diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/rename_test.go b/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/rename_test.go
index 121b70725..65a9ecb52 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/rename_test.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/misc/rename_test.go
@@ -8,9 +8,49 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"golang.org/x/tools/internal/lsp/protocol"
 	. "golang.org/x/tools/internal/lsp/regtest"
 )
 
+func TestPrepareRenamePackage(t *testing.T) {
+	const files = `
+-- go.mod --
+module mod.com
+
+go 1.18
+-- main.go --
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	fmt.Println(1)
+}
+`
+	const wantErr = "can't rename packages: LSP client does not support file renaming"
+	Run(t, files, func(t *testing.T, env *Env) {
+		env.OpenFile("main.go")
+		pos := env.RegexpSearch("main.go", `main`)
+		tdpp := protocol.TextDocumentPositionParams{
+			TextDocument: env.Editor.TextDocumentIdentifier("main.go"),
+			Position:     pos.ToProtocolPosition(),
+		}
+		params := &protocol.PrepareRenameParams{
+			TextDocumentPositionParams: tdpp,
+		}
+		_, err := env.Editor.Server.PrepareRename(env.Ctx, params)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("missing can't rename package error from PrepareRename")
+		}
+
+		if err.Error() != wantErr {
+			t.Errorf("got %v, want %v", err.Error(), wantErr)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
 // Test for golang/go#47564.
 func TestRenameInTestVariant(t *testing.T) {
 	const files = `
diff --git a/internal/lsp/fake/editor.go b/internal/lsp/fake/editor.go
index 240e35cff..a07e9e7c6 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/fake/editor.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/fake/editor.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func (e *Editor) CloseBuffer(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
 
 	if e.Server != nil {
 		if err := e.Server.DidClose(ctx, &protocol.DidCloseTextDocumentParams{
-			TextDocument: e.textDocumentIdentifier(path),
+			TextDocument: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(path),
 		}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("DidClose: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ func (e *Editor) CloseBuffer(ctx context.Context, path string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (e *Editor) textDocumentIdentifier(path string) protocol.TextDocumentIdentifier {
+func (e *Editor) TextDocumentIdentifier(path string) protocol.TextDocumentIdentifier {
 	return protocol.TextDocumentIdentifier{
 		URI: e.sandbox.Workdir.URI(path),
 	}
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func (e *Editor) SaveBufferWithoutActions(ctx context.Context, path string) erro
 		includeText = syncOptions.Save.IncludeText
 	}
 
-	docID := e.textDocumentIdentifier(buf.path)
+	docID := e.TextDocumentIdentifier(buf.path)
 	if e.Server != nil {
 		if err := e.Server.WillSave(ctx, &protocol.WillSaveTextDocumentParams{
 			TextDocument: docID,
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func (e *Editor) setBufferContentLocked(ctx context.Context, path string, dirty
 	params := &protocol.DidChangeTextDocumentParams{
 		TextDocument: protocol.VersionedTextDocumentIdentifier{
 			Version:                int32(buf.version),
-			TextDocumentIdentifier: e.textDocumentIdentifier(buf.path),
+			TextDocumentIdentifier: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(buf.path),
 		},
 		ContentChanges: evts,
 	}
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ func (e *Editor) CodeLens(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]protocol.CodeLens
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("buffer %q is not open", path)
 	}
 	params := &protocol.CodeLensParams{
-		TextDocument: e.textDocumentIdentifier(path),
+		TextDocument: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(path),
 	}
 	lens, err := e.Server.CodeLens(ctx, params)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ func (e *Editor) Completion(ctx context.Context, path string, pos Pos) (*protoco
 	}
 	params := &protocol.CompletionParams{
 		TextDocumentPositionParams: protocol.TextDocumentPositionParams{
-			TextDocument: e.textDocumentIdentifier(path),
+			TextDocument: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(path),
 			Position:     pos.ToProtocolPosition(),
 		},
 	}
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ func (e *Editor) InlayHint(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]protocol.InlayHi
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("buffer %q is not open", path)
 	}
 	params := &protocol.InlayHintParams{
-		TextDocument: e.textDocumentIdentifier(path),
+		TextDocument: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(path),
 	}
 	hints, err := e.Server.InlayHint(ctx, params)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ func (e *Editor) References(ctx context.Context, path string, pos Pos) ([]protoc
 	}
 	params := &protocol.ReferenceParams{
 		TextDocumentPositionParams: protocol.TextDocumentPositionParams{
-			TextDocument: e.textDocumentIdentifier(path),
+			TextDocument: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(path),
 			Position:     pos.ToProtocolPosition(),
 		},
 		Context: protocol.ReferenceContext{
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ func (e *Editor) Rename(ctx context.Context, path string, pos Pos, newName strin
 		return nil
 	}
 	params := &protocol.RenameParams{
-		TextDocument: e.textDocumentIdentifier(path),
+		TextDocument: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(path),
 		Position:     pos.ToProtocolPosition(),
 		NewName:      newName,
 	}
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ func (e *Editor) CodeAction(ctx context.Context, path string, rng *protocol.Rang
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("buffer %q is not open", path)
 	}
 	params := &protocol.CodeActionParams{
-		TextDocument: e.textDocumentIdentifier(path),
+		TextDocument: e.TextDocumentIdentifier(path),
 		Context: protocol.CodeActionContext{
 			Diagnostics: diagnostics,
 		},
diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/options.go b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
index 1bb135dd5..11ba15766 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/options.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/options.go
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ type ClientOptions struct {
 	RelatedInformationSupported                bool
 	CompletionTags                             bool
 	CompletionDeprecated                       bool
+	SupportedResourceOperations                []protocol.ResourceOperationKind
 }
 
 // ServerOptions holds LSP-specific configuration that is provided by the
@@ -701,6 +702,9 @@ func SetOptions(options *Options, opts interface{}) OptionResults {
 
 func (o *Options) ForClientCapabilities(caps protocol.ClientCapabilities) {
 	// Check if the client supports snippets in completion items.
+	if caps.Workspace.WorkspaceEdit != nil {
+		o.SupportedResourceOperations = caps.Workspace.WorkspaceEdit.ResourceOperations
+	}
 	if c := caps.TextDocument.Completion; c.CompletionItem.SnippetSupport {
 		o.InsertTextFormat = protocol.SnippetTextFormat
 	}
diff --git a/internal/lsp/source/rename.go b/internal/lsp/source/rename.go
index 503422aa9..b6f0e6531 100644
--- a/internal/lsp/source/rename.go
+++ b/internal/lsp/source/rename.go
@@ -49,6 +49,29 @@ type PrepareItem struct {
 // the prepare fails. Probably we could eliminate the redundancy in returning
 // two errors, but for now this is done defensively.
 func PrepareRename(ctx context.Context, snapshot Snapshot, f FileHandle, pp protocol.Position) (_ *PrepareItem, usererr, err error) {
+	fileRenameSupported := false
+	for _, op := range snapshot.View().Options().SupportedResourceOperations {
+		if op == protocol.Rename {
+			fileRenameSupported = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Find position of the package name declaration
+	pgf, err := snapshot.ParseGo(ctx, f, ParseFull)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err, err
+	}
+	inPackageName, err := isInPackageName(ctx, snapshot, f, pgf, pp)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err, err
+	}
+
+	if inPackageName && !fileRenameSupported {
+		err := errors.New("can't rename packages: LSP client does not support file renaming")
+		return nil, err, err
+	}
+
 	ctx, done := event.Start(ctx, "source.PrepareRename")
 	defer done()