diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -1320,7 +1320,18 @@
         KFileItemListProperties capabilities(list);
         const bool enableMoveToTrash = capabilities.isLocal() && capabilities.supportsMoving();
 
-        renameAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsMoving());
+        bool enableRename = true;
+        if (list.count() > 1 && capabilities.isLocal()) {
+            foreach (const KFileItem &item, list) {
+                const QString parentDir = item.url().adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename | QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).toLocalFile();
+                enableRename = enableRename && QFileInfo(parentDir).isWritable();
+                if (!enableRename) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        renameAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsMoving() && enableRename);
         moveToTrashAction->setEnabled(enableMoveToTrash);
         deleteAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsDeleting());
         deleteWithTrashShortcut->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsDeleting() && !enableMoveToTrash);
diff --git a/src/dolphinpart.cpp b/src/dolphinpart.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinpart.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinpart.cpp
@@ -275,6 +275,17 @@
         KFileItemListProperties capabilities(selection);
         const bool enableMoveToTrash = capabilities.isLocal() && capabilities.supportsMoving();
 
+        bool enableRename = true;
+        if (selection.count() > 1 && capabilities.isLocal()) {
+            foreach (const KFileItem &item, selection) {
+                const QString parentDir = item.url().adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename | QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).toLocalFile();
+                enableRename = enableRename && QFileInfo(parentDir).isWritable();
+                if (!enableRename) {
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         renameAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsMoving());
         moveToTrashAction->setEnabled(enableMoveToTrash);
         deleteAction->setEnabled(capabilities.supportsDeleting());
diff --git a/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp b/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp
--- a/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/folders/folderspanel.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
             QUrl newUrl = oldUrl.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename);
             newUrl.setPath(newUrl.path() + KIO::encodeFileName(newName));
 
-            KIO::Job* job = KIO::moveAs(oldUrl, newUrl);
+            KIO::Job* job = KIO::moveAs(oldUrl, newUrl, KIO::PrivilegeExecution);
             KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, this);
             KIO::FileUndoManager::self()->recordJob(KIO::FileUndoManager::Rename, {oldUrl}, newUrl, job);
             job->uiDelegate()->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(true);
diff --git a/src/panels/folders/treeviewcontextmenu.cpp b/src/panels/folders/treeviewcontextmenu.cpp
--- a/src/panels/folders/treeviewcontextmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/folders/treeviewcontextmenu.cpp
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
 void TreeViewContextMenu::paste()
 {
-    KIO::PasteJob *job = KIO::paste(QApplication::clipboard()->mimeData(), m_fileItem.url());
+    KIO::PasteJob *job = KIO::paste(QApplication::clipboard()->mimeData(), m_fileItem.url(), KIO::PrivilegeExecution);
     KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, m_parent);
 }
 
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
     KIO::JobUiDelegate uiDelegate;
     uiDelegate.setWindow(m_parent);
     if (uiDelegate.askDeleteConfirmation(list, KIO::JobUiDelegate::Delete, KIO::JobUiDelegate::DefaultConfirmation)) {
-        KIO::Job* job = KIO::del(list);
+        KIO::Job* job = KIO::del(list, KIO::PrivilegeExecution);
         KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, m_parent);
         job->uiDelegate()->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(true);
     }
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
     KIO::JobUiDelegate uiDelegate;
     uiDelegate.setWindow(window());
     if (uiDelegate.askDeleteConfirmation(list, KIO::JobUiDelegate::Delete, KIO::JobUiDelegate::DefaultConfirmation)) {
-        KIO::Job* job = KIO::del(list);
+        KIO::Job* job = KIO::del(list, KIO::PrivilegeExecution);
         KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, this);
         connect(job, &KIO::Job::result,
                 this, &DolphinView::slotDeleteFileFinished);
@@ -1525,18 +1525,22 @@
             newUrl.setPath(newUrl.path() + KIO::encodeFileName(newName));
 
             const bool newNameExistsAlready = (m_model->index(newUrl) >= 0);
-            if (!newNameExistsAlready) {
-                // Only change the data in the model if no item with the new name
-                // is in the model yet. If there is an item with the new name
-                // already, calling KIO::CopyJob will open a dialog
-                // asking for a new name, and KFileItemModel will update the
-                // data when the dir lister signals that the file name has changed.
+            const bool isParentDirWritable = QFileInfo(oldUrl.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFileName | QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).toLocalFile()).isWritable();
+            if (!newNameExistsAlready && isParentDirWritable) {
+                // Only change the data in the model if no item with the new name is in the model
+                // yet and parent directory of the item is writable.
+                // If there is an item with the new name already, calling KIO::CopyJob will open a
+                // dialog asking for a new name, and if item's parent directory is non-writable,
+                // KIO::CopyJob will trigger an authentication dialog. In both the cases we want
+                // the model to update its data only after user confirms the action. So, if any of
+                // these cases is true then KFileItemModel will update the data when the dir lister
+                // signals that the file name has changed.
                 QHash<QByteArray, QVariant> data;
                 data.insert(role, value);
                 m_model->setData(index, data);
             }
 
-            KIO::Job * job = KIO::moveAs(oldUrl, newUrl);
+            KIO::Job * job = KIO::moveAs(oldUrl, newUrl, KIO::PrivilegeExecution);
             KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, this);
             KIO::FileUndoManager::self()->recordJob(KIO::FileUndoManager::Rename, {oldUrl}, newUrl, job);
             job->uiDelegate()->setAutoErrorHandlingEnabled(true);
@@ -1681,7 +1685,7 @@
 
 void DolphinView::pasteToUrl(const QUrl& url)
 {
-    KIO::PasteJob *job = KIO::paste(QApplication::clipboard()->mimeData(), url);
+    KIO::PasteJob *job = KIO::paste(QApplication::clipboard()->mimeData(), url, KIO::PrivilegeExecution);
     KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, this);
     m_clearSelectionBeforeSelectingNewItems = true;
     m_markFirstNewlySelectedItemAsCurrent = true;
diff --git a/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp b/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
--- a/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
+++ b/src/views/draganddrophelper.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         QDBusConnection::sessionBus().call(message);
     } else {
         // Drop into a directory or a desktop-file
-        KIO::DropJob *job = KIO::drop(event, destUrl);
+        KIO::DropJob *job = KIO::drop(event, destUrl, KIO::PrivilegeExecution);
         KJobWidgets::setWindow(job, window);
         return job;
     }