diff --git a/packages/io/__tests__/io.test.ts b/packages/io/__tests__/io.test.ts
index c05be13f..4d7f1af0 100644
--- a/packages/io/__tests__/io.test.ts
+++ b/packages/io/__tests__/io.test.ts
@@ -292,6 +292,34 @@ describe('mv', () => {
     )
     await assertNotExists(sourceFile)
   })
+
+  describe('ioUtil.rename', () => {
+    beforeAll(() => {
+      jest.spyOn(fs, 'rename').mockImplementation(() => {
+        throw Object.assign(new Error('cross-device link not permitted'), {
+          code: 'EXDEV'
+        })
+      })
+    })
+
+    afterEach(() => {
+      jest.restoreAllMocks()
+    })
+
+    it('fallbacks to `fs.cp` and `fs.rm` on `EXDEV` exception', async () => {
+      const root: string = path.join(getTestTemp(), 'rename_fallback_test')
+      const source: string = path.join(root, 'realfile1')
+      const dest: string = path.join(root, 'realfile2')
+
+      await io.mkdirP(root)
+      await fs.writeFile(source, 'test file content', {encoding: 'utf8'})
+      await io.mv(source, dest)
+
+      expect(await fs.readFile(dest, {encoding: 'utf8'})).toBe(
+        'test file content'
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })
 
 describe('rmRF', () => {
diff --git a/packages/io/src/io-util.ts b/packages/io/src/io-util.ts
index 89709f38..48edf05e 100644
--- a/packages/io/src/io-util.ts
+++ b/packages/io/src/io-util.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,34 @@ export const {
   open,
   readdir,
   readlink,
-  rename,
   rm,
   rmdir,
   stat,
   symlink,
   unlink
 } = fs.promises
+
+export async function rename(
+  src: fs.PathLike,
+  dest: fs.PathLike
+): Promise<void> {
+  try {
+    await fs.promises.rename(src, dest)
+  } catch (err) {
+    if (err.code === 'EXDEV') {
+      await fs.promises.cp(
+        src instanceof Buffer ? src.toString('utf8') : src,
+        dest instanceof Buffer ? dest.toString('utf8') : dest,
+        {recursive: true}
+      )
+      await fs.promises.rm(src, {recursive: true})
+      return
+    }
+
+    throw err
+  }
+}
+
 // export const {open} = 'fs'
 export const IS_WINDOWS = process.platform === 'win32'
 // See https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/d0153aee367422d0858105abec186da4dff0a0c5/deps/uv/include/uv/win.h#L691