--- a/RefactoringRope/Refactoring.py	Tue Apr 07 21:41:40 2015 +0200
+++ b/RefactoringRope/Refactoring.py	Tue Apr 07 21:44:49 2015 +0200
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@
         filename = aw.getFileName()
         if renameModule:
             offset = None
+            selectedText, _ = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(filename))
         else:
             line, index, line1, index1 = aw.getSelection()
             if line != line1:
@@ -1017,6 +1018,7 @@
             index = int(index + (index1 - index) / 2)
             # keep it inside the object
             offset = self.__getOffset(aw, line, index)
+            selectedText = aw.selectedText()
         
         import rope.refactor.rename
         resource = rope.base.libutils.path_to_resource(
@@ -1034,7 +1036,7 @@
             localResource = None
         from RenameDialog import RenameDialog
         self.dlg = RenameDialog(self, title, renamer, resource=localResource,
-                                parent=self.__ui)
+                                selectedText=selectedText, parent=self.__ui)
         self.dlg.show()
     
     def __changeOccurrences(self):