diff --git a/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go b/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
index 74171f92b..6564b48b0 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/mediafile.go
@@ -433,15 +433,23 @@ func (m *MediaFile) HasSameFilename(other *MediaFile) bool {
 	return m.Filename() == other.Filename()
 }
 
-// Move a mediafile to a new file with the filename provided in parameter.
+// Move file to a new destination with the filename provided in parameter.
 func (m *MediaFile) Move(newFilename string) error {
 	if err := os.Rename(m.filename, newFilename); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("could not rename file, falling back to copy and delete: %s", err.Error())
+ 	} else {
+		m.filename = newFilename
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := m.Copy(newFilename); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	m.filename = newFilename
 
-	return nil
+	return os.Remove(m.filename)
 }
 
 // Copy a mediafile to another file by destinationFilename.
diff --git a/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go b/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
index c1e4762cd..2c8b70c3f 100644
--- a/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
+++ b/internal/photoprism/mediafile_test.go
@@ -492,19 +492,46 @@ func TestMediaFile_Exists(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, mediaFile)
 }
 
+func TestMediaFile_Move(t *testing.T) {
+	conf := config.TestConfig()
+
+	tmpPath := conf.CachePath() + "/_tmp/TestMediaFile_Move"
+	origName := tmpPath  + "/original.jpg"
+	destName := tmpPath  + "/destination.jpg"
+
+	os.MkdirAll(tmpPath, os.ModePerm)
+
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpPath)
+
+	f, err := NewMediaFile(conf.ExamplesPath() + "/table_white.jpg")
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	f.Copy(origName)
+	assert.True(t, util.Exists(origName))
+
+	m, err := NewMediaFile(origName)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+	if err = m.Move(destName); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to move: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	assert.True(t, util.Exists(destName))
+	assert.Equal(t, destName, m.Filename())
+}
+
 func TestMediaFile_Copy(t *testing.T) {
 	conf := config.TestConfig()
 
-	thumbsPath := conf.CachePath() + "/_tmp"
+	tmpPath := conf.CachePath() + "/_tmp/TestMediaFile_Copy"
 
-	os.MkdirAll(thumbsPath, os.ModePerm)
+	os.MkdirAll(tmpPath, os.ModePerm)
 
-	defer os.RemoveAll(thumbsPath)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpPath)
 
 	mediaFile, err := NewMediaFile(conf.ExamplesPath() + "/table_white.jpg")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	mediaFile.Copy(thumbsPath + "table_whitecopy.jpg")
-	assert.True(t, util.Exists(thumbsPath+"table_whitecopy.jpg"))
+	mediaFile.Copy(tmpPath + "table_whitecopy.jpg")
+	assert.True(t, util.Exists(tmpPath+"table_whitecopy.jpg"))
 }
 
 func TestMediaFile_Extension(t *testing.T) {