diff --git a/ui/mainwindow.go b/ui/mainwindow.go
index ee19a1d..352e1db 100644
--- a/ui/mainwindow.go
+++ b/ui/mainwindow.go
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ func NewMainWindow(fyneApp fyne.App, appName, displayAppName, appVersion string,
 	app.ServerManager.OnServerConnected(func() {
 		m.BrowsingPane.EnableNavigationButtons()
 		m.Router.NavigateTo(m.StartupPage())
+		_, canRate := m.App.ServerManager.Server.(mediaprovider.SupportsRating)
+		m.BottomPanel.NowPlaying.DisableRating = !canRate
 		// check if launching new version, else if found available update on startup
 		if l := app.Config.Application.LastLaunchedVersion; app.VersionTag() != l {
 			if !app.IsFirstLaunch() {
diff --git a/ui/widgets/nowplayingcard.go b/ui/widgets/nowplayingcard.go
index 0358547..42595fe 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/nowplayingcard.go
+++ b/ui/widgets/nowplayingcard.go
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ import (
 type NowPlayingCard struct {
 	widget.BaseWidget
 
+	DisableRating bool
+
 	trackName  *widget.Hyperlink
 	artistName *MultiHyperlink
 	albumName  *widget.Hyperlink
 	cover      *TappableImage
 	menu       *widget.PopUpMenu
+	ratingMenu *fyne.MenuItem
 
 	OnTrackNameTapped  func()
 	OnArtistNameTapped func(artistID string)
@@ -125,13 +128,14 @@ func (n *NowPlayingCard) Update(track string, artists, artistIDs []string, album
 
 func (n *NowPlayingCard) showMenu(e *fyne.PointEvent) {
 	if n.menu == nil {
-		ratingMenu := util.NewRatingSubmenu(n.onSetRating)
+		n.ratingMenu = util.NewRatingSubmenu(n.onSetRating)
 		m := fyne.NewMenu("",
 			fyne.NewMenuItem("Set favorite", func() { n.onSetFavorite(true) }),
 			fyne.NewMenuItem("Unset favorite", func() { n.onSetFavorite(false) }),
-			ratingMenu,
+			n.ratingMenu,
 			fyne.NewMenuItem("Add to playlist...", func() { n.onAddToPlaylist() }))
 		n.menu = widget.NewPopUpMenu(m, fyne.CurrentApp().Driver().CanvasForObject(n))
 	}
+	n.ratingMenu.Disabled = n.DisableRating
 	n.menu.ShowAtPosition(e.AbsolutePosition)
 }
diff --git a/ui/widgets/tracklist.go b/ui/widgets/tracklist.go
index bd2e886..8f7d9d8 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/tracklist.go
+++ b/ui/widgets/tracklist.go
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ type Tracklist struct {
 	tracks          []*trackModel
 	tracksOrigOrder []*trackModel
 
-	nowPlayingID string
-	colLayout    *layouts.ColumnsLayout
-	hdr          *ListHeader
-	list         *DisabledList
-	ctxMenu      *fyne.Menu
-	container    *fyne.Container
+	nowPlayingID  string
+	colLayout     *layouts.ColumnsLayout
+	hdr           *ListHeader
+	list          *DisabledList
+	ctxMenu       *fyne.Menu
+	ratingSubmenu *fyne.MenuItem
+	container     *fyne.Container
 }
 
 type trackModel struct {
@@ -565,15 +566,16 @@ func (t *Tracklist) onShowContextMenu(e *fyne.PointEvent, trackIdx int) {
 			fyne.NewMenuItem("Unset favorite", func() {
 				t.onSetFavorites(t.selectedTracks(), false, true)
 			}))
-		ratingMenu := util.NewRatingSubmenu(func(rating int) {
+		t.ratingSubmenu = util.NewRatingSubmenu(func(rating int) {
 			t.onSetRatings(t.selectedTracks(), rating, true)
 		})
-		t.ctxMenu.Items = append(t.ctxMenu.Items, ratingMenu)
+		t.ctxMenu.Items = append(t.ctxMenu.Items, t.ratingSubmenu)
 		if len(t.Options.AuxiliaryMenuItems) > 0 {
 			t.ctxMenu.Items = append(t.ctxMenu.Items, fyne.NewMenuItemSeparator())
 			t.ctxMenu.Items = append(t.ctxMenu.Items, t.Options.AuxiliaryMenuItems...)
 		}
 	}
+	t.ratingSubmenu.Disabled = t.Options.DisableRating
 	widget.ShowPopUpMenuAtPosition(t.ctxMenu, fyne.CurrentApp().Driver().CanvasForObject(t), e.AbsolutePosition)
 }