diff --git a/src/harness/client.ts b/src/harness/client.ts
index 27365e3ecf1c4..1c7c0adb83450 100644
--- a/src/harness/client.ts
+++ b/src/harness/client.ts
@@ -384,7 +384,8 @@ namespace ts.server {
             return notImplemented();
         }
 
-        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, findInStrings?: boolean, findInComments?: boolean): RenameInfo {
+        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, _options?: RenameInfoOptions, findInStrings?: boolean, findInComments?: boolean): RenameInfo {
+            // Not passing along 'options' because server should already have those from the 'configure' command
             const args: protocol.RenameRequestArgs = { ...this.createFileLocationRequestArgs(fileName, position), findInStrings, findInComments };
 
             const request = this.processRequest<protocol.RenameRequest>(CommandNames.Rename, args);
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
                 this.lastRenameEntry.inputs.position !== position ||
                 this.lastRenameEntry.inputs.findInStrings !== findInStrings ||
                 this.lastRenameEntry.inputs.findInComments !== findInComments) {
-                this.getRenameInfo(fileName, position, findInStrings, findInComments);
+                this.getRenameInfo(fileName, position, { allowRenameOfImportPath: true }, findInStrings, findInComments);
             }
 
             return this.lastRenameEntry!.locations;
diff --git a/src/harness/fourslash.ts b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
index db1c326a50440..1276de7de44a7 100644
--- a/src/harness/fourslash.ts
+++ b/src/harness/fourslash.ts
@@ -1308,8 +1308,8 @@ Actual: ${stringify(fullActual)}`);
             }
         }
 
-        public verifyRenameInfoSucceeded(displayName: string | undefined, fullDisplayName: string | undefined, kind: string | undefined, kindModifiers: string | undefined, fileToRename: string | undefined, expectedRange: Range | undefined): void {
-            const renameInfo = this.languageService.getRenameInfo(this.activeFile.fileName, this.currentCaretPosition);
+        public verifyRenameInfoSucceeded(displayName: string | undefined, fullDisplayName: string | undefined, kind: string | undefined, kindModifiers: string | undefined, fileToRename: string | undefined, expectedRange: Range | undefined, renameInfoOptions: ts.RenameInfoOptions | undefined): void {
+            const renameInfo = this.languageService.getRenameInfo(this.activeFile.fileName, this.currentCaretPosition, renameInfoOptions || { allowRenameOfImportPath: true });
             if (!renameInfo.canRename) {
                 throw this.raiseError("Rename did not succeed");
             }
@@ -1334,8 +1334,9 @@ Actual: ${stringify(fullActual)}`);
             }
         }
 
-        public verifyRenameInfoFailed(message?: string) {
-            const renameInfo = this.languageService.getRenameInfo(this.activeFile.fileName, this.currentCaretPosition);
+        public verifyRenameInfoFailed(message?: string, allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean) {
+            allowRenameOfImportPath = allowRenameOfImportPath === undefined ? true : allowRenameOfImportPath;
+            const renameInfo = this.languageService.getRenameInfo(this.activeFile.fileName, this.currentCaretPosition, { allowRenameOfImportPath });
             if (renameInfo.canRename) {
                 throw this.raiseError("Rename was expected to fail");
             }
@@ -4091,12 +4092,12 @@ namespace FourSlashInterface {
             this.state.verifySemanticClassifications(classifications);
         }
 
-        public renameInfoSucceeded(displayName?: string, fullDisplayName?: string, kind?: string, kindModifiers?: string, fileToRename?: string, expectedRange?: FourSlash.Range) {
-            this.state.verifyRenameInfoSucceeded(displayName, fullDisplayName, kind, kindModifiers, fileToRename, expectedRange);
+        public renameInfoSucceeded(displayName?: string, fullDisplayName?: string, kind?: string, kindModifiers?: string, fileToRename?: string, expectedRange?: FourSlash.Range, options?: ts.RenameInfoOptions) {
+            this.state.verifyRenameInfoSucceeded(displayName, fullDisplayName, kind, kindModifiers, fileToRename, expectedRange, options);
         }
 
-        public renameInfoFailed(message?: string) {
-            this.state.verifyRenameInfoFailed(message);
+        public renameInfoFailed(message?: string, allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean) {
+            this.state.verifyRenameInfoFailed(message, allowRenameOfImportPath);
         }
 
         public renameLocations(startRanges: ArrayOrSingle<FourSlash.Range>, options: RenameLocationsOptions) {
diff --git a/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts b/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts
index 581d5cc045d75..d233ddf458522 100644
--- a/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts
+++ b/src/harness/harnessLanguageService.ts
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ namespace Harness.LanguageService {
         getSignatureHelpItems(fileName: string, position: number, options: ts.SignatureHelpItemsOptions | undefined): ts.SignatureHelpItems {
             return unwrapJSONCallResult(this.shim.getSignatureHelpItems(fileName, position, options));
         }
-        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number): ts.RenameInfo {
-            return unwrapJSONCallResult(this.shim.getRenameInfo(fileName, position));
+        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, options?: ts.RenameInfoOptions): ts.RenameInfo {
+            return unwrapJSONCallResult(this.shim.getRenameInfo(fileName, position, options));
         }
         findRenameLocations(fileName: string, position: number, findInStrings: boolean, findInComments: boolean): ts.RenameLocation[] {
             return unwrapJSONCallResult(this.shim.findRenameLocations(fileName, position, findInStrings, findInComments));
diff --git a/src/server/protocol.ts b/src/server/protocol.ts
index 193621da82a3d..8b9df926d8252 100644
--- a/src/server/protocol.ts
+++ b/src/server/protocol.ts
@@ -2905,6 +2905,7 @@ namespace ts.server.protocol {
         readonly importModuleSpecifierPreference?: "relative" | "non-relative";
         readonly allowTextChangesInNewFiles?: boolean;
         readonly lazyConfiguredProjectsFromExternalProject?: boolean;
+        readonly allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean;
     }
 
     export interface CompilerOptions {
diff --git a/src/server/session.ts b/src/server/session.ts
index d534f445ee355..8c300b121e1d4 100644
--- a/src/server/session.ts
+++ b/src/server/session.ts
@@ -1177,7 +1177,8 @@ namespace ts.server {
         private getRenameInfo(args: protocol.FileLocationRequestArgs): RenameInfo {
             const { file, project } = this.getFileAndProject(args);
             const position = this.getPositionInFile(args, file);
-            return project.getLanguageService().getRenameInfo(file, position);
+            const preferences = this.getHostPreferences();
+            return project.getLanguageService().getRenameInfo(file, position, { allowRenameOfImportPath: preferences.allowRenameOfImportPath });
         }
 
         private getProjects(args: protocol.FileRequestArgs, getScriptInfoEnsuringProjectsUptoDate?: boolean, ignoreNoProjectError?: boolean): Projects {
@@ -1236,7 +1237,7 @@ namespace ts.server {
             if (!simplifiedResult) return locations;
 
             const defaultProject = this.getDefaultProject(args);
-            const renameInfo: protocol.RenameInfo = this.mapRenameInfo(defaultProject.getLanguageService().getRenameInfo(file, position), Debug.assertDefined(this.projectService.getScriptInfo(file)));
+            const renameInfo: protocol.RenameInfo = this.mapRenameInfo(defaultProject.getLanguageService().getRenameInfo(file, position, { allowRenameOfImportPath: this.getHostPreferences().allowRenameOfImportPath }), Debug.assertDefined(this.projectService.getScriptInfo(file)));
             return { info: renameInfo, locs: this.toSpanGroups(locations) };
         }
 
diff --git a/src/services/rename.ts b/src/services/rename.ts
index a51d79797bfec..484349acc8683 100644
--- a/src/services/rename.ts
+++ b/src/services/rename.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 /* @internal */
 namespace ts.Rename {
-    export function getRenameInfo(program: Program, sourceFile: SourceFile, position: number): RenameInfo {
+    export function getRenameInfo(program: Program, sourceFile: SourceFile, position: number, options?: RenameInfoOptions): RenameInfo {
         const node = getTouchingPropertyName(sourceFile, position);
         const renameInfo = node && nodeIsEligibleForRename(node)
-            ? getRenameInfoForNode(node, program.getTypeChecker(), sourceFile, declaration => program.isSourceFileDefaultLibrary(declaration.getSourceFile()))
+            ? getRenameInfoForNode(node, program.getTypeChecker(), sourceFile, declaration => program.isSourceFileDefaultLibrary(declaration.getSourceFile()), options)
             : undefined;
         return renameInfo || getRenameInfoError(Diagnostics.You_cannot_rename_this_element);
     }
 
-    function getRenameInfoForNode(node: Node, typeChecker: TypeChecker, sourceFile: SourceFile, isDefinedInLibraryFile: (declaration: Node) => boolean): RenameInfo | undefined {
+    function getRenameInfoForNode(node: Node, typeChecker: TypeChecker, sourceFile: SourceFile, isDefinedInLibraryFile: (declaration: Node) => boolean, options?: RenameInfoOptions): RenameInfo | undefined {
         const symbol = typeChecker.getSymbolAtLocation(node);
         if (!symbol) return;
         // Only allow a symbol to be renamed if it actually has at least one declaration.
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace ts.Rename {
         }
 
         if (isStringLiteralLike(node) && tryGetImportFromModuleSpecifier(node)) {
-            return getRenameInfoForModule(node, sourceFile, symbol);
+            return options && options.allowRenameOfImportPath ? getRenameInfoForModule(node, sourceFile, symbol) : undefined;
         }
 
         const kind = SymbolDisplay.getSymbolKind(typeChecker, symbol, node);
diff --git a/src/services/services.ts b/src/services/services.ts
index 15f9709cb389f..6bf6566da36ac 100644
--- a/src/services/services.ts
+++ b/src/services/services.ts
@@ -2062,9 +2062,9 @@ namespace ts {
             }
         }
 
-        function getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number): RenameInfo {
+        function getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, options?: RenameInfoOptions): RenameInfo {
             synchronizeHostData();
-            return Rename.getRenameInfo(program, getValidSourceFile(fileName), position);
+            return Rename.getRenameInfo(program, getValidSourceFile(fileName), position, options);
         }
 
         function getRefactorContext(file: SourceFile, positionOrRange: number | TextRange, preferences: UserPreferences, formatOptions?: FormatCodeSettings): RefactorContext {
diff --git a/src/services/shims.ts b/src/services/shims.ts
index ff66680bdbc69..33ea4333e6f01 100644
--- a/src/services/shims.ts
+++ b/src/services/shims.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ namespace ts {
          * Returns a JSON-encoded value of the type:
          * { canRename: boolean, localizedErrorMessage: string, displayName: string, fullDisplayName: string, kind: string, kindModifiers: string, triggerSpan: { start; length } }
          */
-        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number): string;
+        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, options?: RenameInfoOptions): string;
 
         /**
          * Returns a JSON-encoded value of the type:
@@ -831,10 +831,10 @@ namespace ts {
             );
         }
 
-        public getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number): string {
+        public getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, options?: RenameInfoOptions): string {
             return this.forwardJSONCall(
                 `getRenameInfo('${fileName}', ${position})`,
-                () => this.languageService.getRenameInfo(fileName, position)
+                () => this.languageService.getRenameInfo(fileName, position, options)
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/src/services/types.ts b/src/services/types.ts
index 5100a99930661..b45a816d6e007 100644
--- a/src/services/types.ts
+++ b/src/services/types.ts
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
         getSignatureHelpItems(fileName: string, position: number, options: SignatureHelpItemsOptions | undefined): SignatureHelpItems | undefined;
 
-        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number): RenameInfo;
+        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, options?: RenameInfoOptions): RenameInfo;
         findRenameLocations(fileName: string, position: number, findInStrings: boolean, findInComments: boolean): ReadonlyArray<RenameLocation> | undefined;
 
         getDefinitionAtPosition(fileName: string, position: number): ReadonlyArray<DefinitionInfo> | undefined;
@@ -848,6 +848,10 @@ namespace ts {
         localizedErrorMessage: string;
     }
 
+    export interface RenameInfoOptions {
+        readonly allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean;
+    }
+
     export interface SignatureHelpParameter {
         name: string;
         documentation: SymbolDisplayPart[];
diff --git a/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserver/rename.ts b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserver/rename.ts
index 75c08bb8bb046..4e95e79e31f31 100644
--- a/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserver/rename.ts
+++ b/src/testRunner/unittests/tsserver/rename.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,18 @@ namespace ts.projectSystem {
             const session = createSession(createServerHost([aTs, bTs]));
             openFilesForSession([bTs], session);
 
-            const response = executeSessionRequest<protocol.RenameRequest, protocol.RenameResponse>(session, protocol.CommandTypes.Rename, protocolFileLocationFromSubstring(bTs, 'a";'));
-            assert.deepEqual<protocol.RenameResponseBody | undefined>(response, {
+            const response1 = executeSessionRequest<protocol.RenameRequest, protocol.RenameResponse>(session, protocol.CommandTypes.Rename, protocolFileLocationFromSubstring(bTs, 'a";'));
+            assert.deepEqual<protocol.RenameResponseBody | undefined>(response1, {
+                info: {
+                    canRename: false,
+                    localizedErrorMessage: "You cannot rename this element."
+                },
+                locs: [{ file: bTs.path, locs: [protocolRenameSpanFromSubstring(bTs.content, "./a")] }],
+            });
+
+            session.getProjectService().setHostConfiguration({ preferences: { allowRenameOfImportPath: true } });
+            const response2 = executeSessionRequest<protocol.RenameRequest, protocol.RenameResponse>(session, protocol.CommandTypes.Rename, protocolFileLocationFromSubstring(bTs, 'a";'));
+            assert.deepEqual<protocol.RenameResponseBody | undefined>(response2, {
                 info: {
                     canRename: true,
                     fileToRename: aTs.path,
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/api/tsserverlibrary.d.ts b/tests/baselines/reference/api/tsserverlibrary.d.ts
index 91f492ddd1d52..30effc9e91a3d 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/api/tsserverlibrary.d.ts
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/api/tsserverlibrary.d.ts
@@ -4706,7 +4706,7 @@ declare namespace ts {
         getNameOrDottedNameSpan(fileName: string, startPos: number, endPos: number): TextSpan | undefined;
         getBreakpointStatementAtPosition(fileName: string, position: number): TextSpan | undefined;
         getSignatureHelpItems(fileName: string, position: number, options: SignatureHelpItemsOptions | undefined): SignatureHelpItems | undefined;
-        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number): RenameInfo;
+        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, options?: RenameInfoOptions): RenameInfo;
         findRenameLocations(fileName: string, position: number, findInStrings: boolean, findInComments: boolean): ReadonlyArray<RenameLocation> | undefined;
         getDefinitionAtPosition(fileName: string, position: number): ReadonlyArray<DefinitionInfo> | undefined;
         getDefinitionAndBoundSpan(fileName: string, position: number): DefinitionInfoAndBoundSpan | undefined;
@@ -5150,6 +5150,9 @@ declare namespace ts {
         canRename: false;
         localizedErrorMessage: string;
     }
+    interface RenameInfoOptions {
+        readonly allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean;
+    }
     interface SignatureHelpParameter {
         name: string;
         documentation: SymbolDisplayPart[];
@@ -7923,6 +7926,7 @@ declare namespace ts.server.protocol {
         readonly importModuleSpecifierPreference?: "relative" | "non-relative";
         readonly allowTextChangesInNewFiles?: boolean;
         readonly lazyConfiguredProjectsFromExternalProject?: boolean;
+        readonly allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean;
     }
     interface CompilerOptions {
         allowJs?: boolean;
diff --git a/tests/baselines/reference/api/typescript.d.ts b/tests/baselines/reference/api/typescript.d.ts
index 0e693f698f253..cd6d45a16478a 100644
--- a/tests/baselines/reference/api/typescript.d.ts
+++ b/tests/baselines/reference/api/typescript.d.ts
@@ -4706,7 +4706,7 @@ declare namespace ts {
         getNameOrDottedNameSpan(fileName: string, startPos: number, endPos: number): TextSpan | undefined;
         getBreakpointStatementAtPosition(fileName: string, position: number): TextSpan | undefined;
         getSignatureHelpItems(fileName: string, position: number, options: SignatureHelpItemsOptions | undefined): SignatureHelpItems | undefined;
-        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number): RenameInfo;
+        getRenameInfo(fileName: string, position: number, options?: RenameInfoOptions): RenameInfo;
         findRenameLocations(fileName: string, position: number, findInStrings: boolean, findInComments: boolean): ReadonlyArray<RenameLocation> | undefined;
         getDefinitionAtPosition(fileName: string, position: number): ReadonlyArray<DefinitionInfo> | undefined;
         getDefinitionAndBoundSpan(fileName: string, position: number): DefinitionInfoAndBoundSpan | undefined;
@@ -5150,6 +5150,9 @@ declare namespace ts {
         canRename: false;
         localizedErrorMessage: string;
     }
+    interface RenameInfoOptions {
+        readonly allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean;
+    }
     interface SignatureHelpParameter {
         name: string;
         documentation: SymbolDisplayPart[];
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefs_importType_exportEquals.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefs_importType_exportEquals.ts
index 496fa8a9d3baf..3734b7a2e880f 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefs_importType_exportEquals.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/findAllRefs_importType_exportEquals.ts
@@ -27,4 +27,5 @@ verify.renameLocations(r2, [r0, r1, r2]);
 for (const range of [r3b, r4b]) {
     goTo.rangeStart(range);
     verify.renameInfoSucceeded(/*displayName*/ "/a.ts", /*fullDisplayName*/ "/a.ts", /*kind*/ "module", /*kindModifiers*/ "", /*fileToRename*/ "/a.ts", range);
+    verify.renameInfoFailed("You cannot rename this element.", /*allowRenameOfImportPath*/ false);
 }
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/fourslash.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/fourslash.ts
index 293c8d2157422..ed71f8893b8b5 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/fourslash.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/fourslash.ts
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ declare namespace FourSlashInterface {
             text: string;
             textSpan?: TextSpan;
         }[]): void;
-        renameInfoSucceeded(displayName?: string, fullDisplayName?: string, kind?: string, kindModifiers?: string, fileToRename?: string, range?: Range): void;
-        renameInfoFailed(message?: string): void;
+        renameInfoSucceeded(displayName?: string, fullDisplayName?: string, kind?: string, kindModifiers?: string, fileToRename?: string, range?: Range, allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean): void;
+        renameInfoFailed(message?: string, allowRenameOfImportPath?: boolean): void;
         renameLocations(startRanges: ArrayOrSingle<Range>, options: RenameLocationsOptions): void;
 
         /** Verify the quick info available at the current marker. */
diff --git a/tests/cases/fourslash/renameImport.ts b/tests/cases/fourslash/renameImport.ts
index 6fdef347205e9..8292da4013d72 100644
--- a/tests/cases/fourslash/renameImport.ts
+++ b/tests/cases/fourslash/renameImport.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ goTo.eachRange(range => {
     const name = target === "dir" ? "/dir" : target === "dir/index" ? "/dir/index.ts" : "/a.ts";
     const kind = target === "dir" ? "directory" : "module";
     verify.renameInfoSucceeded(/*displayName*/ name, /*fullDisplayName*/ name, /*kind*/ kind, /*kindModifiers*/ "", /*fileToRename*/ name, range);
+    verify.renameInfoFailed("You cannot rename this element.", /*allowRenameOfImportPath*/ false);
 });
 
 goTo.marker("global");