diff --git a/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/basicName..st b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/basicName..st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..473ce5ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/basicName..st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+accessing
+basicName: aString
+	name := aString.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/name..st b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/name..st
index e8cfe90d7..0492e8d0f 100644
--- a/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/name..st
+++ b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/name..st
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 accessing
 name: aString
-	name := aString
\ No newline at end of file
+	self name = aString ifTrue: [^ self].
+	self isRegistered ifFalse: [^ self basicName: aString].
+	(self class isNameRegistered: aString)
+		ifTrue: [^ self error: 'Cannot rename to a name that is already taken.'].
+	self
+		unregister;
+		basicName: aString;
+		register.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/rename.st b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/rename.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9319240af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/instance/rename.st
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+accessing
+rename
+	self name: ((self class requestUnregisteredNameFrom: self name) ifNil: [^ self]).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/methodProperties.json b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/methodProperties.json
index 1b57f4df6..3697ef82f 100644
--- a/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/src/Squot.package/SqueakWorkingCopy.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 		"allMappers" : "mad 10/21/2023 22:58",
 		"allReferences" : "mad 11/30/2023 21:44",
 		"basicHeadRef" : "mad 11/30/2023 13:15",
+		"basicName:" : "mad 12/8/2023 17:30",
 		"branchName:" : "mad 6/4/2023 16:09",
 		"branchesBaseName" : "mad 6/4/2023 16:09",
 		"changeSetsFromCommit:toCommit:" : "mad 9/6/2023 19:28",
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@
 		"mergeCommit:into:withBase:" : "mad 8/23/2023 19:49",
 		"mergeFSCommit:into:withBase:" : "mad 9/20/2023 13:01",
 		"name" : "mad 9/19/2023 11:52",
-		"name:" : "mad 9/19/2023 11:52",
+		"name:" : "mad 12/8/2023 17:31",
 		"pushRef:" : "mad 9/18/2023 20:07",
 		"refChanged:" : "mad 9/15/2023 11:05",
 		"refName:" : "mad 6/3/2023 14:17",
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@
 		"remoteRefName:" : "mad 11/29/2023 16:15",
 		"removeCredentialsFor:" : "mad 10/17/2023 12:01",
 		"removeMapper:" : "mad 9/20/2023 17:30",
+		"rename" : "mad 12/8/2023 17:33",
 		"repository" : "mad 11/30/2023 17:02",
 		"repositoryExists" : "mad 11/30/2023 17:03",
 		"requestCredentialsFor:ifCanceled:" : "mad 9/18/2023 12:49",
diff --git a/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/instance/actionRenameActiveProject.st b/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/instance/actionRenameActiveProject.st
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bda0c7fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/instance/actionRenameActiveProject.st
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+actions
+actionRenameActiveProject
+	| workingCopy |
+	workingCopy := self activeWorkingCopyIfNilInformAnd: [^ self].
+	workingCopy rename.
+	self activeWorkingCopy: workingCopy. "gets reset to nil during rename"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/instance/projectListMenu..st b/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/instance/projectListMenu..st
index 5a4669c58..b48e4b112 100644
--- a/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/instance/projectListMenu..st
+++ b/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/instance/projectListMenu..st
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ projectListMenu: aMenu
 	self activeWorkingCopy ifNotNil: [
 		aMenu
 			target: self;
+			add: 'Rename this project' action: #actionRenameActiveProject;
 			add: 'Remove this project' action: #actionRemoveActiveProject;
 			add: 'Manage remotes'
 			target: SquotRemotesBrowser
diff --git a/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/methodProperties.json b/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/methodProperties.json
index 89d09e043..ac0e14656 100644
--- a/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/methodProperties.json
+++ b/src/Squot.package/SquotBrowser.class/methodProperties.json
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 		"actionPush:" : "mad 9/26/2023 16:57",
 		"actionRefreshRefList" : "mad 10/24/2023 19:54",
 		"actionRemoveActiveProject" : "mad 9/21/2023 11:55",
+		"actionRenameActiveProject" : "mad 12/8/2023 18:46",
 		"actionResetToActiveCommit" : "mad 11/29/2023 16:38",
 		"actionResetToActiveCommitAndRestoreIt" : "mad 11/29/2023 16:39",
 		"actionSelfUpdate" : "mad 10/16/2023 23:03",
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@
 		"openDialogToShowChangeSetsFromCommit:to:" : "mad 10/22/2023 00:56",
 		"openDialogToShowChangeSetsFromImageTo:" : "mad 11/29/2023 16:48",
 		"otherMenu:" : "mad 10/24/2023 17:14",
-		"projectListMenu:" : "mad 11/3/2023 15:11",
+		"projectListMenu:" : "mad 12/8/2023 17:24",
 		"refChanged:" : "mad 9/15/2023 11:04",
 		"refList" : "mad 11/30/2023 21:44",
 		"refListMenu:" : "mad 11/29/2023 16:16",