diff --git a/change/beachball-fdbfaaed-1a31-4644-a756-9b44db0b66d1.json b/change/beachball-fdbfaaed-1a31-4644-a756-9b44db0b66d1.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32d3ecd1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/change/beachball-fdbfaaed-1a31-4644-a756-9b44db0b66d1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "type": "patch",
+  "comment": "check for renamed change files",
+  "packageName": "beachball",
+  "email": "lkiniu@microsoft.com",
+  "dependentChangeType": "patch"
+}
diff --git a/src/__tests__/validation/areChangeFilesDeleted.test.ts b/src/__tests__/validation/areChangeFilesDeleted.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef7b600e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/validation/areChangeFilesDeleted.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { areChangeFilesDeleted } from '../../validation/areChangeFilesDeleted';
+import { BeachballOptions } from '../../types/BeachballOptions';
+import { findProjectRoot, getChangePath } from '../../paths';
+import { getChangesBetweenRefs } from 'workspace-tools';
+
+jest.mock('workspace-tools',() => ({
+  getChangesBetweenRefs: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(['file1.json', 'file2.json'])
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../paths', () => ({
+  findProjectRoot: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('/'),
+  getChangePath: jest.fn().mockReturnValue('/change')
+}));
+
+const options = {
+  branch: 'test',
+  cwd: '/'
+} as unknown as BeachballOptions;
+
+test('return true when change files have been deleted or renamed', () => {
+  const changeFilesDeleted = areChangeFilesDeleted(options);
+  expect(getChangesBetweenRefs).toBeCalled();
+  expect(findProjectRoot).toBeCalled();
+  expect(getChangePath).toBeCalled();
+  expect(changeFilesDeleted).toBe(true);
+});
+
+test('return false when change files have not been deleted or renamed', () => {
+  (getChangesBetweenRefs as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue([]);
+  const changeFilesDeleted = areChangeFilesDeleted(options);
+  expect(getChangesBetweenRefs).toBeCalled();
+  expect(findProjectRoot).toBeCalled();
+  expect(getChangePath).toBeCalled();
+  expect(changeFilesDeleted).toBe(false);
+});
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diff --git a/src/validation/areChangeFilesDeleted.ts b/src/validation/areChangeFilesDeleted.ts
index d0554cb46..a9b05ce21 100644
--- a/src/validation/areChangeFilesDeleted.ts
+++ b/src/validation/areChangeFilesDeleted.ts
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ export function areChangeFilesDeleted(options: BeachballOptions): boolean {
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
-  console.log(`Checking for deleted change files against "${branch}"`);
+  console.log(`Checking for deleted and renamed change files against "${branch}"`);
   const changeFilesDeletedSinceRef = getChangesBetweenRefs(
     branch,
     'HEAD',
     [
-      '--diff-filter=D', // showing only deleted files from the diff.
+      '--diff-filter=DR', // showing only deleted and renamed change files from the diff.
     ],
     `${changePath}/*.json`,
     root
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function areChangeFilesDeleted(options: BeachballOptions): boolean {
 
   if (changeFilesDeleted) {
     const changeFiles = changeFilesDeletedSinceRef.map(file => `- ${file}`);
-    const errorMessage = 'The following change files were deleted:';
+    const errorMessage = 'The following change files were deleted or renamed:';
 
     console.error(`${errorMessage}\n${changeFiles.join('\n')}\n`);
   }