diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/1774.md b/news/2 Fixes/1774.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9bf55ad96f30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/1774.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Enable code refactoring when using the new Analysis Engine.
diff --git a/src/client/activation/classic.ts b/src/client/activation/classic.ts
index 5ca9ee04c216..a2da07d38cf9 100644
--- a/src/client/activation/classic.ts
+++ b/src/client/activation/classic.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
 import { inject, injectable } from 'inversify';
-import { DocumentFilter, languages, OutputChannel } from 'vscode';
-import { PYTHON, STANDARD_OUTPUT_CHANNEL } from '../common/constants';
-import { IConfigurationService, IExtensionContext, ILogger, IOutputChannel } from '../common/types';
+import { DocumentFilter, languages } from 'vscode';
+import { PYTHON } from '../common/constants';
+import { IConfigurationService, IExtensionContext, ILogger } from '../common/types';
 import { IShebangCodeLensProvider } from '../interpreter/contracts';
 import { IServiceManager } from '../ioc/types';
 import { JediFactory } from '../languageServices/jediProxyFactory';
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import { activateGoToObjectDefinitionProvider } from '../providers/objectDefinit
 import { PythonReferenceProvider } from '../providers/referenceProvider';
 import { PythonRenameProvider } from '../providers/renameProvider';
 import { PythonSignatureProvider } from '../providers/signatureProvider';
-import { activateSimplePythonRefactorProvider } from '../providers/simpleRefactorProvider';
 import { PythonSymbolProvider } from '../providers/symbolProvider';
 import { IUnitTestManagementService } from '../unittests/types';
 import { IExtensionActivator } from './types';
@@ -32,8 +31,6 @@ export class ClassicExtensionActivator implements IExtensionActivator {
 
     public async activate(): Promise<boolean> {
         const context = this.context;
-        const standardOutputChannel = this.serviceManager.get<OutputChannel>(IOutputChannel, STANDARD_OUTPUT_CHANNEL);
-        activateSimplePythonRefactorProvider(context, standardOutputChannel, this.serviceManager);
 
         const jediFactory = this.jediFactory = new JediFactory(context.asAbsolutePath('.'), this.serviceManager);
         context.subscriptions.push(jediFactory);
diff --git a/src/client/extension.ts b/src/client/extension.ts
index 05a15fa5db55..44ad9ee776e2 100644
--- a/src/client/extension.ts
+++ b/src/client/extension.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ import { ILintingEngine } from './linters/types';
 import { DocStringFoldingProvider } from './providers/docStringFoldingProvider';
 import { PythonFormattingEditProvider } from './providers/formatProvider';
 import { LinterProvider } from './providers/linterProvider';
+import { PythonRenameProvider } from './providers/renameProvider';
 import { ReplProvider } from './providers/replProvider';
+import { activateSimplePythonRefactorProvider } from './providers/simpleRefactorProvider';
 import { TerminalProvider } from './providers/terminalProvider';
 import { activateUpdateSparkLibraryProvider } from './providers/updateSparkLibraryProvider';
 import * as sortImports from './sortImports';
@@ -75,10 +77,13 @@ export async function activate(context: ExtensionContext) {
     const configuration = serviceManager.get<IConfigurationService>(IConfigurationService);
     const pythonSettings = configuration.getSettings();
 
+    const standardOutputChannel = serviceManager.get<OutputChannel>(IOutputChannel, STANDARD_OUTPUT_CHANNEL);
+    context.subscriptions.push(languages.registerRenameProvider(PYTHON, new PythonRenameProvider(serviceManager)));
+    activateSimplePythonRefactorProvider(context, standardOutputChannel, serviceManager);
+
     const activationService = serviceContainer.get<IExtensionActivationService>(IExtensionActivationService);
     await activationService.activate();
 
-    const standardOutputChannel = serviceManager.get<OutputChannel>(IOutputChannel, STANDARD_OUTPUT_CHANNEL);
     sortImports.activate(context, standardOutputChannel, serviceManager);
 
     serviceManager.get<ICodeExecutionManager>(ICodeExecutionManager).registerCommands();