diff --git a/irods/data_object.py b/irods/data_object.py
index fdb86b1..47949d0 100644
--- a/irods/data_object.py
+++ b/irods/data_object.py
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ def open(self, mode='r'):
         conn, desc = self.manager.open(self.path, flag)
         return BufferedRandom(iRODSDataObjectFileRaw(conn, desc))
 
+    def rename(self, new_name):
+        self.manager.rename(self.path, new_name)
+
     def unlink(self):
         self.manager.unlink(self.path)
 
diff --git a/irods/message/__init__.py b/irods/message/__init__.py
index 9484f2d..4a20cb8 100644
--- a/irods/message/__init__.py
+++ b/irods/message/__init__.py
@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ class FileOpenRequest(Message):
     oprType = IntegerProperty()
     KeyValPair_PI = SubmessageProperty(StringStringMap)
 
+#define DataObjCopyInp_PI "struct DataObjInp_PI; struct DataObjInp_PI;"
+class FileCopyRequest(Message):
+    _name = 'DataObjCopyInp_PI'
+    dataObjects = ArrayProperty(SubmessageProperty(FileOpenRequest))
+
 #define dataObjReadInp_PI "int l1descInx; int len;"
 class FileReadRequest(Message):
     _name = 'dataObjReadInp_PI'
diff --git a/irods/resource_manager/data_object_manager.py b/irods/resource_manager/data_object_manager.py
index 9802974..a8cd933 100644
--- a/irods/resource_manager/data_object_manager.py
+++ b/irods/resource_manager/data_object_manager.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from irods.resource_manager import ResourceManager
 from irods.message import (iRODSMessage, FileReadRequest, FileWriteRequest, 
     FileSeekRequest, FileSeekResponse, FileOpenRequest, FileCloseRequest, 
-    StringStringMap)
+    StringStringMap, FileCopyRequest)
 from irods.exception import (DataObjectDoesNotExist, CollectionDoesNotExist, 
     NoResultFound)
 from irods.api_number import api_number
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 SEEK_CUR = 1
 SEEK_END = 2
 
+RENAME_DATA_OBJ = 11
+RENAME_COLL = 12
+
 class DataObjectManager(ResourceManager):
     def get(self, path):
         try:
@@ -91,3 +94,30 @@ def unlink(self, path):
 
     def move(self, path):
         pass
+
+    def rename(self, path, new_name):
+        src_file = FileOpenRequest(
+            objPath=path,
+            createMode=0,
+            openFlags=0,
+            offset=0,
+            dataSize=0,
+            numThreads=0,
+            oprType=RENAME_DATA_OBJ
+        )
+        dest_file = FileOpenRequest(
+            objPath=new_name,
+            createMode=0,
+            openFlags=0,
+            offset=0,
+            dataSize=0,
+            numThreads=0,
+            oprType=RENAME_DATA_OBJ
+        )
+        message_body = FileCopyRequest(dataObjects=[src_file, dest_file])
+        message = iRODSMessage('RODS_API_REQ', msg=message_body,
+            int_info=api_number['DATA_OBJ_RENAME_AN'])
+
+        with self.sess.pool.get_connection() as conn:
+            conn.send(message)
+            response = conn.recv()