diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c8989ef..d1c4500 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
         - **.PATCH**: Pull Request Title (PR Author) [PR Number](Link to PR)
 -->
 #### 6.4
+- **.4**: Prevent overwriting existing files/dirs on node move. (PhilRunninger) [#1079](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1079)
 - **.3**: Fix regex that finds keyword for minimal menu. (PhilRunninger) [#1075](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1075)
 - **.2**: Lint vimscript, fix errors and warnings, add CI job to review PRs (Caleb Maclennan) [#1071](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1071)
 - **.1**: Ensure backward compatibility. v:t_func is not available before Vim 8.0 (Phil Runninger)
diff --git a/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim b/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
index 3ecfa81..87ec0cf 100644
--- a/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
+++ b/nerdtree_plugin/fs_menu.vim
@@ -196,6 +196,11 @@ function! NERDTreeMoveNode()
     let curNode = g:NERDTreeFileNode.GetSelected()
     let prompt = s:inputPrompt('move')
     let newNodePath = input(prompt, curNode.path.str(), 'file')
+    while filereadable(newNodePath)
+        call nerdtree#echoWarning('This destination already exists. Try again.')
+        let newNodePath = input(prompt, curNode.path.str(), 'file')
+    endwhile
+
 
     if newNodePath ==# ''
         call nerdtree#echo('Node Renaming Aborted.')