diff --git a/include/sway/tree/root.h b/include/sway/tree/root.h
index 9f6cd3bb6..c4f84207d 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/root.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/root.h
@@ -85,4 +85,6 @@ struct sway_container *root_find_container(
 
 void root_get_box(struct sway_root *root, struct wlr_box *box);
 
+void root_rename_pid_workspaces(const char *old_name, const char *new_name);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/sway/commands/rename.c b/sway/commands/rename.c
index 88377b092..3b855fdf7 100644
--- a/sway/commands/rename.c
+++ b/sway/commands/rename.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "sway/output.h"
 #include "sway/tree/container.h"
 #include "sway/tree/workspace.h"
+#include "sway/tree/root.h"
 
 static const char expected_syntax[] =
 	"Expected 'rename workspace <old_name> to <new_name>' or "
@@ -89,6 +90,9 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_rename(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	sway_log(SWAY_DEBUG, "renaming workspace '%s' to '%s'", workspace->name, new_name);
+
+	root_rename_pid_workspaces(workspace->name, new_name);
+
 	free(workspace->name);
 	workspace->name = new_name;
 
diff --git a/sway/tree/root.c b/sway/tree/root.c
index 0744192b2..5dde9f22d 100644
--- a/sway/tree/root.c
+++ b/sway/tree/root.c
@@ -390,3 +390,17 @@ void root_get_box(struct sway_root *root, struct wlr_box *box) {
 	box->width = root->width;
 	box->height = root->height;
 }
+
+void root_rename_pid_workspaces(const char *old_name, const char *new_name) {
+	if (!pid_workspaces.prev && !pid_workspaces.next) {
+		wl_list_init(&pid_workspaces);
+	}
+
+	struct pid_workspace *pw = NULL;
+	wl_list_for_each(pw, &pid_workspaces, link) {
+		if (strcmp(pw->workspace, old_name) == 0) {
+			free(pw->workspace);
+			pw->workspace = strdup(new_name);
+		}
+	}
+}