diff --git a/src/server/handler/mod.rs b/src/server/handler/mod.rs
index ec59667..569413f 100644
--- a/src/server/handler/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/handler/mod.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ use lsp_types::{
         DidSaveTextDocument,
     },
     request::{
-        Completion, DocumentSymbolRequest, Formatting, GotoDefinition, HoverRequest, Rename,
+        Completion, DocumentSymbolRequest, Formatting, GotoDefinition, HoverRequest,
+        PrepareRenameRequest, Rename,
     },
 };
 use serde_json::json;
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ impl Server {
                 let req = proc_req!(req, GotoDefinition, handle_definition);
                 let req = proc_req!(req, DocumentSymbolRequest, handle_document_symbols);
                 let req = proc_req!(req, Formatting, handle_formatting);
+                let req = proc_req!(req, PrepareRenameRequest, handle_prepare_rename);
                 let req = proc_req!(req, Rename, handle_rename);
                 err_to_console!("unknown request: {:?}", req);
             }
diff --git a/src/server/handler/request.rs b/src/server/handler/request.rs
index 9344785..f4dd7ad 100644
--- a/src/server/handler/request.rs
+++ b/src/server/handler/request.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use lsp_types::{
     DocumentFormattingParams, DocumentSymbolParams, DocumentSymbolResponse, Documentation,
     GotoDefinitionParams, GotoDefinitionResponse, Hover, HoverContents, HoverParams,
     InsertTextFormat, InsertTextMode, Location, MarkupContent, Range, RenameParams,
-    SymbolInformation, TextEdit, WorkspaceEdit,
+    SymbolInformation, TextDocumentPositionParams, TextEdit, WorkspaceEdit,
 };
 
 use tree_sitter::{Node, Point};
@@ -32,6 +32,82 @@ fn get_node_at_point<'a>(parsed_code: &'a Ref<'_, ParsedCode>, point: Point) ->
 
 // Request handlers.
 impl Server {
+    pub(crate) fn handle_prepare_rename(
+        &mut self,
+        id: RequestId,
+        params: TextDocumentPositionParams,
+    ) {
+        let uri = params.text_document.uri;
+
+        let file = match self.get_code(&uri) {
+            Some(code) => code,
+            _ => return,
+        };
+        file.borrow_mut().gen_top_level_items_if_needed();
+        let bfile = file.borrow();
+
+        let node = get_node_at_point(&bfile, to_point(params.position));
+        if node.kind() != "identifier" {
+            self.respond(Response {
+                id,
+                result: None,
+                error: None,
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+        let ident_name = node_text(&bfile.code, &node);
+        let identifier_definition =
+            self.find_identities(&file.borrow(), &|name| name == ident_name, &node, false, 0);
+
+        let definition = if let Some(def) = identifier_definition.get(0) {
+            def
+        } else {
+            self.respond(Response {
+                id,
+                result: None,
+                error: None,
+            });
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let url = if let Some(url) = definition.borrow().url.clone() {
+            url
+        } else {
+            self.respond(Response {
+                id,
+                result: None,
+                error: None,
+            });
+            return;
+        };
+
+        if url != uri {
+            self.respond(Response {
+                id,
+                result: None,
+                error: Some(ResponseError {
+                    code: 0,
+                    message:
+                        "Sorry, but renaming symbols defined in another file is not yet supported"
+                            .to_string(),
+                    data: None,
+                }),
+            });
+            return;
+        }
+
+        self.respond(Response {
+            id,
+            result: Some(
+                serde_json::to_value(Range {
+                    start: to_position(node.start_position()),
+                    end: to_position(node.end_position()),
+                })
+                .unwrap(),
+            ),
+            error: None,
+        })
+    }
     pub(crate) fn handle_rename(&mut self, id: RequestId, params: RenameParams) {
         let uri = params.text_document_position.text_document.uri;
         let ident_new_name = params.new_name;
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 6c7f794..63fcd32 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl Server {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn main_loop(&mut self) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error + Sync + Send>> {
-        let caps = serde_json::to_value(&ServerCapabilities {
+        let caps = serde_json::to_value(ServerCapabilities {
             text_document_sync: Some(TextDocumentSyncCapability::Kind(
                 TextDocumentSyncKind::INCREMENTAL,
             )),
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl Server {
             document_symbol_provider: Some(OneOf::Left(true)),
             document_formatting_provider: Some(OneOf::Left(true)),
             rename_provider: Some(OneOf::Right(RenameOptions {
-                prepare_provider: None,
+                prepare_provider: Some(true),
                 work_done_progress_options: WorkDoneProgressOptions::default(),
             })),
             ..Default::default()