
 void GenericProject::parseProject(RefreshOptions options)
 {
     if (options & Files) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.h b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.h
index 7352ba8cf9d..3d3a962ec6f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericproject.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ public:
     bool addFiles(const QStringList &filePaths);
     bool removeFiles(const QStringList &filePaths);
     bool setFiles(const QStringList &filePaths);
+    bool renameFile(const QString &filePath, const QString &newFilePath);
 
     enum RefreshOptions {
         Files         = 0x01,
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectnodes.cpp
index 75d07728e05..78b048a6cc3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectnodes.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ QList<ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode::ProjectAction> GenericProjectNode::supported
     return QList<ProjectAction>()
         << AddNewFile
         << AddExistingFile
-        << RemoveFile;
+        << RemoveFile
+        << Rename;
 }
 
 bool GenericProjectNode::canAddSubProject(const QString &proFilePath) const
@@ -226,9 +227,8 @@ bool GenericProjectNode::renameFile(const ProjectExplorer::FileType fileType,
                                     const QString &filePath, const QString &newFilePath)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(fileType)
-    Q_UNUSED(filePath)
-    Q_UNUSED(newFilePath)
-    return false;
+
+    return m_project->renameFile(filePath, newFilePath);
 }
 
 QList<ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguration *> GenericProjectNode::runConfigurationsFor(Node *node)