diff --git a/core/commands/keystore.go b/core/commands/keystore.go
index de79c30e8..a15e14aa0 100644
--- a/core/commands/keystore.go
+++ b/core/commands/keystore.go
@@ -346,12 +346,16 @@ var keyRenameCmd = &cmds.Command{
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
 		cmds.BoolOption(keyStoreForceOptionName, "f", "Allow to overwrite an existing key."),
+		cmds.StringOption(keyFormatOptionName, "", "output format: b58mh or b36cid").WithDefault("b36cid"),
 	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
 		api, err := cmdenv.GetApi(env, req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err = verifyIDFormatLabel(req.Options[keyFormatOptionName].(string)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		name := req.Arguments[0]
 		newName := req.Arguments[1]
@@ -365,7 +369,7 @@ var keyRenameCmd = &cmds.Command{
 		return cmds.EmitOnce(res, &KeyRenameOutput{
 			Was:       name,
 			Now:       newName,
-			Id:        key.ID().Pretty(),
+			Id:        formatID(key.ID(), req.Options[keyFormatOptionName].(string)), // key.ID().Pretty(),
 			Overwrite: overwritten,
 		})
 	},
@@ -391,12 +395,16 @@ var keyRmCmd = &cmds.Command{
 	},
 	Options: []cmds.Option{
 		cmds.BoolOption("l", "Show extra information about keys."),
+		cmds.StringOption(keyFormatOptionName, "f", "output format: b58mh or b36cid").WithDefault("b36cid"),
 	},
 	Run: func(req *cmds.Request, res cmds.ResponseEmitter, env cmds.Environment) error {
 		api, err := cmdenv.GetApi(env, req)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		if err = verifyIDFormatLabel(req.Options[keyFormatOptionName].(string)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
 		names := req.Arguments
 
@@ -407,7 +415,10 @@ var keyRmCmd = &cmds.Command{
 				return err
 			}
 
-			list = append(list, KeyOutput{Name: name, Id: key.ID().Pretty()})
+			list = append(list, KeyOutput{
+				Name: name,
+				Id:   formatID(key.ID(), req.Options[keyFormatOptionName].(string)), // key.ID().Pretty(),
+			})
 		}
 
 		return cmds.EmitOnce(res, &KeyOutputList{list})
diff --git a/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh b/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh
index a64928164..1eaf55590 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0165-keystore.sh
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ ipfs key rm key_ed25519
   '
 
   test_expect_success "key rename rename key output succeeds" '
-    key_content=$(ipfs key gen key1 --type=rsa --size=2048 -f=b58mh) &&
+    key_content=$(ipfs key gen key1 --type=rsa --size=2048) &&
     ipfs key rename key1 key2 >rs &&
     echo "Key $key_content renamed to key2" >expect &&
     test_cmp rs expect