diff --git a/app/pipeline/file_manager.py b/app/pipeline/file_manager.py
index c483575..d74c01a 100644
--- a/app/pipeline/file_manager.py
+++ b/app/pipeline/file_manager.py
@@ -146,6 +146,18 @@ class SMBClientConnection:
         full_path = self._resolve_path(path)
         smbclient.remove(full_path)
 
+    def rename(self, path_from: str, path_to: str, replace: bool = False) -> None:
+        smbclient = _import_smbclient()
+        full_source = self._resolve_path(path_from)
+        full_target = self._resolve_path(path_to)
+        self.mkdir(get_parent_dir(path_to), parent=True)
+        if self.path_exists(path_to) and not replace:
+            raise FileExistsError(full_target)
+        try:
+            smbclient.rename(full_source, full_target)
+        except TypeError:
+            smbclient.rename(full_source, full_target, replace=replace)
+
     def open(self, path: str, mode: str = "rb"):
         smbclient = _import_smbclient()
         full_path = self._resolve_path(path)
@@ -401,6 +413,15 @@ def _next_available_samba_target(dir_path: str, file_name: str, samba_conn) -> s
 
 
 def _samba_move_file(path_from: str, path_to: str, samba_conn) -> None:
+    rename_error: Exception | None = None
+    if hasattr(samba_conn, "rename"):
+        try:
+            with samba_conn:
+                samba_conn.rename(path_from=path_from, path_to=path_to, replace=False)
+            return
+        except Exception as exc:  # noqa: BLE001
+            rename_error = exc
+
     try:
         with samba_conn:
             samba_conn.copy(path_from=path_from, path_to=path_to, replace=False)
@@ -408,7 +429,7 @@ def _samba_move_file(path_from: str, path_to: str, samba_conn) -> None:
         raise RuntimeError(
             "SMB move failed at copy stage: "
             f"source='{path_from}', target='{path_to}', "
-            f"{_format_smb_exception(exc)}"
+            f"{_format_smb_exception(exc)}{_format_rename_attempt(rename_error)}"
         ) from exc
 
     try:
@@ -420,6 +441,7 @@ def _samba_move_file(path_from: str, path_to: str, samba_conn) -> None:
             "SMB move failed at delete stage after successful copy: "
             f"source='{path_from}', target='{path_to}', "
             f"target_exists={target_exists}, {_format_smb_exception(exc)}"
+            f"{_format_rename_attempt(rename_error)}"
         ) from exc
 
 
@@ -440,6 +462,12 @@ def _format_smb_exception(exc: Exception) -> str:
     return ", ".join(details)
 
 
+def _format_rename_attempt(rename_error: Exception | None) -> str:
+    if rename_error is None:
+        return ""
+    return f"; native_rename_attempt=failed({_format_smb_exception(rename_error)})"
+
+
 def _write_probe_file(remote_path: str, samba_conn) -> None:
     if hasattr(samba_conn, "open"):
         with samba_conn.open(remote_path, mode="wb") as remote_file:
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_file_manager.py b/tests/unit/test_file_manager.py
index 91797d8..238fb1c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_file_manager.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_file_manager.py
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ class FakeSamba:
         if target.exists():
             target.unlink()
 
+    def rename(self, path_from: str, path_to: str, replace: bool = False) -> None:
+        source = self._to_local(path_from)
+        target = self._to_local(path_to)
+        target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        if target.exists() and not replace:
+            raise FileExistsError(path_to)
+        source.rename(target)
+
     def open(self, path: str, mode: str = "rb"):
         target = self._to_local(path)
         target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)