diff --git a/docs/src/examples/KeyGroupNavigation/FormControls.vue b/docs/src/examples/KeyGroupNavigation/FormControls.vue
index 4d46ba0f6659..25f8d4c1dc12 100644
--- a/docs/src/examples/KeyGroupNavigation/FormControls.vue
+++ b/docs/src/examples/KeyGroupNavigation/FormControls.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     <!-- QDate already uses the keyboard navigation inside -->
     <q-date v-model="date" />
 
+    <!-- QRating already uses the keyboard navigation inside -->
+    <q-rating class="self-start" v-model="rating" size="3rem" :max="6" icon="img:https://cdn.quasar.dev/logo/svg/quasar-logo.svg" />
+
     <q-btn color="black" label="Last focusable element" />
   </div>
 </template>
@@ -17,7 +20,8 @@ export default {
   data () {
     return {
       editor: 'What you see is <b>what</b> you get.',
-      date: '2019/02/01'
+      date: '2019/02/01',
+      rating: 3
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/src/examples/QRating/Basic.vue b/docs/src/examples/QRating/Basic.vue
index ad8ef09f7409..bd7268961287 100644
--- a/docs/src/examples/QRating/Basic.vue
+++ b/docs/src/examples/QRating/Basic.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <template>
   <div class="q-pa-md">
-    <div class="q-gutter-y-md column">
+    <div class="column q-gutter-y-md">
       <q-rating
         v-model="ratingModel"
         size="1.5em"
diff --git a/docs/src/examples/QRating/Vertical.vue b/docs/src/examples/QRating/Vertical.vue
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6921e52f34c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/examples/QRating/Vertical.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<template>
+  <div class="q-pa-md">
+    <div class="row items-start q-gutter-md">
+      <q-rating
+        v-model="ratingModel"
+        vertical
+        size="1.5em"
+        icon="thumb_up"
+      />
+      <q-rating
+        v-model="ratingModel"
+        vertical
+        size="2em"
+        color="red-7"
+        icon="favorite_border"
+      />
+      <q-rating
+        v-model="ratingModel"
+        vertical
+        size="2.5em"
+        color="purple-4"
+        icon="create"
+      />
+      <q-rating
+        v-model="ratingModel"
+        vertical
+        size="3em"
+        color="brown-5"
+        icon="pets"
+      />
+      <q-rating
+        v-model="ratingModel"
+        vertical
+        size="3.5em"
+        color="green-5"
+        icon="star_border"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+export default {
+  data () {
+    return {
+      ratingModel: 3
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/docs/src/pages/vue-components/rating.md b/docs/src/pages/vue-components/rating.md
index f0b2503ff433..40b49a69a8c7 100644
--- a/docs/src/pages/vue-components/rating.md
+++ b/docs/src/pages/vue-components/rating.md
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ Quasar Rating is a Component which allows users to rate items, usually known as
 
 <doc-example title="Custom number of choices" file="QRating/Max" />
 
+### Vertical <q-badge align="top" color="brand-primary" label="v1.16+" />
+
+<doc-example title="Vertical" file="QRating/Vertical" />
+
 ### Icons
 
 <doc-example title="Image icons" file="QRating/Images" />
diff --git a/ui/dev/src/pages/form/rating.vue b/ui/dev/src/pages/form/rating.vue
index 05eefd4fb371..2880be6dc1ff 100644
--- a/ui/dev/src/pages/form/rating.vue
+++ b/ui/dev/src/pages/form/rating.vue
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@
         Model <span class="right-detail"><em>{{ ratingModel }}</em></span>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="column q-gutter-md" style="font-size: 2rem; margin-top: 20px;">
-        <q-rating v-model="ratingModel" max="3" @change="onChange" @input="onInput" />
-        <q-rating v-model="ratingModel" color="primary" max="5" icon="pets" @input="onInput" />
+      <div class="column items-start q-gutter-y-md" style="font-size: 2rem; margin-top: 20px;">
+        <div class="row items-center">
+          <q-rating v-model="ratingModel" vertical max="3" @change="onChange" @input="onInput" />
+          <q-separator vertical spaced />
+          <q-rating v-model="ratingModel" color="primary" max="5" icon="pets" @input="onInput" />
+        </div>
         <q-rating color="teal" v-model="ratingModel" max="9" icon="thumb_up" />
         <q-rating size="3rem" color="red" v-model="ratingModel" :max="6" icon="favorite_border" />
         <q-rating size="3rem" color="red" v-model="ratingModel" :max="6" icon="img:https://cdn.quasar.dev/logo/svg/quasar-logo.svg" />
         <q-rating size="3rem" color="red" v-model="ratingModel" :max="6" icon="star_border" icon-selected="star" />
-        <q-rating size="3rem" color="red" v-model="moodModel" :max="4" :icon="ratingIcons" />
-        <q-rating size="3rem" :color="ratingColors" v-model="moodModel" :max="4" :icon="ratingIcons" />
+        <div>
+          <q-rating vertical size="3rem" color="red" v-model="moodModel" :max="4" :icon="ratingIcons" />
+          <q-rating vertical size="3rem" :color="ratingColors" v-model="moodModel" :max="4" :icon="ratingIcons" />
+        </div>
         <q-rating size="3rem" :color="ratingColors" v-model="moodModel" :max="5" icon="star" :icon-selected="ratingIcons" />
         <q-rating
           v-model="ratingModel"
diff --git a/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.js b/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.js
index 3df91d7978a6..827283a9d9ce 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.js
+++ b/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import Vue from 'vue'
 
+import KeyGroupNavigation from '../../directives/KeyGroupNavigation.js'
+
 import { stopAndPrevent } from '../../utils/event.js'
 import { between } from '../../utils/format.js'
 import QIcon from '../icon/QIcon.js'
@@ -16,6 +18,10 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
   mixins: [ SizeMixin, FormMixin, ListenersMixin ],
 
+  directives: {
+    KeyGroupNavigation
+  },
+
   props: {
     value: {
       type: Number,
@@ -35,6 +41,8 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     colorHalf: [String, Array],
     colorSelected: [String, Array],
 
+    vertical: Boolean,
+
     noReset: Boolean,
     noDimming: Boolean,
 
@@ -55,6 +63,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
     classes () {
       return `q-rating--${this.editable === true ? '' : 'non-'}editable` +
+        (this.vertical === true ? ' column justify-center' : ' row items-center') +
         (this.noDimming === true ? ' q-rating--no-dimming' : '') +
         (this.disable === true ? ' disabled' : '') +
         (this.color !== void 0 && Array.isArray(this.color) === false ? ` text-${this.color}` : '')
@@ -97,7 +106,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
 
       for (let i = 1; i <= this.max; i++) {
         const
-          active = (this.mouseModel === 0 && this.value >= i) || (this.mouseModel > 0 && this.mouseModel >= i),
+          active = this.mouseModel >= i || (this.mouseModel === 0 && this.value >= i),
           half = halfIndex === i && this.mouseModel < i,
           exSelected = this.mouseModel > 0 && (half === true ? ceil : this.value) >= i && this.mouseModel < i,
           color = half === true
@@ -123,6 +132,7 @@ export default Vue.extend({
             (active === true || half === true ? ' q-rating__icon--active' : '') +
             (exSelected === true ? ' q-rating__icon--exselected' : '') +
             (this.mouseModel === i ? ' q-rating__icon--hovered' : '') +
+            (ceil === i ? ' q-key-group-navigation__refocus' : '') +
             (color !== void 0 ? ` text-${color}` : '')
         })
       }
@@ -137,6 +147,15 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       if (this.readonly === true) {
         return { 'aria-readonly': 'true' }
       }
+    },
+
+    directives () {
+      return [{
+        name: 'key-group-navigation',
+        modifiers: {
+          [this.vertical === true ? 'vertical' : 'horizontal']: true
+        }
+      }]
     }
   },
 
@@ -159,23 +178,9 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     },
 
     __keyup (e, i) {
-      switch (e.keyCode) {
-        case 13:
-        case 32:
-          this.__set(i)
-          return stopAndPrevent(e)
-        case 37: // LEFT ARROW
-        case 40: // DOWN ARROW
-          if (this.$refs[`rt${i - 1}`]) {
-            this.$refs[`rt${i - 1}`].focus()
-          }
-          return stopAndPrevent(e)
-        case 39: // RIGHT ARROW
-        case 38: // UP ARROW
-          if (this.$refs[`rt${i + 1}`]) {
-            this.$refs[`rt${i + 1}`].focus()
-          }
-          return stopAndPrevent(e)
+      if ([13, 32].indexOf(e.keyCode) > -1) {
+        this.__set(i)
+        stopAndPrevent(e)
       }
     }
   },
@@ -185,14 +190,14 @@ export default Vue.extend({
       child = [],
       tabindex = this.editable === true ? 0 : null
 
-    this.stars.forEach(({ classes, name }, index) => {
+    this.stars.forEach(({ classes, name, active }, index) => {
       const i = index + 1
 
       child.push(
         h('div', {
           key: i,
           ref: `rt${i}`,
-          class: 'q-rating__icon-container flex flex-center',
+          staticClass: 'q-rating__icon-container flex flex-center',
           attrs: { tabindex },
           on: cache(this, 'i#' + i, {
             click: () => { this.__set(i) },
@@ -214,10 +219,11 @@ export default Vue.extend({
     }
 
     return h('div', {
-      staticClass: 'q-rating row inline items-center q-key-group-navigation--ignore-key',
+      staticClass: 'q-rating inline',
       class: this.classes,
       style: this.sizeStyle,
       attrs: this.attrs,
+      directives: this.directives,
       on: { ...this.qListeners }
     }, child)
   }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.json b/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.json
index 8f730c70cb7b..9256b256a170 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.json
+++ b/ui/src/components/rating/QRating.json
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@
       "category": "model"
     },
 
+    "vertical": {
+      "type": "Boolean",
+      "desc": "Vertical display",
+      "category": "style",
+      "addedIn": "v1.16.0"
+    },
+
     "readonly": {
       "extends": "readonly"
     },