diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java
index 5b3de43..c2cc905 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/ApplicationNotificationsManager.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.model.UserModel;
 /**
  * 
  * @author Massimiliano Assante, ISTI-CNR
- * @version 0.1 Dec 2012
  *
  * use to notify users from within your application 
  */
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ public class ApplicationNotificationsManager extends SocialPortalBridge implemen
 	public boolean notifyFolderRenaming(String userIdToNotify, String previousName, String newName, String renamedFolderId) throws InternalErrorException {
 		Notification not = new Notification(
 				UUID.randomUUID().toString(), 
-				NotificationType.WP_FOLDER_SHARE, 
+				NotificationType.WP_FOLDER_RENAMED, 
 				userIdToNotify, //user no notify
 				renamedFolderId,  //the 
 				new Date(),
@@ -274,6 +273,27 @@ public class ApplicationNotificationsManager extends SocialPortalBridge implemen
 
 		return saveNotification(not);
 	}
+	/**
+	 * {@inheritDoc}
+	 * @throws InternalErrorException 
+	 */
+	@Override
+	public boolean notifyItemRenaming(String userIdToNotify, String previousName, WorkspaceItem renamedItem) throws InternalErrorException {
+		Notification not = new Notification(
+				UUID.randomUUID().toString(), 
+				NotificationType.WP_ITEM_RENAMED, 
+				userIdToNotify, //user no notify
+				renamedItem.getId(),  //the 
+				new Date(),
+				"?oid="+renamedItem.getId(), 
+				"renamed " + previousName +" as " + renamedItem.getName() +" in your shared folder " + renamedItem.getParent().getName(),
+				false, 
+				aslSession.getUsername(),
+				aslSession.getUserFullName(), 
+				aslSession.getUserAvatarId());
+
+		return saveNotification(not);
+	}	
 	/**
 	 * {@inheritDoc}
 	 */
@@ -487,5 +507,5 @@ public class ApplicationNotificationsManager extends SocialPortalBridge implemen
 						aslSession.getUserAvatarId());
 
 		return saveNotification(not);
-	}	
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java
index 3cb483a..d9bc61a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/applicationsupportlayer/social/NotificationsManager.java
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ public interface NotificationsManager {
 	 * @return true if the notification is correctly delivered, false otherwise
 	 */
 	boolean notifyUpdatedItem(String userIdToNotify, WorkspaceItem item, WorkspaceFolder sharedFolder) throws Exception;
+	/**
+	 * use to notify a user he got a workspace item renamed
+	 *
+	 * @param userIdToNotify the user you want to notify
+	 * @param previousName the previous name of the folder
+	 * @param renamedItem the renamed {@link WorkspaceItem}  
+	 * @return true if the notification is correctly delivered, false otherwise
+	 */
+	boolean notifyItemRenaming(String userIdToNotify, String previousName, WorkspaceItem renamedItem) throws Exception;
 	/**
 	 * 
 	 * @param userIdToNotify the user you want to notify