diff --git a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
index 084dc1b76a..0cc96d5429 100644
--- a/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
+++ b/cli/tsc/dts/lib.deno.ns.d.ts
@@ -4149,7 +4149,14 @@ declare namespace Deno {
    * @category File System */
   export interface FsEvent {
     /** The kind/type of the file system event. */
-    kind: "any" | "access" | "create" | "modify" | "remove" | "other";
+    kind:
+      | "any"
+      | "access"
+      | "create"
+      | "modify"
+      | "rename"
+      | "remove"
+      | "other";
     /** An array of paths that are associated with the file system event. */
     paths: string[];
     /** Any additional flags associated with the event. */
diff --git a/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_watch.ts b/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_watch.ts
index acdaff800b..eb2cd8bfa2 100644
--- a/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_watch.ts
+++ b/ext/node/polyfills/_fs/_fs_watch.ts
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@ function convertDenoFsEventToNodeFsEvent(
 ): NodeFsEventType {
   if (kind === "create" || kind === "remove") {
     return "rename";
+  } else if (kind === "rename") {
+    return "rename";
   } else {
     return "change";
   }
diff --git a/runtime/ops/fs_events.rs b/runtime/ops/fs_events.rs
index 367866162f..58fe9d5fd2 100644
--- a/runtime/ops/fs_events.rs
+++ b/runtime/ops/fs_events.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use deno_core::op2;
 
 use deno_permissions::PermissionsContainer;
 use notify::event::Event as NotifyEvent;
+use notify::event::ModifyKind;
 use notify::Error as NotifyError;
 use notify::EventKind;
 use notify::RecommendedWatcher;
@@ -71,7 +72,13 @@ impl From<NotifyEvent> for FsEvent {
       EventKind::Any => "any",
       EventKind::Access(_) => "access",
       EventKind::Create(_) => "create",
-      EventKind::Modify(_) => "modify",
+      EventKind::Modify(modify_kind) => match modify_kind {
+        ModifyKind::Name(_) => "rename",
+        ModifyKind::Any
+        | ModifyKind::Data(_)
+        | ModifyKind::Metadata(_)
+        | ModifyKind::Other => "modify",
+      },
       EventKind::Remove(_) => "remove",
       EventKind::Other => "other",
     };
diff --git a/tests/unit/fs_events_test.ts b/tests/unit/fs_events_test.ts
index 4f7cdc4d5a..3a867f07ee 100644
--- a/tests/unit/fs_events_test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/fs_events_test.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,26 @@ Deno.test(
   },
 );
 
+Deno.test(
+  { permissions: { read: true, write: true } },
+  async function watchFsRename() {
+    const testDir = await makeTempDir();
+    const watcher = Deno.watchFs(testDir);
+    async function waitForRename() {
+      for await (const event of watcher) {
+        if (event.kind === "rename") {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    const eventPromise = waitForRename();
+    const file = testDir + "/file.txt";
+    await Deno.writeTextFile(file, "hello");
+    await Deno.rename(file, testDir + "/file2.txt");
+    await eventPromise;
+  },
+);
+
 // TODO(kt3k): This test is for the backward compatibility of `.return` method.
 // This should be removed at 2.0
 Deno.test(