diff --git a/src/vs/editor/contrib/rename/renameInputField.ts b/src/vs/editor/contrib/rename/renameInputField.ts
index 2be443c8c553114fce79105a1868a2fdf1f23ca3..c794e4ccc4a2a3f28a0ff559aa5bbb102efa2e9d 100644
--- a/src/vs/editor/contrib/rename/renameInputField.ts
+++ b/src/vs/editor/contrib/rename/renameInputField.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,14 @@ export class RenameInputField implements IContentWidget {
 		};
 	}
 
+	afterRender(position: ContentWidgetPositionPreference | null): void {
+		if (!position) {
+			// cancel rename when input widget isn't rendered anymore
+			this.cancelInput(true);
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	private _currentAcceptInput?: (wantsPreview: boolean) => void;
 	private _currentCancelInput?: (focusEditor: boolean) => void;