diff --git a/crates/ide/src/rename.rs b/crates/ide/src/rename.rs
index 1f85480b16c..9ce0dd7404a 100644
--- a/crates/ide/src/rename.rs
+++ b/crates/ide/src/rename.rs
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ pub(crate) fn rename(
             def.rename(&sema, new_name)
         })
         .collect();
+
     ops?.into_iter()
         .reduce(|acc, elem| acc.merge(elem))
         .ok_or_else(|| format_err!("No references found at position"))
@@ -186,13 +187,14 @@ fn find_definitions(
             res
         });
 
-    let res: RenameResult<Vec<(ast::NameLike, Definition)>> = symbols.collect();
+    let res: RenameResult<Vec<_>> = symbols.collect();
     match res {
-        // remove duplicates
         Ok(v) => {
             if v.is_empty() {
+                // FIXME: some semantic duplication between "empty vec" and "Err()"
                 Err(format_err!("No references found at position"))
             } else {
+                // remove duplicates, comparing `Definition`s
                 Ok(v.into_iter().unique_by(|t| t.1))
             }
         }
@@ -569,6 +571,36 @@ fn main() {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_rename_macro_multiple_occurrences() {
+        check(
+            "Baaah",
+            r#"macro_rules! foo {
+    ($ident:ident) => {
+        const $ident: () = ();
+        struct $ident {}
+    };
+}
+
+foo!($0Foo);
+const _: () = Foo;
+const _: Foo = Foo {};
+    "#,
+            r#"
+macro_rules! foo {
+    ($ident:ident) => {
+        const $ident: () = ();
+        struct $ident {}
+    };
+}
+
+foo!(Baaah);
+const _: () = Baaah;
+const _: Baaah = Baaah {};
+    "#,
+        )
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_rename_for_macro_args() {
         check(
diff --git a/crates/text_edit/src/lib.rs b/crates/text_edit/src/lib.rs
index e9700c560ad..c4000d80522 100644
--- a/crates/text_edit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/text_edit/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 //! `rust-analyzer` never mutates text itself and only sends diffs to clients,
 //! so `TextEdit` is the ultimate representation of the work done by
 //! rust-analyzer.
+use std::collections::HashSet;
+
 pub use text_size::{TextRange, TextSize};
 
 /// `InsertDelete` -- a single "atomic" change to text
 ///
 /// Must not overlap with other `InDel`s
-#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub struct Indel {
     pub insert: String,
     /// Refers to offsets in the original text
@@ -114,13 +116,20 @@ impl TextEdit {
     }
 
     pub fn union(&mut self, other: TextEdit) -> Result<(), TextEdit> {
+        dbg!(&self, &other);
         // FIXME: can be done without allocating intermediate vector
         let mut all = self.iter().chain(other.iter()).collect::<Vec<_>>();
-        if !check_disjoint(&mut all) {
+        if !check_disjoint_or_equal(&mut all) {
             return Err(other);
         }
-        self.indels.extend(other.indels);
-        assert_disjoint(&mut self.indels);
+
+        // remove duplicates
+        // FIXME: maybe make indels a HashSet instead to get rid of this?
+        let our_indels = self.indels.clone();
+        let our_indels = our_indels.iter().collect::<HashSet<_>>();
+        let other_indels = other.indels.into_iter().filter(|i| !our_indels.contains(i));
+
+        self.indels.extend(other_indels);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -173,7 +182,7 @@ impl TextEditBuilder {
     }
     pub fn finish(self) -> TextEdit {
         let mut indels = self.indels;
-        assert_disjoint(&mut indels);
+        assert_disjoint_or_equal(&mut indels);
         TextEdit { indels }
     }
     pub fn invalidates_offset(&self, offset: TextSize) -> bool {
@@ -182,18 +191,19 @@ impl TextEditBuilder {
     fn indel(&mut self, indel: Indel) {
         self.indels.push(indel);
         if self.indels.len() <= 16 {
-            assert_disjoint(&mut self.indels);
+            assert_disjoint_or_equal(&mut self.indels);
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn assert_disjoint(indels: &mut [impl std::borrow::Borrow<Indel>]) {
-    assert!(check_disjoint(indels));
+fn assert_disjoint_or_equal(indels: &mut [impl std::borrow::Borrow<Indel>]) {
+    assert!(check_disjoint_or_equal(indels));
 }
-fn check_disjoint(indels: &mut [impl std::borrow::Borrow<Indel>]) -> bool {
+fn check_disjoint_or_equal(indels: &mut [impl std::borrow::Borrow<Indel>]) -> bool {
     indels.sort_by_key(|indel| (indel.borrow().delete.start(), indel.borrow().delete.end()));
-    indels
-        .iter()
-        .zip(indels.iter().skip(1))
-        .all(|(l, r)| l.borrow().delete.end() <= r.borrow().delete.start())
+    indels.iter().zip(indels.iter().skip(1)).all(|(l, r)| {
+        let l = l.borrow();
+        let r = r.borrow();
+        l.delete.end() <= r.delete.start() || l == r
+    })
 }