diff --git a/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/relations/materialized_view/rename.sql b/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/relations/materialized_view/rename.sql
index 293ec9d1e12..f5bc4574405 100644
--- a/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/relations/materialized_view/rename.sql
+++ b/plugins/postgres/dbt/include/postgres/macros/relations/materialized_view/rename.sql
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 {% macro postgres__get_rename_materialized_view_sql(relation, new_name) %}
+  {% if relation is not none %}
+    {% set database = relation.database %}
+    {% set schema = relation.schema %}
+    {% set to_relation = adapter.get_relation(database=database, schema=schema, identifier=new_name) %}
+    {% if to_relation is not none %}
+        {{ adapter.rename_relation(from_relation=relation, to_relation=to_relation) }}
+    {% endif %}
+  {% endif %}
     alter materialized view {{ relation }} rename to {{ new_name }}
 {% endmacro %}