diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index ab894beb7..64c6e9ab0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Bug fixes::
 
   * core: fix evaluation of condition with nested "if" (issue #1434)
   * irc: fix memory leak when the channel topic is changed
+  * xfer: send signal "xfer_ended" after the received file has been renamed (issue #1438)
 
 Build::
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
index 678267757..c6ef2b630 100644
--- a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
+++ b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ xfer_close (struct t_xfer *xfer, enum t_xfer_status status)
 
     if (XFER_HAS_ENDED(xfer->status))
     {
-        xfer_send_signal (xfer, "xfer_ended");
-
         if (xfer->hook_fd)
         {
             weechat_unhook (xfer->hook_fd);
@@ -379,6 +377,9 @@ xfer_close (struct t_xfer *xfer, enum t_xfer_status status)
         close (xfer->file);
         xfer->file = -1;
     }
+
+    if (XFER_HAS_ENDED(xfer->status))
+        xfer_send_signal (xfer, "xfer_ended");
 }
 
 /*