diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index dd3a26b6..4c54bbe4 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -7125,6 +7125,7 @@ nochange:
 				break;
 			case SEL_RENAMEMUL:
 				endselection(TRUE);
+				setenv("INCLUDE_HIDDEN", xitoa(cfg.showhidden), 1);
 
 				if (!(getutil(utils[UTIL_BASH])
 				      && plugscript(utils[UTIL_NMV], F_CLI))