diff --git a/lib/libbe/be.c b/lib/libbe/be.c
--- a/lib/libbe/be.c
+++ b/lib/libbe/be.c
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@
 	    strcmp(altroot, "-") != 0)
 		lbh->altroot_len = strlen(altroot);
 
+	(void) lzbe_get_boot_device(zpool_get_name(lbh->active_phandle),
+	    &lbh->bootonce);
+
 	return (lbh);
 err:
 	if (lbh != NULL) {
@@ -443,6 +446,12 @@
 				return (set_error(lbh, BE_ERR_DESTROYMNT));
 			}
 		}
+
+		/* Handle destroying bootonce */
+		if (lbh->bootonce != NULL &&
+		    strcmp(path, lbh->bootonce) == 0)
+			(void) lzbe_set_boot_device(
+			    zpool_get_name(lbh->active_phandle), lzbe_add, NULL);
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * If we're initially destroying a snapshot, origin options do
@@ -1021,11 +1030,17 @@
 		.nounmount = 1,
 	};
 	err = zfs_rename(zfs_hdl, full_new, flags);
+	if (err != 0)
+		goto error;
+
+	/* handle renaming bootonce */
+	if (lbh->bootonce != NULL &&
+	    strcmp(full_old, lbh->bootonce) == 0)
+		err = be_activate(lbh, new, true);
 
+error:
 	zfs_close(zfs_hdl);
-	if (err != 0)
-		return (set_error(lbh, BE_ERR_UNKNOWN));
-	return (0);
+	return (set_error(lbh, err));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/libbe/be_impl.h b/lib/libbe/be_impl.h
--- a/lib/libbe/be_impl.h
+++ b/lib/libbe/be_impl.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	char root[BE_MAXPATHLEN];
 	char rootfs[BE_MAXPATHLEN];
 	char bootfs[BE_MAXPATHLEN];
+	char *bootonce;
 	size_t altroot_len;
 	zpool_handle_t *active_phandle;
 	libzfs_handle_t *lzh;
diff --git a/lib/libbe/be_info.c b/lib/libbe/be_info.c
--- a/lib/libbe/be_info.c
+++ b/lib/libbe/be_info.c
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@
 	dataset = zfs_get_name(zfs_hdl);
 	nvlist_add_string(props, "dataset", dataset);
 
-	if (data->bootonce != NULL &&
-	    strcmp(dataset, data->bootonce) == 0)
+	if (data->lbh->bootonce != NULL &&
+	    strcmp(dataset, data->lbh->bootonce) == 0)
 		nvlist_add_boolean_value(props, "bootonce", true);
 
 	name = strrchr(dataset, '/') + 1;
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@
 	    ZFS_TYPE_FILESYSTEM)) == NULL)
 		return (BE_ERR_ZFSOPEN);
 
-	(void) lzbe_get_boot_device(zpool_get_name(data->lbh->active_phandle),
-	    &data->bootonce);
-
 	/* XXX TODO: some error checking here */
 	zfs_iter_filesystems(root_hdl, prop_list_builder_cb, data);