diff --git a/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml b/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml
index 2875353..5ee8df6 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mediarepo-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mediarepo-api"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.4.0"
 edition = "2018"
 license = "gpl-3"
 
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
index d49c86f..257c634 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/client_api/file.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::client_api::error::ApiResult;
 use crate::client_api::IPCApi;
 use crate::types::files::{
     FileMetadataResponse, FindFilesByTagsRequest, GetFileThumbnailsRequest, ReadFileRequest,
-    SortKey, TagQuery, ThumbnailMetadataResponse,
+    SortKey, TagQuery, ThumbnailMetadataResponse, UpdateFileNameRequest,
 };
 use crate::types::identifier::FileIdentifier;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
@@ -81,4 +81,13 @@ impl FileApi {
         let payload: BytePayload = self.emit_and_get("read_thumbnail", hash).await?;
         Ok(payload.to_payload_bytes()?)
     }
+
+    /// Updates a files name
+    #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(self))]
+    pub async fn update_file_name(&self, file_id: FileIdentifier, name: String) -> ApiResult<()> {
+        self.emit("update_file_name", UpdateFileNameRequest { file_id, name })
+            .await?;
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
index 324e7c5..6a9f40d 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/commands/file.rs
@@ -70,3 +70,13 @@ pub async fn read_thumbnail(
         Ok(uri)
     }
 }
+
+#[tauri::command]
+pub async fn update_file_name(api_state: ApiAccess<'_>, id: i64, name: String) -> PluginResult<()> {
+    let api = api_state.api().await?;
+    api.file
+        .update_file_name(FileIdentifier::ID(id), name)
+        .await?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
index 46b97cf..c97d739 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/tauri_plugin/mod.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ impl<R: Runtime> MediarepoPlugin<R> {
                 check_local_repository_exists,
                 remove_repository,
                 change_file_tags,
-                create_tags
+                create_tags,
+                update_file_name
             ]),
         }
     }
diff --git a/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs b/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs
index b8dcd1c..0760c80 100644
--- a/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs
+++ b/mediarepo-api/src/types/files.rs
@@ -86,3 +86,9 @@ pub struct ThumbnailMetadataResponse {
     pub width: i32,
     pub mime_type: Option<String>,
 }
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct UpdateFileNameRequest {
+    pub file_id: FileIdentifier,
+    pub name: String,
+}