diff --git a/webnotes/model/doc.py b/webnotes/model/doc.py
index 6964fc9a53..167a94129f 100755
--- a/webnotes/model/doc.py
+++ b/webnotes/model/doc.py
@@ -252,34 +252,13 @@ class Document:
 		if not self.name:
 			self.name = make_autoname('#########', self.doctype)
 			
-	def _validate_name(self, case):
-		if webnotes.conn.sql('select name from `tab%s` where name=%s' % (self.doctype,'%s'), self.name):
-			raise NameError, 'Name %s already exists' % self.name
-		
-		# no name
-		if not self.name: return 'No Name Specified for %s' % self.doctype
-		
-		# new..
-		if self.name.startswith('New '+self.doctype):
-			raise NameError, 'There were some errors setting the name, please contact the administrator'
-		
-		if case=='Title Case': self.name = self.name.title()
-		if case=='UPPER CASE': self.name = self.name.upper()
-		
-		self.name = self.name.strip() # no leading and trailing blanks
-
-		forbidden = ['%', "'", '"', '#', '*', '?', '`']
-		for f in forbidden:
-			if f in self.name:
-				webnotes.msgprint('%s not allowed in ID (name)' % f, raise_exception =1)
-			
 	def _insert(self, autoname, istable, case='', make_autoname=1, keep_timestamps=False):
 		# set name
 		if make_autoname:
 			self._set_name(autoname, istable)
 		
 		# validate name
-		self._validate_name(case)
+		validate_name(self.doctype, self.name, case)
 				
 		# insert!
 		if not keep_timestamps:
@@ -686,4 +665,27 @@ def copy_common_fields(from_doc, to_doc):
 			continue
 		
 		if doctype_list.get_field(fieldname) and to_doc.fields[fieldname] != value:
-			to_doc.fields[fieldname] = value
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+			to_doc.fields[fieldname] = value
+			
+def validate_name(doctype, name, case=None):
+	if webnotes.conn.sql('select name from `tab%s` where name=%s' % (doctype,'%s'), name):
+		raise NameError, 'Name %s already exists' % name
+	
+	# no name
+	if not name: return 'No Name Specified for %s' % doctype
+	
+	# new..
+	if name.startswith('New '+doctype):
+		raise NameError, 'There were some errors setting the name, please contact the administrator'
+	
+	if case=='Title Case': name = name.title()
+	if case=='UPPER CASE': name = name.upper()
+	
+	name = name.strip() # no leading and trailing blanks
+
+	forbidden = ['%', "'", '"', '#', '*', '?', '`']
+	for f in forbidden:
+		if f in name:
+			webnotes.msgprint('%s not allowed in ID (name)' % f, raise_exception =1)
+			
+	return name
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webnotes/model/rename_doc.py b/webnotes/model/rename_doc.py
index a9908574db..13ab828c4f 100644
--- a/webnotes/model/rename_doc.py
+++ b/webnotes/model/rename_doc.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import webnotes
 from webnotes import _
 import webnotes.utils
 import webnotes.model.doctype
+from webnotes.model.doc import validate_name
 
 @webnotes.whitelist()
 def rename_doc(doctype, old, new, force=False, merge=False):
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ def rename_doc(doctype, old, new, force=False, merge=False):
 	# get doclist of given doctype
 	doclist = webnotes.model.doctype.get(doctype)
 	
-	validate_rename(doctype, new, doclist, merge, force)
+	new = validate_rename(doctype, new, doclist, merge, force)
 
 	# call on_rename
 	obj = webnotes.get_obj(doctype, old)
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ def rename_parent_and_child(doctype, old, new, doclist):
 
 def validate_rename(doctype, new, doclist, merge, force):
 	exists = webnotes.conn.exists(doctype, new)
+
 	if merge and not exists:
 		webnotes.msgprint("%s: %s does not exist, select a new target to merge." % (doctype, new), raise_exception=1)
 		
@@ -58,6 +60,11 @@ def validate_rename(doctype, new, doclist, merge, force):
 
 	if not force and not doclist[0].allow_rename:
 		webnotes.msgprint("%s cannot be renamed" % doctype, raise_exception=1)
+	
+	# validate naming like it's done in doc.py
+	new = validate_name(doctype, new)
+
+	return new
 
 def rename_doctype(doctype, old, new, force=False):
 	# change options for fieldtype Table