diff --git a/git-gui.sh b/git-gui.sh
index d640b143f3..755f0643be 100755
--- a/git-gui.sh
+++ b/git-gui.sh
@@ -200,6 +200,15 @@ proc is_config_true {name} {
 	}
 }
 
+proc get_config {name} {
+	global repo_config
+	if {[catch {set v $repo_config($name)}]} {
+		return {}
+	} else {
+		return $v
+	}
+}
+
 proc load_config {include_global} {
 	global repo_config global_config default_config
 
@@ -1420,6 +1429,11 @@ if {[is_enabled branch]} {
 	lappend disable_on_lock [list .mbar.branch entryconf \
 		[.mbar.branch index last] -state]
 
+	.mbar.branch add command -label {Rename...} \
+		-command branch_rename::dialog
+	lappend disable_on_lock [list .mbar.branch entryconf \
+		[.mbar.branch index last] -state]
+
 	.mbar.branch add command -label {Delete...} \
 		-command do_delete_branch
 	lappend disable_on_lock [list .mbar.branch entryconf \
diff --git a/lib/branch_rename.tcl b/lib/branch_rename.tcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54c72b980c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/branch_rename.tcl
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+# git-gui branch rename support
+# Copyright (C) 2007 Shawn Pearce
+
+class branch_rename {
+
+field w
+field oldname
+field newname
+
+constructor dialog {} {
+	global all_heads current_branch
+
+	make_toplevel top w
+	wm title $top "[appname] ([reponame]): Rename Branch"
+	if {$top ne {.}} {
+		wm geometry $top "+[winfo rootx .]+[winfo rooty .]"
+	}
+
+	set oldname $current_branch
+	set newname [get_config gui.newbranchtemplate]
+
+	label $w.header -text {Rename Branch} -font font_uibold
+	pack $w.header -side top -fill x
+
+	frame $w.buttons
+	button $w.buttons.rename -text Rename \
+		-default active \
+		-command [cb _rename]
+	pack $w.buttons.rename -side right
+	button $w.buttons.cancel -text {Cancel} \
+		-command [list destroy $w]
+	pack $w.buttons.cancel -side right -padx 5
+	pack $w.buttons -side bottom -fill x -pady 10 -padx 10
+
+	frame $w.rename
+	label $w.rename.oldname_l -text {Branch:}
+	eval tk_optionMenu $w.rename.oldname_m @oldname $all_heads
+
+	label $w.rename.newname_l -text {New Name:}
+	entry $w.rename.newname_t \
+		-borderwidth 1 \
+		-relief sunken \
+		-width 40 \
+		-textvariable @newname \
+		-validate key \
+		-validatecommand {
+			if {%d == 1 && [regexp {[~^:?*\[\0- ]} %S]} {return 0}
+			return 1
+		}
+
+	grid $w.rename.oldname_l $w.rename.oldname_m -sticky w  -padx {0 5}
+	grid $w.rename.newname_l $w.rename.newname_t -sticky we -padx {0 5}
+	grid columnconfigure $w.rename 1 -weight 1
+	pack $w.rename -anchor nw -fill x -pady 5 -padx 5
+
+	bind $w <Key-Return> [cb _rename]
+	bind $w <Key-Escape> [list destroy $w]
+	bind $w <Visibility> "
+		grab $w
+		$w.rename.newname_t icursor end
+		focus $w.rename.newname_t
+	"
+	bind $w.header <Destroy> [list delete_this $this]
+	tkwait window $w
+}
+
+method _rename {} {
+	global all_heads current_branch
+
+	if {$oldname eq {}} {
+		tk_messageBox \
+			-icon error \
+			-type ok \
+			-title [wm title $w] \
+			-parent $w \
+			-message "Please select a branch to rename."
+		focus $w.rename.oldname_m
+		return
+	}
+	if {$newname eq {}
+		|| $newname eq [get_config gui.newbranchtemplate]} {
+		tk_messageBox \
+			-icon error \
+			-type ok \
+			-title [wm title $w] \
+			-parent $w \
+			-message "Please supply a branch name."
+		focus $w.rename.newname_t
+		return
+	}
+	if {![catch {git show-ref --verify -- "refs/heads/$newname"}]} {
+		tk_messageBox \
+			-icon error \
+			-type ok \
+			-title [wm title $w] \
+			-parent $w \
+			-message "Branch '$newname' already exists."
+		focus $w.rename.newname_t
+		return
+	}
+	if {[catch {git check-ref-format "heads/$newname"}]} {
+		tk_messageBox \
+			-icon error \
+			-type ok \
+			-title [wm title $w] \
+			-parent $w \
+			-message "We do not like '$newname' as a branch name."
+		focus $w.rename.newname_t
+		return
+	}
+
+	if {[catch {git branch -m $oldname $newname} err]} {
+		tk_messageBox \
+			-icon error \
+			-type ok \
+			-title [wm title $w] \
+			-parent $w \
+			-message "Failed to rename '$oldname'.\n\n$err"
+		return
+	}
+
+	set oldidx [lsearch -exact -sorted $all_heads $oldname]
+	if {$oldidx >= 0} {
+		set all_heads [lreplace $all_heads $oldidx $oldidx]
+	}
+	lappend all_heads $newname
+	set all_heads [lsort $all_heads]
+	populate_branch_menu
+
+	if {$current_branch eq $oldname} {
+		set current_branch $newname
+	}
+
+	destroy $w
+}
+
+}