diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/UserItemRatingHandler.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/UserItemRatingHandler.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f3908d051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/HttpHandlers/UserItemRatingHandler.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+using MediaBrowser.Common.Net.Handlers;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.DTO;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using System.ComponentModel.Composition;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace MediaBrowser.Api.HttpHandlers
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides a handler to set a user's rating for an item
+    /// </summary>
+    [Export(typeof(BaseHandler))]
+    public class UserItemRatingHandler : BaseSerializationHandler<DTOUserItemData>
+    {
+        public override bool HandlesRequest(HttpListenerRequest request)
+        {
+            return ApiService.IsApiUrlMatch("UserItemRating", request);
+        }
+
+        protected override Task<DTOUserItemData> GetObjectToSerialize()
+        {
+            // Get the item
+            BaseItem item = ApiService.GetItemById(QueryString["id"]);
+
+            // Get the user
+            User user = ApiService.GetUserById(QueryString["userid"], true);
+
+            // Get the user data for this item
+            UserItemData data = item.GetUserData(user);
+
+            if (data == null)
+            {
+                data = new UserItemData();
+                item.AddUserData(user, data);
+            }
+
+            // If clearing the rating, set it to null
+            if (QueryString["clear"] == "1")
+            {
+                data.Rating = null;
+            }
+
+            // If the user's rating mode is set to like/dislike
+            else if (user.ItemRatingMode == ItemRatingMode.LikeOrDislike)
+            {
+                data.Likes = QueryString["likes"] == "1";
+            }
+
+            // If the user's rating mode is set to numeric
+            else if (user.ItemRatingMode == ItemRatingMode.Numeric)
+            {
+                data.Rating = float.Parse(QueryString["value"]);
+            }
+
+            return Task.FromResult<DTOUserItemData>(ApiService.GetDTOUserItemData(data));
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj b/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
index 31bb8f7a7d..bedb8d62e1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/MediaBrowser.Api.csproj
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\StudioHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\StudiosHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\UserAuthenticationHandler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\UserItemRatingHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\UsersHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\VideoHandler.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HttpHandlers\WeatherHandler.cs" />
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Portable/ApiClient.cs b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Portable/ApiClient.cs
index f63847e5cd..d83c6b1a6e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Portable/ApiClient.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Portable/ApiClient.cs
@@ -398,7 +398,46 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction.Portable
 
             GetDataAsync(url, callback);
         }
-        
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears a user's rating for an item
+        /// </summary>
+        public void ClearUserItemRatingAsync(Guid itemId, Guid userId, Action<DTOUserItemData> callback)
+        {
+            string url = ApiUrl + "/UserItemRating?id=" + itemId;
+
+            url += "&userid=" + userId;
+            url += "&clear=1";
+
+            GetDataAsync(url, callback);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates a user's rating for an item, based on a numeric scale
+        /// </summary>
+        public void UpdateUserItemRatingAsync(Guid itemId, Guid userId, float value, Action<DTOUserItemData> callback)
+        {
+            string url = ApiUrl + "/UserItemRating?id=" + itemId;
+
+            url += "&userid=" + userId;
+            url += "&value=" + value;
+
+            GetDataAsync(url, callback);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates a user's rating for an item, based on likes or dislikes
+        /// </summary>
+        public void UpdateUserItemRatingAsync(Guid itemId, Guid userId, bool likes, Action<DTOUserItemData> callback)
+        {
+            string url = ApiUrl + "/UserItemRating?id=" + itemId;
+
+            url += "&userid=" + userId;
+            url += "&likes=" + (likes ? "1" : "0");
+
+            GetDataAsync(url, callback);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Performs a GET request, and deserializes the response stream to an object of Type T
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/BaseHttpApiClient.cs b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/BaseHttpApiClient.cs
index 3c3daa2091..b6a4539ee2 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/BaseHttpApiClient.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction/BaseHttpApiClient.cs
@@ -454,6 +454,54 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ApiInteraction
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Clears a user's rating for an item
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task<DTOUserItemData> ClearUserItemRatingAsync(Guid itemId, Guid userId)
+        {
+            string url = ApiUrl + "/UserItemRating?id=" + itemId;
+
+            url += "&userid=" + userId;
+            url += "&clear=1";
+
+            using (Stream stream = await GetSerializedStreamAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            {
+                return DeserializeFromStream<DTOUserItemData>(stream);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates a user's rating for an item, based on a numeric scale
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task<DTOUserItemData> UpdateUserItemRatingAsync(Guid itemId, Guid userId, float value)
+        {
+            string url = ApiUrl + "/UserItemRating?id=" + itemId;
+
+            url += "&userid=" + userId;
+            url += "&value=" + value;
+
+            using (Stream stream = await GetSerializedStreamAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            {
+                return DeserializeFromStream<DTOUserItemData>(stream);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Updates a user's rating for an item, based on likes or dislikes
+        /// </summary>
+        public async Task<DTOUserItemData> UpdateUserItemRatingAsync(Guid itemId, Guid userId, bool likes)
+        {
+            string url = ApiUrl + "/UserItemRating?id=" + itemId;
+
+            url += "&userid=" + userId;
+            url += "&likes=" + (likes ? "1" : "0");
+
+            using (Stream stream = await GetSerializedStreamAsync(url).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            {
+                return DeserializeFromStream<DTOUserItemData>(stream);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Authenticates a user and returns the result
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOUser.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOUser.cs
index aa066a3bd8..802bc8d8d8 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOUser.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOUser.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using ProtoBuf;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
+using ProtoBuf;
 using System;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Model.DTO
@@ -23,5 +24,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.DTO
 
         [ProtoMember(6)]
         public DateTime? LastActivityDate { get; set; }
+
+        [ProtoMember(7)]
+        public ItemRatingMode ItemRatingMode { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/User.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/User.cs
index 3c6117fca8..68e130c7a3 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/User.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Entities/User.cs
@@ -17,5 +17,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Entities
 
         public DateTime? LastLoginDate { get; set; }
         public DateTime? LastActivityDate { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This allows the user to configure how they want to rate items
+        /// </summary>
+        public ItemRatingMode ItemRatingMode { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    public enum ItemRatingMode
+    {
+        LikeOrDislike,
+        Numeric
     }
 }