Provided are a positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer on the current collector and including a first positive electrode active material, and a second positive electrode active material layer on the first positive electrode active material layer and including a second positive electrode active material, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer includes ceramic particles, a particle diameter of each of the ceramic particles is in a range from about 10 nm to about 500 nm, and the ceramic particles are included only in the first positive electrode active material layer.