diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/DefaultBoundKeyOperations.java b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/DefaultBoundKeyOperations.java
index 105c6e48b..b3ac53db4 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/DefaultBoundKeyOperations.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/core/DefaultBoundKeyOperations.java
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ abstract class DefaultBoundKeyOperations<K> implements BoundKeyOperations<K> {
 
 	@Override
 	public void rename(K newKey) {
-		ops.rename(key, newKey);
+		if (ops.hasKey(key)) {
+			ops.rename(key, newKey);
+		}
 		key = newKey;
 	}
 }
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