diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMRepository.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMRepository.java
index e1d4c93d27..56a7c9aac3 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMRepository.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/avm/AVMRepository.java
@@ -2508,6 +2508,7 @@ public class AVMRepository
             throw new AVMBadArgumentException("Bad store name: " + destName);
         }
         store.setName(destName);
+        store.createSnapshot("Rename Store", "Rename Store from " + sourceName + " to " + destName, new HashMap<String, Integer>());
         fLookupCache.onDelete(sourceName);
         fAVMStoreDAO.invalidateCache();
         fPurgeStoreTxnListener.storePurged(sourceName);