diff --git a/packages/desktop/electron/electronApi.js b/packages/desktop/electron/electronApi.js
index fe772a10881..dda396d122b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/electron/electronApi.js
+++ b/packages/desktop/electron/electronApi.js
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ const ElectronApi = {
     updateAppSettings(settings) {
         return ipcRenderer.invoke('update-app-settings', settings)
     },
+    async renameProfileFolder(oldPath, newPath) {
+        return ipcRenderer.invoke('get-path', 'userData').then((userDataPath) => {
+            if (oldPath.startsWith(userDataPath)) {
+                try {
+                    fs.renameSync(oldPath, newPath)
+                } catch (err) {
+                    console.error(err)
+                }
+            }
+        })
+    },
     async removeProfileFolder(profilePath) {
         return ipcRenderer.invoke('get-path', 'userData').then((userDataPath) => {
             // Check that the removing profile path matches the user data path
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/core/app/interfaces/platform.interface.ts b/packages/shared/lib/core/app/interfaces/platform.interface.ts
index adb1d31d6c4..7136906f851 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/core/app/interfaces/platform.interface.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/core/app/interfaces/platform.interface.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export interface IPlatform {
     updateAppSettings(settings: Partial<IAppSettings>): Promise<void>
     updateActiveProfile(id: string): void
     removeProfileFolder(profilePath: string): Promise<void>
+    renameProfileFolder(oldPath: string, newPath: string): Promise<void>
     listProfileFolders(profileStoragePath: string): Promise<string[]>
     updateMenu(attribute: string, value: unknown): void
     popupMenu(): void
diff --git a/packages/shared/lib/tests/__mocks__/platform.mock.ts b/packages/shared/lib/tests/__mocks__/platform.mock.ts
index fa5fb016e71..12dc2670543 100644
--- a/packages/shared/lib/tests/__mocks__/platform.mock.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/lib/tests/__mocks__/platform.mock.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ const Platform: IPlatform = {
     removeProfileFolder(profilePath: string): Promise<void> {
         return Promise.resolve(undefined)
     },
+    renameProfileFolder(oldPath: string, newPath: string): Promise<void> {
+        return Promise.resolve(undefined)
+    },
     saveRecoveryKit(kitData: ArrayBuffer): Promise<void> {
         return Promise.resolve(undefined)
     },