diff --git a/git-svn.perl b/git-svn.perl
index 7a1d26d..0a04cc0 100755
--- a/git-svn.perl
+++ b/git-svn.perl
@@ -3636,6 +3636,7 @@ sub R {
 	my $fbat = $self->add_file($self->repo_path($m->{file_b}), $pbat,
 				$self->url_path($m->{file_a}), $self->{r});
 	print "\tR\t$m->{file_a} => $m->{file_b}\n" unless $::_q;
+	$self->apply_autoprops( $file, $fbat );
 	$self->chg_file($fbat, $m);
 	$self->close_file($fbat,undef,$self->{pool});