diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker.go
index dc3362d957d..161e6be0300 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker.go
@@ -294,18 +294,21 @@ func MustReloadSchemaOnDDL(sql string, dbname string) bool {
 	case sqlparser.DBDDLStatement:
 		return false
 	case sqlparser.DDLStatement:
-		table := stmt.GetTable()
-		if table.IsEmpty() {
-			return false
-		}
-		if !table.Qualifier.IsEmpty() && table.Qualifier.String() != dbname {
-			return false
-		}
-		tableName := table.Name.String()
-		if schema.IsOnlineDDLTableName(tableName) {
-			return false
+		tables := []sqlparser.TableName{stmt.GetTable()}
+		tables = append(tables, stmt.GetToTables()...)
+		for _, table := range tables {
+			if table.IsEmpty() {
+				continue
+			}
+			if !table.Qualifier.IsEmpty() && table.Qualifier.String() != dbname {
+				continue
+			}
+			tableName := table.Name.String()
+			if schema.IsOnlineDDLTableName(tableName) {
+				continue
+			}
+			return true
 		}
-		return true
 	}
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker_test.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker_test.go
index 39d97dc46a6..2b30ee47e55 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker_test.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/schema/tracker_test.go
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ func TestMustReloadSchemaOnDDL(t *testing.T) {
 		{"create table x(i int);", db1, true},
 		{"bad", db2, false},
 		{"create table db2.x(i int);", db2, true},
+		{"rename table db2.x to db2.y;", db2, true},
 		{"create table db1.x(i int);", db2, false},
 		{"create table _vt.x(i int);", db1, false},
 		{"DROP VIEW IF EXISTS `pseudo_gtid`.`_pseudo_gtid_hint__asc:55B364E3:0000000000056EE2:6DD57B85`", db2, false},