diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py
index ee9d556b67..d308b89a6c 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/env.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
 import llnl.string as string
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
     "deactivate",
     "create",
     ["remove", "rm"],
+    ["rename", "mv"],
     ["list", "ls"],
     ["status", "st"],
     "loads",
@@ -472,11 +474,82 @@ def env_remove(args):
         tty.msg(f"Successfully removed environment '{bad_env_name}'")
 
 
+#
+# env rename
+#
+def env_rename_setup_parser(subparser):
+    """rename an existing environment"""
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        "mv_from", metavar="from", help="name (or path) of existing environment"
+    )
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        "mv_to", metavar="to", help="new name (or path) for existing environment"
+    )
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        "-d",
+        "--dir",
+        action="store_true",
+        help="the specified arguments correspond to directory paths",
+    )
+    subparser.add_argument(
+        "-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="allow overwriting of an existing environment"
+    )
+
+
+def env_rename(args):
+    """Rename an environment.
+
+    This renames a managed environment or moves an anonymous environment.
+    """
+
+    # Directory option has been specified
+    if args.dir:
+        if not ev.is_env_dir(args.mv_from):
+            tty.die("The specified path does not correspond to a valid spack environment")
+        from_path = Path(args.mv_from)
+        if not args.force:
+            if ev.is_env_dir(args.mv_to):
+                tty.die(
+                    "The new path corresponds to an existing environment;"
+                    " specify the --force flag to overwrite it."
+                )
+            if Path(args.mv_to).exists():
+                tty.die("The new path already exists; specify the --force flag to overwrite it.")
+        to_path = Path(args.mv_to)
+
+    # Name option being used
+    elif ev.exists(args.mv_from):
+        from_path = ev.environment.environment_dir_from_name(args.mv_from)
+        if not args.force and ev.exists(args.mv_to):
+            tty.die(
+                "The new name corresponds to an existing environment;"
+                " specify the --force flag to overwrite it."
+            )
+        to_path = ev.environment.root(args.mv_to)
+
+    # Neither
+    else:
+        tty.die("The specified name does not correspond to a managed spack environment")
+
+    # Guard against renaming from or to an active environment
+    active_env = ev.active_environment()
+    if active_env:
+        from_env = ev.Environment(from_path)
+        if from_env.path == active_env.path:
+            tty.die("Cannot rename active environment")
+        if to_path == active_env.path:
+            tty.die(f"{args.mv_to} is an active environment")
+
+    shutil.rmtree(to_path, ignore_errors=True)
+    fs.rename(from_path, to_path)
+    tty.msg(f"Successfully renamed environment {args.mv_from} to {args.mv_to}")
+
+
 #
 # env list
 #
 def env_list_setup_parser(subparser):
-    """list available environments"""
+    """list managed environments"""
 
 
 def env_list(args):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py
index aafca18544..0cf09421c0 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/env.py
@@ -188,6 +188,127 @@ def test_env_remove(capfd):
     assert "bar" not in out
 
 
+def test_env_rename_managed(capfd):
+    # Need real environment
+    with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+        env("rename", "foo", "bar")
+    assert (
+        "The specified name does not correspond to a managed spack environment"
+        in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+    )
+
+    env("create", "foo")
+
+    out = env("list")
+    assert "foo" in out
+
+    out = env("rename", "foo", "bar")
+    assert "Successfully renamed environment foo to bar" in out
+
+    out = env("list")
+    assert "foo" not in out
+    assert "bar" in out
+
+    bar = ev.read("bar")
+    with bar:
+        # Cannot rename active environment
+        with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+            env("rename", "bar", "baz")
+        assert "Cannot rename active environment" in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+
+        env("create", "qux")
+
+        # Cannot rename to an active environment (even with force flag)
+        with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+            env("rename", "-f", "qux", "bar")
+        assert "bar is an active environment" in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+
+        # Can rename inactive environment when another's active
+        out = env("rename", "qux", "quux")
+        assert "Successfully renamed environment qux to quux" in out
+
+    out = env("list")
+    assert "bar" in out
+    assert "baz" not in out
+
+    env("create", "baz")
+
+    # Cannot rename to existing environment without --force
+    with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+        env("rename", "bar", "baz")
+    errmsg = (
+        "The new name corresponds to an existing environment;"
+        " specify the --force flag to overwrite it."
+    )
+    assert errmsg in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+
+    env("rename", "-f", "bar", "baz")
+    out = env("list")
+    assert "bar" not in out
+    assert "baz" in out
+
+
+def test_env_rename_anonymous(capfd, tmpdir):
+    # Need real environment
+    with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+        env("rename", "-d", "./non-existing", "./also-non-existing")
+    assert (
+        "The specified path does not correspond to a valid spack environment"
+        in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+    )
+
+    anon_foo = str(tmpdir / "foo")
+    env("create", "-d", anon_foo)
+
+    anon_bar = str(tmpdir / "bar")
+    out = env("rename", "-d", anon_foo, anon_bar)
+    assert f"Successfully renamed environment {anon_foo} to {anon_bar}" in out
+    assert not ev.is_env_dir(anon_foo)
+    assert ev.is_env_dir(anon_bar)
+
+    # Cannot rename active environment
+    anon_baz = str(tmpdir / "baz")
+    env("activate", "--sh", "-d", anon_bar)
+    with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+        env("rename", "-d", anon_bar, anon_baz)
+    assert "Cannot rename active environment" in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+    env("deactivate", "--sh")
+
+    assert ev.is_env_dir(anon_bar)
+    assert not ev.is_env_dir(anon_baz)
+
+    # Cannot rename to existing environment without --force
+    env("create", "-d", anon_baz)
+    with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+        env("rename", "-d", anon_bar, anon_baz)
+    errmsg = (
+        "The new path corresponds to an existing environment;"
+        " specify the --force flag to overwrite it."
+    )
+    assert errmsg in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+    assert ev.is_env_dir(anon_bar)
+    assert ev.is_env_dir(anon_baz)
+
+    env("rename", "-f", "-d", anon_bar, anon_baz)
+    assert not ev.is_env_dir(anon_bar)
+    assert ev.is_env_dir(anon_baz)
+
+    # Cannot rename to existing (non-environment) path without --force
+    qux = tmpdir / "qux"
+    qux.mkdir()
+    anon_qux = str(qux)
+    assert not ev.is_env_dir(anon_qux)
+
+    with pytest.raises(spack.main.SpackCommandError):
+        env("rename", "-d", anon_baz, anon_qux)
+    errmsg = "The new path already exists; specify the --force flag to overwrite it."
+    assert errmsg in capfd.readouterr()[0]
+
+    env("rename", "-f", "-d", anon_baz, anon_qux)
+    assert not ev.is_env_dir(anon_baz)
+    assert ev.is_env_dir(anon_qux)
+
+
 def test_concretize():
     e = ev.create("test")
     e.add("mpileaks")
@@ -3133,7 +3254,7 @@ def test_create_and_activate_managed(tmp_path):
         env("deactivate")
 
 
-def test_create_and_activate_unmanaged(tmp_path):
+def test_create_and_activate_anonymous(tmp_path):
     with fs.working_dir(str(tmp_path)):
         env_dir = os.path.join(str(tmp_path), "foo")
         shell = env("activate", "--without-view", "--create", "--sh", "-d", env_dir)
diff --git a/share/spack/spack-completion.bash b/share/spack/spack-completion.bash
index dc0d1987a6..e76f757f19 100755
--- a/share/spack/spack-completion.bash
+++ b/share/spack/spack-completion.bash
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ _spack_env() {
     then
         SPACK_COMPREPLY="-h --help"
     else
-        SPACK_COMPREPLY="activate deactivate create remove rm list ls status st loads view update revert depfile"
+        SPACK_COMPREPLY="activate deactivate create remove rm rename mv list ls status st loads view update revert depfile"
     fi
 }
 
@@ -1076,6 +1076,24 @@ _spack_env_rm() {
     fi
 }
 
+_spack_env_rename() {
+    if $list_options
+    then
+        SPACK_COMPREPLY="-h --help -d --dir -f --force"
+    else
+        SPACK_COMPREPLY=""
+    fi
+}
+
+_spack_env_mv() {
+    if $list_options
+    then
+        SPACK_COMPREPLY="-h --help -d --dir -f --force"
+    else
+        SPACK_COMPREPLY=""
+    fi
+}
+
 _spack_env_list() {
     SPACK_COMPREPLY="-h --help"
 }
diff --git a/share/spack/spack-completion.fish b/share/spack/spack-completion.fish
index ff7c3b3ba1..a8ff367416 100755
--- a/share/spack/spack-completion.fish
+++ b/share/spack/spack-completion.fish
@@ -1472,8 +1472,10 @@ complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a deactivate -d
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a create -d 'create a new environment'
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a remove -d 'remove an existing environment'
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a rm -d 'remove an existing environment'
-complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a list -d 'list available environments'
-complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a ls -d 'list available environments'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a rename -d 'rename an existing environment'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a mv -d 'rename an existing environment'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a list -d 'list managed environments'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a ls -d 'list managed environments'
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a status -d 'print whether there is an active environment'
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a st -d 'print whether there is an active environment'
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command_pos 0 env' -f -a loads -d 'list modules for an installed environment \'(see spack module loads)\''
@@ -1561,6 +1563,26 @@ complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rm' -s h -l help -d 'show t
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rm' -s y -l yes-to-all -f -a yes_to_all
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rm' -s y -l yes-to-all -d 'assume "yes" is the answer to every confirmation request'
 
+# spack env rename
+set -g __fish_spack_optspecs_spack_env_rename h/help d/dir f/force
+
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rename' -s h -l help -f -a help
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rename' -s h -l help -d 'show this help message and exit'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rename' -s d -l dir -f -a dir
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rename' -s d -l dir -d 'the specified arguments correspond to directory paths'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rename' -s f -l force -f -a force
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env rename' -s f -l force -d 'allow overwriting of an existing environment'
+
+# spack env mv
+set -g __fish_spack_optspecs_spack_env_mv h/help d/dir f/force
+
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env mv' -s h -l help -f -a help
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env mv' -s h -l help -d 'show this help message and exit'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env mv' -s d -l dir -f -a dir
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env mv' -s d -l dir -d 'the specified arguments correspond to directory paths'
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env mv' -s f -l force -f -a force
+complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env mv' -s f -l force -d 'allow overwriting of an existing environment'
+
 # spack env list
 set -g __fish_spack_optspecs_spack_env_list h/help
 complete -c spack -n '__fish_spack_using_command env list' -s h -l help -f -a help