diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc
index 8a5054fab..dae831c9c 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc
@@ -595,10 +595,22 @@ Edits rascalRenameSymbol(Tree cursorT, set[loc] workspaceFolders, str newName, P
         return id;
     };
 
+    set[RenameLocation] registerChangeAnnotations(set[RenameLocation] locs, str label, str description = "These changes are required for a correct renaming. They can be previewed here, but it is not advised to disable them.", bool needsConfirmation = false) {
+        set[RenameLocation] modifiedLocs = {};
+        for (rl <- locs) {
+            if (nothing() := rl.annotation) {
+                modifiedLocs += rl[annotation = just(registerChangeAnnotation(label, description, needsConfirmation))];
+            } else {
+                modifiedLocs += rl;
+            }
+        }
+        return modifiedLocs;
+    }
+
     <defs, uses, getRenames> = rascalGetDefsUses(ws, cur, rascalMayOverloadSameName, registerChangeAnnotation);
 
-    rel[loc file, RenameLocation defines] defsPerFile = {<d.l.top, d> | d <- defs};
-    rel[loc file, RenameLocation uses] usesPerFile = {<u.l.top, u> | u <- uses};
+    rel[loc file, RenameLocation defines] defsPerFile = {<d.l.top, d> | d <- registerChangeAnnotations(defs, "Definitions")};
+    rel[loc file, RenameLocation uses] usesPerFile = {<u.l.top, u> | u <- registerChangeAnnotations(uses, "References")};
 
     set[loc] \files = defsPerFile.file + usesPerFile.file;
 
diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/WorkspaceInfo.rsc b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/WorkspaceInfo.rsc
index 28c09fbbf..4ee511b10 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/WorkspaceInfo.rsc
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/WorkspaceInfo.rsc
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import Relation;
 
 import analysis::typepal::TModel;
 
+import lang::rascalcore::check::ATypeUtils;
 import lang::rascalcore::check::Checker;
 
 import lang::rascal::\syntax::Rascal;
@@ -541,12 +542,15 @@ DefsUsesRenames rascalGetDefsUses(WorkspaceInfo ws, cursor(typeParam(), cursorLo
     return <fromLocs(defs), fromLocs(useDefs - defs), NO_RENAMES>;
 }
 
+private str describeFact(just(AType tp)) = "type \'<prettyAType(tp)>\'";
+private str describeFact(nothing()) = "unknown type";
+
 set[RenameLocation] rascalGetHasUses(WorkspaceInfo ws, set[loc] defs, str cursorName, ChangeAnnotationRegister registerChangeAnnotation) {
     return {
-        rl(name.src, annotation = just(registerChangeAnnotation("dynamic field name", "", true)))
+        rl(name.src, annotation = just(registerChangeAnnotation("Use of `has <cursorName>` on value of <describeFact(getFact(ws, e.src))>", "Due to the dynamic nature of these names, it cannot be ensured that they need to be renamed. Please review these suggested changes.", true)))
         | loc l <- rascalReachableModules(ws, defs)
         , start[Module] m := parseModuleWithSpacesCached(l)
-        , /(Expression) `<Expression _> has <Name name>` := m
+        , /(Expression) `<Expression e> has <Name name>` := m
         , "<name>" == cursorName
     };
 }
diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc
index 7baf7ebe6..910a95d69 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc
@@ -64,8 +64,11 @@ private DocumentEdit sortChanges(changed(loc l, list[TextEdit] edits)) = changed
 }));
 private default DocumentEdit sortChanges(DocumentEdit e) = e;
 
+private list[DocumentEdit] stripAnnotations(list[DocumentEdit] edits) =
+    visit (edits) { case replace(range, replacement, _) => replace(range, replacement) };
+
 private void verifyTypeCorrectRenaming(loc root, Edits edits, PathConfig pcfg) {
-    executeDocumentEdits(sortEdits(edits<0>));
+    executeDocumentEdits(sortEdits(stripAnnotations(edits<0>)));
     remove(pcfg.resources);
     RascalCompilerConfig ccfg = rascalCompilerConfig(pcfg)[forceCompilationTopModule = true][verbose = false][logPathConfig = false];
     throwAnyErrors(checkAll(root, ccfg));
diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/ValidNames.rsc b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/ValidNames.rsc
index a5ef93ca1..76ab56160 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/ValidNames.rsc
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/ValidNames.rsc
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ import analysis::diff::edits::TextEdits;
 
 test bool renameToReservedName() {
     edits = getEdits("int foo = 8;", 0, "foo", "int", "", "");
-    newNames = {name | e <- edits<0>, changed(_, replaces) := e
-                     , r <- replaces, replace(_, name) := r};
+    newNames = {name | e <- edits<0>
+                     , r <- e.edits
+                     , name := r.replacement};
 
     return newNames == {"\\int"};
 }