diff --git a/lib/net/ldap.rb b/lib/net/ldap.rb
index 46b103a..db23bdd 100644
--- a/lib/net/ldap.rb
+++ b/lib/net/ldap.rb
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ module Net
       @result == 0
     end
 
+    # modify_rdn is an alias for rename.
+    def modify_rdn args
+      rename args
+    end
+
   end # class LDAP