diff --git a/app/fileoperations.h b/app/fileoperations.h
--- a/app/fileoperations.h
+++ b/app/fileoperations.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 void linkTo(const QList<QUrl>& urlList, QWidget* parent, ContextManager* contextManager);
 void trash(const QList<QUrl>& urlList, QWidget* parent);
 void del(const QList<QUrl>& urlList, QWidget* parent);
-void rename(const QUrl &url, QWidget* parent);
+void rename(const QUrl &url, QWidget* parent, ContextManager* contextManager);
 
 void showMenuForDroppedUrls(QWidget* parent, const QList<QUrl>& urlList, const QUrl &destUrl);
 
diff --git a/app/fileoperations.cpp b/app/fileoperations.cpp
--- a/app/fileoperations.cpp
+++ b/app/fileoperations.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
     KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, parent);
 }
 
-void rename(const QUrl &oldUrl, QWidget* parent)
+void rename(const QUrl &oldUrl, QWidget* parent, ContextManager* contextManager)
 {
     const DialogGuard<RenameDialog> dialog(parent);
     dialog->setFilename(oldUrl.fileName());
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
         job->uiDelegate()->showErrorMessage();
         return;
     }
+    contextManager->setCurrentUrl(newUrl);
     ThumbnailProvider::moveThumbnail(oldUrl, newUrl);
 }
 
diff --git a/app/fileopscontextmanageritem.cpp b/app/fileopscontextmanageritem.cpp
--- a/app/fileopscontextmanageritem.cpp
+++ b/app/fileopscontextmanageritem.cpp
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
         QModelIndex index = mThumbnailView->currentIndex();
         mThumbnailView->edit(index);
     } else {
-        FileOperations::rename(urlList().first(), mGroup);
+        FileOperations::rename(urlList().first(), mGroup, contextManager());
         contextManager()->slotSelectionChanged();
     }
 }