diff --git a/lfs.c b/lfs.c
index d6b45f17..438647e4 100644
--- a/lfs.c
+++ b/lfs.c
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ static int lfs_dir_find(lfs_t *lfs, lfs_dir_t *dir,
         }
 
         // check that entry has not been moved
-        if (entry->d.type & 0x80) {
+        if (!lfs->moving && entry->d.type & 0x80) {
             int moved = lfs_moved(lfs, &entry->d.u);
             if (moved < 0 || moved) {
                 return (moved < 0) ? moved : LFS_ERR_NOENT;
@@ -1922,7 +1922,14 @@ int lfs_rename(lfs_t *lfs, const char *oldpath, const char *newpath) {
     // find old entry
     lfs_dir_t oldcwd;
     lfs_entry_t oldentry;
-    int err = lfs_dir_find(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry, &oldpath);
+    int err = lfs_dir_find(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry, &(const char *){oldpath});
+    if (err) {
+        return err;
+    }
+
+    // mark as moving
+    oldentry.d.type |= 0x80;
+    err = lfs_dir_update(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry, NULL);
     if (err) {
         return err;
     }
@@ -1935,11 +1942,9 @@ int lfs_rename(lfs_t *lfs, const char *oldpath, const char *newpath) {
         return err;
     }
 
-    bool prevexists = (err != LFS_ERR_NOENT);
-    bool samepair = (lfs_paircmp(oldcwd.pair, newcwd.pair) == 0);
-
     // must have same type
-    if (prevexists && preventry.d.type != oldentry.d.type) {
+    bool prevexists = (err != LFS_ERR_NOENT);
+    if (prevexists && preventry.d.type != (0x7f & oldentry.d.type)) {
         return LFS_ERR_ISDIR;
     }
 
@@ -1956,18 +1961,6 @@ int lfs_rename(lfs_t *lfs, const char *oldpath, const char *newpath) {
         }
     }
 
-    // mark as moving
-    oldentry.d.type |= 0x80;
-    err = lfs_dir_update(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry, NULL);
-    if (err) {
-        return err;
-    }
-
-    // update pair if newcwd == oldcwd
-    if (samepair) {
-        newcwd = oldcwd;
-    }
-
     // move to new location
     lfs_entry_t newentry = preventry;
     newentry.d = oldentry.d;
@@ -1986,10 +1979,13 @@ int lfs_rename(lfs_t *lfs, const char *oldpath, const char *newpath) {
         }
     }
 
-    // update pair if newcwd == oldcwd
-    if (samepair) {
-        oldcwd = newcwd;
+    // fetch old pair again in case dir block changed
+    lfs->moving = true;
+    err = lfs_dir_find(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry, &oldpath);
+    if (err) {
+        return err;
     }
+    lfs->moving = false;
 
     // remove old entry
     err = lfs_dir_remove(lfs, &oldcwd, &oldentry);
@@ -2087,6 +2083,7 @@ static int lfs_init(lfs_t *lfs, const struct lfs_config *cfg) {
     lfs->files = NULL;
     lfs->dirs = NULL;
     lfs->deorphaned = false;
+    lfs->moving = false;
 
     return 0;
 
diff --git a/lfs.h b/lfs.h
index 7dd36046..4b687f4b 100644
--- a/lfs.h
+++ b/lfs.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ typedef struct lfs {
 
     lfs_free_t free;
     bool deorphaned;
+    bool moving;
 } lfs_t;
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_dirs.sh b/tests/test_dirs.sh
index 53d76f7a..874808d4 100755
--- a/tests/test_dirs.sh
+++ b/tests/test_dirs.sh
@@ -326,13 +326,42 @@ tests/test.py << TEST
     lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
 TEST
 
+echo "--- Multi-block rename ---"
+tests/test.py << TEST
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < $LARGESIZE; i++) {
+        sprintf((char*)buffer, "cactus/test%d", i);
+        sprintf((char*)wbuffer, "cactus/tedd%d", i);
+        lfs_rename(&lfs, (char*)buffer, (char*)wbuffer) => 0;
+    }
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+TEST
+tests/test.py << TEST
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+    lfs_dir_open(&lfs, &dir[0], "cactus") => 0;
+    lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 1;
+    strcmp(info.name, ".") => 0;
+    info.type => LFS_TYPE_DIR;
+    lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 1;
+    strcmp(info.name, "..") => 0;
+    info.type => LFS_TYPE_DIR;
+    for (int i = 0; i < $LARGESIZE; i++) {
+        sprintf((char*)buffer, "tedd%d", i);
+        lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 1;
+        strcmp(info.name, (char*)buffer) => 0;
+        info.type => LFS_TYPE_DIR;
+    }
+    lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 0;
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+TEST
+
 echo "--- Multi-block remove ---"
 tests/test.py << TEST
     lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
     lfs_remove(&lfs, "cactus") => LFS_ERR_NOTEMPTY;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < $LARGESIZE; i++) {
-        sprintf((char*)buffer, "cactus/test%d", i);
+        sprintf((char*)buffer, "cactus/tedd%d", i);
         lfs_remove(&lfs, (char*)buffer) => 0;
     }
 
@@ -391,13 +420,43 @@ tests/test.py << TEST
     lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
 TEST
 
+echo "--- Multi-block rename with files ---"
+tests/test.py << TEST
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+    for (int i = 0; i < $LARGESIZE; i++) {
+        sprintf((char*)buffer, "prickly-pear/test%d", i);
+        sprintf((char*)wbuffer, "prickly-pear/tedd%d", i);
+        lfs_rename(&lfs, (char*)buffer, (char*)wbuffer) => 0;
+    }
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+TEST
+tests/test.py << TEST
+    lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
+    lfs_dir_open(&lfs, &dir[0], "prickly-pear") => 0;
+    lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 1;
+    strcmp(info.name, ".") => 0;
+    info.type => LFS_TYPE_DIR;
+    lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 1;
+    strcmp(info.name, "..") => 0;
+    info.type => LFS_TYPE_DIR;
+    for (int i = 0; i < $LARGESIZE; i++) {
+        sprintf((char*)buffer, "tedd%d", i);
+        lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 1;
+        strcmp(info.name, (char*)buffer) => 0;
+        info.type => LFS_TYPE_REG;
+        info.size => 6;
+    }
+    lfs_dir_read(&lfs, &dir[0], &info) => 0;
+    lfs_unmount(&lfs) => 0;
+TEST
+
 echo "--- Multi-block remove with files ---"
 tests/test.py << TEST
     lfs_mount(&lfs, &cfg) => 0;
     lfs_remove(&lfs, "prickly-pear") => LFS_ERR_NOTEMPTY;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < $LARGESIZE; i++) {
-        sprintf((char*)buffer, "prickly-pear/test%d", i);
+        sprintf((char*)buffer, "prickly-pear/tedd%d", i);
         lfs_remove(&lfs, (char*)buffer) => 0;
     }