diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/rename.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/rename.ts
index 3c2ba16b831..b0907601f49 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/rename.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/features/rename.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+import * as nls from 'vscode-nls';
 import * as Proto from '../protocol';
 import { ITypeScriptServiceClient, ServerResponse } from '../typescriptService';
 import API from '../utils/api';
 import * as typeConverters from '../utils/typeConverters';
 
+const localize = nls.loadMessageBundle();
+
 
 class TypeScriptRenameProvider implements vscode.RenameProvider {
 	public constructor(
@@ -31,6 +34,10 @@ class TypeScriptRenameProvider implements vscode.RenameProvider {
 			return Promise.reject<vscode.Range>(renameInfo.localizedErrorMessage);
 		}
 
+		if (renameInfo.fileToRename && this.client.apiVersion.gte(API.v310) && this.client.apiVersion.lt(API.v320)) {
+			return Promise.reject<vscode.Range>(localize('fileToRename.notSupported', "Renaming paths is not supported in this version of TypeScript"));
+		}
+
 		if (this.client.apiVersion.gte(API.v310)) {
 			const triggerSpan = renameInfo.triggerSpan;
 			if (triggerSpan) {