diff --git a/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice.Abstractions/Validation/RenameStreetName.cs b/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice.Abstractions/Validation/RenameStreetName.cs
index a93172c2f..2916452e9 100644
--- a/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice.Abstractions/Validation/RenameStreetName.cs
+++ b/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice.Abstractions/Validation/RenameStreetName.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ public static class SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreNotInSameMunicipality
 
                 public static TicketError ToTicketError() => new TicketError(Message, Code);
             }
+
+            public static class SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSame
+            {
+                public const string Code = "BronStraatnaamIdHetzelfdeAlsDoelStraatnaam";
+                public static string Message(string straatNaamId) => $"Het doelStraatnaamId is hetzelfde als de bron straatnaam: {straatNaamId}.";
+
+                public static TicketError ToTicketError(string straatNaamId) => new TicketError(Message(straatNaamId), Code);
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidator.cs b/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidator.cs
index 86a0936d8..e9bc206f1 100644
--- a/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidator.cs
+++ b/src/StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidator.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ namespace StreetNameRegistry.Api.BackOffice.Validators
     using Abstractions;
     using Abstractions.Requests;
     using Abstractions.Validation;
+    using Azure.Core;
     using Be.Vlaanderen.Basisregisters.GrAr.Edit.Validators;
+    using Be.Vlaanderen.Basisregisters.GrAr.Legacy;
     using Be.Vlaanderen.Basisregisters.GrAr.Legacy.Straatnaam;
     using FluentValidation;
 
@@ -15,6 +17,18 @@ public RenameStreetNameRequestValidator(BackOfficeContext backOfficeContext)
                 .Must(straatNaamId =>
                     OsloPuriValidator.TryParseIdentifier(straatNaamId, out var persistentLocalId) && int.TryParse(persistentLocalId, out _))
                 .DependentRules(() =>
+                {
+                    RuleFor(x => x.DoelStraatnaamId)
+                        .MustAsync(async (request, straatNaamId, ct) =>
+                        {
+                            OsloPuriValidator.TryParseIdentifier(straatNaamId, out var persistentLocalIdAsString);
+
+                            var persistentLocalId = int.Parse(persistentLocalIdAsString);
+                            return persistentLocalId != request.StreetNamePersistentLocalId;
+                        })
+                        .WithMessage((_, straatNaamId) => ValidationErrors.RenameStreetName.SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSame.Message(straatNaamId))
+                        .WithErrorCode(ValidationErrors.RenameStreetName.SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSame.Code);
+
                     RuleFor(x => x.DoelStraatnaamId)
                         .MustAsync(async (straatNaamId, ct) =>
                         {
@@ -49,13 +63,15 @@ public RenameStreetNameRequestValidator(BackOfficeContext backOfficeContext)
                                     return
                                         municipalityIdBySourcePersistentLocalId is null
                                         || municipalityIdByDestinationPersistentLocalId is null
-                                        || municipalityIdByDestinationPersistentLocalId.MunicipalityId == municipalityIdBySourcePersistentLocalId.MunicipalityId;
+                                        || municipalityIdByDestinationPersistentLocalId.MunicipalityId ==
+                                        municipalityIdBySourcePersistentLocalId.MunicipalityId;
                                 })
                                 .WithMessage(ValidationErrors.RenameStreetName.SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreNotInSameMunicipality.Message)
                                 .WithErrorCode(ValidationErrors.RenameStreetName.SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreNotInSameMunicipality.Code)
                         )
                         .WithMessage((_, straatNaamId) => ValidationErrors.Common.StreetNameInvalid.Message(straatNaamId))
-                        .WithErrorCode(ValidationErrors.Common.StreetNameInvalid.Code))
+                        .WithErrorCode(ValidationErrors.Common.StreetNameInvalid.Code);
+                })
                 .WithMessage(ValidationErrors.Common.StreetNameNotFound.Message)
                 .WithErrorCode(ValidationErrors.Common.StreetNameNotFound.Code);
         }
diff --git a/src/StreetNameRegistry/Municipality/Exceptions/SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException.cs b/src/StreetNameRegistry/Municipality/Exceptions/SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e4c1212d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/StreetNameRegistry/Municipality/Exceptions/SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+namespace StreetNameRegistry.Municipality.Exceptions
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Runtime.Serialization;
+
+    [Serializable]
+    public sealed class SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException : StreetNameRegistryException
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The streetname id which already exists
+        /// </summary>
+        public string StreetNameId { get; }
+
+        public SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException()
+        {
+            StreetNameId = string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        public SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException(string streetNameId)
+        {
+            StreetNameId = streetNameId;
+        }
+
+        private SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
+            : base(info, context)
+        {
+            StreetNameId = string.Empty;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/StreetNameRegistry/Municipality/Municipality_StreetName.cs b/src/StreetNameRegistry/Municipality/Municipality_StreetName.cs
index 7086a1ea6..ad2090dd9 100644
--- a/src/StreetNameRegistry/Municipality/Municipality_StreetName.cs
+++ b/src/StreetNameRegistry/Municipality/Municipality_StreetName.cs
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ public void RemoveStreetName(PersistentLocalId persistentLocalId)
 
         public void RenameStreetName(PersistentLocalId sourcePersistentLocalId, PersistentLocalId destinationPersistentLocalId)
         {
+            if(sourcePersistentLocalId == destinationPersistentLocalId)
+                throw new SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException(sourcePersistentLocalId);
+
             var streetName = StreetNames.GetNotRemovedByPersistentLocalId(sourcePersistentLocalId);
             var destinationStreetName = StreetNames.GetNotRemovedByPersistentLocalId(destinationPersistentLocalId);
 
diff --git a/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/AggregateTests/WhenRenamingStreetName/GivenMunicipality.cs b/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/AggregateTests/WhenRenamingStreetName/GivenMunicipality.cs
index 8faeca20e..7c97997b3 100644
--- a/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/AggregateTests/WhenRenamingStreetName/GivenMunicipality.cs
+++ b/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/AggregateTests/WhenRenamingStreetName/GivenMunicipality.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ namespace StreetNameRegistry.Tests.AggregateTests.WhenRenamingStreetName
     using Be.Vlaanderen.Basisregisters.AggregateSource;
     using Be.Vlaanderen.Basisregisters.AggregateSource.Snapshotting;
     using Be.Vlaanderen.Basisregisters.AggregateSource.Testing;
+    using Be.Vlaanderen.Basisregisters.GrAr.Provenance;
     using Builders;
     using FluentAssertions;
     using global::AutoFixture;
@@ -61,6 +62,34 @@ public void ThenSourceStreetNameWasRenamedAndDestinationStreetNameWasApproved()
                     new Fact(_streamId, new StreetNameWasRenamed(_municipalityId, command.PersistentLocalId, command.DestinationPersistentLocalId))));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void WithDestinationSameAsSource_ThenThrowsSourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException()
+        {
+            var command = new RenameStreetName(
+                Fixture.Create<MunicipalityId>(),
+                new PersistentLocalId(1),
+                new PersistentLocalId(1),
+                Fixture.Create<Provenance>());
+
+            var sourceStreetNameWasProposed = new StreetNameWasProposedV2Builder(Fixture)
+                .WithPersistentLocalId(command.PersistentLocalId)
+                .Build();
+
+            var sourceStreetNameWasApproved = new StreetNameWasApprovedBuilder(Fixture)
+                .WithPersistentLocalId(sourceStreetNameWasProposed.PersistentLocalId)
+                .Build();
+
+            // Act, assert
+            Assert(new Scenario()
+                .Given(_streamId,
+                    Fixture.Create<MunicipalityWasImported>(),
+                    Fixture.Create<MunicipalityBecameCurrent>(),
+                    sourceStreetNameWasProposed,
+                    sourceStreetNameWasApproved)
+                .When(command)
+                .Throws(new SourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSameException(command.PersistentLocalId)));
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void WithApprovedDestinationStreetName_ThenSourceStreetNameWasRenamed()
         {
diff --git a/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidatorTests.cs b/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidatorTests.cs
index 749097037..6ad40e9eb 100644
--- a/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/test/StreetNameRegistry.Tests/BackOffice/Validators/RenameStreetNameRequestValidatorTests.cs
@@ -101,5 +101,28 @@ public async Task GivenStreetNamesInDifferentMunicipalities_ReturnsExpectedError
                 .WithErrorMessage("De meegegeven straatnamen liggen in verschillende gemeenten.")
                 .WithErrorCode("StraatnamenAndereGemeenten");
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task GivenSourceAndDestinationStreetNameAreTheSame_ReturnsExpectedError()
+        {
+            var municipalityId = Guid.NewGuid();
+            var persistentLocalId = 10000;
+            _backOfficeContext.MunicipalityIdByPersistentLocalId.Add(new MunicipalityIdByPersistentLocalId(
+                persistentLocalId,
+                municipalityId,
+                "NISCODE"));
+            await _backOfficeContext.SaveChangesAsync();
+
+            var doelStraatnaamId = $"https://data.vlaanderen.be/id/straatnaam/{persistentLocalId}";
+            var result = await _validator.TestValidateAsync(new RenameStreetNameRequest
+            {
+                DoelStraatnaamId = doelStraatnaamId,
+                StreetNamePersistentLocalId = persistentLocalId
+            });
+
+            result.ShouldHaveValidationErrorFor(nameof(RenameStreetNameRequest.DoelStraatnaamId))
+                .WithErrorMessage($"Het doelStraatnaamId is hetzelfde als de bron straatnaam: {doelStraatnaamId}.")
+                .WithErrorCode("BronStraatnaamIdHetzelfdeAlsDoelStraatnaam");
+        }
     }
 }