diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParser.java b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParser.java
index 58bc24316..1ac364c8f 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParser.java
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/main/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParser.java
@@ -969,6 +969,7 @@ protected void parseRenameTable(Marker start) {
         tokens.consume("TO");
         TableId to = parseQualifiedTableName(start);
         databaseTables.renameTable(from, to);
+        signalAlterTable(from, to, start);
     }
 
     protected List<String> parseColumnNameList(Marker start) {
diff --git a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParserTest.java b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParserTest.java
index 7ef279d4e..b7577ed50 100644
--- a/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParserTest.java
+++ b/debezium-connector-mysql/src/test/java/io/debezium/connector/mysql/MySqlDdlParserTest.java
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public void shouldParseTestStatements() {
         parser.parse(readFile("ddl/mysql-test-statements.ddl"), tables);
         Testing.print(tables);
         assertThat(tables.size()).isEqualTo(6); // no tables
-        assertThat(listener.total()).isEqualTo(46);
+        assertThat(listener.total()).isEqualTo(49);
     }
 
     @Test