diff --git a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
index 8c119484f..46ad6c436 100644
--- a/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/ThemeData.cpp
@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ std::map<std::string, std::map<std::string, ThemeData::ElementPropertyType>>
        {"rotation", FLOAT},
        {"rotationOrigin", NORMALIZED_PAIR},
        {"stationary", STRING},
+       {"hideIfZero", BOOLEAN},
        {"gameselector", STRING},
        {"gameselectorEntry", UNSIGNED_INTEGER},
        {"interpolation", STRING},
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.cpp b/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.cpp
index 6e1b39b21..7785963c7 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.cpp
+++ b/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ RatingComponent::RatingComponent(bool colorizeChanges, bool linearInterpolation)
     , mColorChangedValue {mMenuColorPrimary}
     , mColorizeChanges {colorizeChanges}
     , mOverlay {true}
+    , mHideIfZero {false}
 {
     mSize = glm::vec2 {std::round(mRenderer->getScreenHeight() * 0.06f) * NUM_RATING_STARS,
                        std::round(mRenderer->getScreenHeight() * 0.06f)};
@@ -127,6 +128,9 @@ void RatingComponent::render(const glm::mat4& parentTrans)
     if (!isVisible() || mThemeOpacity == 0.0f || mOpacity == 0.0f)
         return;
 
+    if (mHideIfZero && mValue == 0.0f)
+        return;
+
     glm::mat4 trans {parentTrans * getTransform()};
 
     mIconUnfilled.setOpacity(mOpacity * mThemeOpacity);
@@ -227,6 +231,9 @@ void RatingComponent::applyTheme(const std::shared_ptr<ThemeData>& theme,
                             << element.substr(7) << "\" defined as \"" << stationary << "\"";
     }
 
+    if (elem->has("hideIfZero"))
+        mHideIfZero = elem->get<bool>("hideIfZero");
+
     bool linearInterpolation {false};
 
     // Enable linear interpolation by default if element is arbitrarily rotated.
diff --git a/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.h b/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.h
index 220f58458..b0ebe872d 100644
--- a/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.h
+++ b/es-core/src/components/RatingComponent.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ private:
 
     bool mColorizeChanges;
     bool mOverlay;
+    bool mHideIfZero;
 };
 
 #endif // ES_APP_COMPONENTS_RATING_COMPONENT_H