diff --git a/generate/templates/manual/revwalk/file_history_walk.cc b/generate/templates/manual/revwalk/file_history_walk.cc
@@ -164,6 +164,14 @@ void GitRevwalk::FileHistoryWalkWorker::Execute()
           }
           baton->out->push_back(historyEntry);
           flag = true;
+        } else if (isEqualOldFile) {
+          std::pair<git_commit *, std::pair<char *, git_delta_t> > *historyEntry;
+          historyEntry = new std::pair<git_commit *, std::pair<char *, git_delta_t> >(
+            nextCommit,
+            std::pair<char *, git_delta_t>(strdup(delta->new_file.path), delta->status)
+          );
+          baton->out->push_back(historyEntry);
+          flag = true;
         }
 
         git_patch_free(nextPatch);
@@ -220,7 +228,7 @@ void GitRevwalk::FileHistoryWalkWorker::HandleOKCallback()
       Nan::Set(historyEntry, Nan::New("commit").ToLocalChecked(), GitCommit::New(batonResult->first, true));
       Nan::Set(historyEntry, Nan::New("status").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New<Number>(batonResult->second.second));
       if (batonResult->second.second == GIT_DELTA_RENAMED) {
-        Nan::Set(historyEntry, Nan::New("oldName").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New(batonResult->second.first).ToLocalChecked());
+        Nan::Set(historyEntry, Nan::New("altname").ToLocalChecked(), Nan::New(batonResult->second.first).ToLocalChecked());
       }
       Nan::Set(result, Nan::New<Number>(i), historyEntry);
 

diff --git a/lib/revwalk.js b/lib/revwalk.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Revwalk.prototype.getCommits = function(count) {
  * @type {Object}
  * @property {Commit} commit the commit for this entry
  * @property {Number} status the status of the file in the commit
- * @property {String} oldName the old name that is provided when status is
+ * @property {String} altname the other name that is provided when status is
  *                            renamed
  */
 

diff --git a/test/tests/revwalk.js b/test/tests/revwalk.js
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ describe("Revwalk", function() {
     var repoPath = local("../repos/renamedFileRepo");
     var signature = NodeGit.Signature.create("Foo bar",
       "foo@bar.com", 123456789, 60);
+    var headCommit;
+
     return RepoUtils.createRepository(repoPath)
       .then(function(r) {
         repo = r;
@@ -276,14 +278,25 @@ describe("Revwalk", function() {
         return NodeGit.Reference.nameToId(repo, "HEAD");
       })
       .then(function(commitOid) {
+        headCommit = commitOid.tostrS();
         var walker = repo.createRevWalk();
         walker.sorting(NodeGit.Revwalk.SORT.TIME);
         walker.push(commitOid.tostrS());
         return walker.fileHistoryWalk(fileNameB, 5);
       })
       .then(function(results) {
         assert.equal(results[0].status, NodeGit.Diff.DELTA.RENAMED);
-        assert.equal(results[0].oldName, fileNameA);
+        assert.equal(results[0].altname, fileNameA);
+      })
+      .then(function() {
+        var walker = repo.createRevWalk();
+        walker.sorting(NodeGit.Revwalk.SORT.TIME);
+        walker.push(headCommit);
+        return walker.fileHistoryWalk(fileNameA, 5);
+      })
+      .then(function(results) {
+        assert.equal(results[0].status, NodeGit.Diff.DELTA.RENAMED);
+        assert.equal(results[0].altname, fileNameB);
       })
       .then(function() {
         return fse.remove(repoPath);