diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
index 837f66be83b714e1854529b8a1002f01a94ed64d..46a01a9e86e615ba6f751087e8fbfb8858d1bd99 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/files/browser/fileActions.ts
@@ -898,7 +898,9 @@ export const renameHandler = (accessor: ServicesAccessor) => {
 			if (success) {
 				const parentResource = stat.parent!.resource;
 				const targetResource = resources.joinPath(parentResource, value);
-				textFileService.move(stat.resource, targetResource).then(() => refreshIfSeparator(value, explorerService), onUnexpectedError);
+				if (stat.resource.toString() !== targetResource.toString()) {
+					textFileService.move(stat.resource, targetResource).then(() => refreshIfSeparator(value, explorerService), onUnexpectedError);
+				}
 			}
 			explorerService.setEditable(stat, null);
 		}