diff --git a/krArc/krarc.h b/krArc/krarc.h
--- a/krArc/krarc.h
+++ b/krArc/krarc.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     virtual void listDir(const QUrl &url) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     virtual void del(QUrl const & url, bool isFile) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     virtual void copy(const QUrl &src, const QUrl &dest, int permissions, KIO::JobFlags flags) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+    virtual void rename(const QUrl &src, const QUrl & dest, KIO::JobFlags flags) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
 public slots:
     void receivedData(KProcess *, QByteArray &);
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
     QStringList delCmd;  ///< delete files command.
     QStringList putCmd;  ///< add file command.
     QStringList copyCmd; ///< copy to file command.
+    QStringList renCmd;  ///< rename file command.
 
 private:
     void get(const QUrl &url, int tries);
diff --git a/krArc/krarc.cpp b/krArc/krarc.cpp
--- a/krArc/krarc.cpp
+++ b/krArc/krarc.cpp
@@ -760,6 +760,37 @@
     error(ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ACTION, unsupportedActionErrorString(mProtocol, 74));
 }
 
+void kio_krarcProtocol::rename(const QUrl& src, const QUrl& dest, KIO::JobFlags flags)
+{
+    KRDEBUG("renaming from: " << src.path() << " to: " << dest.path());
+    KRDEBUG("command: " << arcPath);
+
+    if (!checkWriteSupport()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (renCmd.isEmpty()) {
+        error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_RENAME, src.fileName());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (src.fileName() == dest.fileName()) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    KrLinecountingProcess proc;
+    proc << renCmd << arcPath << src.path().replace(arcPath + "/", "") << dest.path().replace(arcPath + "/", "");
+    proc.start();
+    proc.waitForFinished();
+
+    if (proc.exitStatus() != QProcess::NormalExit || !checkStatus(proc.exitCode()))  {
+        error(KIO::ERR_CANNOT_RENAME, src.fileName());
+        return;
+    }
+
+    finished();
+}
+
 void kio_krarcProtocol::listDir(const QUrl &url)
 {
     KRFUNC;
@@ -1479,6 +1510,7 @@
     copyCmd = QStringList();
     delCmd  = QStringList();
     putCmd  = QStringList();
+    renCmd  = QStringList();
 
     if (arcType == "zip") {
         noencoding = true;
@@ -1495,6 +1527,10 @@
             putCmd  << fullPathName("zip") << "-ry";
         }
 
+        if (!QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("7za")).isEmpty()) {
+            renCmd  << fullPathName("7za") << "rn";
+        }
+
         if (!getPassword().isEmpty()) {
             getCmd  << "-P" << password;
             copyCmd << "-P" << password;
@@ -1609,6 +1645,7 @@
         copyCmd << cmd << "e" << "-y";
         delCmd  << cmd << "d" << "-y";
         putCmd  << cmd << "a" << "-y";
+        renCmd  << cmd << "rn";
         if (!getPassword().isEmpty()) {
             getCmd  << QString("-p%1").arg(password);
             listCmd << QString("-p%1").arg(password);