diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/CommandRegistry.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/CommandRegistry.java
index 85d0017d42..47d884b5f9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/CommandRegistry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/CommandRegistry.java
@@ -235,6 +235,9 @@ public void registerCoreMembers() {
         registerCoreMember(RemoveCommand.class, 
         		"REMOVE", "remove (type:<entity>/npcid:<#>) (region:<name>)", 0);
 
+        registerCoreMember(RenameCommand.class,
+                "RENAME", "rename (npc:n@...) [new_name]", 1);
+
         registerCoreMember(ResetCommand.class,
                 "RESET", "reset [fails|finishes|cooldown] (script:script_name{attached script})", 1);
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/npc/RenameCommand.java b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/npc/RenameCommand.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0b1a634a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/net/aufdemrand/denizen/scripts/commands/npc/RenameCommand.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package net.aufdemrand.denizen.scripts.commands.npc;
+
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.exceptions.CommandExecutionException;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.exceptions.InvalidArgumentsException;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.Element;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.objects.aH;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.scripts.ScriptEntry;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.scripts.commands.AbstractCommand;
+import net.aufdemrand.denizen.utilities.debugging.dB;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.event.DespawnReason;
+import net.citizensnpcs.api.npc.NPC;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+
+/**
+ * Renames a NPC.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+public class RenameCommand extends AbstractCommand {
+
+    @Override
+    public void parseArgs(ScriptEntry scriptEntry) throws InvalidArgumentsException {
+
+        for (aH.Argument arg : aH.interpret(scriptEntry.getArguments())) {
+
+            if (!scriptEntry.hasObject("name"))
+                scriptEntry.addObject("name", arg.asElement());
+
+        }
+
+        if (!scriptEntry.hasObject("name"))
+            throw new InvalidArgumentsException("Must specify a name!");
+
+        if (scriptEntry.getNPC() == null || !scriptEntry.getNPC().isValid())
+            throw new InvalidArgumentsException("Must have a NPC attached!");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(final ScriptEntry scriptEntry) throws CommandExecutionException {
+
+        Element name = (Element) scriptEntry.getObject("name");
+
+        dB.report(getName(), name.debug());
+
+        NPC npc = scriptEntry.getNPC().getCitizen();
+
+        Location prev = npc.isSpawned() ? npc.getBukkitEntity().getLocation() : null;
+        npc.despawn(DespawnReason.PENDING_RESPAWN);
+        npc.setName(name.asString());
+        if (prev != null)
+            npc.spawn(prev);
+
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file