diff --git a/class/Constants.php b/class/Constants.php
index be4fc9e2..96b6eda5 100644
--- a/class/Constants.php
+++ b/class/Constants.php
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ interface Constants
     public const PUBLISHER_SUBTITLE = 24;
     public const PUBLISHER_AUTHOR_ALIAS = 25;
     public const PUBLISHER_DATEEXPIRE = 26;
+    public const PUBLISHER_VOTETYPE = 27;
     // Global constants
     public const PUBLISHER_SEARCH = 1;
     public const PUBLISHER_RATE = 2;
diff --git a/class/Form/ItemForm.php b/class/Form/ItemForm.php
index 440650d5..ca1897ea 100644
--- a/class/Form/ItemForm.php
+++ b/class/Form/ItemForm.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ class ItemForm extends ThemeTabForm
         Constants::PUBLISHER_NOTIFY,
         Constants::PUBLISHER_AVAILABLE_PAGE_WRAP,
         Constants::PUBLISHER_UID,
+        Constants::PUBLISHER_VOTETYPE,
     ];
     public $imagesTab = [
         Constants::PUBLISHER_IMAGE_ITEM,
@@ -271,6 +272,33 @@ public function createElements($obj)
             $this->addElement($availableWrapPages);
         }
 
+        //VOTING TYPE =====================================
+        //        if ($this->isGranted(Constants::PUBLISHER_VOTETYPE)) {
+        $groups = $GLOBALS['xoopsUser'] ? $GLOBALS['xoopsUser']->getGroups() : XOOPS_GROUP_ANONYMOUS;
+        /** @var GroupPermHandler $grouppermHandler */
+        $grouppermHandler = $helper->getHandler('GroupPerm');
+        $moduleId         = $helper->getModule()->getVar('mid');
+        if ($helper->getConfig('perm_rating') && $grouppermHandler->checkRight('global', _PUBLISHER_RATE, $groups, $moduleId)) {
+            $options = [
+                Constants::RATING_NONE     => _MI_BLOG_RATING_NONE,
+                Constants::RATING_5STARS   => _MI_BLOG_RATING_5STARS,
+                Constants::RATING_10STARS  => _MI_BLOG_RATING_10STARS,
+                Constants::RATING_LIKES    => _MI_BLOG_RATING_LIKES,
+                Constants::RATING_10NUM    => _MI_BLOG_RATING_10NUM,
+                Constants::RATING_REACTION => _MI_BLOG_RATING_REACTION,
+            ];
+
+            $votetypeSelect = new \XoopsFormSelect(\_MI_BLOG_RATINGBARS, 'votetype', $obj->getVar('votetype'));
+            $votetypeSelect->addOptionArray($options);
+            //                $votetypeSelect->setDescription(\_MI_BLOG_RATINGBARS_DESC);
+            $this->addElement($votetypeSelect);
+            unset($votetypeSelect);
+        }
+        //        }
+        //VOTING TYPE END =====================================
+
+
+
         $userUid = $obj->getVar('itemid') > 0 ? $obj->uid() : $currentUid;
         if ($this->isGranted(Constants::PUBLISHER_UID)) {
             $this->addElement(new \XoopsFormSelectUser(\_CO_PUBLISHER_UID, 'uid', false, $userUid, 1, false), false);
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index e1f8ffae..ec4c1c81 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+<h5>1.08 Alpha 4       [NOT RELEASED]</h5>  Dev: XOOPS 2.5.11, PHP 7.4.13, PHP 8.0
+<hr>
+- added rating selection in item form (mamba)
+
 <h5>1.08 Alpha 3       [2021-01-01]</h5>  Dev: XOOPS 2.5.11, PHP 7.4.13, PHP 8.0
 <hr>
 - fix in_array() for anonymous permissions (oswaldo/mamba)