diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index ce0afc89d12..e3a9a669e48 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	`remote-file-name-inhibit-cache' to nil in the second pass.
 	(tramp-find-executable): Do not call "which" on SunOS.
 	(tramp-send-command-and-check): Fix docstring.
+	(tramp-do-copy-or-rename-file-directly): In the `rename' case,
+	check whether source directory has set the sticky bit.
 
 2014-03-24  Barry O'Reilly  <gundaetiapo@gmail.com>
 
diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
index 9cc913724fd..22ea7714743 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp-sh.el
@@ -2110,6 +2110,12 @@ the uid and gid from FILENAME."
 	   ;; We can do it directly.
 	   ((let (file-name-handler-alist)
 	      (and (file-readable-p localname1)
+		   ;; No sticky bit when renaming.
+		   (or (eq op 'copy)
+		       (zerop
+			(logand
+			 (file-modes (file-name-directory localname1))
+			 (tramp-compat-octal-to-decimal "1000"))))
 		   (file-writable-p (file-name-directory localname2))
 		   (or (file-directory-p localname2)
 		       (file-writable-p localname2))))