diff --git a/components/lib/rating/BaseRating.vue b/components/lib/rating/BaseRating.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04d298f43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/lib/rating/BaseRating.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+<script>
+import BaseComponent from 'primevue/basecomponent';
+import { useStyle } from 'primevue/usestyle';
+
+const styles = `
+.p-rating {
+    position: relative;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+}
+
+.p-rating-item {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.p-rating.p-readonly .p-rating-item {
+    cursor: default;
+}
+`;
+
+const classes = {
+    root: ({ props }) => [
+        'p-rating',
+        {
+            'p-readonly': props.readonly,
+            'p-disabled': props.disabled
+        }
+    ],
+    cancelItem: ({ instance }) => [
+        'p-rating-item p-rating-cancel-item',
+        {
+            'p-focus': instance.focusedOptionIndex === 0
+        }
+    ],
+    hiddenCancelInputWrapper: 'p-hidden-accessible',
+    cancelIcon: 'p-rating-icon p-rating-cancel',
+    item: ({ instance, props, value }) => [
+        'p-rating-item',
+        {
+            'p-rating-item-active': value <= props.modelValue,
+            'p-focus': value === instance.focusedOptionIndex
+        }
+    ],
+    hiddenItemInputWrapper: 'p-hidden-accessible',
+    onIcon: 'p-rating-icon',
+    offIcon: 'p-rating-icon'
+};
+
+const { load: loadStyle, unload: unloadStyle } = useStyle(styles, { id: 'primevue_rating_style', manual: true });
+
+export default {
+    name: 'BaseRating',
+    extends: BaseComponent,
+    props: {
+        modelValue: {
+            type: Number,
+            default: null
+        },
+        disabled: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default: false
+        },
+        readonly: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default: false
+        },
+        stars: {
+            type: Number,
+            default: 5
+        },
+        cancel: {
+            type: Boolean,
+            default: true
+        },
+        onIcon: {
+            type: String,
+            default: undefined
+        },
+        offIcon: {
+            type: String,
+            default: undefined
+        },
+        cancelIcon: {
+            type: String,
+            default: undefined
+        }
+    },
+    css: {
+        classes
+    },
+    watch: {
+        isUnstyled: {
+            immediate: true,
+            handler(newValue) {
+                !newValue && loadStyle();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+};
+</script>
diff --git a/components/lib/rating/Rating.d.ts b/components/lib/rating/Rating.d.ts
index 0fea3232f..bb72ebea6 100755
--- a/components/lib/rating/Rating.d.ts
+++ b/components/lib/rating/Rating.d.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,11 @@ export interface RatingProps {
      * @type {RatingPassThroughOptions}
      */
     pt?: RatingPassThroughOptions;
+    /**
+     * When enabled, it removes component related styles in the core.
+     * @defaultValue false
+     */
+    unstyled?: boolean;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -177,7 +182,12 @@ export interface RatingSlots {
     /**
      * Custom cancel icon template.
      */
-    cancelicon(): VNode[];
+    cancelicon(scope: {
+        /**
+         * Style class of the icon.
+         */
+        class: string;
+    }): VNode[];
     /**
      * Custom on icon template.
      * @param {Object} scope - on icon slot's params.
@@ -187,6 +197,10 @@ export interface RatingSlots {
          * Item value
          */
         value: number;
+        /**
+         * Style class of the icon.
+         */
+        class: string;
     }): VNode[];
     /**
      * Custom off icon template.
@@ -197,6 +211,10 @@ export interface RatingSlots {
          * Item value
          */
         value: number;
+        /**
+         * Style class of the icon.
+         */
+        class: string;
     }): VNode[];
 }
 
diff --git a/components/lib/rating/Rating.vue b/components/lib/rating/Rating.vue
index 92a5fedd7..e66ab8569 100755
--- a/components/lib/rating/Rating.vue
+++ b/components/lib/rating/Rating.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
-    <div :class="containerClass" v-bind="ptm('root')">
-        <div v-if="cancel" :class="['p-rating-item p-rating-cancel-item', { 'p-focus': focusedOptionIndex === 0 }]" @click="onOptionClick($event, 0)" v-bind="ptm('cancelItem')">
-            <span class="p-hidden-accessible" v-bind="ptm('hiddenCancelInputWrapper')">
+    <div :class="cx('root')" v-bind="ptm('root')">
+        <div v-if="cancel" :class="cx('cancelItem')" @click="onOptionClick($event, 0)" v-bind="ptm('cancelItem')" :data-p-focused="focusedOptionIndex === 0">
+            <span :class="cx('hiddenCancelInputWrapper')" :style="sx('hiddenAccessible', isUnstyled)" v-bind="ptm('hiddenCancelInputWrapper')" :data-p-hidden-accessible="true">
                 <input
                     type="radio"
                     value="0"
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
                     v-bind="ptm('hiddenCancelInput')"
                 />
             </span>
-            <slot name="cancelicon">
-                <component :is="cancelIcon ? 'span' : 'BanIcon'" :class="['p-rating-icon p-rating-cancel', cancelIcon]" v-bind="ptm('cancelIcon')" />
+            <slot name="cancelicon" :class="cx('cancelIcon')">
+                <component :is="cancelIcon ? 'span' : 'BanIcon'" :class="[cx('cancelIcon'), cancelIcon]" v-bind="ptm('cancelIcon')" />
             </slot>
         </div>
         <template v-for="value in stars" :key="value">
-            <div :class="['p-rating-item', { 'p-rating-item-active': value <= modelValue, 'p-focus': value === focusedOptionIndex }]" @click="onOptionClick($event, value)" v-bind="getPTOptions(value, 'item')">
-                <span class="p-hidden-accessible" v-bind="ptm('hiddenItemInputWrapper')">
+            <div :class="cx('item', { value })" @click="onOptionClick($event, value)" v-bind="getPTOptions(value, 'item')" :data-p-active="value <= modelValue" :data-p-focused="value === focusedOptionIndex">
+                <span :class="cx('hiddenItemInputWrapper')" :style="sx('hiddenAccessible', isUnstyled)" v-bind="ptm('hiddenItemInputWrapper')" :data-p-hidden-accessible="true">
                     <input
                         type="radio"
                         :value="value"
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
                         v-bind="ptm('hiddenItemInput')"
                     />
                 </span>
-                <slot v-if="value <= modelValue" name="onicon" :value="value">
-                    <component :is="onIcon ? 'span' : 'StarFillIcon'" :class="['p-rating-icon', onIcon]" v-bind="ptm('onIcon')" />
+                <slot v-if="value <= modelValue" name="onicon" :value="value" :class="cx('onIcon')">
+                    <component :is="onIcon ? 'span' : 'StarFillIcon'" :class="[cx('onIcon'), onIcon]" v-bind="ptm('onIcon')" />
                 </slot>
-                <slot v-else name="officon" :value="value">
-                    <component :is="offIcon ? 'span' : 'StarIcon'" :class="['p-rating-icon', offIcon]" v-bind="ptm('offIcon')" />
+                <slot v-else name="officon" :value="value" :class="cx('offIcon')">
+                    <component :is="offIcon ? 'span' : 'StarIcon'" :class="[cx('offIcon'), offIcon]" v-bind="ptm('offIcon')" />
                 </slot>
             </div>
         </template>
@@ -49,50 +49,16 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import BaseComponent from 'primevue/basecomponent';
 import BanIcon from 'primevue/icons/ban';
 import StarIcon from 'primevue/icons/star';
 import StarFillIcon from 'primevue/icons/starfill';
 import { DomHandler, UniqueComponentId } from 'primevue/utils';
+import BaseRating from './BaseRating.vue';
 
 export default {
     name: 'Rating',
-    extends: BaseComponent,
+    extends: BaseRating,
     emits: ['update:modelValue', 'change', 'focus', 'blur'],
-    props: {
-        modelValue: {
-            type: Number,
-            default: null
-        },
-        disabled: {
-            type: Boolean,
-            default: false
-        },
-        readonly: {
-            type: Boolean,
-            default: false
-        },
-        stars: {
-            type: Number,
-            default: 5
-        },
-        cancel: {
-            type: Boolean,
-            default: true
-        },
-        onIcon: {
-            type: String,
-            default: undefined
-        },
-        offIcon: {
-            type: String,
-            default: undefined
-        },
-        cancelIcon: {
-            type: String,
-            default: undefined
-        }
-    },
     data() {
         return {
             name: this.$attrs.name,
@@ -150,17 +116,6 @@ export default {
             return value === 1 ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.star : this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.stars.replace(/{star}/g, value);
         }
     },
-    computed: {
-        containerClass() {
-            return [
-                'p-rating',
-                {
-                    'p-readonly': this.readonly,
-                    'p-disabled': this.disabled
-                }
-            ];
-        }
-    },
     components: {
         StarFillIcon: StarFillIcon,
         StarIcon: StarIcon,
@@ -168,21 +123,3 @@ export default {
     }
 };
 </script>
-
-<style>
-.p-rating {
-    position: relative;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-}
-
-.p-rating-item {
-    display: inline-flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    cursor: pointer;
-}
-
-.p-rating.p-readonly .p-rating-item {
-    cursor: default;
-}
-</style>