diff --git a/src/components/config/PrimeVue.js b/src/components/config/PrimeVue.js
index d4b131923..3929b38fc 100644
--- a/src/components/config/PrimeVue.js
+++ b/src/components/config/PrimeVue.js
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ const defaultOptions = {
         aria: {
             trueLabel: 'True',
             falseLabel: 'False',
-            nullLabel: 'Not Selected'
+            nullLabel: 'Not Selected',
+            star: 'star',
+            stars: 'stars',
+            noneStars: 'No Rating'
         }
     },
     filterMatchModeOptions: {
diff --git a/src/components/rating/Rating.d.ts b/src/components/rating/Rating.d.ts
index 0e494844f..46fccd4eb 100755
--- a/src/components/rating/Rating.d.ts
+++ b/src/components/rating/Rating.d.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ export interface RatingProps {
      * Value of the rating.
      */
     modelValue?: number | undefined;
+    /**
+     * Name of the element.
+     */
+    name?: string | undefined;
     /**
      * When present, it specifies that the element should be disabled.
      */
diff --git a/src/components/rating/Rating.vue b/src/components/rating/Rating.vue
index 37c754164..a97263bcb 100755
--- a/src/components/rating/Rating.vue
+++ b/src/components/rating/Rating.vue
@@ -1,19 +1,33 @@
 <template>
     <div :class="containerClass">
-        <span class="p-rating-icon p-rating-cancel pi pi-ban" :tabindex="focusIndex" v-if="cancel" @click="onCancelClick"></span>
-        <span :key="i" v-for="i in stars" @click="onStarClick($event,i)" :tabindex="focusIndex" @keydown.enter.prevent="onStarClick($event,i)"
-            :class="['p-rating-icon', {'pi pi-star': (i > modelValue), 'pi pi-star-fill': (i <= modelValue)}]"></span>
+        <span class="p-hidden-accessible" v-if="cancel">
+            <label :for="labelFor(0)">{{labelText(0)}}</label>
+            <input type="radio" :id="labelFor(0)" value="0" :name="name" :checked="modelValue === 0" :disabled="disabled" :readonly="readonly" @focus="onFocus($event, 0)" @blur="onBlur" @keydown="onKeyDown($event, 0)">
+        </span>
+        <span :class="['p-rating-icon p-rating-cancel pi pi-ban', {'p-focus': focusIndex === 0}]" v-if="cancel" @click="onCancelClick" @keydown="onKeyDown"></span>
+
+        <template :key="i" v-for="i in stars">
+            <span class="p-hidden-accessible">
+                <label :for="labelFor(i)">{{labelText(i)}}</label>
+                <input type="radio" :id="labelFor(i)" :value="i" :name="name" :checked="modelValue === i" :disabled="disabled" :readonly="readonly" @focus="onFocus($event, i)" @blur="onBlur" @keydown="onKeyDown($event,i)">
+            </span>
+            <span :class="['p-rating-icon', {'pi pi-star': (i > modelValue), 'pi pi-star-fill': (i <= modelValue), 'p-focus': i === focusIndex}]" @click="onStarClick($event,i)"></span>
+        </template>
     </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 export default {
     name: 'Rating',
-    emits: ['update:modelValue', 'change'],
+    emits: ['update:modelValue', 'change', 'focus', 'blur'],
     props: {
         modelValue: {
             type: Number,
             default: null
+        },
+        name: {
+            type: String,
+            default: null
         },
 		disabled: {
             type: Boolean,
@@ -32,12 +46,46 @@ export default {
             default: true
         }
     },
+    data() {
+        return {
+            focusIndex: null
+        };
+    },
     methods: {
         onStarClick(event, value) {
             if (!this.readonly && !this.disabled) {
                 this.updateModel(event, value);
+                this.focusIndex = value;
             }
         },
+        onKeyDown(event, value) {
+            if (event.code === 'Space') {
+                this.updateModel(event, value);
+            }
+            if (event.code === 'Tab') {
+                this.focusIndex = null;
+            }
+        },
+        onFocus(event, index) {
+            if (!this.readonly) {
+                if (this.modelValue === null && this.focusIndex === null) {
+                    this.cancel ? this.focusIndex = 0 : this.focusIndex = 1;
+                }
+                else if (this.modelValue !== null && this.focusIndex === null) {
+                    this.focusIndex = this.modelValue;
+                    this.updateModel(event, this.modelValue);
+                }
+                else {
+                    this.focusIndex = index;
+                    this.updateModel(event, index);
+                }
+
+                this.$emit('focus', event);
+            }
+        },
+        onBlur(event) {
+            this.$emit('blur', event);
+        },
         onCancelClick(event) {
             if (!this.readonly && !this.disabled) {
                 this.updateModel(event, null);
@@ -49,6 +97,13 @@ export default {
                 originalEvent: event,
                 value: value
             });
+        },
+        labelFor(index) {
+            return this.name + '_' + index;
+        },
+        labelText(index) {
+            return index === 0 ? this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.noneStars : index === 1
+                ? index + ' ' + this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.star : index + ' ' + this.$primevue.config.locale.aria.stars;
         }
     },
     computed: {
@@ -60,9 +115,6 @@ export default {
                     'p-disabled': this.disabled
                 }
             ];
-        },
-        focusIndex() {
-            return (this.disabled || this.readonly) ? null : '0';
         }
     }
 }
@@ -76,4 +128,11 @@ export default {
 .p-rating.p-rating-readonly .p-rating-icon {
     cursor: default;
 }
+
+.p-rating:not(.p-disabled) .p-rating-icon.p-focus {
+    outline: 0 none;
+    outline-offset: 0;
+    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.2rem #BFDBFE;
+    border-color: #3B82F6;
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/views/rating/RatingDemo.vue b/src/views/rating/RatingDemo.vue
index d02bee314..c58516786 100755
--- a/src/views/rating/RatingDemo.vue
+++ b/src/views/rating/RatingDemo.vue
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
         <div class="content-section implementation">
             <div class="card">
                 <h5>Basic {{val1}}</h5>
-                <Rating v-model="val1" />
+                <Rating v-model="val1" name="basic" />
 
                 <h5>Without Cancel</h5>
-                <Rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false" />
+                <Rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false" name="cancel" />
 
                 <h5>ReadOnly</h5>
-                <Rating :modelValue="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false" />
+                <Rating :modelValue="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false" name="readonly" />
 
                 <h5>Disabled</h5>
-                <Rating :modelValue="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10" />
+                <Rating :modelValue="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10" name="disabled" />
             </div>
         </div>
 
diff --git a/src/views/rating/RatingDoc.vue b/src/views/rating/RatingDoc.vue
index 7b957a49b..3ebe2a87a 100755
--- a/src/views/rating/RatingDoc.vue
+++ b/src/views/rating/RatingDoc.vue
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ import Rating from 'primevue/rating';
                         <td>null</td>
                         <td>Value of the rating.</td>
                     </tr>
+                    <tr>
+                        <td>name</td>
+                        <td>string</td>
+                        <td>null</td>
+                        <td>Name of the element.</td>
+                    </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td>disabled</td>
                         <td>boolean</td>
@@ -133,6 +139,53 @@ import Rating from 'primevue/rating';
 			</table>
 		</div>
 
+        <h5>Accessibility</h5>
+        <DevelopmentSection>
+            <h6>Screen Reader</h6>
+            <p>Rating component internally uses radio buttons that are only visible to screen readers. The value to read for item is retrieved from the <Link href="/locale">locale</Link> API via <i>star</i> and <i>stars</i> of the <i>aria</i> property.</p>
+
+            <h6>Keyboard Support</h6>
+            <p>Keyboard interaction is derived from the native browser handling of radio buttons in a group.</p>
+            <div class="doc-tablewrapper">
+                <table class="doc-table">
+                    <thead>
+                        <tr>
+                            <th>Key</th>
+                            <th>Function</th>
+                        </tr>
+                    </thead>
+                    <tbody>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td><i>tab</i></td>
+                            <td>Moves focus to the star representing the value, if there is none then first star receives the focus.</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>
+                                <span class="inline-flex flex-column">
+                                    <i class="mb-1">left arrow</i>
+                                    <i>up arrow</i>
+                                </span>
+                            </td>
+                            <td>Moves focus to the previous star, if there is none then last radio button receives the focus.</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td>
+                                <span class="inline-flex flex-column">
+                                    <i class="mb-1">right arrow</i>
+                                    <i>down arrow</i>
+                                </span>
+                            </td>
+                            <td>Moves focus to the next star, if there is none then first star receives the focus.</td>
+                        </tr>
+                        <tr>
+                            <td><i>space</i></td>
+                            <td>If the focused star does not represent the value, changes the value to the star value.</td>
+                        </tr>
+                    </tbody>
+                </table>
+            </div>
+        </DevelopmentSection>
+
 		<h5>Dependencies</h5>
 		<p>None.</p>
     </AppDoc>
@@ -149,16 +202,16 @@ export default {
 <template>
     <div>
         <h5>Basic {{val1}}</h5>
-        <Rating v-model="val1" />
+        <Rating v-model="val1" name="basic" />
 
         <h5>Without Cancel</h5>
-        <Rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false" />
+        <Rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false" name="cancel" />
 
         <h5>ReadOnly</h5>
-        <Rating :modelValue="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false" />
+        <Rating :modelValue="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false" name="readonly" />
 
         <h5>Disabled</h5>
-        <Rating :modelValue="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10" />
+        <Rating :modelValue="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10" name="disabled" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -180,16 +233,16 @@ export default {
 <template>
     <div>
         <h5>Basic {{val1}}</h5>
-        <Rating v-model="val1" />
+        <Rating v-model="val1" name="basic" />
 
         <h5>Without Cancel</h5>
-        <Rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false" />
+        <Rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false" name="cancel" />
 
         <h5>ReadOnly</h5>
-        <Rating :modelValue="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false" />
+        <Rating :modelValue="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false" name="readonly" />
 
         <h5>Disabled</h5>
-        <Rating :modelValue="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10" />
+        <Rating :modelValue="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10" name="disabled" />
     </div>
 </template>
 
@@ -212,16 +265,16 @@ export default {
                     imports: `<script src="https://unpkg.com/primevue@^3/rating/rating.min.js"><\\/script>`,
                     content: `<div id="app">
             <h5>Basic {{val1}}</h5>
-            <p-rating v-model="val1"></p-rating>
+            <p-rating v-model="val1" name="basic"></p-rating>
 
             <h5>Without Cancel</h5>
-            <p-rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false"></p-rating>
+            <p-rating v-model="val2" :cancel="false" name="cancel"></p-rating>
 
             <h5>ReadOnly</h5>
-            <p-rating :model-value="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false"></p-rating>
+            <p-rating :modelValue="5" :readonly="true" :stars="10" :cancel="false" name="readonly"></p-rating>
 
             <h5>Disabled</h5>
-            <p-rating :model-value="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10"></p-rating>
+            <p-rating :modelValue="8" :disabled="true" :stars="10" name="disabled"></p-rating>
         </div>
 
         <script type="module">