+(defcustom wdired-keep-marker-rename t
+ ;; Use t as default so that renamed files "take their markers with them".
+ "Controls marking of files renamed in WDired.
+If t, files keep their previous marks when they are renamed.
+If a character, renamed files (whether previously marked or not)
+are afterward marked with that character.
+This option affects only files renamed by `wdired-finish-edit'.
+See `dired-keep-marker-rename' if you want to do the same for files
+renamed by `dired-do-rename' and `dired-do-rename-regexp'."
+ :type '(choice (const :tag "Keep" t)
+ (character :tag "Mark" :value ?R))
+ :version "24.3"
+ :group 'wdired)
+