2 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers.rs
index b6f484e51..880fea622 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/handlers.rs
@@ -465,8 +465,11 @@ pub(crate) fn handle_will_rename_files(
     source_change.file_system_edits.clear();
     // no collect here because we want to merge text edits on same file ids
     source_change.extend(source_changes.map(|it| it.source_file_edits).flatten());
-    let workspace_edit = to_proto::workspace_edit(&snap, source_change)?;
-    Ok(Some(workspace_edit))
+    if source_change.source_file_edits.is_empty() {
+        Ok(None)
+    } else {
+        to_proto::workspace_edit(&snap, source_change).map(Some)
+    }
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn handle_goto_definition(
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/rust-analyzer/main.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/rust-analyzer/main.rs
index 7545b4a34..19516de7b 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/rust-analyzer/main.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/tests/rust-analyzer/main.rs
@@ -838,9 +838,7 @@ fn main() {}
                 new_uri: base_path.join("src/from_mod/foo.rs").to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
             }],
         },
-        json!({
-          "documentChanges": []
-        }),
+        json!(null),
     );
 
     //rename file from foo.rs to mod.rs
@@ -851,9 +849,7 @@ fn main() {}
                 new_uri: base_path.join("src/to_mod/mod.rs").to_str().unwrap().to_string(),
             }],
         },
-        json!({
-          "documentChanges": []
-        }),
+        json!(null),
     );
 
     //rename same level file