diff --git a/src/modules/rating.js b/src/modules/rating.js
index 0eabb5953..af7d1f4c1 100755
--- a/src/modules/rating.js
+++ b/src/modules/rating.js
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ $.fn.rating = function(parameters) {
       module = {
 
         initialize: function() {
-          module.verbose('Initializing rating module');
+          module.verbose('Initializing rating module', settings);
+
           if(settings.interactive) {
-            $icon
-              .bind('mouseenter' + eventNamespace, module.event.mouseenter)
-              .bind('mouseleave' + eventNamespace, module.event.mouseleave)
-              .bind('click' + eventNamespace, module.event.click)
-            ;
+            module.enable();
           }
+          else {
+            module.disable();
+          }
+
           if(settings.initialRating) {
             module.debug('Setting initial rating');
             module.setRating(settings.initialRating);
@@ -65,9 +66,6 @@ $.fn.rating = function(parameters) {
             module.debug('Rating found in metadata');
             module.setRating( $module.data(metadata.rating) );
           }
-          $module
-            .addClass(className.active)
-          ;
           module.instantiate();
         },
 
@@ -141,6 +139,28 @@ $.fn.rating = function(parameters) {
           return currentRating;
         },
 
+        enable: function() {
+          module.debug('Setting rating to interactive mode');
+          $icon
+            .on('mouseenter' + eventNamespace, module.event.mouseenter)
+            .on('mouseleave' + eventNamespace, module.event.mouseleave)
+            .on('click' + eventNamespace, module.event.click)
+          ;
+          $module
+            .addClass(className.active)
+          ;
+        },
+
+        disable: function() {
+          module.debug('Setting rating to read-only mode');
+          $icon
+            .off(eventNamespace)
+          ;
+          $module
+            .removeClass(className.active)
+          ;
+        },
+
         setRating: function(rating) {
           var
             ratingIndex = (rating - 1 >= 0)
diff --git a/src/modules/rating.less b/src/modules/rating.less
index df1388a4f..2bfe18b81 100755
--- a/src/modules/rating.less
+++ b/src/modules/rating.less
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 .ui.rating {
   display: inline-block;
+
+  font-size: 0em;
   vertical-align: baseline;
   margin: 0em 0.5em 0em 0em;
 }
@@ -78,11 +80,7 @@
 --------------------*/
 
 .ui.star.rating .icon {
-  width: 1em;
-  margin-right: 0.1em;
-}
-.ui.star.rating .icon:last-child {
-  margin: 0em;
+  width: 1.2em;
 }
 
 /* Star */
@@ -103,11 +101,7 @@
 --------------------*/
 
 .ui.heart.rating .icon {
-  width: 1em;
-  margin-right: 0.1em;
-}
-.ui.heart.rating .icon:last-child {
-  margin: 0em;
+  width: 1.2em;
 }
 .ui.heart.rating .icon:before {
   content: '\f08a';
@@ -169,21 +163,21 @@
           Variations
 *******************************/
 
-.ui.small.rating {
-  font-size: 0.75em;
+.ui.small.rating .icon {
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
 }
-.ui.rating {
-  font-size: 1em;
+.ui.rating .icon {
+  font-size: 1rem;
 }
-.ui.large.rating {
-  font-size: 1.5em;
+.ui.large.rating .icon {
+  font-size: 1.5rem;
   vertical-align: middle;
 }
-.ui.huge.rating {
-  font-size: 2em;
+.ui.huge.rating .icon {
+  font-size: 2rem;
   vertical-align: middle;
 }
-.ui.massive.rating {
-  font-size: 3em;
+.ui.massive.rating .icon {
+  font-size: 3rem;
   vertical-align: middle;
 }
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