diff --git a/include/functions_rate.inc.php b/include/functions_rate.inc.php
index 2644caad9..ae896c29a 100644
--- a/include/functions_rate.inc.php
+++ b/include/functions_rate.inc.php
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ INSERT
 */
 function update_rating_score($element_id = false)
 {
+  if ( ($alt_result = trigger_event('update_rating_score', false, $element_id)) !== false)
+  {
+    return $alt_result;
+  }
+
   $query = '
 SELECT element_id,
     COUNT(rate) AS rcount,