diff --git a/src/pEp/_pEp/message.hh b/src/pEp/_pEp/message.hh
index 5eba845..ea5d287 100644
--- a/src/pEp/_pEp/message.hh
+++ b/src/pEp/_pEp/message.hh
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ namespace pEp {
 
             void enc_format(PEP_enc_format value) { _msg->enc_format = value; }
 
+            PEP_rating rating() { return _msg->rating; }
+
+            void rating(PEP_rating value) { _msg->rating = value; }
+
             Message encrypt();
 
             Message _encrypt(boost::python::list extra, int enc_format = 4, int flags = 0);
diff --git a/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc b/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc
index b08278c..e3872f3 100644
--- a/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc
+++ b/src/pEp/_pEp/pEpmodule.cc
@@ -488,6 +488,11 @@ namespace pEp {
                 (void(Message::*)(int))
                 (void(Message::*)(PEP_enc_format)) &Message::enc_format,
                 "0: unencrypted, 1: inline PGP, 2: S/MIME, 3: PGP/MIME, 4: p≡p format")
+                .add_property("rating", (int(Message::*)())
+                (PEP_rating(Message::*)()) &Message::rating,
+                (void(Message::*)(int))
+                (void(Message::*)(PEP_rating)) &Message::rating,
+                "the message rating as computed on this endpoint")
                 .def("encrypt", (Message(Message::*)())&Message::encrypt)
                 .def("encrypt", (Message(Message::*)(boost::python::list))&Message::_encrypt)
                 .def("encrypt", (Message(Message::*)(boost::python::list, int))&Message::_encrypt)