diff --git a/app/mashup/UserInfo.scala b/app/mashup/UserInfo.scala
index 130e9ad8b4..0baf5ba7fa 100644
--- a/app/mashup/UserInfo.scala
+++ b/app/mashup/UserInfo.scala
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ object UserInfo {
       playbanApi: lila.playban.PlaybanApi
   )(implicit ec: scala.concurrent.ExecutionContext) {
     def apply(user: User, nbs: NbGames, ctx: Context): Fu[UserInfo] =
-      (ctx.noBlind ?? ratingChartApi(user)).mon(_.user segment "ratingChart") zip
+      ((ctx.noBlind && ctx.pref.showRatings) ?? ratingChartApi(user)).mon(_.user segment "ratingChart") zip
         relationApi.countFollowers(user.id).mon(_.user segment "nbFollowers") zip
         !(user.is(User.lichessId) || user.isBot) ??
         postApi.nbByUser(user.id).mon(_.user segment "nbForumPosts") zip
diff --git a/app/views/activity.scala b/app/views/activity.scala
index 59a1bfe851..42145bd090 100644
--- a/app/views/activity.scala
+++ b/app/views/activity.scala
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ object activity {
       )}</score>"""
     }
 
-  private def ratingProgFrag(r: RatingProg) =
-    ratingTag(r.after.value, ratingProgress(r.diff))
+  private def ratingProgFrag(r: RatingProg)(implicit ctx: Context) =
+    ctx.pref.showRatings option ratingTag(r.after.value, ratingProgress(r.diff))
 
   private def scoreStr(tag: String, p: Int, name: lila.i18n.I18nKey)(implicit ctx: Context) =
     if (p == 0) ""
diff --git a/app/views/game/widgets.scala b/app/views/game/widgets.scala
index 21ae7ccaed..521bcae356 100644
--- a/app/views/game/widgets.scala
+++ b/app/views/game/widgets.scala
@@ -132,18 +132,22 @@ object widgets {
           userIdLink(playerUser.id.some, withOnline = false),
           br,
           player.berserk option berserkIconSpan,
-          playerUser.rating,
-          player.provisional option "?",
-          playerUser.ratingDiff map { d =>
-            frag(" ", showRatingDiff(d))
-          }
+          ctx.pref.showRatings option frag(
+            playerUser.rating,
+            player.provisional option "?",
+            playerUser.ratingDiff map { d =>
+              frag(" ", showRatingDiff(d))
+            }
+          )
         )
       } getOrElse {
         player.aiLevel map { level =>
           frag(
             span(aiName(level, withRating = false)),
-            br,
-            aiRating(level)
+            ctx.pref.showRatings option frag(
+              br,
+              aiRating(level)
+            )
           )
         } getOrElse {
           (player.nameSplit.fold[Frag](anonSpan) { case (name, rating) =>
diff --git a/app/views/user/mini.scala b/app/views/user/mini.scala
index be2b2655fc..fa4849165c 100644
--- a/app/views/user/mini.scala
+++ b/app/views/user/mini.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ object mini {
         if (u.lame && !ctx.me.has(u) && !isGranted(_.UserModView))
           div(cls := "upt__info__warning")(trans.thisAccountViolatedTos())
         else
-          div(cls := "upt__info__ratings")(u.best8Perfs map { showPerfRating(u, _) })
+          ctx.pref.showRatings option div(cls := "upt__info__ratings")(u.best8Perfs map {
+            showPerfRating(u, _)
+          })
       ),
       ctx.userId map { myId =>
         frag(
diff --git a/app/views/user/show/header.scala b/app/views/user/show/header.scala
index e741f88f44..80495e169f 100644
--- a/app/views/user/show/header.scala
+++ b/app/views/user/show/header.scala
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ object header {
             if (info.ratingChart.isDefined && (!u.lame || ctx.is(u) || isGranted(_.UserModView)))
               div(cls := "rating-history")(spinner)
             else
-              ctx.is(u) option newPlayer(u),
+              (ctx.is(u) && u.count.game < 10) option newPlayer(u),
             div(cls := "profile-side")(
               div(cls := "user-infos")(
                 !ctx.is(u) option frag(
diff --git a/app/views/user/show/side.scala b/app/views/user/show/side.scala
index f468b795cd..23a7402e8d 100644
--- a/app/views/user/show/side.scala
+++ b/app/views/user/show/side.scala
@@ -29,36 +29,38 @@ object side {
           "empty"  -> perf.isEmpty,
           "active" -> active.has(perfType)
         ),
-        href := {
+        href := ctx.pref.showRatings.?? {
           if (isPuzzle) ctx.is(u) option routes.Puzzle.dashboard(30, "home").url
           else routes.User.perfStat(u.username, perfType.key).url.some
         },
         span(
           h3(perfType.trans),
-          if (isPuzzle && u.perfs.dubiousPuzzle && !ctx.is(u)) st.rating(strong("?"))
+          if (isPuzzle && u.perfs.dubiousPuzzle && !ctx.is(u) && ctx.pref.showRatings) st.rating(strong("?"))
           else
             st.rating(
-              if (perf.glicko.clueless) strong("?")
-              else
-                strong(
-                  perf.glicko.intRating,
-                  perf.provisional option "?"
-                ),
-              " ",
-              ratingProgress(perf.progress),
-              " ",
+              ctx.pref.showRatings option frag(
+                if (perf.glicko.clueless) strong("?")
+                else
+                  strong(
+                    perf.glicko.intRating,
+                    perf.provisional option "?"
+                  ),
+                " ",
+                ratingProgress(perf.progress),
+                " "
+              ),
               span(
                 if (perfType.key == "puzzle") trans.nbPuzzles.plural(perf.nb, perf.nb.localize)
                 else trans.nbGames.plural(perf.nb, perf.nb.localize)
               )
             ),
-          rankMap get perfType map { rank =>
+          rankMap get perfType ifTrue ctx.pref.showRatings map { rank =>
             span(cls := "rank", title := trans.rankIsUpdatedEveryNbMinutes.pluralSameTxt(15))(
               trans.rankX(rank.localize)
             )
           }
         ),
-        iconTag("")
+        ctx.pref.showRatings option iconTag("")
       )
     }
 
diff --git a/modules/pref/src/main/PrefHandlers.scala b/modules/pref/src/main/PrefHandlers.scala
index 7f42f98ffe..b6cde0823d 100644
--- a/modules/pref/src/main/PrefHandlers.scala
+++ b/modules/pref/src/main/PrefHandlers.scala
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ private object PrefHandlers {
         "insightShare"  -> o.insightShare,
         "keyboardMove"  -> o.keyboardMove,
         "zen"           -> o.zen,
+        "ratings"       -> o.ratings,
         "rookCastle"    -> o.rookCastle,
         "moveEvent"     -> o.moveEvent,
         "pieceNotation" -> o.pieceNotation,
diff --git a/ui/site/css/user/_sub-rating.scss b/ui/site/css/user/_sub-rating.scss
index 5214e40e35..d542ab5b98 100644
--- a/ui/site/css/user/_sub-rating.scss
+++ b/ui/site/css/user/_sub-rating.scss
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       @include transition;
     }
 
-    &:hover {
+    &[href]:hover {
       background: mix($c-bg-box, $c-bg-page, 50%);
 
       &::before {