diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/utils/MainActivityHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/utils/MainActivityHelper.java
index 8eeaabe7ef..2cfdaf3dd5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/utils/MainActivityHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/amaze/filemanager/utils/MainActivityHelper.java
@@ -339,9 +339,6 @@ public void rename(
       final boolean isDirectory,
       final Activity context,
       boolean rootmode) {
-    final Toast toast =
-        Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.renaming), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
-    toast.show();
     HybridFile oldFile = new HybridFile(mode, oldPath);
     HybridFile newFile;
     if (Utils.isNullOrEmpty(newName)) {
@@ -349,6 +346,15 @@ public void rename(
     } else {
       newFile = new HybridFile(mode, newPath, newName, isDirectory);
     }
+    if (oldFile.getSimpleName().equals(newFile.getSimpleName())) {
+      Toast.makeText(
+              context, context.getString(R.string.no_changes_while_rename), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT)
+          .show();
+      return;
+    }
+    final Toast toast =
+        Toast.makeText(context, context.getString(R.string.renaming), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
+    toast.show();
     Operations.rename(
         oldFile,
         newFile,
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 7d3f97ae2a..f9355a3a22 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
     <string name="creatingfile">Creating File</string>
     <string name="creatingfolder">Creating Folder</string>
     <string name="renaming">Renaming</string>
+    <string name="no_changes_while_rename">No changes were made as the new name matches the old name.</string>
     <string name="cant_be_empty">%s cannot be empty</string>
     <string name="ip">Address</string>
     <string name="connection_name">Connection name</string>