diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpSync.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpSync.java
index e52c1687553..1cf2d97ec1f 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpSync.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/DistCpSync.java
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class DistCpSync {
               list.add(new DiffInfo(source, target, dt));
             } else {
               list = diffMap.get(SnapshotDiffReport.DiffType.DELETE);
-              DiffInfo info = new DiffInfo(source, target,
+              DiffInfo info = new DiffInfo(source, null,
                   SnapshotDiffReport.DiffType.DELETE);
               list.add(info);
               if (deletedByExclusionDiffs == null) {
diff --git a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/TestDistCpSync.java b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/TestDistCpSync.java
index 61c72746add..93796e752eb 100644
--- a/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/TestDistCpSync.java
+++ b/hadoop-tools/hadoop-distcp/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/tools/TestDistCpSync.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileStatus;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
+import org.apache.hadoop.fs.contract.ContractTestUtils;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DFSTestUtil;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.DistributedFileSystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.HdfsConfiguration;
@@ -1154,6 +1155,84 @@ public class TestDistCpSync {
     snapshotDiffWithPaths(webHdfsSource, webHdfsTarget);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testRenameWithFilter() throws Exception {
+    java.nio.file.Path filterFile = null;
+    try {
+      Path sourcePath = new Path(dfs.getWorkingDirectory(), "source");
+
+      // Create some dir inside source
+      dfs.mkdirs(new Path(sourcePath, "dir1"));
+      dfs.mkdirs(new Path(sourcePath, "dir2"));
+
+      // Allow & Create snapshot at source.
+      dfs.allowSnapshot(sourcePath);
+      dfs.createSnapshot(sourcePath, "s1");
+
+      filterFile = Files.createTempFile("filters", "txt");
+      String str = ".*filterDir1.*";
+      try (BufferedWriter writer = new BufferedWriter(
+          new FileWriter(filterFile.toString()))) {
+        writer.write(str);
+      }
+      final DistCpOptions.Builder builder =
+          new DistCpOptions.Builder(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(sourcePath)),
+              target).withFiltersFile(filterFile.toString())
+              .withSyncFolder(true);
+      new DistCp(conf, builder.build()).execute();
+
+      // Check the two directories get copied.
+      ContractTestUtils
+          .assertPathExists(dfs, "dir1 should get copied to target",
+              new Path(target, "dir1"));
+      ContractTestUtils
+          .assertPathExists(dfs, "dir2 should get copied to target",
+              new Path(target, "dir2"));
+
+      // Allow & create initial snapshots on target.
+      dfs.allowSnapshot(target);
+      dfs.createSnapshot(target, "s1");
+
+      // Now do a rename to a filtered name on source.
+      dfs.rename(new Path(sourcePath, "dir1"),
+          new Path(sourcePath, "filterDir1"));
+
+      ContractTestUtils
+          .assertPathExists(dfs, "'filterDir1' should be there on source",
+              new Path(sourcePath, "filterDir1"));
+
+      // Create the incremental snapshot.
+      dfs.createSnapshot(sourcePath, "s2");
+
+      final DistCpOptions.Builder diffBuilder =
+          new DistCpOptions.Builder(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList(sourcePath)),
+              target).withUseDiff("s1", "s2")
+              .withFiltersFile(filterFile.toString()).withSyncFolder(true);
+      new DistCp(conf, diffBuilder.build()).execute();
+
+      // Check the only qualified directory dir2 is there in target
+      ContractTestUtils.assertPathExists(dfs, "dir2 should be there on target",
+          new Path(target, "dir2"));
+
+      // Check the filtered directory is not there.
+      ContractTestUtils.assertPathDoesNotExist(dfs,
+          "Filtered directory 'filterDir1' shouldn't get copied",
+          new Path(target, "filterDir1"));
+
+      // Check the renamed directory gets deleted.
+      ContractTestUtils.assertPathDoesNotExist(dfs,
+          "Renamed directory 'dir1' should get deleted",
+          new Path(target, "dir1"));
+
+      // Check the filtered directory isn't there in the home directory.
+      ContractTestUtils.assertPathDoesNotExist(dfs,
+          "Filtered directory 'filterDir1' shouldn't get copied to home directory",
+          new Path("filterDir1"));
+    } finally {
+      deleteFilterFile(filterFile);
+    }
+  }
+
   private void snapshotDiffWithPaths(Path sourceFSPath,
       Path targetFSPath) throws Exception {