diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 35cc35b0d9da..90c87bd40595 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Groups same timestamp metric values to one event in the app_insights metricset. {pull}20403[20403]
 - `beat` module respects `basepath` config option. {pull}28162[28162]
 - Fix list_docker.go {pull}28374[28374]
+- Fix in rename processor to ingest metrics for `write.iops` to proper field instead of `write_iops` in rds metricset. {pull}28960[28960]
 
 *Packetbeat*
 
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/rds/manifest.yml b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/rds/manifest.yml
index 0cd7117778d8..997a8c71ea34 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/rds/manifest.yml
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/module/aws/rds/manifest.yml
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ processors:
         - from: "aws.rds.metrics.TransactionLogsGeneration.avg"
           to: "aws.rds.transaction_logs_generation"
         - from: "aws.rds.metrics.WriteIOPS.avg"
-          to: "aws.rds.write_iops"
+          to: "aws.rds.write.iops"
         - from: "aws.rds.metrics.Queries.avg"
           to: "aws.rds.queries"
         - from: "aws.rds.metrics.Deadlocks.avg"