diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 567ec37d..9872f437 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 0.140
+  - allow specifying directories as mv targets
   -
 
 0.139
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index ce66f9b0..e8fdfc99 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -7638,6 +7638,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         if not tgt_pkg:
             raise oscerr.NoWorkingCopy("Error: \"%s\" does not point to an osc working copy." % os.path.abspath(dest))
 
+        if os.path.isfile(source) and os.path.isdir(dest):
+            dest = os.path.join(dest, os.path.basename(source))
         os.rename(source, dest)
         try:
             tgt_pkg[0].addfile(os.path.basename(dest))