diff --git a/lease.go b/lease.go
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+++ b/lease.go
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+package hdfs
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	hdfs "github.com/colinmarc/hdfs/v2/internal/protocol/hadoop_hdfs"
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+func (c *Client) RecoverLease(name string) (bool, error) {
+	recoverLeaseReq := &hdfs.RecoverLeaseRequestProto{
+		Src:          proto.String(name),
+		ClientName:   proto.String(c.namenode.ClientName),
+	}
+	recoverLeaseResp := &hdfs.RecoverLeaseResponseProto{}
+
+	err := c.namenode.Execute("recoverLease", recoverLeaseReq, recoverLeaseResp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, &os.PathError{"recoverLease", name, interpretException(err)}
+	}
+
+	return recoverLeaseResp.GetResult(), nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) RenewLease(name string) (bool, error) {
+	renewLeaseReq := &hdfs.RenewLeaseRequestProto{
+		ClientName:   proto.String(c.namenode.ClientName),
+	}
+	renewLeaseResp := &hdfs.RecoverLeaseResponseProto{}
+
+	err := c.namenode.Execute("renewLease", renewLeaseReq, renewLeaseResp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, &os.PathError{"renewLease", name, interpretException(err)}
+	}
+
+	return renewLeaseResp.GetResult(), nil
+}
+