diff --git a/generate/input/descriptor.json b/generate/input/descriptor.json
index 92772180c..07bb84650 100644
--- a/generate/input/descriptor.json
+++ b/generate/input/descriptor.json
@@ -3312,7 +3312,20 @@
           "ignore": true
         },
         "git_remote_rename": {
-          "ignore": true
+          "isAsync": true,
+          "args": {
+            "problems": {
+              "isReturn": true,
+              "shouldAlloc": true,
+              "cppClassName": "Array",
+              "jsClassName": "Array",
+              "size": "count",
+              "key": "strings"
+            }
+          },
+          "return": {
+            "isErrorCode": true
+          }
         },
         "git_remote_push": {
           "isAsync": true,
diff --git a/test/tests/remote.js b/test/tests/remote.js
index e5d4eed1f..a57c89ad2 100644
--- a/test/tests/remote.js
+++ b/test/tests/remote.js
@@ -101,6 +101,31 @@ describe("Remote", function() {
       });
   });
 
+  it("can rename a remote", function() {
+    var repository = this.repository;
+
+    return Remote.list(repository)
+      .then(function(remoteNames) {
+        assert.deepEqual(remoteNames, ["origin"]);
+        return Remote.rename(repository, "origin", "origin2");
+      })
+      .then(function(problems) {
+        assert.deepEqual(problems, []);
+        return Remote.list(repository);
+      })
+      .then(function(remoteNames) {
+        assert.deepEqual(remoteNames, ["origin2"]);
+        return Remote.rename(repository, "origin2", "origin");
+      })
+      .then(function(problems) {
+        assert.deepEqual(problems, []);
+        return Remote.list(repository);
+      })
+      .then(function(remoteNames) {
+        assert.deepEqual(remoteNames, ["origin"]);
+      });
+  });
+
   it("can delete a remote", function() {
     var repository = this.repository;