diff --git a/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md b/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
index 219f6b95f..4fe49625a 100644
--- a/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
+++ b/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 | `:reset-diff-change`, `:diffget`, `:diffg` | Reset the diff change at the cursor position. |
 | `:clear-register` | Clear given register. If no argument is provided, clear all registers. |
 | `:redraw` | Clear and re-render the whole UI |
-| `:move`, `:mv` | Move the current buffer and its corresponding file to a different path |
+| `:move`, `:mv` | Move files, updating any affected open buffers. A single argument moves the current buffer's file, multiple arguments move multiple source files to a target (same as the Unix `mv` command) |
 | `:yank-diagnostic` | Yank diagnostic(s) under primary cursor to register, or clipboard by default |
 | `:read`, `:r` | Load a file into buffer |
 | `:echo` | Prints the given arguments to the statusline. |
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 2013a9d81..660c6ecc3 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use helix_core::command_line::{Args, Flag, Signature, Token, TokenKind};
 use helix_core::fuzzy::fuzzy_match;
 use helix_core::indent::MAX_INDENT;
 use helix_core::line_ending;
-use helix_stdx::path::home_dir;
+use helix_stdx::path::{canonicalize, home_dir};
 use helix_view::document::{read_to_string, DEFAULT_LANGUAGE_NAME};
 use helix_view::editor::{CloseError, ConfigEvent};
 use helix_view::expansion;
@@ -2460,15 +2460,49 @@ fn move_buffer(cx: &mut compositor::Context, args: Args, event: PromptEvent) ->
         return Ok(());
     }
 
-    let doc = doc!(cx.editor);
-    let old_path = doc
-        .path()
-        .context("Scratch buffer cannot be moved. Use :write instead")?
-        .clone();
-    let new_path = args.first().unwrap().to_string();
-    if let Err(err) = cx.editor.move_path(&old_path, new_path.as_ref()) {
-        bail!("Could not move file: {err}");
+    let mut new_path = canonicalize(&args[args.len() - 1]);
+    let is_dir = new_path.is_dir();
+
+    let mut do_move = |old_path: PathBuf, editor: &mut Editor| {
+        let Some(file_name) = old_path.file_name() else {
+            bail!("Cannot move this path: {}", old_path.to_string_lossy());
+        };
+        // Allow moving files into directories without repeating the file name in the new path.
+        if is_dir {
+            new_path.push(file_name);
+        }
+        if let Err(err) = editor.move_path(old_path.as_path(), new_path.as_ref()) {
+            bail!("Could not move file: {err}");
+        }
+        if is_dir {
+            new_path.pop();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    };
+
+    // Move the current buffer.
+    if args.len() == 1 {
+        let doc = doc!(cx.editor);
+        let old_path = doc
+            .path()
+            .context("Scratch buffer cannot be moved. Use :write instead")?
+            .clone();
+        return do_move(old_path, cx.editor);
     }
+
+    // Move multiple files to one destination, like `mv foo bar baz` where "baz" is a directory.
+    // If we have multiple source files, the destination must be a directory.
+    if !is_dir && args.len() > 2 {
+        bail!("Cannot move files: not a directory");
+    }
+    for old_path in args
+        .iter()
+        .take(args.len() - 1)
+        .map(|arg| canonicalize(arg.to_string()))
+    {
+        do_move(old_path, cx.editor)?;
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -3515,11 +3549,11 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
     TypableCommand {
         name: "move",
         aliases: &["mv"],
-        doc: "Move the current buffer and its corresponding file to a different path",
+        doc: "Move files, updating any affected open buffers. A single argument moves the current buffer's file, multiple arguments move multiple source files to a target (same as the Unix `mv` command)",
         fun: move_buffer,
-        completer: CommandCompleter::positional(&[completers::filename]),
+        completer: CommandCompleter::all(completers::filename),
         signature: Signature {
-            positionals: (1, Some(1)),
+            positionals: (1, None),
             ..Signature::DEFAULT
         },
     },
diff --git a/helix-view/src/editor.rs b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
index cb9586e79..b229b7f60 100644
--- a/helix-view/src/editor.rs
+++ b/helix-view/src/editor.rs
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ impl Editor {
     }
 
     /// moves/renames a path, invoking any event handlers (currently only lsp)
-    /// and calling `set_doc_path` if the file is open in the editor
+    /// and calling `set_doc_path` for all affected files open in the editor
     pub fn move_path(&mut self, old_path: &Path, new_path: &Path) -> io::Result<()> {
         let new_path = canonicalize(new_path);
         // sanity check
@@ -1438,8 +1438,31 @@ impl Editor {
             }
         }
         fs::rename(old_path, &new_path)?;
-        if let Some(doc) = self.document_by_path(old_path) {
-            self.set_doc_path(doc.id(), &new_path);
+        let mut to_update: Vec<_> = self
+            .documents
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|(id, doc)| {
+                let old_doc_path = doc.path()?;
+                let relative = old_doc_path.strip_prefix(old_path).ok()?;
+                let new_doc_path = new_path.join(relative);
+                Some((old_doc_path.to_owned(), new_doc_path, Some(*id)))
+            })
+            .collect();
+        // If old_path doesn't have an attached document, we haven't included it above.
+        // We can still tell the language servers that it changed.
+        if self.document_by_path(old_path).is_none() {
+            to_update.push((old_path.to_owned(), new_path.clone(), None));
+        }
+        for (old_doc_path, new_doc_path, id) in to_update {
+            if let Some(id) = id {
+                self.set_doc_path(id, &new_doc_path);
+            }
+            self.language_servers
+                .file_event_handler
+                .file_changed(old_doc_path);
+            self.language_servers
+                .file_event_handler
+                .file_changed(new_doc_path);
         }
         let is_dir = new_path.is_dir();
         for ls in self.language_servers.iter_clients() {
@@ -1450,12 +1473,6 @@ impl Editor {
             }
             ls.did_rename(old_path, &new_path, is_dir);
         }
-        self.language_servers
-            .file_event_handler
-            .file_changed(old_path.to_owned());
-        self.language_servers
-            .file_event_handler
-            .file_changed(new_path);
         Ok(())
     }