diff --git a/config/alfresco/rating-services-context.xml b/config/alfresco/rating-services-context.xml
index d24b9b903b..12c5eb9049 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/rating-services-context.xml
+++ b/config/alfresco/rating-services-context.xml
@@ -78,4 +78,13 @@
       <property name="minRating" value="1"/>
       <property name="maxRating" value="5"/>
    </bean>
+
+   <!-- JavaScript API support -->
+   <bean id="ratingServiceScript" parent="baseJavaScriptExtension"
+         class="org.alfresco.repo.rating.script.ScriptRatingService">
+        <property name="extensionName">
+            <value>ratingService</value>
+        </property>
+        <property name="serviceRegistry" ref="ServiceRegistry"/>
+    </bean>
 </beans>
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/RatingServiceIntegrationTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/RatingServiceIntegrationTest.java
index 631644d7cc..115b696619 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/RatingServiceIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/RatingServiceIntegrationTest.java
@@ -20,14 +20,17 @@
 package org.alfresco.repo.rating;
 
 import java.io.Serializable;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.alfresco.model.ContentModel;
+import org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ClasspathScriptLocation;
 import org.alfresco.repo.model.Repository;
 import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationUtil;
+import org.alfresco.repo.transaction.RetryingTransactionHelper;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rating.Rating;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rating.RatingScheme;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rating.RatingService;
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rating.RatingServiceException;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ChildAssociationRef;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.CopyService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ScriptLocation;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.ScriptService;
 import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.NamespaceService;
 import org.alfresco.service.namespace.QName;
@@ -49,11 +54,13 @@ import org.alfresco.util.PropertyMap;
 public class RatingServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
 {
     private static final String USER_ONE = "UserOne";
-    private static final String USER_USERTWO = "UserTwo";
+    private static final String USER_TWO = "UserTwo";
     private CopyService copyService;
     private PersonService personService;
     private RatingService ratingService;
     private Repository repositoryHelper;
+    private ScriptService scriptService;
+    private RetryingTransactionHelper transactionHelper;
     private NodeRef companyHome;
     
     // These NodeRefs are used by the test methods.
@@ -75,6 +82,8 @@ public class RatingServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
         this.personService = (PersonService)this.applicationContext.getBean("PersonService");
         this.ratingService = (RatingService) this.applicationContext.getBean("ratingService");
         this.repositoryHelper = (Repository) this.applicationContext.getBean("repositoryHelper");
+        this.transactionHelper = (RetryingTransactionHelper) this.applicationContext.getBean("retryingTransactionHelper");
+        this.scriptService = (ScriptService) this.applicationContext.getBean("scriptService");
 
         // Set the current security context as admin
         AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
@@ -86,10 +95,10 @@ public class RatingServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
         testFolderCopyDest = createNode(companyHome, "testFolderCopyDest", ContentModel.TYPE_FOLDER);
         testDoc_Admin = createNode(testFolder, "testDocInFolder", ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT);
         
-        createUser(USER_USERTWO);
         createUser(USER_ONE);
+        createUser(USER_TWO);
         
-        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_USERTWO);
+        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_TWO);
         testDoc_UserOne = createNode(testFolder, "userOnesDoc", ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT);
         AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_ONE);
         testDoc_UserTwo = createNode(testFolder, "userTwosDoc", ContentModel.TYPE_CONTENT);
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ public class RatingServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
     protected void onTearDownInTransaction() throws Exception
     {
         AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(AuthenticationUtil.getAdminUserName());
-        deleteUser(USER_USERTWO);
+        deleteUser(USER_TWO);
         deleteUser(USER_ONE);
     }
     
@@ -173,7 +182,7 @@ public class RatingServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
     public void testApplyUpdateDeleteRatings_SingleUserMultipleSchemes() throws Exception
     {
         // We'll do all this as user 'UserOne'.
-        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_USERTWO);
+        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_TWO);
         
         //Before we start, let's ensure the read behaviour on a pristine node is correct.
         Rating nullRating = ratingService.getRatingByCurrentUser(testDoc_Admin, LIKES_SCHEME_NAME);
@@ -292,7 +301,7 @@ public class RatingServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
         AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_ONE);
         ratingService.applyRating(testDoc_Admin, 4.0f, FIVE_STAR_SCHEME_NAME);
         
-        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_USERTWO);
+        AuthenticationUtil.setFullyAuthenticatedUser(USER_TWO);
         ratingService.applyRating(testDoc_Admin, 2.0f, FIVE_STAR_SCHEME_NAME);
         
         float meanRating = ratingService.getAverageRating(testDoc_Admin, FIVE_STAR_SCHEME_NAME);
@@ -345,4 +354,13 @@ public class RatingServiceIntegrationTest extends BaseAlfrescoSpringTest
             personService.deletePerson(userName);
         }
     }
+
+    public void testJavascriptAPI() throws Exception
+    {
+        Map<String, Object> model = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+        model.put("testNode", this.testDoc_UserOne);
+        
+        ScriptLocation location = new ClasspathScriptLocation("org/alfresco/repo/rating/script/test_ratingService.js");
+        this.scriptService.executeScript(location, model);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/script/ScriptRatingService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/script/ScriptRatingService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4ddde2c67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/script/ScriptRatingService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.repo.rating.script;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.alfresco.repo.jscript.BaseScopableProcessorExtension;
+import org.alfresco.repo.jscript.ScriptNode;
+import org.alfresco.service.ServiceRegistry;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rating.Rating;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.rating.RatingService;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Script object representing the rating service.
+ * 
+ * @author Neil McErlean
+ * @since 3.4
+ */
+public class ScriptRatingService extends BaseScopableProcessorExtension
+{
+    private static Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(ScriptRatingService.class);
+    
+    /** The Services registry */
+    private ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry;
+    private RatingService ratingService;
+
+    /**
+     * Set the service registry
+     * 
+     * @param serviceRegistry the service registry.
+     */
+    public void setServiceRegistry(ServiceRegistry serviceRegistry)
+    {
+        this.serviceRegistry = serviceRegistry;
+        this.ratingService = serviceRegistry.getRatingService();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Gets the names for rating schemes currently in the system.
+     * @return
+     */
+    public String[] getRatingSchemeNames()
+    {
+        Set<String> schemeNames = ratingService.getRatingSchemes().keySet();
+        String[] result = new String[0];
+        result = schemeNames.toArray(result);
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Gets the minimum allowed rating for the specified rating scheme.
+     * 
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @return
+     */
+    public float getMin(String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        return ratingService.getRatingScheme(ratingSchemeName).getMinRating();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Gets the maximum allowed rating for the specified rating scheme.
+     * 
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @return
+     */
+    public float getMax(String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        return ratingService.getRatingScheme(ratingSchemeName).getMaxRating();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Applies the given rating to the specified node using the specified ratingScheme.
+     * It is the responsibility of the caller to ensure that the rating scheme exists
+     * and that the rating is within the limits defined for that scheme.
+     * 
+     * @param node
+     * @param rating
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @see ScriptRatingService#getMin(String)
+     * @see ScriptRatingService#getMax(String)
+     */
+    public void applyRating(ScriptNode node, float rating, String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        ratingService.applyRating(node.getNodeRef(), rating, ratingSchemeName);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Gets the rating applied to the specified node in the specified scheme by
+     * the currently authenticated user.
+     * @param node
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @return rating if there is one, else -1.
+     * TODO -1 could be a valid rating.
+     */
+    public float getRating(ScriptNode node, String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        final Rating ratingByCurrentUser = ratingService.getRatingByCurrentUser(node.getNodeRef(), ratingSchemeName);
+        return ratingByCurrentUser == null ? -1f : ratingByCurrentUser.getScore();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Gets the rating applied date for the specified node in the specified scheme by
+     * the currently authenticated user.
+     * @param node
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @return rating applied date if there is one, else <code>null</code>
+     */
+    public Date getRatingAppliedAt(ScriptNode node, String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        final Rating ratingByCurrentUser = ratingService.getRatingByCurrentUser(node.getNodeRef(), ratingSchemeName);
+        return ratingByCurrentUser == null ? null : ratingByCurrentUser.getAppliedAt();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the number of ratings applied to the specified node by all users in the specified
+     * scheme.
+     * @param node
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @return
+     */
+    public int getRatingsCount(ScriptNode node, String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        return ratingService.getRatingsCount(node.getNodeRef(), ratingSchemeName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the total (sum) rating by all users on the specified node in the specified scheme.
+     * @param node
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @return
+     */
+    public float getTotalRating(ScriptNode node, String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        return ratingService.getTotalRating(node.getNodeRef(), ratingSchemeName);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the average (mean) rating by all users on the specified node in the specified scheme.
+     * @param node
+     * @param ratingSchemeName
+     * @return
+     */
+    public float getAverageRating(ScriptNode node, String ratingSchemeName)
+    {
+        return ratingService.getAverageRating(node.getNodeRef(), ratingSchemeName);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/script/test_ratingService.js b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/script/test_ratingService.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f8afa71d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/rating/script/test_ratingService.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+function testRatingSchemes()
+{
+	var schemeNames = ratingService.getRatingSchemeNames();
+    test.assertEquals(2, schemeNames.length);
+    test.assertEquals('likesRatingScheme', schemeNames[0]);
+    test.assertEquals('fiveStarRatingScheme', schemeNames[1]);
+    
+    test.assertEquals(1, ratingService.getMin('likesRatingScheme'));
+    test.assertEquals(1, ratingService.getMax('likesRatingScheme'));
+
+    test.assertEquals(1, ratingService.getMin('fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+    test.assertEquals(5, ratingService.getMax('fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+}
+
+function testApplyAndGetRatings()
+{
+	// Check the pristine state of the test node.
+	test.assertEquals(0, ratingService.getRatingsCount(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	test.assertEquals(0, ratingService.getTotalRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	test.assertEquals(-1, ratingService.getAverageRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	
+	// Now apply some ratings.
+	ratingService.applyRating(testNode, 2.0, 'fiveStarRatingScheme');
+	test.assertEquals(2.0, ratingService.getRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	//TODO Date formats in JS API?
+	test.assertNotNull(ratingService.getRatingAppliedAt(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	
+	test.assertEquals(1, ratingService.getRatingsCount(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	test.assertEquals(2, ratingService.getTotalRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	test.assertEquals(2, ratingService.getAverageRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+
+	
+	// And update them
+	ratingService.applyRating(testNode, 4.5, 'fiveStarRatingScheme');
+	test.assertEquals(4.5, ratingService.getRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	//TODO Date formats in JS API?
+	test.assertNotNull(ratingService.getRatingAppliedAt(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	
+	test.assertEquals(1, ratingService.getRatingsCount(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	test.assertEquals(4.5, ratingService.getTotalRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+	test.assertEquals(4.5, ratingService.getAverageRating(testNode, 'fiveStarRatingScheme'));
+}
+
+// Execute tests
+testRatingSchemes();
+testApplyAndGetRatings();
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rating/RatingService.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rating/RatingService.java
index e06b56586f..9845f069f5 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rating/RatingService.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/service/cmr/rating/RatingService.java
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.repository.NodeRef;
  * {@link RatingService#applyRating(NodeRef, float, String) updated} and
  * {@link RatingService#removeRatingByCurrentUser(NodeRef, RatingScheme) removed}.
  * 
- * TODO Get average/total
- * 
  * @author Neil McErlean
  * @since 3.4
  */