diff --git a/lib/git-smart/git_repo.rb b/lib/git-smart/git_repo.rb
index 7df60c8..aa42208 100644
--- a/lib/git-smart/git_repo.rb
+++ b/lib/git-smart/git_repo.rb
@@ -90,10 +90,11 @@ def status
         case status
           when /^[^ ]*M/; :modified
           when /^[^ ]*A/; :added
+          when /^[^ ]*R/; :renamed
           when /^[^ ]*D/; :deleted
           when /^[^ ]*\?\?/; :untracked
           when /^[^ ]*UU/; :conflicted
-          else raise GitSmart::UnexpectedOutput.new("Expected the output of git status to only have lines starting with A, M, D, UU, or ??. Got: \n#{raw_status}")
+          else raise GitSmart::UnexpectedOutput.new("Expected the output of git status to only have lines starting with A, M, R, D, UU, or ??. Got: \n#{raw_status}")
         end
       }
   end
diff --git a/spec/smart-pull_spec.rb b/spec/smart-pull_spec.rb
index 63c5c30..a218bb6 100644
--- a/spec/smart-pull_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/smart-pull_spec.rb
@@ -164,6 +164,21 @@ def remote_dir; WORKING_DIR + '/remote'; end
       local_dir.should have_git_status({:added => ['noob'], :modified => ['lib/codes.rb']})
       local_dir.should have_last_few_commits(['local changes', 'upstream changes', 'first'])
     end
+
+    it "should stash, rebase, pop if there are local renamed files" do
+      %x[
+        cd #{local_dir}
+          git mv lib/codes.rb lib/codes2.rb
+      ]
+      local_dir.should have_git_status({:renamed=>["lib/codes2.rb"]})
+      out = run_command(local_dir, 'smart-pull')
+      out.should report("Working directory dirty. Stashing...")
+      out.should report("Executing: git stash")
+      out.should report("Executing: git rebase -p origin/master")
+      out.should report("Successfully rebased and updated refs/heads/master.")
+      local_dir.should have_git_status({:deleted=>["lib/codes.rb"], :added=>["lib/codes2.rb"]})
+      local_dir.should have_last_few_commits(['local changes', 'upstream changes', 'first'])
+    end
   end
 
   context 'with a submodule' do