diff --git a/app/mainwindow.cpp b/app/mainwindow.cpp
--- a/app/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/app/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -860,6 +860,13 @@
                                           d->mGoToPreviousAction, d->mGoToNextAction, this);
 #endif
 
+#ifdef GWENVIEW_SEMANTICINFO_BACKEND_NONE
+    auto* ratingMenu = static_cast<QMenu*>(guiFactory()->container("rating", this));
+    if (ratingMenu) {
+        ratingMenu->menuAction()->setVisible(false);
+    }
+#endif
+
 #ifdef KIPI_FOUND
     d->mKIPIInterface = new KIPIInterface(this);
     d->mKIPIExportAction->setKIPIInterface(d->mKIPIInterface);