diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/src/shell/filesystem_shell.rs b/crates/nu-cli/src/shell/filesystem_shell.rs
index 9c39f13e36..1554c5f7a5 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/src/shell/filesystem_shell.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/src/shell/filesystem_shell.rs
@@ -631,11 +631,27 @@ impl Shell for FilesystemShell {
             match destination.file_name() {
                 Some(name) => PathBuf::from(name),
                 None => {
-                    return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
-                        "Rename aborted. Not a valid destination",
-                        "not a valid destination",
-                        dst.tag,
-                    ))
+                    let name_maybe =
+                        destination.components().next_back().and_then(
+                            |component| match component {
+                                Component::RootDir => Some(PathBuf::from("/")),
+                                Component::ParentDir => destination
+                                    .parent()
+                                    .and_then(|parent| parent.file_name())
+                                    .map(PathBuf::from),
+                                _ => None,
+                            },
+                        );
+
+                    if let Some(name) = name_maybe {
+                        name
+                    } else {
+                        return Err(ShellError::labeled_error(
+                            "Rename aborted. Not a valid destination",
+                            "not a valid destination",
+                            dst.tag,
+                        ));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/mv.rs b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/mv.rs
index d4fa014809..c49c27bec7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/mv.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-cli/tests/commands/mv.rs
@@ -230,3 +230,23 @@ fn errors_if_source_doesnt_exist() {
         assert!(actual.contains("Invalid File or Pattern"));
     })
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn does_not_error_on_relative_parent_path() {
+    Playground::setup("mv_test_11", |dirs, sandbox| {
+        sandbox
+            .mkdir("first")
+            .with_files(vec![EmptyFile("first/william_hartnell.txt")]);
+
+        let original = dirs.test().join("first/william_hartnell.txt");
+        let expected = dirs.test().join("william_hartnell.txt");
+
+        nu!(
+            cwd: dirs.test().join("first"),
+            "mv william_hartnell.txt ./.."
+        );
+
+        assert!(!original.exists());
+        assert!(expected.exists());
+    })
+}