diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a8cd7b37..2e142989 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ Status of the `main` branch. Changes prior to the next official version change w
     replaced by a regular file (#1958)
 
 * Memories:
+  - Fix: `move_memory` / rename only checked write access on the destination name, so a tool-context
+    rename could relocate a read-only memory; both source and destination are now checked
   - Fix: `save_memory`/`edit_memory` wrote directly to the memory file with `open(path, "w")`, which
     truncates it before the new content is written; a crash, OOM kill, or full disk partway through
     the write could destroy the previous, valid content instead of just losing the update. Both now
diff --git a/src/serena/memories/memory_manager.py b/src/serena/memories/memory_manager.py
index a112180e..f9e83385 100644
--- a/src/serena/memories/memory_manager.py
+++ b/src/serena/memories/memory_manager.py
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ class MemoryManager:
         new_name = self._sanitize_name(new_name)
         self._check_not_ignored(old_name)
         self._check_not_ignored(new_name)
+        self._check_write_access(old_name, is_tool_context)
         self._check_write_access(new_name, is_tool_context)
 
         old_path = self.get_memory_file_path(old_name)