diff --git a/fileutils/file.go b/fileutils/file.go
index 0f782cf5..7194f774 100644
--- a/fileutils/file.go
+++ b/fileutils/file.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package fileutils
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"math/rand"
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -16,8 +18,14 @@ func MoveFile(fs afero.Fs, src, dst string) error {
 	if fs.Rename(src, dst) == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+
+	info, err := fs.Stat(src)
+	if err == nil && info.IsDir() {
+		return CopyFolder(fs, src, dst)
+	}
+
 	// fallback
-	err := CopyFile(fs, src, dst)
+	err = CopyFile(fs, src, dst)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = fs.Remove(dst)
 		return err
@@ -71,6 +79,40 @@ func CopyFile(fs afero.Fs, source, dest string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// CopyFolder copies a folder to destination and returns
+// an error if any. If the destination already exists,
+// it get overriden.
+func CopyFolder(fs afero.Fs, source, dest string) error {
+	tmpDest := ""
+	_, err := fs.Stat(dest)
+	if err == nil {
+		// destination already exists - rename it so that src
+		// could be moved to its place
+		tmpDest = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%d", dest, rand.Intn(9999))
+		err = fs.Rename(dest, tmpDest)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		// unknown error, return
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err = fs.Rename(source, dest); err != nil {
+		// if moving fails and we renamed an existing destination
+		// in the previous step, then restore its name
+		if tmpDest != "" {
+			fs.Rename(tmpDest, dest)
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// if moving was successful, delete the renamed dest
+	_ = fs.Remove(tmpDest)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // CommonPrefix returns common directory path of provided files
 func CommonPrefix(sep byte, paths ...string) string {
 	// Handle special cases.
diff --git a/http/resource.go b/http/resource.go
index 9dcba75e..7076223d 100644
--- a/http/resource.go
+++ b/http/resource.go
@@ -415,6 +415,32 @@ func patchAction(ctx context.Context, action, src, dst string, d *data, fileCach
 		}
 
 		return fileutils.Copy(d.user.Fs, src, dst)
+	case "rename":
+		if !d.user.Perm.Rename {
+			return errors.ErrPermissionDenied
+		}
+		src = path.Clean("/" + src)
+		dst = path.Clean("/" + dst)
+
+		file, err := files.NewFileInfo(files.FileOptions{
+			Fs:         d.user.Fs,
+			Path:       src,
+			Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
+			Expand:     false,
+			ReadHeader: false,
+			Checker:    d,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// delete thumbnails
+		err = delThumbs(ctx, fileCache, file)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return fileutils.MoveFile(d.user.Fs, src, dst)
 	case "unarchive":
 		if !d.user.Perm.Create {
 			return errors.ErrPermissionDenied
@@ -459,32 +485,6 @@ func patchAction(ctx context.Context, action, src, dst string, d *data, fileCach
 			return errors.ErrInvalidRequestParams
 		}
 		return nil
-	case "rename":
-		if !d.user.Perm.Rename {
-			return errors.ErrPermissionDenied
-		}
-		src = path.Clean("/" + src)
-		dst = path.Clean("/" + dst)
-
-		file, err := files.NewFileInfo(files.FileOptions{
-			Fs:         d.user.Fs,
-			Path:       src,
-			Modify:     d.user.Perm.Modify,
-			Expand:     false,
-			ReadHeader: false,
-			Checker:    d,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// delete thumbnails
-		err = delThumbs(ctx, fileCache, file)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		return fileutils.MoveFile(d.user.Fs, src, dst)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported action %s: %w", action, errors.ErrInvalidRequestParams)
 	}