diff --git a/admin.php b/admin.php
index 8cce5cccc..43533e04d 100644
--- a/admin.php
+++ b/admin.php
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ $template->assign(
     'U_UPDATES' => $link_start.'updates',
     'ADMIN_PAGE_TITLE' => 'Piwigo Administration Page',
     'U_SHOW_TEMPLATE_TAB' => $conf['show_template_in_side_menu'],
+    'SHOW_RATING' => $conf['rate'],
     )
   );
   
diff --git a/admin/themes/default/template/admin.tpl b/admin/themes/default/template/admin.tpl
index 34e9ff1ab..0a9b19aab 100644
--- a/admin/themes/default/template/admin.tpl
+++ b/admin/themes/default/template/admin.tpl
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ jQuery(document).ready(function() {
 		<dd>
 			<ul>
 				<li><a href="{$U_ADD_PHOTOS}"><i class="icon-plus-circled"></i>{'Add'|@translate}</a></li>
-				<li><a href="{$U_RATING}"><i class="icon-star"></i>{'Rating'|@translate}</a></li>
+{if $SHOW_RATING}
+        <li><a href="{$U_RATING}"><i class="icon-star"></i>{'Rating'|@translate}</a></li>
+{/if}
 				<li><a href="{$U_TAGS}"><i class="icon-tags"></i>{'Tags'|@translate}</a></li>
 				<li><a href="{$U_RECENT_SET}"><i class="icon-clock"></i>{'Recent photos'|@translate}</a></li>
 				<li><a href="{$U_BATCH}"><i class="icon-th"></i>{'Batch Manager'|@translate}</a></li>