diff --git a/app/gen-server/lib/HomeDBManager.ts b/app/gen-server/lib/HomeDBManager.ts
index 7355e7f2..f737350b 100644
--- a/app/gen-server/lib/HomeDBManager.ts
+++ b/app/gen-server/lib/HomeDBManager.ts
@@ -1833,17 +1833,19 @@ export class HomeDBManager extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
-  // Checks that the user has UPDATE permissions to the given doc. If not, throws an
+  // Checks that the user has SCHEMA_EDIT permissions to the given doc. If not, throws an
   // error. Otherwise updates the given doc with the given name. Returns an empty
   // query result with status 200 on success.
   // NOTE: This does not update the updateAt date indicating the last modified time of the doc.
   // We may want to make it do so.
   public async updateDocument(scope: DocScope,
                               props: Partial<DocumentProperties>): Promise<QueryResult<number>> {
+
+    const markPermissions = Permissions.SCHEMA_EDIT;
     return await this._connection.transaction(async manager => {
       const docQuery = this._doc(scope, {
         manager,
-        markPermissions: Permissions.UPDATE
+        markPermissions
       });
 
       const queryResult = await verifyIsPermitted(docQuery);
diff --git a/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts b/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts
index e14e8e9e..68a4df82 100644
--- a/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts
+++ b/test/server/lib/DocApi.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,20 @@ function testDocApi() {
     await assert.isFulfilled(kiwiApi.deleteDoc(doc1));
   });
 
+  it("should allow only owners to rename a document", async () => {
+    const ws1 = (await userApi.getOrgWorkspaces('current'))[0].id;
+    const doc1 = await userApi.newDoc({name: 'testrenameme1'}, ws1);
+    const kiwiApi = makeUserApi(ORG_NAME, 'kiwi');
+
+    // Kiwi is editor of the document, so he can't rename it.
+    await userApi.updateDocPermissions(doc1, {users: {'kiwi@getgrist.com': 'editors'}});
+    await assert.isRejected(kiwiApi.renameDoc(doc1, "testrenameme2"), /Forbidden/);
+
+    // Kiwi is owner of the document - now he can rename it.
+    await userApi.updateDocPermissions(doc1, {users: {'kiwi@getgrist.com': 'owners'}});
+    await assert.isFulfilled(kiwiApi.renameDoc(doc1, "testrenameme2"));
+  });
+
   it("guesses types of new columns", async () => {
     const userActions = [
       ['AddTable', 'GuessTypes', []],