diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -181,11 +181,14 @@
 
 def newandmodified(chunks, originalchunks):
     newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles = set()
+    alsorestore = set()
     for chunk in chunks:
         if (ishunk(chunk) and chunk.header.isnewfile() and chunk not in
             originalchunks):
             newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles.add(chunk.header.filename())
-    return newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles
+            alsorestore.update(set(chunk.header.files()) -
+                               set([chunk.header.filename()]))
+    return newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles, alsorestore
 
 def parsealiases(cmd):
     return cmd.split("|")
@@ -326,8 +329,11 @@
 
         # We need to keep a backup of files that have been newly added and
         # modified during the recording process because there is a previous
-        # version without the edit in the workdir
-        newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles = newandmodified(chunks, originalchunks)
+        # version without the edit in the workdir. We also will need to restore
+        # files that were the sources of renames so that the patch application
+        # works.
+        newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles, alsorestore = newandmodified(chunks,
+                                                                 originalchunks)
         contenders = set()
         for h in chunks:
             try:
@@ -392,7 +398,7 @@
             # 3a. apply filtered patch to clean repo  (clean)
             if backups:
                 # Equivalent to hg.revert
-                m = scmutil.matchfiles(repo, backups.keys())
+                m = scmutil.matchfiles(repo, set(backups.keys()) | alsorestore)
                 mergemod.update(repo, repo.dirstate.p1(), branchmerge=False,
                                 force=True, matcher=m)
 
@@ -3172,7 +3178,13 @@
         except error.PatchError as err:
             raise error.Abort(_('error parsing patch: %s') % err)
 
-        newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles = newandmodified(chunks, originalchunks)
+        # FIXME: when doing an interactive revert of a copy, there's no way of
+        # performing a partial revert of the added file, the only option is
+        # "remove added file <name> (Yn)?", so we don't need to worry about the
+        # alsorestore value. Ideally we'd be able to partially revert
+        # copied/renamed files.
+        newlyaddedandmodifiedfiles, unusedalsorestore = newandmodified(
+                chunks, originalchunks)
         if tobackup is None:
             tobackup = set()
         # Apply changes
diff --git a/mercurial/patch.py b/mercurial/patch.py
--- a/mercurial/patch.py
+++ b/mercurial/patch.py
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@
     allhunks_re = re.compile('(?:index|deleted file) ')
     pretty_re = re.compile('(?:new file|deleted file) ')
     special_re = re.compile('(?:index|deleted|copy|rename|new mode) ')
-    newfile_re = re.compile('(?:new file|copy to)')
+    newfile_re = re.compile('(?:new file|copy to|rename to)')
 
     def __init__(self, header):
         self.header = header
diff --git a/tests/test-split.t b/tests/test-split.t
--- a/tests/test-split.t
+++ b/tests/test-split.t
@@ -790,6 +790,96 @@
   [255]
 #endif
 
+Test that splitting moves works properly (issue5723)
+----------------------------------------------------
+
+  $ hg init $TESTTMP/issue5723-mv
+  $ cd $TESTTMP/issue5723-mv
+  $ printf '1\n2\n' > file
+  $ hg ci -qAm initial
+  $ hg mv file file2
+  $ printf 'a\nb\n1\n2\n3\n4\n' > file2
+  $ cat > $TESTTMP/messages <<EOF
+  > split1, keeping only the numbered lines
+  > --
+  > split2, keeping the lettered lines
+  > EOF
+  $ hg ci -m 'move and modify'
+  $ printf 'y\nn\na\na\n' | hg split
+  diff --git a/file b/file2
+  rename from file
+  rename to file2
+  2 hunks, 4 lines changed
+  examine changes to 'file' and 'file2'?
+  (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] y
+  
+  @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+  +a
+  +b
+  record change 1/2 to 'file2'?
+  (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] n
+  
+  @@ -2,0 +5,2 @@ 2
+  +3
+  +4
+  record change 2/2 to 'file2'?
+  (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] a
+  
+  EDITOR: HG: Splitting 8c42fa635116. Write commit message for the first split changeset.
+  EDITOR: move and modify
+  EDITOR: 
+  EDITOR: 
+  EDITOR: HG: Enter commit message.  Lines beginning with 'HG:' are removed.
+  EDITOR: HG: Leave message empty to abort commit.
+  EDITOR: HG: --
+  EDITOR: HG: user: test
+  EDITOR: HG: branch 'default'
+  EDITOR: HG: added file2
+  EDITOR: HG: removed file
+  created new head
+  diff --git a/file2 b/file2
+  1 hunks, 2 lines changed
+  examine changes to 'file2'?
+  (enter ? for help) [Ynesfdaq?] a
+  
+  EDITOR: HG: Splitting 8c42fa635116. So far it has been split into:
+  EDITOR: HG: - 478be2a70c27: split1, keeping only the numbered lines
+  EDITOR: HG: Write commit message for the next split changeset.
+  EDITOR: move and modify
+  EDITOR: 
+  EDITOR: 
+  EDITOR: HG: Enter commit message.  Lines beginning with 'HG:' are removed.
+  EDITOR: HG: Leave message empty to abort commit.
+  EDITOR: HG: --
+  EDITOR: HG: user: test
+  EDITOR: HG: branch 'default'
+  EDITOR: HG: changed file2
+  saved backup bundle to $TESTTMP/issue5723-mv/.hg/strip-backup/8c42fa635116-a38044d4-split.hg (obsstore-off !)
+  $ hg log -T '{desc}: {files%"{file} "}\n'
+  split2, keeping the lettered lines: file2 
+  split1, keeping only the numbered lines: file file2 
+  initial: file 
+  $ cat file2
+  a
+  b
+  1
+  2
+  3
+  4
+  $ hg cat -r ".^" file2
+  1
+  2
+  3
+  4
+  $ hg cat -r . file2
+  a
+  b
+  1
+  2
+  3
+  4
+
+
 Test that splitting copies works properly (issue5723)
 ----------------------------------------------------