diff --git a/src/dolphintabbar.h b/src/dolphintabbar.h
--- a/src/dolphintabbar.h
+++ b/src/dolphintabbar.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     void openNewActivatedTab(int index);
     void tabDropEvent(int index, QDropEvent* event);
     void tabDetachRequested(int index);
+    void tabRenamed(int index, const QString &name);
 
 protected:
     void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event) override;
diff --git a/src/dolphintabbar.cpp b/src/dolphintabbar.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabbar.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabbar.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QInputDialog>
 
 DolphinTabBar::DolphinTabBar(QWidget* parent) :
     QTabBar(parent),
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@
         // Tab context menu
         QMenu menu(this);
 
+        QAction* renameTabAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("edit-rename")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Rename Tab"));
         QAction* newTabAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("tab-new")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "New Tab"));
         QAction* detachTabAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("tab-detach")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Detach Tab"));
         QAction* closeOtherTabsAction = menu.addAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("tab-close-other")), i18nc("@action:inmenu", "Close Other Tabs"));
@@ -158,6 +160,14 @@
             }
         } else if (selectedAction == closeTabAction) {
             emit tabCloseRequested(index);
+        } else if (selectedAction == renameTabAction) {
+            bool renamed = false;
+            const QString newTabName = QInputDialog::getText(this, 
+                i18n("Rename Tab"), i18n("New tab name:"), QLineEdit::Normal, tabText(index), &renamed
+            );
+            if (renamed) {
+                emit tabRenamed(index, newTabName);
+            }
         }
 
         return;
diff --git a/src/dolphintabpage.h b/src/dolphintabpage.h
--- a/src/dolphintabpage.h
+++ b/src/dolphintabpage.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QUrl>
 #include <QWidget>
+#include <QUuid>
 
 class QSplitter;
 class DolphinViewContainer;
@@ -134,6 +135,12 @@
      *
      */
     void setActive(bool active);
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns UUID of the tab.
+     * UUIDs are generated during construction.
+     */
+    QUuid uuid() const;
 
 signals:
     void activeViewChanged(DolphinViewContainer* viewContainer);
@@ -172,6 +179,7 @@
     bool m_primaryViewActive;
     bool m_splitViewEnabled;
     bool m_active;
+    const QUuid m_uuid;
 };
 
 #endif // DOLPHIN_TAB_PAGE_H
diff --git a/src/dolphintabpage.cpp b/src/dolphintabpage.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabpage.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabpage.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     QWidget(parent),
     m_primaryViewActive(true),
     m_splitViewEnabled(false),
-    m_active(true)
+    m_active(true),
+    m_uuid(QUuid::createUuid())
 {
     QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
     layout->setSpacing(0);
@@ -379,3 +380,8 @@
 
     return container;
 }
+
+QUuid DolphinTabPage::uuid() const
+{
+    return m_uuid;
+}
diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.h b/src/dolphintabwidget.h
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.h
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <QTabWidget>
 #include <QUrl>
+#include <QMap>
 
 class DolphinViewContainer;
 class DolphinTabPage;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@
 
     void saveProperties(KConfigGroup& group) const;
     void readProperties(const KConfigGroup& group);
-
+    
     /**
      * Refreshes the views of the main window by recreating them according to
      * the given Dolphin settings.
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@
      * the recent tabs menu.
      */
     void restoreClosedTab(const QByteArray& state);
-
+    
 private slots:
     /**
      * Opens the tab with the index \a index in a new Dolphin instance and closes
@@ -199,7 +200,13 @@
     void tabUrlChanged(const QUrl& url);
 
     void currentTabChanged(int index);
-
+    
+    /**
+     * Call to rename tab at index \a index to name \a name.
+     * Tab is stored in map as its uuid.
+     */
+    void renameTab(int index, const QString& name);
+    
 protected:
     void tabInserted(int index) override;
     void tabRemoved(int index) override;
@@ -216,6 +223,7 @@
     bool m_placesSelectorVisible;
 
     int m_lastViewedTab;
+    QMap<QUuid, QString> m_tabNames;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::tabDropEvent);
     connect(tabBar, &DolphinTabBar::tabDetachRequested,
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::detachTab);
+    connect(tabBar, &DolphinTabBar::tabRenamed, this, &DolphinTabWidget::renameTab);
     tabBar->hide();
 
     setTabBar(tabBar);
@@ -116,7 +117,12 @@
 {
     const int tabCount = count();
     for (int i = 0; i < tabCount; ++i) {
-        tabBar()->setTabText(i, tabName(tabPageAt(i)));
+        auto uuid = tabPageAt(i)->uuid();
+        if (m_tabNames.contains(uuid)) {
+            tabBar()->setTabText(i, m_tabNames.value(uuid));
+        } else {
+            tabBar()->setTabText(i, tabName(tabPageAt(i)));
+        }
         tabPageAt(i)->refreshViews();
     }
 }
@@ -233,8 +239,9 @@
 
     DolphinTabPage* tabPage = tabPageAt(index);
     emit rememberClosedTab(tabPage->activeViewContainer()->url(), tabPage->saveState());
-
+    
     removeTab(index);
+    m_tabNames.remove(tabPage->uuid());
     tabPage->deleteLater();
 }
 
@@ -269,19 +276,32 @@
     currentTabPage()->restoreState(state);
 }
 
+void DolphinTabWidget::renameTab(int index, const QString& name)
+{
+    auto uuid = tabPageAt(index)->uuid();
+    if (name.isEmpty()) {
+        m_tabNames.remove(uuid);
+        tabBar()->setTabText(index, tabName(tabPageAt(index)));
+    } else {
+        tabBar()->setTabText(index, name);
+        m_tabNames.insert(uuid, name);
+    }
+}
+
 void DolphinTabWidget::detachTab(int index)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(index >= 0);
 
     QStringList args;
-
+    
     const DolphinTabPage* tabPage = tabPageAt(index);
     args << tabPage->primaryViewContainer()->url().url();
     if (tabPage->splitViewEnabled()) {
         args << tabPage->secondaryViewContainer()->url().url();
         args << QStringLiteral("--split");
     }
-
+    
+    m_tabNames.remove(tabPage->uuid());
     const QString command = QStringLiteral("dolphin %1").arg(KShell::joinArgs(args));
     KRun::runCommand(command, this);
 
@@ -306,8 +326,11 @@
 void DolphinTabWidget::tabUrlChanged(const QUrl& url)
 {
     const int index = indexOf(qobject_cast<QWidget*>(sender()));
+    auto uuid = tabPageAt(index)->uuid();
     if (index >= 0) {
-        tabBar()->setTabText(index, tabName(tabPageAt(index)));
+        if (!m_tabNames.contains(uuid)) {
+            tabBar()->setTabText(index, tabName(tabPageAt(index)));
+        }
         tabBar()->setTabIcon(index, QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(url)));
 
         // Emit the currentUrlChanged signal if the url of the current tab has been changed.
@@ -334,7 +357,7 @@
 void DolphinTabWidget::tabInserted(int index)
 {
     QTabWidget::tabInserted(index);
-
+    
     if (count() > 1) {
         tabBar()->show();
     }
@@ -345,7 +368,7 @@
 void DolphinTabWidget::tabRemoved(int index)
 {
     QTabWidget::tabRemoved(index);
-
+    
     // If only one tab is left, then remove the tab entry so that
     // closing the last tab is not possible.
     if (count() < 2) {