diff --git a/lib/src/sftp/sftp_client.dart b/lib/src/sftp/sftp_client.dart
index c2cf42f..26173b4 100644
--- a/lib/src/sftp/sftp_client.dart
+++ b/lib/src/sftp/sftp_client.dart
@@ -162,7 +162,29 @@ class SftpClient {
   }
 
   /// Renames a file or directory from [oldPath] to [newPath].
+  ///
+  /// If the server supports the `posix-rename@openssh.com` SFTP extension
+  /// (version "1"), this method uses it to perform an atomic rename with
+  /// POSIX semantics (replace destination if it exists). Otherwise, it falls
+  /// back to the standard SFTP `SSH_FXP_RENAME` request.
   Future<void> rename(String oldPath, String newPath) async {
+    // Prefer OpenSSH's posix-rename extension when available.
+    final hs = await handshake;
+    final extVersion = hs.extensions['posix-rename@openssh.com'];
+    if (extVersion != null) {
+      try {
+        await _checkExtension('posix-rename@openssh.com', '1');
+        final payload =
+            SftpPosixRenameRequest(oldPath: oldPath, newPath: newPath);
+        final reply = await _sendExtended(payload);
+        if (reply is! SftpStatusPacket) throw SftpError('Unexpected reply');
+        SftpStatusError.check(reply);
+        return;
+      } on SftpExtensionError {
+        // Fall through to standard rename if extension unsupported/mismatched.
+      }
+    }
+
     final reply = await _sendRename(oldPath, newPath);
     if (reply is! SftpStatusPacket) throw SftpError('Unexpected reply');
     SftpStatusError.check(reply);
diff --git a/lib/src/sftp/sftp_packet_ext.dart b/lib/src/sftp/sftp_packet_ext.dart
index 9808d67..5b12de2 100644
--- a/lib/src/sftp/sftp_packet_ext.dart
+++ b/lib/src/sftp/sftp_packet_ext.dart
@@ -27,6 +27,27 @@ abstract class SftpExtendedRequest {
 /// [SftpExtendedReplyPacket] before being sent.
 abstract class SftpExtendedReply {}
 
+/// Represents the `posix-rename@openssh.com` extension request.
+///
+/// Performs an atomic rename with POSIX semantics (replace destination if it
+/// exists), as defined by OpenSSH.
+class SftpPosixRenameRequest extends SftpExtendedRequest {
+  SftpPosixRenameRequest({required this.oldPath, required this.newPath});
+
+  @override
+  final String name = 'posix-rename@openssh.com';
+
+  final String oldPath;
+
+  final String newPath;
+
+  @override
+  void writeTo(SSHMessageWriter writer) {
+    writer.writeUtf8(oldPath);
+    writer.writeUtf8(newPath);
+  }
+}
+
 /// This request correspond to the statvfs POSIX system interface.
 class SftpStatVfsRequest extends SftpExtendedRequest {
   SftpStatVfsRequest({required this.path});
diff --git a/test/src/sftp/sftp_client_protocol_test.dart b/test/src/sftp/sftp_client_protocol_test.dart
index 01a3dfd..0165b3b 100644
--- a/test/src/sftp/sftp_client_protocol_test.dart
+++ b/test/src/sftp/sftp_client_protocol_test.dart
@@ -358,6 +358,54 @@ void main() {
       await closeFuture;
       harness.dispose();
     });
+
+    test('rename uses posix-rename extension when advertised', () async {
+      final harness = _SftpHarness();
+      await harness.nextOutgoingPacket();
+      harness.sendResponsePacket(
+        SftpVersionPacket(3, {'posix-rename@openssh.com': '1'}),
+      );
+      await harness.client.handshake;
+
+      final renameFuture = harness.client.rename('/tmp/a', '/tmp/b');
+      final packet = await harness.nextOutgoingPacket();
+      final extended = SftpExtendedPacket.decode(packet);
+
+      harness.sendResponsePacket(
+        SftpStatusPacket(
+          requestId: extended.requestId,
+          code: SftpStatusCode.ok,
+          message: 'ok',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await renameFuture;
+      harness.dispose();
+    });
+
+    test('rename falls back to SSH_FXP_RENAME without extension', () async {
+      final harness = _SftpHarness();
+      await harness.nextOutgoingPacket();
+      harness.sendResponsePacket(SftpVersionPacket(3));
+      await harness.client.handshake;
+
+      final renameFuture = harness.client.rename('/tmp/a', '/tmp/b');
+      final packet = await harness.nextOutgoingPacket();
+      final rename = SftpRenamePacket.decode(packet);
+      expect(rename.oldPath, '/tmp/a');
+      expect(rename.newPath, '/tmp/b');
+
+      harness.sendResponsePacket(
+        SftpStatusPacket(
+          requestId: rename.requestId,
+          code: SftpStatusCode.ok,
+          message: 'ok',
+        ),
+      );
+
+      await renameFuture;
+      harness.dispose();
+    });
   });
 }