diff --git a/src/include/switch_apr.h b/src/include/switch_apr.h
index 601fb74ff2..b4a0d96184 100644
--- a/src/include/switch_apr.h
+++ b/src/include/switch_apr.h
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_file_close(switch_file_t * thefile);
  */
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_file_remove(const char *path, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_file_rename(const char *from_path, const char *to_path, switch_memory_pool_t *pool);
+
 /**
  * Read data from the specified file.
  * @param thefile The file descriptor to read from.
diff --git a/src/switch_apr.c b/src/switch_apr.c
index 33ca647b25..2f34e001f7 100644
--- a/src/switch_apr.c
+++ b/src/switch_apr.c
@@ -328,6 +328,11 @@ SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_file_close(switch_file_t * thefile)
 	return apr_file_close(thefile);
 }
 
+SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_file_rename(const char *from_path, const char *to_path, switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
+{
+	return apr_file_rename(from_path, to_path, pool);
+}
+
 SWITCH_DECLARE(switch_status_t) switch_file_remove(const char *path, switch_memory_pool_t *pool)
 {
 	return apr_file_remove(path, pool);