diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-unicode-normalization-paths.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-unicode-normalization-paths.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..38490f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move-sync-unicode-normalization-paths.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const assert = require('assert')
+const os = require('os')
+const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('../../')
+
+/* global beforeEach, afterEach, describe, it */
+
+describe('+ moveSync() - unicode normalization paths', () => {
+  let TEST_DIR = ''
+  let src = ''
+  let dest = ''
+
+  // 'é' as one precomposed codepoint (NFC) vs 'e' + combining acute accent (NFD).
+  // Visually identical, different byte representation.
+  const nfc = 'café'.normalize('NFC')
+  const nfd = 'café'.normalize('NFD')
+  const nfcCapitalized = 'Café'.normalize('NFC')
+
+  beforeEach(done => {
+    TEST_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fs-extra', 'move-sync-unicode-normalization-paths')
+    fs.emptyDir(TEST_DIR, done)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => fs.removeSync(TEST_DIR))
+
+  describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
+    it('should move successfully', () => {
+      src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-dir`)
+      fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
+      dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfc}-dir`)
+
+      fs.moveSync(src, dest)
+      assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+      assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'utf8'), 'some data')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('> when src is a file', () => {
+    it('should move successfully', () => {
+      src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-file`)
+      fs.outputFileSync(src, 'some data')
+      dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfc}-file`)
+
+      fs.moveSync(src, dest)
+      assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+      assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8'), 'some data')
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe("when there's also a capitalization change", () => {
+    describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
+      it('should move successfully', () => {
+        src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-dir`)
+        fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
+        dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfcCapitalized}-dir`)
+
+        fs.moveSync(src, dest)
+        assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+        assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'utf8'), 'some data')
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('> when src is a file', () => {
+      it('should move successfully', () => {
+        src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-file`)
+        fs.outputFileSync(src, 'some data')
+        dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfcCapitalized}-file`)
+
+        fs.moveSync(src, dest)
+        assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+        assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8'), 'some data')
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/lib/move/__tests__/move-unicode-normalization-paths.test.js b/lib/move/__tests__/move-unicode-normalization-paths.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a57cd9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/move/__tests__/move-unicode-normalization-paths.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const assert = require('assert')
+const os = require('os')
+const path = require('path')
+const fs = require('../../')
+
+/* global beforeEach, afterEach, describe, it */
+
+describe('+ move() - unicode normalization paths', () => {
+  let TEST_DIR = ''
+  let src = ''
+  let dest = ''
+
+  // 'é' as one precomposed codepoint (NFC) vs 'e' + combining acute accent (NFD).
+  // Visually identical, different byte representation.
+  const nfc = 'café'.normalize('NFC')
+  const nfd = 'café'.normalize('NFD')
+  const nfcCapitalized = 'Café'.normalize('NFC')
+
+  beforeEach(done => {
+    TEST_DIR = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'fs-extra', 'move-unicode-normalization-paths')
+    fs.emptyDir(TEST_DIR, done)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => fs.removeSync(TEST_DIR))
+
+  describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
+    it('should move successfully', done => {
+      src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-dir`)
+      fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
+      dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfc}-dir`)
+
+      fs.move(src, dest, err => {
+        assert.ifError(err)
+        assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+        assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'utf8'), 'some data')
+        done()
+      })
+    })
+  })
+
+  describe('> when src is a file', () => {
+    it('should move successfully', done => {
+      src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-file`)
+      fs.outputFileSync(src, 'some data')
+      dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfc}-file`)
+
+      fs.move(src, dest, err => {
+        assert.ifError(err)
+        assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+        assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8'), 'some data')
+        done()
+      })
+    })
+  })
+  describe("when there's also a capitalization change", () => {
+    describe('> when src is a directory', () => {
+      it('should move successfully', done => {
+        src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-dir`)
+        fs.outputFileSync(path.join(src, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'some data')
+        dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfcCapitalized}-dir`)
+
+        fs.move(src, dest, err => {
+          assert.ifError(err)
+          assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+          assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(path.join(dest, 'subdir', 'file.txt'), 'utf8'), 'some data')
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    describe('> when src is a file', () => {
+      it('should move successfully', done => {
+        src = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfd}-file`)
+        fs.outputFileSync(src, 'some data')
+        dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, `${nfcCapitalized}-file`)
+
+        fs.move(src, dest, err => {
+          assert.ifError(err)
+          assert(fs.existsSync(dest))
+          assert.strictEqual(fs.readFileSync(dest, 'utf8'), 'some data')
+          done()
+        })
+      })
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/lib/util/stat.js b/lib/util/stat.js
index 6afc894e..040d14c7 100644
--- a/lib/util/stat.js
+++ b/lib/util/stat.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ async function checkPaths (src, dest, funcName, opts) {
       const destBaseName = path.basename(dest)
       if (funcName === 'move' &&
         srcBaseName !== destBaseName &&
-        srcBaseName.toLowerCase() === destBaseName.toLowerCase()) {
+        isCosmeticRename(srcBaseName, destBaseName)) {
         return { srcStat, destStat, isChangingCase: true }
       }
       throw new Error('Source and destination must not be the same.')
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function checkPathsSync (src, dest, funcName, opts) {
       const destBaseName = path.basename(dest)
       if (funcName === 'move' &&
         srcBaseName !== destBaseName &&
-        srcBaseName.toLowerCase() === destBaseName.toLowerCase()) {
+        isCosmeticRename(srcBaseName, destBaseName)) {
         return { srcStat, destStat, isChangingCase: true }
       }
       throw new Error('Source and destination must not be the same.')
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ function checkPathsSync (src, dest, funcName, opts) {
   return { srcStat, destStat }
 }
 
+// True when src and dest refer to the same inode and their basenames only
+// differ in letter case or Unicode normalization form. Some filesystems
+// (APFS, most Windows filesystems) silently normalize case and/or Unicode
+// representation, so a rename that looks like a no-op string-wise is
+// actually the user renaming a file to a visually-identical but
+// differently-encoded name, not a genuine "same path" error.
+function isCosmeticRename (srcBaseName, destBaseName) {
+  return srcBaseName.toLowerCase().normalize('NFC') === destBaseName.toLowerCase().normalize('NFC')
+}
+
 // recursively check if dest parent is a subdirectory of src.
 // It works for all file types including symlinks since it
 // checks the src and dest inodes. It starts from the deepest