diff --git a/src/build_vehicle_gui.cpp b/src/build_vehicle_gui.cpp
index ceea90c5bd..3677d0afed 100644
--- a/src/build_vehicle_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/build_vehicle_gui.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "engine_base.h"
 #include "engine_func.h"
 #include "station_base.h"
+#include "network/network.h"
 #include "articulated_vehicles.h"
 #include "textbuf_gui.h"
 #include "command_func.h"
@@ -971,6 +972,9 @@ struct BuildVehicleWindow : Window {
 		 * So we just hide it, and enlarge the Rename button by the now vacant place. */
 		if (this->listview_mode) this->GetWidget<NWidgetStacked>(WID_BV_BUILD_SEL)->SetDisplayedPlane(SZSP_NONE);
 
+		/* disable renaming engines in network games if you are not the server */
+		this->SetWidgetDisabledState(WID_BV_RENAME, _networking && !_network_server);
+
 		NWidgetCore *widget = this->GetWidget<NWidgetCore>(WID_BV_LIST);
 		widget->tool_tip = STR_BUY_VEHICLE_TRAIN_LIST_TOOLTIP + type;
 
diff --git a/src/command.cpp b/src/command.cpp
index d0d08ca315..40071810f5 100644
--- a/src/command.cpp
+++ b/src/command.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static const Command _command_proc_table[] = {
 	DEF_CMD(CmdWantEnginePreview,                              0, CMDT_VEHICLE_MANAGEMENT    ), // CMD_WANT_ENGINE_PREVIEW
 
 	DEF_CMD(CmdRenameVehicle,                       CMD_STR_CTRL, CMDT_OTHER_MANAGEMENT      ), // CMD_RENAME_VEHICLE
-	DEF_CMD(CmdRenameEngine,                        CMD_STR_CTRL, CMDT_OTHER_MANAGEMENT      ), // CMD_RENAME_ENGINE
+	DEF_CMD(CmdRenameEngine,           CMD_STR_CTRL | CMD_SERVER, CMDT_OTHER_MANAGEMENT      ), // CMD_RENAME_ENGINE
 
 	DEF_CMD(CmdRenameCompany,                       CMD_STR_CTRL, CMDT_OTHER_MANAGEMENT      ), // CMD_RENAME_COMPANY
 	DEF_CMD(CmdRenamePresident,                     CMD_STR_CTRL, CMDT_OTHER_MANAGEMENT      ), // CMD_RENAME_PRESIDENT