The SnIV atom in the title compound, [Sn(C6H5)2Cl2(C13H12OS)], displays a distorted C2Cl2O trigonal–bipyramidal coordination environment, with a mean Sn—C distance of 2.121 (9) Å and with Sn—O = 2.331 (2) Å. The SnIV atom is displaced by 0.169 (2) Å from the equatorial C2Cl plane towards the direction of the second axially bonded Cl atom.