diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/IBaseTextDocumentService.java b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/IBaseTextDocumentService.java
index 866495e4..b394042f 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/IBaseTextDocumentService.java
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/IBaseTextDocumentService.java
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
  */
 package org.rascalmpl.vscode.lsp;
 
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.RenameFilesParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ServerCapabilities;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.services.LanguageClient;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.services.TextDocumentService;
@@ -45,4 +48,6 @@ public interface IBaseTextDocumentService extends TextDocumentService {
     CompletableFuture<IValue> executeCommand(String languageName, String command);
     LineColumnOffsetMap getColumnMap(ISourceLocation file);
     String getContents(ISourceLocation file);
+
+    default void didRenameFiles(RenameFilesParams params, Set<ISourceLocation> workspaceFolders) {}
 }
diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalTextDocumentService.java b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalTextDocumentService.java
index a8997bce..1fa9de38 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalTextDocumentService.java
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalTextDocumentService.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ApplyWorkspaceEditParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.CodeAction;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.CodeActionParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.CodeLens;
@@ -67,11 +68,14 @@
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Location;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.LocationLink;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MarkupContent;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageParams;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageType;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Position;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.PrepareRenameDefaultBehavior;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.PrepareRenameParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.PrepareRenameResult;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.Range;
+import org.eclipse.lsp4j.RenameFilesParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.RenameOptions;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.RenameParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.SemanticTokens;
@@ -389,6 +393,24 @@ public CompletableFuture<List<FoldingRange>> foldingRange(FoldingRangeRequestPar
             );
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void didRenameFiles(RenameFilesParams params, Set<ISourceLocation> workspaceFolders) {
+        logger.debug("workspace/willRenameFiles: {}", params.getFiles());
+
+        rascalServices.getModuleRenames(params.getFiles(), workspaceFolders, facts::getPathConfig).get()
+            .thenApply(edits -> DocumentChanges.translateDocumentChanges(this, edits))
+            .thenCompose(docChanges -> client.applyEdit(new ApplyWorkspaceEditParams(docChanges)))
+            .thenAccept(editResponse -> {
+                if (!editResponse.isApplied()) {
+                    throw new RuntimeException("Applying module rename failed: " + editResponse.getFailureReason());
+                }
+            })
+            .exceptionally(e -> {
+                client.showMessage(new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, e.getMessage()));
+                return null;
+            });
+    }
+
     // Private utility methods
 
     private static <T> T last(List<T> l) {
diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalWorkspaceService.java b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalWorkspaceService.java
index ca8caa23..3de2550e 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalWorkspaceService.java
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalWorkspaceService.java
@@ -35,23 +35,17 @@
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.MonotonicNonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
-import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ApplyWorkspaceEditParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ClientCapabilities;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.FileOperationFilter;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.FileOperationOptions;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.FileOperationPattern;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.FileOperationsServerCapabilities;
-import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageParams;
-import org.eclipse.lsp4j.MessageType;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.RenameFilesParams;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.ServerCapabilities;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.WorkspaceFolder;
 import org.eclipse.lsp4j.services.LanguageClient;
 import org.rascalmpl.vscode.lsp.BaseWorkspaceService;
-import org.rascalmpl.vscode.lsp.IBaseLanguageClient;
 import org.rascalmpl.vscode.lsp.IBaseTextDocumentService;
-import org.rascalmpl.vscode.lsp.rascal.model.FileFacts;
-import org.rascalmpl.vscode.lsp.util.DocumentChanges;
 import org.rascalmpl.vscode.lsp.util.locations.Locations;
 
 import io.usethesource.vallang.ISourceLocation;
@@ -60,8 +54,6 @@ public class RascalWorkspaceService extends BaseWorkspaceService {
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(RascalWorkspaceService.class);
 
     private final IBaseTextDocumentService docService;
-    private @MonotonicNonNull RascalLanguageServices rascalServices;
-    private @MonotonicNonNull FileFacts facts;
     private @MonotonicNonNull LanguageClient client;
 
     RascalWorkspaceService(ExecutorService exec, IBaseTextDocumentService documentService) {
@@ -86,8 +78,6 @@ public void initialize(ClientCapabilities clientCap, @Nullable List<WorkspaceFol
     public void connect(LanguageClient client) {
         super.connect(client);
         this.client = client;
-        this.rascalServices = new RascalLanguageServices((RascalTextDocumentService) docService, this, (IBaseLanguageClient) client, getExecuter());
-        this.facts = ((RascalTextDocumentService) docService).getFileFacts();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -99,17 +89,6 @@ public void didRenameFiles(RenameFilesParams params) {
             .map(f -> Locations.toLoc(f.getUri()))
             .collect(Collectors.toSet());
 
-        rascalServices.getModuleRenames(params.getFiles(), workspaceFolders, facts::getPathConfig).get()
-            .thenApply(edits -> DocumentChanges.translateDocumentChanges(docService, edits))
-            .thenCompose(docChanges -> client.applyEdit(new ApplyWorkspaceEditParams(docChanges)))
-            .thenAccept(editResponse -> {
-                if (!editResponse.isApplied()) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException("Applying module rename failed: " + editResponse.getFailureReason());
-                }
-            })
-            .exceptionally(e -> {
-                client.showMessage(new MessageParams(MessageType.Error, e.getMessage()));
-                return null;
-            });
+        ((RascalTextDocumentService) docService).didRenameFiles(params, workspaceFolders);
     }
 }