diff --git a/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py b/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py
index 0e0bbecc7f3..3900ec08d58 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py
+++ b/addons/website_slides/__manifest__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Share and Publish Videos, Presentations and Documents'
  * Channel Subscription
  * Supported document types : PDF, images, YouTube videos and Google Drive documents)
 """,
-    'depends': ['website', 'website_mail'],
+    'depends': ['website', 'website_mail', 'website_rating'],
     'data': [
         'views/assets.xml',
         'views/res_config_settings_views.xml',
diff --git a/addons/website_slides/controllers/main.py b/addons/website_slides/controllers/main.py
index 80048dbaabd..c7d304e72ae 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/controllers/main.py
+++ b/addons/website_slides/controllers/main.py
@@ -152,7 +152,14 @@ class WebsiteSlides(http.Controller):
             'pager': pager,
             'is_public_user': request.website.is_public_user(),
             'display_channel_settings': not request.httprequest.cookies.get('slides_channel_%s' % (channel.id), False) and channel.can_see_full,
+            'rating_avg': channel.rating_avg,
+            'rating_count': channel.rating_count,
         }
+        if not request.env.user._is_public():
+            values.update({
+                'message_post_hash': channel._sign_token(request.env.user.partner_id.id),
+                'message_post_pid': request.env.user.partner_id.id
+            })
         if search:
             values['search'] = search
             return request.render('website_slides.slides_search', values)
diff --git a/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py b/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py
index a9b47405672..b4f11dd4496 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py
+++ b/addons/website_slides/models/slide_channel.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # Part of Odoo. See LICENSE file for full copyright and licensing details.
+import uuid
 
 from odoo import api, fields, models, SUPERUSER_ID, _
 from odoo.addons.http_routing.models.ir_http import slug
 from odoo.tools.translate import html_translate
+from odoo.osv import expression
 
 
 class Channel(models.Model):
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
     channels. """
     _name = 'slide.channel'
     _description = 'Slide Channel'
-    _inherit = ['mail.thread', 'website.seo.metadata', 'website.published.multi.mixin']
+    _inherit = ['mail.thread', 'website.seo.metadata', 'website.published.multi.mixin', 'rating.mixin']
     _order = 'sequence, id'
     _order_by_strategy = {
         'most_viewed': 'total_views desc',
@@ -20,6 +22,9 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
         'latest': 'date_published desc',
     }
 
+    def _default_access_token(self):
+        return str(uuid.uuid4())
+
     # description
     name = fields.Char('Name', translate=True, required=True)
     active = fields.Boolean(default=True)
@@ -37,6 +42,22 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
         string="Featuring Policy", default='most_voted', required=True)
     custom_slide_id = fields.Many2one('slide.slide', string='Slide to Promote')
     promoted_slide_id = fields.Many2one('slide.slide', string='Featured Slide', compute='_compute_promoted_slide_id', store=True)
+    access_token = fields.Char("Security Token", copy=False, default=_default_access_token)
+
+    @api.depends('custom_slide_id', 'promote_strategy', 'slide_ids.likes',
+                 'slide_ids.total_views', "slide_ids.date_published")
+    def _compute_promoted_slide_id(self):
+        for record in self:
+            if record.promote_strategy == 'none':
+                record.promoted_slide_id = False
+            elif record.promote_strategy == 'custom':
+                record.promoted_slide_id = record.custom_slide_id
+            elif record.promote_strategy:
+                slides = self.env['slide.slide'].search(
+                    [('website_published', '=', True), ('channel_id', '=', record.id)],
+                    limit=1, order=self._order_by_strategy[record.promote_strategy])
+                record.promoted_slide_id = slides and slides[0] or False
+
     nbr_presentations = fields.Integer('Number of Presentations', compute='_count_presentations', store=True)
     nbr_documents = fields.Integer('Number of Documents', compute='_count_presentations', store=True)
     nbr_videos = fields.Integer('Number of Videos', compute='_count_presentations', store=True)
@@ -147,6 +168,27 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
         if self.visibility == 'public':
             self.group_ids = False
 
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------
+    # ORM Overrides
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @api.model_cr_context
+    def _init_column(self, column_name):
+        """ Initialize the value of the given column for existing rows.
+            Overridden here because we need to generate different access tokens
+            and by default _init_column calls the default method once and applies
+            it for every record.
+        """
+        if column_name != 'access_token':
+            super(Channel, self)._init_column(column_name)
+        else:
+            query = """
+                UPDATE %(table_name)s
+                SET %(column_name)s = md5(md5(random()::varchar || id::varchar) || clock_timestamp()::varchar)::uuid::varchar
+                WHERE %(column_name)s IS NULL
+            """ % {'table_name': self._table, 'column_name': column_name}
+            self.env.cr.execute(query)
+
     @api.model
     def create(self, vals):
         return super(Channel, self.with_context(mail_create_nosubscribe=True)).create(vals)
@@ -179,6 +221,16 @@ class Channel(models.Model):
             'channels': [{'id': channel.id, 'name': channel.name, 'website_url': channel.website_url} for channel in self.search([])]
         }
 
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------
+    # Rating Mixin API
+    # ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+    @api.multi
+    def _rating_domain(self):
+        """ Only take the published rating into account to compute avg and count """
+        domain = super(Channel, self)._rating_domain()
+        return expression.AND([domain, [('website_published', '=', True)]])
+
 
 class Category(models.Model):
     """ Channel contain various categories to manage its slides """
@@ -210,4 +262,4 @@ class Category(models.Model):
             record.nbr_documents = result[record.id].get('document', 0)
             record.nbr_videos = result[record.id].get('video', 0)
             record.nbr_infographics = result[record.id].get('infographic', 0)
-            record.total = record.nbr_presentations + record.nbr_documents + record.nbr_videos + record.nbr_infographics
\ No newline at end of file
+            record.total = record.nbr_presentations + record.nbr_documents + record.nbr_videos + record.nbr_infographics
diff --git a/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates.xml b/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates.xml
index c82edef5eaa..24bf99d545c 100644
--- a/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates.xml
+++ b/addons/website_slides/views/website_slides_templates.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
                             <div>
                                 <p class="text-muted oe_no_empty" t-field="channel.description"/>
                             </div>
+                            <t t-call="website_rating.rating_widget_stars_static">
+                                <t t-set="rating_avg" t-value="channel.rating_avg"/>
+                                <t t-set="rating_count" t-value="channel.rating_count"/>
+                            </t>
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </t>
@@ -235,6 +239,15 @@
                                 </t>
                             </div>
                             <div class="row oe_no_empty" t-esc="channel.promoted_slide_id.description"/>
+                            <p class="row mt8">
+                                <t t-call="website_rating.rating_stars_static_popup_composer">
+                                    <t t-set="rating_avg" t-value="rating_avg"/>
+                                    <t t-set="rating_total" t-value="rating_count"/>
+                                    <t t-set="object" t-value="channel"/>
+                                    <t t-set="hash" t-value="message_post_hash"/>
+                                    <t t-set="pid" t-value="message_post_pid"/>
+                                </t>
+                            </p>
                             <p class="row mt8">
                                 <b>Share:</b>
                                 <t t-call="website_slides.slides_share">
@@ -245,6 +258,20 @@
                     </div>
                 </div>
             </section>
+            <section class="o_slides_discussion_rating">
+                <div class="container mt16 mb16">
+                    <hr/>
+                    <div class="row">
+                        <div class="col-lg-8 offset-lg-2">
+                            <t t-call="portal.message_thread">
+                                <t t-set="object" t-value="channel"/>
+                                <t t-set="display_rating" t-value="True"/>
+                                <t t-set="disable_composer" t-value="True"/>
+                            </t>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </section>
             <section>
                 <div class="container mt16">
                     <div class="row">