diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go
index 841765e81..176a67e52 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package git_commands
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/loaders"
@@ -119,3 +121,26 @@ func (self *StashCommands) SaveStagedChanges(message string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (self *StashCommands) Rename(index int, message string) error {
+	output, err := self.Drop(index)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// `output` is in the following format:
+	// Dropped refs/stash@{0} (f0d0f20f2f61ffd6d6bfe0752deffa38845a3edd)
+	stashShaPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`\(([0-9a-f]+)\)`)
+	matches := stashShaPattern.FindStringSubmatch(output)
+	if len(matches) <= 1 {
+		return errors.New("Output of `git stash drop` is invalid") // Usually this error does not occur
+	}
+	stashSha := matches[1]
+
+	err = self.Store(stashSha, message)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go
index e5ce39181..41efc07db 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/git_commands/stash_test.go
@@ -123,3 +123,46 @@ func TestStashStashEntryCmdObj(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestStashRename(t *testing.T) {
+	type scenario struct {
+		testName         string
+		index            int
+		message          string
+		expectedDropCmd  []string
+		dropResult       string
+		expectedStoreCmd []string
+	}
+
+	scenarios := []scenario{
+		{
+			testName:         "Default case",
+			index:            3,
+			message:          "New message",
+			expectedDropCmd:  []string{"stash", "drop", "stash@{3}"},
+			dropResult:       "Dropped refs/stash@{3} (f0d0f20f2f61ffd6d6bfe0752deffa38845a3edd)\n",
+			expectedStoreCmd: []string{"stash", "store", "f0d0f20f2f61ffd6d6bfe0752deffa38845a3edd", "-m", "New message"},
+		},
+		{
+			testName:         "Empty message",
+			index:            4,
+			message:          "",
+			expectedDropCmd:  []string{"stash", "drop", "stash@{4}"},
+			dropResult:       "Dropped refs/stash@{4} (f0d0f20f2f61ffd6d6bfe0752deffa38845a3edd)\n",
+			expectedStoreCmd: []string{"stash", "store", "f0d0f20f2f61ffd6d6bfe0752deffa38845a3edd"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range scenarios {
+		s := s
+		t.Run(s.testName, func(t *testing.T) {
+			runner := oscommands.NewFakeRunner(t).
+				ExpectGitArgs(s.expectedDropCmd, s.dropResult, nil).
+				ExpectGitArgs(s.expectedStoreCmd, "", nil)
+			instance := buildStashCommands(commonDeps{runner: runner})
+
+			err := instance.Rename(s.index, s.message)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
index 6cd06c6d4..1e4137777 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/stash_controller.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package controllers
 
 import (
-	"regexp"
-
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/commands/models"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/context"
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/gui/types"
@@ -161,23 +159,12 @@ func (self *StashController) handleRenameStashEntry(stashEntry *models.StashEntr
 		InitialContent: stashEntry.Name,
 		HandleConfirm: func(response string) error {
 			self.c.LogAction(self.c.Tr.Actions.RenameStash)
-			output, err := self.git.Stash.Drop(stashEntry.Index)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			stashShaPattern := regexp.MustCompile(`\(([0-9a-f]+)\)`)
-			matches := stashShaPattern.FindStringSubmatch(output)
-			stashSha := ""
-			if len(matches) > 1 {
-				stashSha = matches[1]
-			}
-
-			err = self.git.Stash.Store(stashSha, response)
+			err := self.git.Stash.Rename(stashEntry.Index, response)
 			_ = self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.STASH}})
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			self.context().SetSelectedLineIdx(0) // Select the renamed stash
 			return nil
 		},
 	})