diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 54c2259a..70678b1c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+- [#537](https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clj-refactor.el/issues/537): Fail early in `cljr-rename-symbol` in case narrowing is in effect.
+
 ## 3.6.1
 
 - Add the [clojure.math namespace](https://clojure.github.io/clojure/clojure.math-api.html) to magic requires (new with Clojure 1.11.0)
diff --git a/clj-refactor.el b/clj-refactor.el
index f669c4f4..e42969a4 100644
--- a/clj-refactor.el
+++ b/clj-refactor.el
@@ -2827,6 +2827,7 @@ See: https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clj-refactor.el/wiki/cljr-find-usages"
 
 See: https://github.com/clojure-emacs/clj-refactor.el/wiki/cljr-rename-symbol"
   (interactive)
+  (when (buffer-narrowed-p) (error "Cannot rename symbols while narrowing is in effect"))
   (cljr--ensure-op-supported "find-symbol")
   (when (cljr--asts-y-or-n-p)
     (save-buffer)