diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 166146aec..a58ed69c7 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(cwd: impl AsRef<Path>) -> EngineState {
             Range,
             Reduce,
             Reject,
+            Rename,
             Reverse,
             Select,
             Shuffle,
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
index 3340917e4..4b5e73bd9 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/mod.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ mod prepend;
 mod range;
 mod reduce;
 mod reject;
+mod rename;
 mod reverse;
 mod select;
 mod shuffle;
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ pub use prepend::Prepend;
 pub use range::Range;
 pub use reduce::Reduce;
 pub use reject::Reject;
+pub use rename::Rename;
 pub use reverse::Reverse;
 pub use select::Select;
 pub use shuffle::Shuffle;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/rename.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/rename.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..385b2064d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/rename.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+use nu_engine::CallExt;
+use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
+use nu_protocol::engine::{Command, EngineState, Stack};
+use nu_protocol::{
+    Category, Example, PipelineData, ShellError, Signature, Span, SyntaxShape, Value,
+};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct Rename;
+
+impl Command for Rename {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "rename"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("rename")
+            .named(
+                "column",
+                SyntaxShape::List(Box::new(SyntaxShape::String)),
+                "column name to be changed",
+                Some('c'),
+            )
+            .rest("rest", SyntaxShape::String, "the new names for the columns")
+            .category(Category::Filters)
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Creates a new table with columns renamed."
+    }
+
+    fn run(
+        &self,
+        engine_state: &EngineState,
+        stack: &mut Stack,
+        call: &Call,
+        input: PipelineData,
+    ) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+        rename(engine_state, stack, call, input)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Rename a column",
+                example: "[[a, b]; [1, 2]] | rename my_column",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::Record {
+                        cols: vec!["my_column".to_string(), "b".to_string()],
+                        vals: vec![Value::test_int(1), Value::test_int(2)],
+                        span: Span::test_data(),
+                    }],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Rename many columns",
+                example: "[[a, b, c]; [1, 2, 3]] | rename eggs ham bacon",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::Record {
+                        cols: vec!["eggs".to_string(), "ham".to_string(), "bacon".to_string()],
+                        vals: vec![Value::test_int(1), Value::test_int(2), Value::test_int(3)],
+                        span: Span::test_data(),
+                    }],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Rename a specific column",
+                example: "[[a, b, c]; [1, 2, 3]] | rename -c [a ham]",
+                result: Some(Value::List {
+                    vals: vec![Value::Record {
+                        cols: vec!["ham".to_string(), "b".to_string(), "c".to_string()],
+                        vals: vec![Value::test_int(1), Value::test_int(2), Value::test_int(3)],
+                        span: Span::test_data(),
+                    }],
+                    span: Span::test_data(),
+                }),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn rename(
+    engine_state: &EngineState,
+    stack: &mut Stack,
+    call: &Call,
+    input: PipelineData,
+) -> Result<nu_protocol::PipelineData, nu_protocol::ShellError> {
+    let specified_column: Option<Vec<String>> = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "column")?;
+    // get the span for the column's name to be changed and for the given list
+    let (specified_col_span, list_span) = if let Some(Value::List {
+        vals: columns,
+        span: column_span,
+    }) = call.get_flag(engine_state, stack, "column")?
+    {
+        (Some(columns[0].span()?), column_span)
+    } else {
+        (None, call.head)
+    };
+
+    if let Some(ref cols) = specified_column {
+        if cols.len() != 2 {
+            return Err(ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                    "The list must contain only two values: the column's name and its replacement value"
+                        .to_string(),
+                        list_span,
+                ));
+        }
+    }
+
+    let columns: Vec<String> = call.rest(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
+
+    input.map(
+        move |item| match item {
+            Value::Record {
+                mut cols,
+                vals,
+                span,
+            } => {
+                match &specified_column {
+                    Some(c) => {
+                        // check if the specified column to be renamed exists
+                        if !cols.contains(&c[0]) {
+                            return Value::Error {
+                                error: ShellError::UnsupportedInput(
+                                    "The specified column does not exist".to_string(),
+                                    specified_col_span.unwrap_or(span),
+                                ),
+                            };
+                        }
+                        for (idx, val) in cols.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+                            if *val == c[0] {
+                                cols[idx] = c[1].to_string();
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        for (idx, val) in columns.iter().enumerate() {
+                            if idx > cols.len() - 1 {
+                                // skip extra new columns names if we already reached the final column
+                                break;
+                            }
+                            cols[idx] = val.clone();
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Value::Record { cols, vals, span }
+            }
+            x => x,
+        },
+        engine_state.ctrlc.clone(),
+    )
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_examples() {
+        use crate::test_examples;
+
+        test_examples(Rename {})
+    }
+}