diff --git a/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapter.php b/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapter.php
index 96780f7ef..fe9f8bb87 100644
--- a/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapter.php
+++ b/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapter.php
@@ -327,13 +327,19 @@ public function move(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
             return;
         }
 
-        if ($this->fileExists($destination)) {
-            $this->delete($destination);
+        if ($connection->rename($sourceLocation, $destinationLocation)) {
+            return;
         }
 
-        if ( ! $connection->rename($sourceLocation, $destinationLocation)) {
-            throw UnableToMoveFile::fromLocationTo($source, $destination);
+        // Overwrite existing file / dir
+        if ($connection->is_file($destinationLocation)) {
+            $this->delete($destination);
+            if ($connection->rename($sourceLocation, $destinationLocation)) {
+                return;
+            }
         }
+
+        throw UnableToMoveFile::fromLocationTo($source, $destination);
     }
 
     public function copy(string $source, string $destination, Config $config): void
diff --git a/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapterTest.php b/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapterTest.php
index 92d9a505f..50678aae2 100644
--- a/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapterTest.php
+++ b/src/PhpseclibV3/SftpAdapterTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use League\Flysystem\UnableToMoveFile;
 use League\Flysystem\UnableToReadFile;
 use League\Flysystem\UnableToWriteFile;
+use League\Flysystem\Visibility;
 use phpseclib3\Net\SFTP;
 
 use function class_exists;
@@ -230,6 +231,37 @@ public function it_can_proactively_close_a_connection(): void
 
         self::assertFalse(static::$connectionProvider->connection->isConnected());
     }
+    /**
+     * @test
+     * @fixme Move to FilesystemAdapterTestCase once all adapters pass
+     */
+    public function moving_a_file_and_overwriting(): void
+    {
+        $this->runScenario(function() {
+            $adapter = $this->adapter();
+            $adapter->write(
+                'source.txt',
+                'contents to be moved',
+                new Config([Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY => Visibility::PUBLIC])
+            );
+            $adapter->write(
+                'destination.txt',
+                'contents to be overwritten',
+                new Config([Config::OPTION_VISIBILITY => Visibility::PUBLIC])
+            );
+            $adapter->move('source.txt', 'destination.txt', new Config());
+            $this->assertFalse(
+                $adapter->fileExists('source.txt'),
+                'After moving a file should no longer exist in the original location.'
+            );
+            $this->assertTrue(
+                $adapter->fileExists('destination.txt'),
+                'After moving, a file should be present at the new location.'
+            );
+            $this->assertEquals(Visibility::PUBLIC, $adapter->visibility('destination.txt')->visibility());
+            $this->assertEquals('contents to be moved', $adapter->read('destination.txt'));
+        });
+    }
 
     private static function connectionProvider(): StubSftpConnectionProvider
     {