diff --git a/src/sci/impl/load.cljc b/src/sci/impl/load.cljc
index df95838f..cb9d8832 100644
--- a/src/sci/impl/load.cljc
+++ b/src/sci/impl/load.cljc
@@ -211,7 +211,22 @@
                            other-vars (select-keys other-ns v)]
                        ;; TODO: this is wrong, don't merge these vars into the current namespace
                        (update-in env [:namespaces cnn]
-                                  merge other-vars)))))
+                                  merge other-vars))))
+            :rename
+            (swap! (:env ctx)
+                   (fn [env]
+                     (let [cnn (vars/current-ns-name)
+                           namespaces (:namespaces env)
+                           the-current-ns (get namespaces cnn)
+                           other-ns (get-in env [:namespaces ns-sym])
+                           the-current-ns
+                           (reduce (fn [acc [original-name new-name]]
+                                     (-> acc
+                                         (assoc-in [:refers new-name] (get other-ns original-name))
+                                         (update-in [:refer ns-sym :exclude] (fnil conj #{}) original-name)))
+                                   the-current-ns
+                                   v)]
+                       (assoc-in env [:namespaces cnn] the-current-ns)))))
           (recur (nnext exprs)))))))
 
 (defn eval-refer* [env ns-sym filters]
diff --git a/test/sci/core_test.cljc b/test/sci/core_test.cljc
index 075460d8..ef8a9785 100644
--- a/test/sci/core_test.cljc
+++ b/test/sci/core_test.cljc
@@ -537,74 +537,6 @@
                         (println i) (println j))"
                        {:bindings {'println println}}))))))
 
-(deftest require-test
-  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(str/join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
-  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :as string]) (string/join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
-  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :refer [join]]) (join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
-  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :refer :all]) (join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
-  (is (thrown-with-msg? #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
-                        #"must be a sequential"
-                        (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :refer 1]) (join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
-  (is (= #{1 4 6 3 2 5} (eval* "(set/union #{1 2 3} #{4 5 6})")))
-  (is (= #{1 4 6 3 2 5} (eval* "(require '[clojure.set :as s]) (s/union #{1 2 3} #{4 5 6})")))
-  (is (thrown-with-msg? #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
-                        #"clojure.foo"
-                        (eval* "(require '[clojure.foo :as s])")))
-  (is (thrown-with-msg? #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
-                        #"quux does not exist"
-                        (eval* "(require '[clojure.set :refer [quux]])")))
-  (is (= [1 2 3] (eval* "(ns foo) (def x 1) (ns bar) (def x 2) (in-ns 'baz) (def x 3) (require 'foo 'bar) [foo/x bar/x x]")))
-  (testing
-      "Require evaluates arguments"
-    (is (= [1 2 3] (eval* "
-(ns foo)
-(def x 1)
-
-(ns bar)
-(def x 2)
-
-(in-ns 'baz)
-(def x 3)
-(require (symbol \"foo\") (symbol \"bar\"))
-[foo/x bar/x x]"))))
-  (testing "require as function"
-    (is (= 1 (eval* "(ns foo) (defn foo [] 1) (ns bar) (apply require ['[foo :as f]]) (f/foo)"))))
-  (testing "rename"
-    (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(require '[clojure.set :refer [union] :rename {union union2}]) (union2 #{1} #{2})"))))
-  (when-not tu/native?
-    (testing "load-fn + requiring-resolve"
-      (is (= :success
-             (tu/eval* "(deref (requiring-resolve 'foo.bar/x))"
-                       {:load-fn (fn [{:keys [:namespace]}]
-                                   (when (= 'foo.bar namespace)
-                                     {:source "(ns foo.bar) (def x :success)"
-                                      :file "foo/bar.clj"}))})))))
-  (is (thrown-with-msg?
-       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
-       #"already refers to"
-       (eval* "
-(ns foo (:require [clojure.string :refer [split]]))
-(declare split)"))))
-
-(deftest use-test
-  (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(ns foo (:use clojure.set)) (union #{1} #{2})")))
-  (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(use 'clojure.set) (union #{1} #{2})")))
-  (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(use '[clojure.set :only [union]]) (union #{1} #{2})")))
-  (is (thrown-with-msg?
-       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
-       #"not.*resolve.*union"
-       (eval* "(use '[clojure.set :exclude [union]]) (union #{1} #{2})")))
-  (is (thrown-with-msg?
-       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
-       #"not.*resolve.*union"
-       (eval* "(use '[clojure.set :only [difference]]) (union #{1} #{2})")))
-  (is (thrown-with-msg?
-       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
-       #"already refers to"
-       (eval* "
-(ns foo (:use clojure.string))
-(declare split)"))))
-
 (deftest cond-test
   (is (= 2 (eval* "(let [x 2]
                      (cond (string? x) 1 (int? x) 2))")))
diff --git a/test/sci/namespaces_test.cljc b/test/sci/namespaces_test.cljc
index 294cdb29..2ae0d999 100644
--- a/test/sci/namespaces_test.cljc
+++ b/test/sci/namespaces_test.cljc
@@ -11,6 +11,79 @@
   ([binding form]
    (tu/eval* form {:bindings {'*in* binding}})))
 
+(deftest require-test
+  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(str/join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
+  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :as string]) (string/join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
+  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :refer [join]]) (join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
+  (is (= "1-2-3" (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :refer :all]) (join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
+  (is (thrown-with-msg? #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+                        #"must be a sequential"
+                        (eval* "(require '[clojure.string :refer 1]) (join \"-\" [1 2 3])")))
+  (is (= #{1 4 6 3 2 5} (eval* "(set/union #{1 2 3} #{4 5 6})")))
+  (is (= #{1 4 6 3 2 5} (eval* "(require '[clojure.set :as s]) (s/union #{1 2 3} #{4 5 6})")))
+  (is (thrown-with-msg? #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+                        #"clojure.foo"
+                        (eval* "(require '[clojure.foo :as s])")))
+  (is (thrown-with-msg? #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+                        #"quux does not exist"
+                        (eval* "(require '[clojure.set :refer [quux]])")))
+  (is (= [1 2 3] (eval* "(ns foo) (def x 1) (ns bar) (def x 2) (in-ns 'baz) (def x 3) (require 'foo 'bar) [foo/x bar/x x]")))
+  (testing
+      "Require evaluates arguments"
+    (is (= [1 2 3] (eval* "
+(ns foo)
+(def x 1)
+
+(ns bar)
+(def x 2)
+
+(in-ns 'baz)
+(def x 3)
+(require (symbol \"foo\") (symbol \"bar\"))
+[foo/x bar/x x]"))))
+  (testing "require as function"
+    (is (= 1 (eval* "(ns foo) (defn foo [] 1) (ns bar) (apply require ['[foo :as f]]) (f/foo)"))))
+  (testing "rename"
+    (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(require '[clojure.set :refer [union] :rename {union union2}]) (union2 #{1} #{2})")))
+    (is (= 16 (eval* "(ns foo (:refer-clojure :rename {bit-shift-left <<})) (<< 8 1)")))
+    (is (thrown-with-msg?
+         #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+         #"not.*resolve.*bit-shift-left"
+         (eval* "(ns foo (:refer-clojure :rename {bit-shift-left <<})) (bit-shift-left 8 1)"))))
+  (when-not tu/native?
+    (testing "load-fn + requiring-resolve"
+      (is (= :success
+             (tu/eval* "(deref (requiring-resolve 'foo.bar/x))"
+                       {:load-fn (fn [{:keys [:namespace]}]
+                                   (when (= 'foo.bar namespace)
+                                     {:source "(ns foo.bar) (def x :success)"
+                                      :file "foo/bar.clj"}))})))))
+  (is (thrown-with-msg?
+       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+       #"already refers to"
+       (eval* "
+(ns foo (:require [clojure.string :refer [split]]))
+(declare split)"))))
+
+(deftest use-test
+  (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(ns foo (:use clojure.set)) (union #{1} #{2})")))
+  (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(use 'clojure.set) (union #{1} #{2})")))
+  (is (= #{1 2} (eval* "(use '[clojure.set :only [union]]) (union #{1} #{2})")))
+  (is (thrown-with-msg?
+       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+       #"not.*resolve.*union"
+       (eval* "(use '[clojure.set :exclude [union]]) (union #{1} #{2})")))
+  (is (thrown-with-msg?
+       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+       #"not.*resolve.*union"
+       (eval* "(use '[clojure.set :only [difference]]) (union #{1} #{2})")))
+  (is (thrown-with-msg?
+       #?(:clj Exception :cljs js/Error)
+       #"already refers to"
+       (eval* "
+(ns foo (:use clojure.string))
+(declare split)"))))
+
 (deftest misc-namespace-test
   (is (= 1 (eval* "(alias (symbol \"c\") (symbol \"clojure.core\")) (c/and true 1)")))
   (is (= #{1 3 2} (eval* "(mapv alias ['set1 'set2] ['clojure.set 'clojure.set]) (set2/difference