diff --git a/util/file/filesystem.h b/util/file/filesystem.h
index 12823372..acdd8d81 100644
--- a/util/file/filesystem.h
+++ b/util/file/filesystem.h
@@ -35,6 +35,31 @@ bool LoggingCreateDirectory(const base::FilePath& path,
                             FilePermissions permissions,
                             bool may_reuse);
 
+//! \brief Moves a file, symbolic link, or directory, logging a message on
+//!     failure.
+//!
+//! \a source must exist and refer to a file, symbolic link, or directory.
+//!
+//! \a source and \a dest must be on the same filesystem.
+//!
+//! If \a dest exists, it may be overwritten:
+//!
+//! If \a dest exists and refers to a file or to a live or dangling symbolic
+//! link to a file, it will be overwritten if \a source also refers to a file or
+//! to a live or dangling symbolic link to a file or directory.
+//!
+//! On POSIX, if \a dest refers to a directory, it will be overwritten only if
+//! it is empty and \a source also refers to a directory.
+//!
+//! On Windows, if \a dest refers to a directory or to a live or dangling
+//! symbolic link to a directory, it will not be overwritten.
+//!
+//! \param[in] source The path to the file to be moved.
+//! \param[in] dest The new path for the file.
+//! \return `true` on success. `false` on failure with a message logged.
+bool MoveFileOrDirectory(const base::FilePath& source,
+                         const base::FilePath& dest);
+
 //! \brief Determines if a path refers to a regular file, logging a message on
 //!     failure.
 //!
diff --git a/util/file/filesystem_posix.cc b/util/file/filesystem_posix.cc
index 843a1b63..802c3fc4 100644
--- a/util/file/filesystem_posix.cc
+++ b/util/file/filesystem_posix.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "util/file/filesystem.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -42,6 +43,16 @@ bool LoggingCreateDirectory(const base::FilePath& path,
   return false;
 }
 
+bool MoveFileOrDirectory(const base::FilePath& source,
+                         const base::FilePath& dest) {
+  if (rename(source.value().c_str(), dest.value().c_str()) != 0) {
+    PLOG(ERROR) << "rename " << source.value().c_str() << ", "
+                << dest.value().c_str();
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool IsRegularFile(const base::FilePath& path) {
   struct stat st;
   if (lstat(path.value().c_str(), &st) != 0) {
diff --git a/util/file/filesystem_test.cc b/util/file/filesystem_test.cc
index dee1560d..4fc856a1 100644
--- a/util/file/filesystem_test.cc
+++ b/util/file/filesystem_test.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include "base/logging.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
-#include "test/file.h"
 #include "test/scoped_temp_dir.h"
 #include "util/file/filesystem_test_util.h"
 
@@ -45,6 +44,110 @@ TEST(Filesystem, CreateDirectory) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(file));
 }
 
+TEST(Filesystem, MoveFileOrDirectory) {
+  ScopedTempDir temp_dir;
+
+  base::FilePath file(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("file")));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateFile(file));
+
+  // empty paths
+  EXPECT_FALSE(MoveFileOrDirectory(base::FilePath(), base::FilePath()));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(MoveFileOrDirectory(base::FilePath(), file));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(MoveFileOrDirectory(file, base::FilePath()));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(file));
+
+  // files
+  base::FilePath file2(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("file2")));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(file, file2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(file2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsRegularFile(file));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(MoveFileOrDirectory(file, file2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(file2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsRegularFile(file));
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateFile(file));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(file2, file));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(file));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsRegularFile(file2));
+
+  // directories
+  base::FilePath dir(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("dir")));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(
+      LoggingCreateDirectory(dir, FilePermissions::kWorldReadable, false));
+
+  base::FilePath nested(dir.Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("nested")));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateFile(nested));
+
+  base::FilePath dir2(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("dir2")));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(dir, dir2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsDirectory(dir, true));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsDirectory(dir2, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(dir2.Append(nested.BaseName())));
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(
+      LoggingCreateDirectory(dir, FilePermissions::kWorldReadable, false));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(MoveFileOrDirectory(dir, dir2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsDirectory(dir, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsDirectory(dir2, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(dir2.Append(nested.BaseName())));
+
+  // files <-> directories
+  EXPECT_FALSE(MoveFileOrDirectory(file, dir2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsDirectory(dir2, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(file));
+
+  EXPECT_FALSE(MoveFileOrDirectory(dir2, file));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsDirectory(dir2, false));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(file));
+
+  // file links
+  base::FilePath link(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("link")));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateSymbolicLink(file, link));
+
+  base::FilePath link2(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("link2")));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(link, link2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(link2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link));
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateSymbolicLink(file, link));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(link, link2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(link2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link));
+
+  // file links <-> files
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(file, link2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(IsRegularFile(link2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(file));
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(link2, file));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateSymbolicLink(file, link));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(link, file));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(file));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(IsRegularFile(file));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(LoggingRemoveFile(file));
+
+  // dangling file links
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateSymbolicLink(file, link));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(link, link2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(link2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link));
+
+  // directory links
+  ASSERT_TRUE(CreateSymbolicLink(dir, link));
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(link, link2));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(link2));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link));
+
+  // dangling directory links
+  ASSERT_TRUE(LoggingRemoveDirectory(dir));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(MoveFileOrDirectory(link2, link));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(link));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link2));
+}
+
 TEST(Filesystem, IsRegularFile) {
   EXPECT_FALSE(IsRegularFile(base::FilePath()));
 
@@ -116,8 +219,8 @@ TEST(Filesystem, RemoveFile) {
   base::FilePath link(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("link")));
   ASSERT_TRUE(CreateSymbolicLink(file, link));
   EXPECT_TRUE(LoggingRemoveFile(link));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(FileExists(link));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(FileExists(file));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(file));
 
   base::FilePath dir(temp_dir.path().Append(FILE_PATH_LITERAL("dir")));
   ASSERT_TRUE(
@@ -126,8 +229,8 @@ TEST(Filesystem, RemoveFile) {
 
   ASSERT_TRUE(CreateSymbolicLink(dir, link));
   EXPECT_TRUE(LoggingRemoveFile(link));
-  EXPECT_FALSE(FileExists(link));
-  EXPECT_TRUE(FileExists(dir));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(PathExists(link));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(PathExists(dir));
 
   EXPECT_TRUE(LoggingRemoveFile(file));
   EXPECT_FALSE(IsRegularFile(file));
diff --git a/util/file/filesystem_test_util.cc b/util/file/filesystem_test_util.cc
index 9113b87f..49e13ecb 100644
--- a/util/file/filesystem_test_util.cc
+++ b/util/file/filesystem_test_util.cc
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@
 
 #include "util/file/filesystem_test_util.h"
 
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
 #include "base/logging.h"
+#include "base/strings/utf_string_conversions.h"
 #include "build/build_config.h"
 #include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "test/errors.h"
 #include "util/file/file_io.h"
 #include "util/file/filesystem.h"
 
@@ -59,5 +65,23 @@ bool CreateSymbolicLink(const base::FilePath& target_path,
   return true;
 }
 
+bool PathExists(const base::FilePath& path) {
+#if defined(OS_POSIX)
+  struct stat st;
+  if (lstat(path.value().c_str(), &st) != 0) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(errno, ENOENT) << ErrnoMessage("lstat ") << path.value();
+    return false;
+  }
+#elif defined(OS_WIN)
+  if (GetFileAttributes(path.value().c_str()) == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) {
+    EXPECT_EQ(GetLastError(), ERROR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)
+        << ErrorMessage("GetFileAttributes ")
+        << base::UTF16ToUTF8(path.value());
+    return false;
+  }
+#endif
+  return true;
+}
+
 }  // namespace test
 }  // namespace crashpad
diff --git a/util/file/filesystem_test_util.h b/util/file/filesystem_test_util.h
index 19812f47..393bc8b5 100644
--- a/util/file/filesystem_test_util.h
+++ b/util/file/filesystem_test_util.h
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ bool CreateFile(const base::FilePath& file);
 bool CreateSymbolicLink(const base::FilePath& target_path,
                         const base::FilePath& symlink_path);
 
+bool PathExists(const base::FilePath& path);
+
 }  // namespace test
 }  // namespace crashpad
 
diff --git a/util/file/filesystem_win.cc b/util/file/filesystem_win.cc
index 64531b32..5a1242ec 100644
--- a/util/file/filesystem_win.cc
+++ b/util/file/filesystem_win.cc
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ bool LoggingCreateDirectory(const base::FilePath& path,
   return false;
 }
 
+bool MoveFileOrDirectory(const base::FilePath& source,
+                         const base::FilePath& dest) {
+  if (!MoveFileEx(source.value().c_str(),
+                  dest.value().c_str(),
+                  IsDirectory(source, false) ? 0 : MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING)) {
+    PLOG(ERROR) << "MoveFileEx" << base::UTF16ToUTF8(source.value()) << ", "
+                << base::UTF16ToUTF8(dest.value());
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool IsRegularFile(const base::FilePath& path) {
   DWORD fileattr = GetFileAttributes(path.value().c_str());
   if (fileattr == INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES) {