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, 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
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
 #include "dolphintabbar.h"
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
+#include <KNameAndUrlInputDialog>
 
 #include <QDragEnterEvent>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QMimeData>
 #include <QTimer>
+#include <QPointer>
+#include <QInputDialog>
 
 DolphinTabBar::DolphinTabBar(QWidget* parent) :
     QTabBar(parent),
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@
         // 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 +162,14 @@
             }
         } else if (selectedAction == closeTabAction) {
             emit tabCloseRequested(index);
+        } else if (selectedAction == renameTabAction) {
+            bool result=false;
+            QString newTabName = QInputDialog::getText(this, 
+                i18n("Rename tab"), i18n("New tab name"), QLineEdit::Normal, tabText(index), &result
+            );
+            if (result && newTabName != tabText(index)) {
+                emit tabRenamed(index, newTabName);
+            }
         }
 
         return;
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;
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@
      * the recent tabs menu.
      */
     void restoreClosedTab(const QByteArray& state);
+    
 
 private slots:
     /**
@@ -199,6 +201,8 @@
     void tabUrlChanged(const QUrl& url);
 
     void currentTabChanged(int index);
+    
+    void renameTab(int index, QString& name);
 
 protected:
     void tabInserted(int index) override;
@@ -216,6 +220,7 @@
     bool m_placesSelectorVisible;
 
     int m_lastViewedTab;
+    QMap<int, QString> m_tabNames;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
--- a/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphintabwidget.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDropEvent>
+#include <QDebug>
 
 DolphinTabWidget::DolphinTabWidget(QWidget* parent) :
     QTabWidget(parent),
     m_placesSelectorVisible(true),
-    m_lastViewedTab(0)
+    m_lastViewedTab(0),
+    m_tabNames()
 {
     connect(this, &DolphinTabWidget::tabCloseRequested,
             this, static_cast<void (DolphinTabWidget::*)(int)>(&DolphinTabWidget::closeTab));
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::tabDropEvent);
     connect(tabBar, &DolphinTabBar::tabDetachRequested,
             this, &DolphinTabWidget::detachTab);
+    connect(tabBar, &DolphinTabBar::tabRenamed, this, &DolphinTabWidget::renameTab);
     tabBar->hide();
 
     setTabBar(tabBar);
@@ -116,7 +119,11 @@
 {
     const int tabCount = count();
     for (int i = 0; i < tabCount; ++i) {
-        tabBar()->setTabText(i, tabName(tabPageAt(i)));
+        if (m_tabNames.contains(i)) {
+            tabBar()->setTabText(i, m_tabNames.value(i));
+        } else {
+            tabBar()->setTabText(i, tabName(tabPageAt(i)));
+        }
         tabPageAt(i)->refreshViews();
     }
 }
@@ -269,6 +276,17 @@
     currentTabPage()->restoreState(state);
 }
 
+void DolphinTabWidget::renameTab(int index, QString& name) {
+    if (name.isEmpty()) {
+        m_tabNames.remove(index);
+        tabBar()->setTabText(index, tabName(tabPageAt(index)));
+    }
+    else {
+        tabBar()->setTabText(index, name);
+        m_tabNames.insert(index, name);
+    }
+}
+
 void DolphinTabWidget::detachTab(int index)
 {
     Q_ASSERT(index >= 0);
@@ -307,7 +325,9 @@
 {
     const int index = indexOf(qobject_cast<QWidget*>(sender()));
     if (index >= 0) {
-        tabBar()->setTabText(index, tabName(tabPageAt(index)));
+        if (!m_tabNames.contains(index)) {
+            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.