diff --git a/frappe/commands.py b/frappe/commands.py
index 632d128402..9f3d1f3ea7 100644
--- a/frappe/commands.py
+++ b/frappe/commands.py
@@ -565,6 +565,27 @@ def import_csv(context, path, only_insert=False, submit_after_import=False, igno
 
 	frappe.destroy()
 
+@click.command('bulk-rename')
+@click.argument('doctype')
+@click.argument('path')
+@pass_context
+def _bulk_rename(context, doctype, path):
+	"Import CSV using data import tool"
+	from frappe.model.rename_doc import bulk_rename
+	from frappe.utils.csvutils import read_csv_content
+
+	site = get_single_site(context)
+
+	with open(path, 'r') as csvfile:
+		rows = read_csv_content(csvfile.read())
+
+	frappe.init(site=site)
+	frappe.connect()
+
+	bulk_rename(doctype, rows, via_console = True)
+
+	frappe.destroy()
+
 # translation
 @click.command('build-message-files')
 @pass_context
@@ -918,6 +939,7 @@ commands = [
 	export_fixtures,
 	import_doc,
 	import_csv,
+	_bulk_rename,
 	build_message_files,
 	get_untranslated,
 	update_translations,
diff --git a/frappe/model/rename_doc.py b/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
index 709c434dac..9196a64edb 100644
--- a/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
+++ b/frappe/model/rename_doc.py
@@ -333,3 +333,38 @@ def rename_dynamic_links(doctype, old, new):
 
 					frappe.db.sql("""update `tab{parent}` set {fieldname}=%s
 						where name=%s""".format(**df), (new, to_change))
+
+def bulk_rename(doctype, rows=None, via_console = False):
+	"""Bulk rename documents
+
+	:param doctype: DocType to be renamed
+	:param rows: list of documents as `((oldname, newname), ..)`"""
+	if not rows:
+		frappe.throw(_("Please select a valid csv file with data"))
+
+	if not via_console:
+		max_rows = 500
+		if len(rows) > max_rows:
+			frappe.throw(_("Maximum {0} rows allowed").format(max_rows))
+
+	rename_log = []
+	for row in rows:
+		# if row has some content
+		if len(row) > 1 and row[0] and row[1]:
+			try:
+				if rename_doc(doctype, row[0], row[1]):
+					msg = _("Successful: {0} to {1}").format(row[0], row[1])
+					frappe.db.commit()
+				else:
+					msg = _("Ignored: {0} to {1}").format(row[0], row[1])
+			except Exception, e:
+				msg = _("** Failed: {0} to {1}: {2}").format(row[0], row[1], repr(e))
+				frappe.db.rollback()
+
+			if via_console:
+				print msg
+			else:
+				rename_log.append(msg)
+
+	if not via_console:
+		return rename_log