diff --git a/.changeset/metal-lamps-shake.md b/.changeset/metal-lamps-shake.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..767aea943eb6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/metal-lamps-shake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+'@graphql-mesh/transform-rename': minor
+'@graphql-mesh/types': minor
+---
+
+The rename transform uses an ignore list to skip renaming certain types in a schema. It should be
+possible to manually enable/disable the usage of the exclusion list via configuration.
diff --git a/packages/transforms/rename/src/wrapRename.ts b/packages/transforms/rename/src/wrapRename.ts
index 806acbb744f6b..7a850a0014ec1 100644
--- a/packages/transforms/rename/src/wrapRename.ts
+++ b/packages/transforms/rename/src/wrapRename.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '@graphql-mesh/utils';
 import { DelegationContext, SubschemaConfig, Transform } from '@graphql-tools/delegate';
 import { ExecutionRequest, ExecutionResult } from '@graphql-tools/utils';
+// RenameTypesOptions
 import {
   RenameInputObjectFields,
   RenameObjectFieldArguments,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ export default class WrapRename implements Transform {
         useRegExpForFields,
         useRegExpForArguments,
       } = change;
+      const includeDefaults = change.includeDefaults === true;
 
       const regExpFlags = change.regExpFlags || undefined;
 
@@ -40,11 +42,11 @@ export default class WrapRename implements Transform {
         }
         this.transforms.push(
           new RenameTypes(typeName => {
-            if (ignoreList.includes(typeName)) {
+            if (!includeDefaults && ignoreList.includes(typeName)) {
               return typeName;
             }
             return replaceTypeNameFn(typeName);
-          }) as any,
+          }),
         );
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/transforms/rename/test/wrapRename.spec.ts b/packages/transforms/rename/test/wrapRename.spec.ts
index 09472212a2131..ddb742f96235d 100644
--- a/packages/transforms/rename/test/wrapRename.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/transforms/rename/test/wrapRename.spec.ts
@@ -808,4 +808,64 @@ describe('rename', () => {
     expect(queryFieldMap.bar).toBeDefined();
     expect(printSchema(newSchema)).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('should be possible to rename scalars', () => {
+    const newSchema = wrapSchema({
+      schema: makeExecutableSchema({
+        typeDefs: /* GraphQL */ `
+          scalar UUID
+
+          type SomeEntity {
+            id: UUID!
+            name: String!
+          }
+
+          type Query {
+            getSomeEntityById(id: UUID!): SomeEntity
+          }
+        `,
+        resolvers: {},
+      }),
+      transforms: [
+        new RenameTransform({
+          config: {
+            mode: 'wrap',
+            renames: [
+              {
+                from: {
+                  argument: '(.*)',
+                  field: '(.*)',
+                  type: '(.*)',
+                },
+                to: {
+                  argument: 'MyPrefix_$1',
+                  field: 'MyPrefix_$1',
+                  type: 'MyPrefix_$1',
+                },
+                useRegExpForArguments: true,
+                useRegExpForFields: true,
+                useRegExpForTypes: true,
+                includeDefaults: true,
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        }),
+      ],
+    });
+
+    // Check types
+    expect(newSchema.getType('SomeEntity')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(newSchema.getType('MyPrefix_SomeEntity')).toBeDefined();
+    expect(newSchema.getType('getSomeEntityById')).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(newSchema.getType('MyPrefix_UUID')).toBeDefined();
+    // Check fields
+    expect(
+      (newSchema.getType('MyPrefix_SomeEntity') as any)._fields.id.type.ofType.toString(),
+    ).toBe('MyPrefix_UUID');
+    // Check arguments
+    expect(
+      (newSchema.getQueryType() as any)._fields.getSomeEntityById.args[0].type.ofType.toString(),
+    ).toBe('MyPrefix_UUID');
+    expect(newSchema.getType('MyPrefix_UUID')).toBeDefined();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/transforms/rename/yaml-config.graphql b/packages/transforms/rename/yaml-config.graphql
index a35abf17b6f14..048896a97108c 100644
--- a/packages/transforms/rename/yaml-config.graphql
+++ b/packages/transforms/rename/yaml-config.graphql
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ type RenameTransformObject @md {
   Flags to use in the Regular Expression
   """
   regExpFlags: String
+  """
+  Flag to indicate whether certain default types (built-ins, scalars and other types specified an exclusion list) should be renamed or not.
+
+  @default: false
+  """
+  includeDefaults: Boolean
 }
 
 type RenameConfig {
diff --git a/packages/types/src/config-schema.json b/packages/types/src/config-schema.json
index e7ed813d0f847..3cb37b6d5d2b2 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/config-schema.json
+++ b/packages/types/src/config-schema.json
@@ -3679,6 +3679,10 @@
         "regExpFlags": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Flags to use in the Regular Expression"
+        },
+        "includeDefaults": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Flag to indicate whether certain default types (built-ins, scalars and other types specified an exclusion list) should be renamed or not.\n\n@default: false"
         }
       },
       "required": ["from", "to"]
diff --git a/packages/types/src/config.ts b/packages/types/src/config.ts
index 1eb8bb3ff9135..b02f83cba41f7 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/config.ts
@@ -1401,6 +1401,12 @@ export interface RenameTransformObject {
    * Flags to use in the Regular Expression
    */
   regExpFlags?: string;
+  /**
+   * Flag to indicate whether certain default types (built-ins, scalars and other types specified an exclusion list) should be renamed or not.
+   *
+   * @default: false
+   */
+  includeDefaults?: boolean;
 }
 export interface RenameConfig {
   type?: string;
diff --git a/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransform.generated.md b/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransform.generated.md
index f6d8b492763d0..dc92c2b3e47a3 100644
--- a/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransform.generated.md
+++ b/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransform.generated.md
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@
   * `useRegExpForTypes` (type: `Boolean`) - Use Regular Expression for type names
   * `useRegExpForFields` (type: `Boolean`) - Use Regular Expression for field names
   * `useRegExpForArguments` (type: `Boolean`) - Use Regular Expression for field names
-  * `regExpFlags` (type: `String`) - Flags to use in the Regular Expression
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+  * `regExpFlags` (type: `String`) - Flags to use in the Regular Expression
+  * `includeDefaults` (type: `Boolean`) - Flag to indicate whether certain default types (built-ins, scalars and other types specified an exclusion list) should be renamed or not.
+
+@default: false
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diff --git a/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransformObject.generated.md b/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransformObject.generated.md
index 508a94ee3ab5b..a8580b4cc9f57 100644
--- a/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransformObject.generated.md
+++ b/website/src/generated-markdown/RenameTransformObject.generated.md
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@
 * `useRegExpForTypes` (type: `Boolean`) - Use Regular Expression for type names
 * `useRegExpForFields` (type: `Boolean`) - Use Regular Expression for field names
 * `useRegExpForArguments` (type: `Boolean`) - Use Regular Expression for field names
-* `regExpFlags` (type: `String`) - Flags to use in the Regular Expression
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+* `regExpFlags` (type: `String`) - Flags to use in the Regular Expression
+* `includeDefaults` (type: `Boolean`) - Flag to indicate whether certain default types (built-ins, scalars and other types specified an exclusion list) should be renamed or not.
+
+@default: false
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