diff --git a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
index 0f7f131b1..511f7b74a 100644
--- a/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
+++ b/weed/filesys/dir_rename.go
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ package filesys
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse"
+	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse/fs"
+
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/util"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/fuse/fs"
 )
 
 func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirectory fs.Node) error {
@@ -19,7 +20,15 @@ func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirector
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Rename %s => %s", oldPath, newPath)
 
-	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	// find local old entry
+	oldEntry, err := dir.wfs.metaCache.FindEntry(context.Background(), oldPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("dir Rename can not find %s => %s : %v", oldPath, err)
+		return fuse.ENOENT
+	}
+
+	// update remote filer
+	err = dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryRequest{
 			OldDirectory: dir.FullPath(),
@@ -30,21 +39,31 @@ func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirector
 
 		_, err := client.AtomicRenameEntry(context.Background(), request)
 		if err != nil {
-			glog.V(0).Infof("dir Rename %s => %s : %v", oldPath, newPath, err)
 			return fuse.EIO
 		}
 
 		return nil
 
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("dir Rename %s => %s : %v", oldPath, newPath, err)
+		return fuse.EIO
+	}
 
-	if err == nil {
-
-		// fmt.Printf("rename path: %v => %v\n", oldPath, newPath)
-		dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.Move(oldPath, newPath)
-		delete(dir.wfs.handles, oldPath.AsInode())
-
+	// TODO: replicate renaming logic on filer
+	if err := dir.wfs.metaCache.DeleteEntry(context.Background(), oldPath); err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("dir Rename delete local %s => %s : %v", oldPath, newPath, err)
+		return fuse.EIO
+	}
+	oldEntry.FullPath = newPath
+	if err := dir.wfs.metaCache.InsertEntry(context.Background(), oldEntry); err != nil {
+		glog.V(0).Infof("dir Rename insert local %s => %s : %v", oldPath, newPath, err)
+		return fuse.EIO
 	}
 
+	// fmt.Printf("rename path: %v => %v\n", oldPath, newPath)
+	dir.wfs.fsNodeCache.Move(oldPath, newPath)
+	delete(dir.wfs.handles, oldPath.AsInode())
+
 	return err
 }