diff --git a/Documentation/git-config.txt b/Documentation/git-config.txt
index 4fbc73a19e..0695eeae22 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-config.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git config get' [<file-option>] [<display-option>] [--includes] [--all] [--regexp=<regexp>] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] [--default=<default>] <name>
 'git config set' [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--all] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] <name> <value>
 'git config unset' [<file-option>] [--all] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] <name> <value>
-'git config' [<file-option>] --rename-section <old-name> <new-name>
+'git config rename-section' [<file-option>] <old-name> <new-name>
 'git config' [<file-option>] --remove-section <name>
 'git config' [<file-option>] --get-colorbool <name> [<stdout-is-tty>]
 'git config' [<file-option>] -e | --edit
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ unset::
 	multi-valued config options, whereas `--value` will unset all config
 	options whose values match the given pattern.
 
+rename-section::
+	Rename the given section to a new name.
+
 [[OPTIONS]]
 OPTIONS
 -------
@@ -180,9 +183,6 @@ See also <<FILES>>.
 --remove-section::
 	Remove the given section from the configuration file.
 
---rename-section::
-	Rename the given section to a new name.
-
 --fixed-value::
 	When used with the `value-pattern` argument, treat `value-pattern` as
 	an exact string instead of a regular expression. This will restrict
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ recommended to migrate to the new syntax.
 --unset-all <name> [<value-pattern>]::
 	Replaced by `git config unset [--value=<pattern>] --all <name>`.
 
+--rename-section <old-name> <new-name>::
+	Replaced by `git config rename-section <old-name> <new-name>`.
+
 CONFIGURATION
 -------------
 `pager.config` is only respected when listing configuration, i.e., when
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index c53b68887e..99d9ac6341 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ static const char *const builtin_config_usage[] = {
 	N_("git config get [<file-option>] [<display-option>] [--includes] [--all] [--regexp=<regexp>] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] [--default=<default>] <name>"),
 	N_("git config set [<file-option>] [--type=<type>] [--all] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] <name> <value>"),
 	N_("git config unset [<file-option>] [--all] [--value=<value>] [--fixed-value] <name> <value>"),
+	N_("git config rename-section [<file-option>] <old-name> <new-name>"),
 	NULL
 };
 
@@ -43,6 +44,11 @@ static const char *const builtin_config_unset_usage[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
+static const char *const builtin_config_rename_section_usage[] = {
+	N_("git config rename-section [<file-option>] <old-name> <new-name>"),
+	NULL
+};
+
 static char *key;
 static regex_t *key_regexp;
 static const char *value_pattern;
@@ -940,11 +946,37 @@ static int cmd_config_unset(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
 		return git_config_set_in_file_gently(given_config_source.file, argv[0], NULL);
 }
 
+static int cmd_config_rename_section(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
+{
+	struct option opts[] = {
+		CONFIG_LOCATION_OPTIONS,
+		OPT_END(),
+	};
+	int ret;
+
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, opts, builtin_config_rename_section_usage,
+			     PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
+	check_write();
+	check_argc(argc, 2, 2);
+
+	handle_config_location(prefix);
+
+	ret = git_config_rename_section_in_file(given_config_source.file,
+						argv[0], argv[1]);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+	else if (!ret)
+		die(_("no such section: %s"), argv[0]);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct option builtin_subcommand_options[] = {
 	OPT_SUBCOMMAND("list", &subcommand, cmd_config_list),
 	OPT_SUBCOMMAND("get", &subcommand, cmd_config_get),
 	OPT_SUBCOMMAND("set", &subcommand, cmd_config_set),
 	OPT_SUBCOMMAND("unset", &subcommand, cmd_config_unset),
+	OPT_SUBCOMMAND("rename-section", &subcommand, cmd_config_rename_section),
 	OPT_END(),
 };
 
diff --git a/t/t1300-config.sh b/t/t1300-config.sh
index c9610a1f5b..4818c495bd 100755
--- a/t/t1300-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-config.sh
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ weird
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'rename section' '
-	git config --rename-section branch.eins branch.zwei
+	git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section branch.eins branch.zwei
 '
 
 cat > expect << EOF
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename succeeded' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rename non-existing section' '
-	test_must_fail git config --rename-section \
+	test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section \
 		branch."world domination" branch.drei
 '
 
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rename succeeded' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'rename another section' '
-	git config --rename-section branch."1 234 blabl/a" branch.drei
+	git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section branch."1 234 blabl/a" branch.drei
 '
 
 cat > expect << EOF
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ cat >> .git/config << EOF
 EOF
 
 test_expect_success 'rename a section with a var on the same line' '
-	git config --rename-section branch.vier branch.zwei
+	git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section branch.vier branch.zwei
 '
 
 cat > expect << EOF
@@ -661,11 +661,11 @@ test_expect_success 'rename succeeded' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'renaming empty section name is rejected' '
-	test_must_fail git config --rename-section branch.zwei ""
+	test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section branch.zwei ""
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'renaming to bogus section is rejected' '
-	test_must_fail git config --rename-section branch.zwei "bogus name"
+	test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section branch.zwei "bogus name"
 '
 
 test_expect_success 'renaming a section with a long line' '
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ test_expect_success 'renaming a section with a long line' '
 		printf "  c = d %1024s [a] e = f\\n" " " &&
 		printf "[a] g = h\\n"
 	} >y &&
-	git config -f y --rename-section a xyz &&
+	git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section -f y a xyz &&
 	test_must_fail git config -f y b.e
 '
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ test_expect_success 'renaming an embedded section with a long line' '
 		printf "  c = d %1024s [a] [foo] e = f\\n" " " &&
 		printf "[a] g = h\\n"
 	} >y &&
-	git config -f y --rename-section a xyz &&
+	git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section -f y a xyz &&
 	test_must_fail git config -f y foo.e
 '
 
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ test_expect_success 'renaming a section with an overly-long line' '
 		printf "  c = d %525000s e" " " &&
 		printf "[a] g = h\\n"
 	} >y &&
-	test_must_fail git config -f y --rename-section a xyz 2>err &&
+	test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section -f y a xyz 2>err &&
 	grep "refusing to work with overly long line in .y. on line 2" err
 '
 
@@ -1986,7 +1986,7 @@ test_expect_success POSIXPERM,PERL 'preserves existing permissions' '
 	git config imap.pass Hunter2 &&
 	perl -e \
 	  "die q(badset) if ((stat(q(.git/config)))[2] & 07777) != 0600" &&
-	git config --rename-section imap pop &&
+	git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section imap pop &&
 	perl -e \
 	  "die q(badrename) if ((stat(q(.git/config)))[2] & 07777) != 0600"
 '
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ test_expect_success 'refuse --fixed-value for incompatible actions' '
 	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --add dev.null bogus &&
 	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-urlmatch dev.null bogus &&
 	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-urlmatch dev.null bogus &&
-	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --rename-section dev null &&
+	test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}rename-section --file=config --fixed-value dev null &&
 	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --remove-section dev &&
 	test_must_fail git config ${mode_prefix}list --file=config --fixed-value &&
 	test_must_fail git config --file=config --fixed-value --get-color dev.null &&
