diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodeRatingsImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodeRatingsImpl.java
index b5b16613d0..27256ae15e 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodeRatingsImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/NodeRatingsImpl.java
@@ -107,15 +107,17 @@ public class NodeRatingsImpl implements NodeRatings
 		Iterator<String> it = schemes.iterator();
 
 		int skipCount = paging.getSkipCount();
-		int maxItems = paging.getMaxItems();
+		int maxItems = paging.getMaxItems();
+		int totalSize = schemes.size();
+		int count = 0;
+		
 		int end = skipCount + maxItems;
 		if(end < 0)
 		{
 			// overflow
 			end = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 		}
-		int count = Math.min(maxItems, schemes.size() - skipCount);
-		List<NodeRating> ratings = new ArrayList<NodeRating>(count);
+		List<NodeRating> ratings = new ArrayList<NodeRating>(totalSize);
 
 		for(int i = 0; i < end && it.hasNext(); i++)
 		{
@@ -124,13 +126,12 @@ public class NodeRatingsImpl implements NodeRatings
 			{
 				continue;
 			}
-
+			count++;
         	RatingScheme ratingScheme = validateRatingScheme(schemeName);
     		NodeRating nodeRating = ratingScheme.getNodeRating(nodeRef);
             ratings.add(nodeRating);
 		}
 
-		int totalSize = schemes.size();
 		boolean hasMoreItems = (skipCount + count < totalSize);
 
         return CollectionWithPagingInfo.asPaged(paging, ratings, hasMoreItems, totalSize);
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestNodeRatings.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestNodeRatings.java
index a9da574ae2..41b8cf7c18 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestNodeRatings.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/TestNodeRatings.java
@@ -534,7 +534,29 @@ public class TestNodeRatings extends AbstractBaseApiTest
 				assertEquals(HttpStatus.SC_METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, e.getHttpResponse().getStatusCode());
 			}
 		}
-	}
+		
+        // Test case ACE-5453
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                testSkipCountLargeValue(person11, network1, nodeRef1, nodesProxy);
+            }
+            catch (PublicApiException e)
+            {
+                fail();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // test for retrieving the list of ratings with high value of skipCount(e.g. 10)
+    public void testSkipCountLargeValue(TestPerson person11, TestNetwork network1, NodeRef nodeRef1, Nodes nodesProxy) throws PublicApiException
+    {
+        List<NodeRating> expectedRatings = repoService.getNodeRatings(person11.getId(), network1.getId(), nodeRef1);
+        int skipCount = 10;
+        int maxItems = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        Paging paging = getPaging(skipCount, maxItems, expectedRatings.size(), expectedRatings.size());
+        nodesProxy.getNodeRatings(nodeRef1.getId(), createParams(paging, null));
+    }
 
 	@Override
 	public String getScope()