diff --git a/docs/usage/cli.en.md b/docs/usage/cli.en.md
index 0b700725..aa110507 100644
--- a/docs/usage/cli.en.md
+++ b/docs/usage/cli.en.md
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ These, however, can still be modified with -f|--force.
 
 See [create-pool](#create-pool) for parameter descriptions.
 
+Renaming with --name fails if another pool already has the new name.
+
 Examples:
 
 `vitastor-cli modify-pool pool_A --name pool_B`
diff --git a/docs/usage/cli.ru.md b/docs/usage/cli.ru.md
index e4787d15..0f422085 100644
--- a/docs/usage/cli.ru.md
+++ b/docs/usage/cli.ru.md
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ OSD  PARENT            UP    SIZE  USED%    TAGS          WEIGHT  BLOCK  BITMAP
 
 Описания параметров смотрите в [create-pool](#create-pool).
 
+Переименование с --name завершается ошибкой, если у другого пула уже есть такое имя.
+
 Примеры:
 
 `vitastor-cli modify-pool pool_A --name pool_B`
diff --git a/src/cmd/cli.cpp b/src/cmd/cli.cpp
index 28ba05af..8352292b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cli.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cli.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ static const char* help_text =
     "    [--immediate_commit <all|small|none>] [--pg_stripe_size <size>]\n"
     "  These, however, can still be modified with -f|--force.\n"
     "  See create-pool for parameter descriptions.\n"
+    "  Renaming with --name fails if another pool already has the new name.\n"
     "  Examples:\n"
     "    vitastor-cli modify-pool pool_A --name pool_B\n"
     "    vitastor-cli modify-pool 2 --pg_size 4 -n 128\n"
diff --git a/src/cmd/cli_pool_modify.cpp b/src/cmd/cli_pool_modify.cpp
index 5930116b..5e4e433f 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cli_pool_modify.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cli_pool_modify.cpp
@@ -117,6 +117,22 @@ resume_1:
                 return;
             }
 
+            if (new_cfg["name"] != old_cfg["name"])
+            {
+                for (auto & pce: kv.value.object_items())
+                {
+                    if (pce.second["name"] == new_cfg["name"])
+                    {
+                        result = (cli_result_t){
+                            .err = EEXIST,
+                            .text = "Pool with name \""+new_cfg["name"].string_value()+"\" already exists (ID "+pce.first+")",
+                        };
+                        state = 100;
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             if (new_cfg.find("used_for_app") != new_cfg.end() && !force)
             {
                 // Check that pool doesn't have images
diff --git a/tests/run_tests.sh b/tests/run_tests.sh
index d72fcf78..7a1e9d55 100755
--- a/tests/run_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/run_tests.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ SCHEME=ec ./test_change_pg_count.sh
 
 ./test_create_nomaxid.sh
 
+./test_modify_pool_name.sh
+
 ./test_etcd_fail.sh
 ANTIETCD=1 ./test_etcd_fail.sh
 
diff --git a/tests/test_modify_pool_name.sh b/tests/test_modify_pool_name.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..88938226
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_modify_pool_name.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash -ex
+
+# Test that modify-pool --name refuses to take the name of another pool
+
+. `dirname $0`/common.sh
+
+wait_etcd
+
+POOL='"scheme":"replicated","pg_size":2,"pg_minsize":1,"pg_count":1,"failure_domain":"osd"'
+$ETCDCTL put /vitastor/config/pools '{"1":{"name":"pool1",'$POOL'},"2":{"name":"pool2",'$POOL'}}'
+
+for p in pool2 2; do
+    r=0
+    $VITASTOR_CLI modify-pool $p --name pool1 || r=$?
+    if [[ $r != 17 ]]; then
+        format_error "modify-pool $p --name pool1 should fail with EEXIST (17), but exited with $r"
+    fi
+done
+
+names=$($ETCDCTL get --print-value-only /vitastor/config/pools | jq -c '[ .[].name ]')
+if [[ "$names" != '["pool1","pool2"]' ]]; then
+    format_error "Pool names should stay pool1, pool2, but they are $names"
+fi
+
+# A free name and the pool's own name are still accepted
+$VITASTOR_CLI modify-pool pool2 --name pool3
+$VITASTOR_CLI modify-pool pool3 --name pool3 --pg_count 2
+
+cfg=$($ETCDCTL get --print-value-only /vitastor/config/pools | jq -c '[ .[] | [ .name, .pg_count ] ]')
+if [[ "$cfg" != '[["pool1",1],["pool3",2]]' ]]; then
+    format_error "Pools should be pool1 (1 PG) and pool3 (2 PGs), but they are $cfg"
+fi
+
+format_green OK