diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
index f017bf6f..c8ca7258 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/HostLoader.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ModelManagement;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.TableDesigner;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.AzureBlob;
 using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ExecutionPlan;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectManagement;
 using System.IO;
 
 namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
@@ -179,6 +180,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
             ExecutionPlanService.Instance.InitializeService(serviceHost);
             serviceProvider.RegisterSingleService(ExecutionPlanService.Instance);
 
+            ObjectManagementService.Instance.InitializeService(serviceHost);
+            serviceProvider.RegisterSingleService(ObjectManagementService.Instance);
+
             serviceHost.InitializeRequestHandlers();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.cs
index bd28ccb4..01ec43f5 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.cs
@@ -9613,6 +9613,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
             }
         }
 
+        public static string ErrorConnectionNotFound
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return Keys.GetString(Keys.ErrorConnectionNotFound);
+            }
+        }
+
         public static string ConnectionServiceListDbErrorNotConnected(string uri)
         {
             return Keys.GetString(Keys.ConnectionServiceListDbErrorNotConnected, uri);
@@ -13878,6 +13886,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer
 
             public const string GetUserDefinedObjectsFromModelFailed = "GetUserDefinedObjectsFromModelFailed";
 
+            public const string ErrorConnectionNotFound = "ErrorConnectionNotFound";
+
 
             private Keys()
             { }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.strings b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.strings
index 186cc61b..0945eaa0 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.strings
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/Localization/sr.strings
@@ -2415,4 +2415,7 @@ TableDesignerConfirmationText = I have read the summary and understand the poten
 
 SqlProjectModelNotFound(string projectUri) = Could not find SQL model from project: {0}.
 UnsupportedModelType(string type) = Unsupported model type: {0}.
-GetUserDefinedObjectsFromModelFailed = Failed to get user defined objects from model.
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+GetUserDefinedObjectsFromModelFailed = Failed to get user defined objects from model.
+
+#ObjectManagement Service
+ErrorConnectionNotFound = The connection could not be found
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/Contracts/RenameRequest.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/Contracts/RenameRequest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..74c50b2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/Contracts/RenameRequest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol.Contracts;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Utility;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectManagement.Contracts
+{
+    public class RenameRequestParams : GeneralRequestDetails
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// SFC (SMO) URN identifying the object  
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ObjectUrn { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// the new name of the object
+        /// </summary>
+        public string NewName { get; set; }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Connection uri
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ConnectionUri { get; set; }
+    }
+    public class RenameRequest
+    {
+        public static readonly RequestType<RenameRequestParams, bool> Type = RequestType<RenameRequestParams, bool>.Create("objectmanagement/rename");
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/ObjectManagementService.cs b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/ObjectManagementService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fd44f9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer/ObjectManagement/ObjectManagementService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
+using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common;
+using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc;
+using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectManagement.Contracts;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Utility;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectManagement
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Main class for ObjectManagement Service functionality
+    /// </summary>
+    public class ObjectManagementService
+    {
+        private const string ObjectManagementServiceApplicationName = "azdata-object-management";
+        private static Lazy<ObjectManagementService> objectManagementServiceInstance = new Lazy<ObjectManagementService>(() => new ObjectManagementService());
+        public static ObjectManagementService Instance => objectManagementServiceInstance.Value;
+        public static ConnectionService connectionService;
+        private IProtocolEndpoint serviceHost;
+        public ObjectManagementService() { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Internal for testing purposes only
+        /// </summary>
+        internal static ConnectionService ConnectionServiceInstance
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                connectionService ??= ConnectionService.Instance;
+                return connectionService;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                connectionService = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void InitializeService(IProtocolEndpoint serviceHost)
+        {
+            this.serviceHost = serviceHost;
+            this.serviceHost.SetRequestHandler(RenameRequest.Type, HandleRenameRequest);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method to handle the renaming operation
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="requestParams">parameters which are needed to execute renaming operation</param>
+        /// <param name="requestContext">Request Context</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        internal async Task HandleRenameRequest(RenameRequestParams requestParams, RequestContext<bool> requestContext)
+        {
+            Logger.Verbose("Handle Request in HandleProcessRenameEditRequest()");
+            ConnectionInfo connInfo;
+
+            if (connectionService.TryFindConnection(
+                    requestParams.ConnectionUri,
+                    out connInfo))
+            {
+                using (SqlConnection sqlConn = ConnectionService.OpenSqlConnection(connInfo, ObjectManagementServiceApplicationName))
+                {
+
+                    IRenamable renameObject = this.GetRenamable(requestParams, sqlConn);
+
+                    renameObject.Rename(requestParams.NewName);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Logger.Error($"The connection {requestParams.ConnectionUri} could not be found.");
+                throw new Exception(SR.ErrorConnectionNotFound);
+            }
+
+            await requestContext.SendResult(true);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Method to get the sql object, which should be renamed
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="requestParams">parameters which are required for the rename operation</param>
+        /// <param name="connection">the sqlconnection on the server to search for the sqlobject</param>
+        /// <returns>the sql object if implements the interface IRenamable, so they can be renamed</returns>
+        private IRenamable GetRenamable(RenameRequestParams requestParams, SqlConnection connection)
+        {
+            ServerConnection serverConnection = new ServerConnection(connection);
+            Server server = new Server(serverConnection);
+            SqlSmoObject dbObject = server.GetSmoObject(new Urn(requestParams.ObjectUrn));
+            return (IRenamable)dbObject;
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests/ObjectManagement/ObjectManagementServiceTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests/ObjectManagement/ObjectManagementServiceTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aea0a4d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests/ObjectManagement/ObjectManagementServiceTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.Hosting.Protocol;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Connection;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests.Utility;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectManagement;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.ObjectManagement.Contracts;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.QueryExecution;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.QueryExecution.DataStorage;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.SqlContext;
+using Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.Test.Common;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using static Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests.Utility.LiveConnectionHelper;
+
+namespace Microsoft.SqlTools.ServiceLayer.IntegrationTests.ObjectManagement
+{
+    public class ObjectManagementServiceTests
+    {
+        private const string TableQuery = @"CREATE TABLE testTable1_RenamingTable (c1 int)";
+        private const string OwnerUri = "testDB";
+        private ObjectManagementService objectManagementService;
+        private SqlTestDb testDb;
+        private Mock<RequestContext<bool>> requestContextMock;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public async Task TestInitialize()
+        {
+            this.testDb = await SqlTestDb.CreateNewAsync(serverType: TestServerType.OnPrem, query: TableQuery, dbNamePrefix: "RenameTest");
+
+            requestContextMock = new Mock<RequestContext<bool>>();
+            ConnectionService connectionService = LiveConnectionHelper.GetLiveTestConnectionService();
+
+            TestConnectionResult connectionResult = await LiveConnectionHelper.InitLiveConnectionInfoAsync(testDb.DatabaseName, OwnerUri, ConnectionType.Default);
+
+            ObjectManagementService.ConnectionServiceInstance = connectionService;
+            this.objectManagementService = new ObjectManagementService();
+        }
+
+        [TearDown]
+        public async Task TearDownTestDatabase()
+        {
+            await SqlTestDb.DropDatabase(testDb.DatabaseName);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task TestRenameTable()
+        {
+            //arrange & act
+            await objectManagementService.HandleRenameRequest(this.InitRequestParams("RenamingTable", String.Format("Server/Database[@Name='{0}']/Table[@Name='testTable1_RenamingTable' and @Schema='dbo']", testDb.DatabaseName)), requestContextMock.Object);
+
+            //assert
+            requestContextMock.Verify(x => x.SendResult(It.Is<bool>(r => r == true)));
+
+            Query queryRenameObject = ExecuteQuery("SELECT * FROM " + testDb.DatabaseName + ".sys.tables WHERE name='RenamingTable'");
+            Assert.That(queryRenameObject.HasExecuted, Is.True, "The query to check for the renamed table was not executed");
+            Assert.That(queryRenameObject.HasErrored, Is.False, "There were errors on the execution of the query to check for the renamed table");
+            Assert.That(queryRenameObject.Batches[0].ResultSets[0].RowCount, Is.EqualTo(1), "Did not find the table with the new name after the rename operation");
+
+            Query queryOldObject = ExecuteQuery("SELECT * FROM " + testDb.DatabaseName + ".sys.tables WHERE name='testTable1_RenamingTable'");
+            Assert.That(queryOldObject.HasExecuted, Is.True, "The query to check for the old table was not executed");
+            Assert.That(queryOldObject.HasErrored, Is.False, "There were errors on the execution of the query to check for the old table");
+            Assert.That(queryOldObject.Batches[0].ResultSets[0].RowCount, Is.EqualTo(0), "Did find the old table which should have been renamed");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task TestRenameColumn()
+        {
+            //arrange & act
+            await objectManagementService.HandleRenameRequest(this.InitRequestParams("RenameColumn", String.Format("Server/Database[@Name='{0}']/Table[@Name='testTable1_RenamingTable' and @Schema='dbo']/Column[@Name='C1']", testDb.DatabaseName)), requestContextMock.Object);
+
+            //assert
+            requestContextMock.Verify(x => x.SendResult(It.Is<bool>(r => r == true)));
+
+            Query queryRenameObject = ExecuteQuery("SELECT * FROM " + testDb.DatabaseName + ".sys.columns WHERE name='RenameColumn'");
+            Assert.That(queryRenameObject.HasExecuted, Is.True, "The query to check for the renamed column was not executed");
+            Assert.That(queryRenameObject.HasErrored, Is.False, "There were errors on the execution of the query to check for the renamed column");
+            Assert.That(queryRenameObject.Batches[0].ResultSets[0].RowCount, Is.EqualTo(1), "Did not find the column with the new name after the rename operation");
+
+            Query queryOldObject = ExecuteQuery("SELECT * FROM " + testDb.DatabaseName + ".sys.columns WHERE name='C1'");
+            Assert.That(queryOldObject.HasExecuted, Is.True, "The query to check for the old column was not executed");
+            Assert.That(queryOldObject.HasErrored, Is.False, "There were errors on the execution of the query to check for the old column");
+            Assert.That(queryOldObject.Batches[0].ResultSets[0].RowCount, Is.EqualTo(0), "Did find the old column which should have been renamed");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task TestRenameColumnNotExisting()
+        {
+            Assert.That(async () =>
+            {
+                await objectManagementService.HandleRenameRequest(this.InitRequestParams("RenameColumn", String.Format("Server/Database[@Name='{0}']/Table[@Name='testTable1_RenamingTable' and @Schema='dbo']/Column[@Name='C1_NOT']", testDb.DatabaseName)), requestContextMock.Object);
+            }, Throws.Exception.TypeOf<FailedOperationException>(), "Did find the column, which should not have existed");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task TestRenameTableNotExisting()
+        {
+            Assert.That(async () =>
+            {
+                await objectManagementService.HandleRenameRequest(this.InitRequestParams("RenamingTable", String.Format("Server/Database[@Name='{0}']/Table[@Name='testTable1_Not' and @Schema='dbo']", testDb.DatabaseName)), requestContextMock.Object);
+            }, Throws.Exception.TypeOf<FailedOperationException>(), "Did find the table, which should not have existed");
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task TestConnectionNotFound()
+        {
+            var testRenameRequestParams = new RenameRequestParams
+            {
+                NewName = "RenamingTable",
+                ConnectionUri = "NOT_EXISTING",
+                ObjectUrn = String.Format("Server/Database[@Name='{0}']/Table[@Name='testTable1_Not' and @Schema='dbo']", testDb.DatabaseName),
+            };
+            Assert.That(async () =>
+            {
+                await objectManagementService.HandleRenameRequest(testRenameRequestParams, requestContextMock.Object);
+
+            }, Throws.Exception.TypeOf<Exception>(), "Did find the connection, which should not have existed");
+        }
+
+        private RenameRequestParams InitRequestParams(string newName, string UrnOfObject)
+        {
+            return new RenameRequestParams
+            {
+                NewName = newName,
+                ConnectionUri = OwnerUri,
+                ObjectUrn = UrnOfObject,
+            };
+        }
+
+        private Query ExecuteQuery(string queryText)
+        {
+            TestConnectionResult conResult = LiveConnectionHelper.InitLiveConnectionInfo();
+            ConnectionInfo connInfo = conResult.ConnectionInfo;
+            IFileStreamFactory fileStreamFactory = MemoryFileSystem.GetFileStreamFactory(new ConcurrentDictionary<string, byte[]>());
+
+            QueryExecutionSettings settings = new QueryExecutionSettings() { IsSqlCmdMode = false };
+            Query query = new Query(queryText, connInfo, settings, fileStreamFactory);
+            query.Execute();
+            query.ExecutionTask.Wait();
+            return query;
+        }
+    }
+}
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