diff --git a/dlight.remote.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/remote/impl/fs/RemoteFileObjectBase.java b/dlight.remote.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/remote/impl/fs/RemoteFileObjectBase.java
--- a/dlight.remote.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/remote/impl/fs/RemoteFileObjectBase.java
+++ b/dlight.remote.impl/src/org/netbeans/modules/remote/impl/fs/RemoteFileObjectBase.java
@@ -57,11 +57,14 @@
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.ExecutionEnvironment;
 import org.netbeans.modules.dlight.libs.common.InvalidFileObjectSupport;
 import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ConnectionManager;
+import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ProcessUtils;
+import org.netbeans.modules.nativeexecution.api.util.ProcessUtils.ExitStatus;
 import org.netbeans.modules.remote.support.RemoteLogger;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileAttributeEvent;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileChangeListener;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileLock;
 import org.openide.filesystems.FileObject;
+import org.openide.filesystems.FileRenameEvent;
 import org.openide.util.Exceptions;
 
 /**
@@ -332,9 +335,27 @@
 
     @Override
     public void rename(FileLock lock, String name, String ext) throws IOException {
-        throw new ReadOnlyException();
+        String newNameExt = (ext == null) ? name : name + '.' + ext;
+        if (newNameExt.equals(getNameExt())) {
+            return;
+        }
+        ExitStatus ret = ProcessUtils.executeInDir(getParent().getPath(), getExecutionEnvironment(), "mv", getNameExt(), newNameExt);
+        if (!ret.isOK()) {
+            throw new IOException(ret.error);
+        }
+        try {
+            getParent().refreshImpl(false);
+        } catch (ConnectException ex) {
+            throw ex;
+        } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
+            // nothing
+        } catch (CancellationException ex) {
+            // nothing
+        } catch (ExecutionException ex) {
+            throw new IOException("Can not rename " + getPath() + " to " + newNameExt, ex); //NOI18N
+        }
     }
-
+    
     @Override
     public Object getAttribute(String attrName) {
         return getFileSystem().getAttribute(this, attrName);