diff --git a/module/zfs/zvol.c b/module/zfs/zvol.c
index 5ca4f4670a86..9fd689fbd01b 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zvol.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zvol.c
@@ -2262,12 +2262,6 @@ zvol_rename_minors_impl(const char *oldname, const char *newname)
 
 		mutex_enter(&zv->zv_state_lock);
 
-		/* If in use, leave alone */
-		if (zv->zv_open_count > 0) {
-			mutex_exit(&zv->zv_state_lock);
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		if (strcmp(zv->zv_name, oldname) == 0) {
 			zvol_rename_minor(zv, newname);
 		} else if (strncmp(zv->zv_name, oldname, oldnamelen) == 0 &&
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/linux.run b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
index b4dd29fae678..5caa63bdcd90 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/linux.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
@@ -888,8 +888,8 @@ tags = ['functional', 'zvol', 'zvol_cli']
 [tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc]
 tests = ['zvol_misc_001_neg', 'zvol_misc_002_pos', 'zvol_misc_003_neg',
     'zvol_misc_004_pos', 'zvol_misc_005_neg', 'zvol_misc_006_pos',
-    'zvol_misc_hierarchy', 'zvol_misc_snapdev', 'zvol_misc_volmode',
-    'zvol_misc_zil']
+    'zvol_misc_hierarchy', 'zvol_misc_rename_inuse', 'zvol_misc_snapdev',
+    'zvol_misc_volmode', 'zvol_misc_zil']
 tags = ['functional', 'zvol', 'zvol_misc']
 
 [tests/functional/zvol/zvol_swap]
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am
index 57ffbd565e66..024007a41826 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ dist_pkgdata_SCRIPTS = \
 	zvol_misc_005_neg.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_006_pos.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_hierarchy.ksh \
+	zvol_misc_rename_inuse.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_snapdev.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_volmode.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_zil.ksh
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/cleanup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/cleanup.ksh
index 79836c2e5d18..7714530ff4cb 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/cleanup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/cleanup.ksh
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ verify_runnable "global"
 
 default_zvol_cleanup
 
+[[ -d $TESTDIR ]] && rm -rf $TESTDIR
+
 log_pass
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/setup.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/setup.ksh
index 017e8b617225..6b2cc821792c 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/setup.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/setup.ksh
@@ -36,4 +36,6 @@ verify_runnable "global"
 
 default_zvol_setup $DISK $VOLSIZE
 
+log_must mkdir $TESTDIR
+
 log_pass
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_002_pos.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_002_pos.ksh
index cc3b5c467009..203b552cff6c 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_002_pos.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_002_pos.ksh
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ function cleanup
 	ismounted $TESTDIR $NEWFS_DEFAULT_FS
 	(( $? == 0 )) && log_must umount $TESTDIR
 
-	[[ -e $TESTDIR ]] && rm -rf $TESTDIR
 	zfs set volsize=$volsize $TESTPOOL/$TESTVOL
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ log_must zfs set volsize=128m $TESTPOOL/$TESTVOL
 echo "y" | newfs -v ${ZVOL_RDEVDIR}/$TESTPOOL/$TESTVOL >/dev/null 2>&1
 (( $? != 0 )) && log_fail "Unable to newfs(1M) $TESTPOOL/$TESTVOL"
 
-log_must mkdir $TESTDIR
 log_must mount ${ZVOL_DEVDIR}/$TESTPOOL/$TESTVOL $TESTDIR
 
 typeset -i fn=0
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_rename_inuse.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_rename_inuse.ksh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..f8512295c352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_rename_inuse.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/ksh -p
+#
+# This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+# You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+# 1.0 of the CDDL.
+#
+# A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+# source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+# http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright 2019, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+. $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
+. $STF_SUITE/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_common.shlib
+. $STF_SUITE/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_common.kshlib
+
+#
+# DESCRIPTION:
+# Verify 'zfs rename' works on a ZVOL already in use as block device
+#
+# STRATEGY:
+# 1. Create a ZVOL
+# 2. Create a filesystem on the ZVOL device and mount it
+# 3. Rename the ZVOL dataset
+# 4. Receive a send stream with the same name as the old ZVOL dataset and verify
+#    we don't trigger any issue like the one reported in #6263
+#
+
+verify_runnable "global"
+
+function cleanup
+{
+	log_must umount "$MNTPFS"
+	log_must rmdir "$MNTPFS"
+	for ds in "$SENDFS" "$ZVOL" "$ZVOL-renamed"; do
+		destroy_dataset "$ds" '-rf'
+	done
+	udev_wait
+}
+
+log_assert "Verify 'zfs rename' works on a ZVOL already in use as block device"
+log_onexit cleanup
+
+ZVOL="$TESTPOOL/vol.$$"
+ZDEV="$ZVOL_DEVDIR/$ZVOL"
+MNTPFS="$TESTDIR/zvol_inuse_rename"
+SENDFS="$TESTPOOL/sendfs.$$"
+
+# 1. Create a ZVOL
+log_must zfs create -V $VOLSIZE "$ZVOL"
+
+# 2. Create a filesystem on the ZVOL device and mount it
+udev_wait
+log_must eval "echo y | newfs $ZDEV >/dev/null 2>&1"
+log_must mkdir "$MNTPFS"
+log_must mount "$ZDEV" "$MNTPFS"
+
+# 3. Rename the ZVOL dataset
+log_must zfs rename "$ZVOL" "$ZVOL-renamed"
+
+# 4. Receive a send stream with the same name as the old ZVOL dataset and verify
+#    we don't trigger any issue like the one reported in #6263
+log_must zfs create "$SENDFS"
+log_must zfs snap "$SENDFS@snap"
+log_must eval "zfs send $SENDFS@snap | zfs recv $ZVOL"
+
+log_pass "Renaming in use ZVOL works successfully"