diff --git a/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.cpp b/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.cpp
index 45ce90c3283..39093d3a993 100644
--- a/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.cpp
+++ b/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.cpp
@@ -316,6 +316,8 @@ int CDfuPlusHelper::doit()
         return remove();
     else if(stricmp(action, "rename") == 0)
         return rename();
+    else if(stricmp(action, "dfsrename") == 0)
+        return dfsrename();
     else if(stricmp(action, "list") == 0)
         return list();
     else if(stricmp(action, "recover") == 0)
@@ -1250,6 +1252,89 @@ int CDfuPlusHelper::rename()
     return 0;
 }
 
+int CDfuPlusHelper::dfsrename()
+{
+    // Collect all oldname/newname pairs from the globals
+    IArrayOf<IEspDFSFileRenameItem> renameItems;
+    
+    // First, check for simple oldname/newname pair
+    const char* oldname = globals->queryProp("oldname");
+    const char* newname = globals->queryProp("newname");
+    if (oldname && newname)
+    {
+        Owned<IEspDFSFileRenameItem> item = createDFSFileRenameItem();
+        item->setOldName(oldname);
+        item->setNewName(newname);
+        renameItems.append(*item.getClear());
+    }
+    
+    // Then check for numbered oldname1/newname1, oldname2/newname2, etc.
+    for (int i = 1; i < 1000; i++)  // reasonable limit
+    {
+        StringBuffer oldnameProp, newnameProp;
+        oldnameProp.appendf("oldname%d", i);
+        newnameProp.appendf("newname%d", i);
+        
+        const char* oldnameN = globals->queryProp(oldnameProp.str());
+        const char* newnameN = globals->queryProp(newnameProp.str());
+        
+        if (oldnameN && newnameN)
+        {
+            Owned<IEspDFSFileRenameItem> item = createDFSFileRenameItem();
+            item->setOldName(oldnameN);
+            item->setNewName(newnameN);
+            renameItems.append(*item.getClear());
+        }
+        else if (oldnameN || newnameN)
+        {
+            throw MakeStringException(-1, "Both oldname%d and newname%d must be specified", i, i);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            break;  // No more numbered pairs
+        }
+    }
+    
+    if (renameItems.ordinality() == 0)
+        throw MakeStringException(-1, "No files specified for rename. Use oldname=/newname= or oldname1=/newname1=, etc.");
+    
+    info("\nRenaming %d file(s)\n", renameItems.ordinality());
+    
+    Owned<IClientDFSFileRenameRequest> req = dfuclient->createDFSFileRenameRequest();
+    setMtlsSecret(req->rpc());
+    req->setFileRenames(renameItems);
+    
+    Owned<IClientDFSFileRenameResponse> result = dfuclient->DFSFileRename(req);
+    
+    // Check for general exceptions
+    if (outputServiceCallExceptions(result))
+        return -1;
+    
+    // Display results for each rename
+    IArrayOf<IConstDFSFileRenameResult>& results = result->getResults();
+    int successCount = 0;
+    int failCount = 0;
+    
+    ForEachItemIn(i, results)
+    {
+        IConstDFSFileRenameResult& res = results.item(i);
+        if (res.getSuccess())
+        {
+            info("Successfully renamed: %s -> %s\n", res.getOldName(), res.getNewName());
+            successCount++;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            error("Failed to rename: %s -> %s: %s\n", res.getOldName(), res.getNewName(), res.getMessage());
+            failCount++;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    info("\nRename Summary: %d succeeded, %d failed\n", successCount, failCount);
+    
+    return (failCount > 0) ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
 
 int CDfuPlusHelper::list()
 {
diff --git a/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.hpp b/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.hpp
index 1d7c9c428e3..c768065e6e4 100644
--- a/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.hpp
+++ b/dali/dfuplus/dfuplus.hpp
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ class CDfuPlusHelper : public CInterface, implements IInterface
     int copy();
     int remove();
     int rename();
+    int dfsrename();
     int list();
     int recover();
     int superfile(const char* action);
diff --git a/dali/dfuplus/main.cpp b/dali/dfuplus/main.cpp
index e7eb7c342b3..f4b6abf18b3 100644
--- a/dali/dfuplus/main.cpp
+++ b/dali/dfuplus/main.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void handleSyntax()
 
     out.append("Usage:\n");
     out.append("    dfuplus [-v|--version] | action=[spray|replicate|despray|copy|remove|rename|\n");
-    out.append("                                     list|addsuper|removesuper|listsuper|\n");
+    out.append("                                     dfsrename|list|addsuper|removesuper|listsuper|\n");
     out.append("                                     copysuper|dafilesrv|savexml|add|status|\n");
     out.append("                                     abort|resubmit|monitor] {<options>}\n\n");
     out.append("        -v | --version  -- display version info\n\n");
@@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ void handleSyntax()
     out.append("    rename options:\n");
     out.append("        srcname=<source-logical-name>\n");
     out.append("        dstname=<destination-logical-name>\n");
+    out.append("    dfsrename options:\n");
+    out.append("        oldname=<old-logical-name>\n");
+    out.append("        newname=<new-logical-name>\n");
+    out.append("        oldname1=<old-logical-name-1>\n");
+    out.append("        newname1=<new-logical-name-1>\n");
+    out.append("        ...\n");
+    out.append("        oldnameN=<old-logical-name-N>\n");
+    out.append("        newnameN=<new-logical-name-N>\n");
+    out.append("            -- Efficiently rename one or more files using direct filesystem operations\n");
     out.append("    list options:\n");
     out.append("        name=<logical-name-mask>\n");
     out.append("        saveto=<path and file name to save the result>\n");
diff --git a/esp/scm/ws_dfu.ecm b/esp/scm/ws_dfu.ecm
index 1f12ef2ead5..bc9f02da54a 100644
--- a/esp/scm/ws_dfu.ecm
+++ b/esp/scm/ws_dfu.ecm
@@ -1009,12 +1009,36 @@ ESPresponse [exceptions_inline, nil_remove] DFUMetaInquiryResponse
     ESParray<ESPstruct DFUMetaFieldInfo> Fields;
 };
 
+ESPStruct [min_ver("1.68")] DFSFileRenameItem
+{
+    string OldName;
+    string NewName;
+};
+
+ESPrequest DFSFileRenameRequest
+{
+    [min_ver("1.68")] ESParray<ESPstruct DFSFileRenameItem> FileRenames;
+};
+
+ESPStruct [min_ver("1.68")] DFSFileRenameResult
+{
+    string OldName;
+    string NewName;
+    bool Success;
+    string Message;
+};
+
+ESPresponse [exceptions_inline, nil_remove] DFSFileRenameResponse
+{
+    [min_ver("1.68")] ESParray<ESPstruct DFSFileRenameResult> Results;
+};
+
 
 //  ===========================================================================
 ESPservice [
     auth_feature("DEFERRED"),
-    version("1.67"),
-    default_client_version("1.67"),
+    version("1.68"),
+    default_client_version("1.68"),
     noforms,
     exceptions_inline("./smc_xslt/exceptions.xslt")] WsDfu
 {
@@ -1040,6 +1064,8 @@ ESPservice [
     ESPmethod [auth_feature("DfuAccess:WRITE")] Add(AddRequest, AddResponse);
     ESPmethod [auth_feature("DfuAccess:WRITE")] AddRemote(AddRemoteRequest, AddRemoteResponse);
 
+    ESPmethod [auth_feature("DfuAccess:WRITE"), min_ver("1.68")] DFSFileRename(DFSFileRenameRequest, DFSFileRenameResponse);
+
     ESPmethod ListHistory(ListHistoryRequest, ListHistoryResponse);
     ESPmethod EraseHistory(EraseHistoryRequest, EraseHistoryResponse);
     ESPmethod DFURecordTypeInfo(DFURecordTypeInfoRequest, DFURecordTypeInfoResponse);
diff --git a/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.cpp b/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.cpp
index e066c877538..6ca419af5b2 100644
--- a/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.cpp
+++ b/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.cpp
@@ -4165,6 +4165,75 @@ bool CWsDfuEx::onAddRemote(IEspContext &context, IEspAddRemoteRequest &req, IEsp
     return true;
 }
 
+bool CWsDfuEx::onDFSFileRename(IEspContext &context, IEspDFSFileRenameRequest &req, IEspDFSFileRenameResponse &resp)
+{
+    try
+    {
+        context.ensureFeatureAccess(FEATURE_URL, SecAccess_Write, ECLWATCH_DFU_ACCESS_DENIED, "WsDfu::DFSFileRename: Permission denied.");
+
+        StringBuffer username;
+        context.getUserID(username);
+        Owned<IUserDescriptor> userdesc;
+        if(username.length() > 0)
+        {
+            userdesc.setown(createUserDescriptor());
+            userdesc->set(username.str(), context.queryPassword(), context.querySignature());
+        }
+
+        IArrayOf<IConstDFSFileRenameItem>& items = req.getFileRenames();
+        if (items.ordinality() == 0)
+            throw MakeStringException(ECLWATCH_MISSING_PARAMS, "No files specified for rename.");
+
+        IArrayOf<IEspDFSFileRenameResult> results;
+        IDistributedFileDirectory &fdir = queryDistributedFileDirectory();
+
+        ForEachItemIn(i, items)
+        {
+            IConstDFSFileRenameItem& item = items.item(i);
+            const char* oldname = item.getOldName();
+            const char* newname = item.getNewName();
+
+            Owned<IEspDFSFileRenameResult> result = createDFSFileRenameResult();
+            result->setOldName(oldname);
+            result->setNewName(newname);
+
+            try
+            {
+                if (isEmptyString(oldname))
+                    throw MakeStringException(ECLWATCH_INVALID_INPUT, "Old file name cannot be empty.");
+                if (isEmptyString(newname))
+                    throw MakeStringException(ECLWATCH_INVALID_INPUT, "New file name cannot be empty.");
+
+                PROGLOG("DFSFileRename: Renaming %s to %s", oldname, newname);
+
+                // Use renamePhysical to rename both logical entry and physical files
+                fdir.renamePhysical(oldname, newname, userdesc.get(), nullptr);
+
+                result->setSuccess(true);
+                result->setMessage("Successfully renamed.");
+            }
+            catch(IException* e)
+            {
+                StringBuffer msg;
+                e->errorMessage(msg);
+                ERRLOG("DFSFileRename failed for %s to %s: %s", oldname, newname, msg.str());
+                result->setSuccess(false);
+                result->setMessage(msg.str());
+                e->Release();
+            }
+
+            results.append(*result.getClear());
+        }
+
+        resp.setResults(results);
+    }
+    catch(IException* e)
+    {
+        FORWARDEXCEPTION(context, e,  ECLWATCH_INTERNAL_ERROR);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 const int INTEGELSIZE = 20;
 const int REALSIZE = 32;
 const int STRINGSIZE = 128;
diff --git a/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.hpp b/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.hpp
index 6d129426a8a..1007a1f6061 100644
--- a/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.hpp
+++ b/esp/services/ws_dfu/ws_dfuService.hpp
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ class CWsDfuEx : public CWsDfu
     virtual bool onSavexml(IEspContext &context, IEspSavexmlRequest &req, IEspSavexmlResponse &resp);
     virtual bool onAdd(IEspContext &context, IEspAddRequest &req, IEspAddResponse &resp);
     virtual bool onAddRemote(IEspContext &context, IEspAddRemoteRequest &req, IEspAddRemoteResponse &resp);
+    virtual bool onDFSFileRename(IEspContext &context, IEspDFSFileRenameRequest &req, IEspDFSFileRenameResponse &resp);
     virtual bool onSuperfileList(IEspContext &context, IEspSuperfileListRequest &req, IEspSuperfileListResponse &resp);
     virtual bool onSuperfileAction(IEspContext &context, IEspSuperfileActionRequest &req, IEspSuperfileActionResponse &resp);
     virtual bool onListHistory(IEspContext &context, IEspListHistoryRequest &req, IEspListHistoryResponse &resp);