diff --git a/.config/kak/autoload/rename.kak b/.config/kak/autoload/rename.kak
index 06196a5b..7e40c271 100644
--- a/.config/kak/autoload/rename.kak
+++ b/.config/kak/autoload/rename.kak
@@ -21,3 +21,31 @@ define-command -docstring %{
         rm "$kak_buffile"
     }
 }
+alias global rf rename-file
+
+define-command -params 0..2 remove-file %{
+    eval %sh{
+        if [ "$1" = "-f" ]; then
+            force="true"
+            shift
+        fi
+        if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+            targ="$kak_buffile"
+            targ_bname="$kak_bufname"
+        else
+            targ="$(realpath ${1})"
+            targ_bname="$1"
+        fi
+        if [ "$kak_modified" = "true" ]; then
+            if [ "$force" != "true" ]; then
+                echo "fail 'Refusing to remove modified buffer without -f switch.'"
+            else
+                echo "delete-buffer! $targ_bname" >$kak_command_fifo
+                rm "$targ"
+            fi
+        else
+            echo "delete-buffer $targ_bname" >$kak_command_fifo
+            rm "$targ"
+        fi
+    }
+}