diff --git a/include/gridtools/sid/rename_dimension.hpp b/include/gridtools/sid/rename_dimension.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4e4652616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/gridtools/sid/rename_dimension.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+ * GridTools
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019, ETH Zurich
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Please, refer to the LICENSE file in the root directory.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "../common/hymap.hpp"
+#include "../meta.hpp"
+#include "concept.hpp"
+#include "delegate.hpp"
+
+namespace gridtools {
+    namespace sid {
+        namespace rename_dimension_impl_ {
+            template <class OldKey, class NewKey, class Map>
+            auto remap(Map map) {
+                return hymap::convert_to<hymap::keys, meta::replace<get_keys<Map>, OldKey, NewKey>>(std::move(map));
+            }
+
+            template <class OldKey, class NewKey, class Sid>
+            struct renamed_sid : delegate<Sid> {
+                template <class Map>
+                using remapped_t = decltype(remap<OldKey, NewKey>(std::declval<Map>()));
+
+                template <class T>
+                renamed_sid(T &&obj) : delegate<Sid>(std::forward<T>(obj)) {}
+
+                friend remapped_t<strides_type<Sid>> sid_get_strides(renamed_sid const &obj) {
+                    return remap<OldKey, NewKey>(sid_get_strides(obj.impl()));
+                }
+                friend remapped_t<lower_bounds_type<Sid>> sid_get_lower_bounds(renamed_sid const &obj) {
+                    return remap<OldKey, NewKey>(sid_get_lower_bounds(obj.impl()));
+                }
+                friend remapped_t<upper_bounds_type<Sid>> sid_get_upper_bounds(renamed_sid const &obj) {
+                    return remap<OldKey, NewKey>(sid_get_upper_bounds(obj.impl()));
+                }
+            };
+
+            template <class...>
+            struct stride_kind_wrapper {};
+
+            template <class OldKey, class NewKey, class Sid>
+            stride_kind_wrapper<OldKey, NewKey, strides_kind<Sid>> sid_get_strides_kind(
+                renamed_sid<OldKey, NewKey, Sid> const &);
+
+            template <class OldKey, class NewKey, class Sid>
+            renamed_sid<OldKey, NewKey, Sid> rename_dimension(Sid &&sid) {
+                return renamed_sid<OldKey, NewKey, Sid>{std::forward<Sid>(sid)};
+            }
+        } // namespace rename_dimension_impl_
+        using rename_dimension_impl_::rename_dimension;
+    } // namespace sid
+} // namespace gridtools
diff --git a/tests/regression/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/regression/CMakeLists.txt
index b7ab11f932..5fb874337e 100644
--- a/tests/regression/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/regression/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ gridtools_add_cartesian_regression_test(extended_4D SOURCES extended_4D.cpp)
 gridtools_add_cartesian_regression_test(expandable_parameters SOURCES expandable_parameters.cpp)
 gridtools_add_cartesian_regression_test(expandable_parameters_single_kernel SOURCES expandable_parameters_single_kernel.cpp)
 gridtools_add_cartesian_regression_test(horizontal_diffusion_functions SOURCES horizontal_diffusion_functions.cpp)
+gridtools_add_cartesian_regression_test(whole_axis_access SOURCES whole_axis_access.cpp)
 gridtools_add_layout_transformation_test()
 gridtools_add_boundary_conditions_test()
 
diff --git a/tests/regression/whole_axis_access.cpp b/tests/regression/whole_axis_access.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..455f51be5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/regression/whole_axis_access.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * GridTools
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019, ETH Zurich
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Please, refer to the LICENSE file in the root directory.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#include <gridtools/common/integral_constant.hpp>
+#include <gridtools/sid/rename_dimension.hpp>
+#include <gridtools/stencil/cartesian.hpp>
+#include <gridtools/stencil/positional.hpp>
+
+#include <stencil_select.hpp>
+#include <test_environment.hpp>
+
+namespace {
+    using namespace gridtools;
+    using namespace stencil;
+    using namespace cartesian;
+
+    struct functor {
+        using out = inout_accessor<0>;
+        using in = in_accessor<1, extent<>, 4>;
+        using k_pos = in_accessor<2>;
+        using param_list = make_param_list<out, in, k_pos>;
+
+        template <class Eval>
+        GT_FUNCTION static void apply(Eval &&eval) {
+            auto k = eval(k_pos());
+            std::decay_t<decltype(eval(out()))> res = 0;
+            for (int kk = 0; kk < k; ++kk)
+                res += eval(in(0, 0, 0, kk));
+            eval(out()) = res;
+        }
+    };
+
+    GT_REGRESSION_TEST(whole_axis_access, test_environment<>, stencil_backend_t) {
+        auto in = [](int i, int j, int k) { return i + j + k; };
+        auto out = TypeParam::make_storage();
+        run_single_stage(functor(),
+            stencil_backend_t(),
+            TypeParam::make_grid(),
+            out,
+            sid::rename_dimension<dim::k, integral_constant<int_t, 3>>(TypeParam::make_storage(in)),
+            positional<dim::k>());
+        TypeParam::verify(
+            [in](int i, int j, int k) {
+                int res = 0;
+                for (int kk = 0; kk < k; ++kk)
+                    res += in(i, j, kk);
+                return res;
+            },
+            out);
+    }
+} // namespace
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/sid/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/unit_tests/sid/CMakeLists.txt
index bcf78ec002..cca77822c8 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/sid/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/sid/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ gridtools_add_unit_test(test_sid_loop SOURCES test_sid_loop.cpp)
 gridtools_add_unit_test(test_sid_multi_shift SOURCES test_sid_multi_shift.cpp)
 gridtools_add_unit_test(test_sid_shift_sid_origin SOURCES test_sid_shift_sid_origin.cpp)
 gridtools_add_unit_test(test_sid_synthetic SOURCES test_sid_synthetic.cpp)
+gridtools_add_unit_test(test_sid_rename_dimension SOURCES test_sid_rename_dimension.cpp)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/sid/test_sid_rename_dimension.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/sid/test_sid_rename_dimension.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ef339c2d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/sid/test_sid_rename_dimension.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * GridTools
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019, ETH Zurich
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Please, refer to the LICENSE file in the root directory.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <gridtools/sid/rename_dimension.hpp>
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include <gridtools/common/hymap.hpp>
+#include <gridtools/common/integral_constant.hpp>
+#include <gridtools/common/tuple_util.hpp>
+#include <gridtools/sid/simple_ptr_holder.hpp>
+#include <gridtools/sid/synthetic.hpp>
+
+namespace gridtools {
+    namespace {
+        using sid::property;
+        using namespace literals;
+        namespace tu = tuple_util;
+
+        struct a {};
+        struct b {};
+        struct c {};
+        struct d {};
+
+        TEST(rename_dimensions, smoke) {
+            double data[3][5][7];
+
+            auto src = sid::synthetic()
+                           .set<property::origin>(sid::make_simple_ptr_holder(&data[0][0][0]))
+                           .set<property::strides>(tu::make<hymap::keys<a, b, c>::values>(5_c * 7_c, 7_c, 1_c))
+                           .set<property::upper_bounds>(tu::make<hymap::keys<a, b>::values>(3, 5));
+
+            auto testee = sid::rename_dimension<b, d>(src);
+            using testee_t = decltype(testee);
+
+            auto strides = sid::get_strides(testee);
+            EXPECT_EQ(35, sid::get_stride<a>(strides));
+            EXPECT_EQ(0, sid::get_stride<b>(strides));
+            EXPECT_EQ(1, sid::get_stride<c>(strides));
+            EXPECT_EQ(7, sid::get_stride<d>(strides));
+
+            static_assert(meta::is_empty<get_keys<sid::lower_bounds_type<testee_t>>>(), "");
+
+            auto u_bound = sid::get_upper_bounds(testee);
+            EXPECT_EQ(3, at_key<a>(u_bound));
+            EXPECT_EQ(5, at_key<d>(u_bound));
+        }
+    } // namespace
+} // namespace gridtools