diff --git a/h-m-m b/h-m-m
index c66e35c..13e8a7b 100755
--- a/h-m-m
+++ b/h-m-m
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ const special_keys =
 	'arr_up'   => "\033\133\101",
 	'arr_left' => "\033\133\104",
 
+	'alt_arr_up'   => "\033\133\061\073\063\101",
+	'alt_arr_down' => "\033\133\061\073\063\102",
+
 	'meta_arr_left' => "\033\033\133\104",
 	'ctrl_arr_left'   => "\033\133\061\073\065\104",
 	'shift_arr_left'  => "\033\133\061\073\062\104",
@@ -381,6 +384,9 @@ $keybindings[special_keys['arr_up']]    = 'go_up';
 $keybindings[special_keys['arr_right']] = 'go_right';
 $keybindings[special_keys['arr_left']]  = 'go_left';
 
+$keybindings[special_keys['alt_arr_up']]   = 'add_star';
+$keybindings[special_keys['alt_arr_down']] = 'remove_star';
+
 $keybindings['1'] = 'collapse_level_1';
 $keybindings['2'] = 'collapse_level_2';
 $keybindings['3'] = 'collapse_level_3';
@@ -3677,6 +3683,59 @@ function sort_siblings()
 }
 
 
+// }}}
+// {{{ add or remove stars
+
+function add_star()
+{
+	add_or_remove_stars(+1);
+}
+
+function remove_star()
+{
+	add_or_remove_stars(-1);
+}
+
+function add_or_remove_stars($change)
+{
+	global $mm;
+	push_change($mm);
+	$mm['nodes'][ $mm['active_node'] ]['title'] = 
+		replace_stars
+		(
+			$mm['nodes'][ $mm['active_node'] ]['title']
+			,
+			max
+			(
+				0
+				,min
+				(
+					5
+					,mb_substr_count
+					(
+						$mm['nodes'][ $mm['active_node'] ]['title']
+						,'★'
+					)
+					+$change
+				)
+			)
+		)
+	;
+	build_map($mm);
+	display($mm);
+}
+
+function replace_stars($text,$stars)
+{
+	$stars_string = str_repeat('★',$stars).str_repeat('☆',5-$stars);
+
+	if (mb_ereg('[★☆]',$text))
+		return mb_ereg_replace('[★☆]+',$stars_string,$text);
+	else
+		return $text . $stars_string;
+}
+
+
 // }}}
 // {{{ monitor key presses
 
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a45251e..f4f06ea 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ Marks:
 * `+` - decreases the positive ranking
 * `-` - increases the negative ranking
 * `_` - decreases the negative ranking
+* `alt+up` - adds a star
+* `alt+down` - removes a star
 * `H` - toggles the hidden flag
 
 Relative navigating and moving:
@@ -113,6 +115,8 @@ Other than the text editor key bindings, you can change all in your config file.
 
 When working with a group of people in a workshop, sometimes you need to decide on a subtopic (i.e., selecting one of the proposed items). After discussing them, people can vote "yes" or "no" for each item. You can add a positive point for each "yes" (`=`) and a negative one for each "no" (`-`). In the end, you can press shift+t to sort them and see the highest-ranking choices on the top.
 
+Another way of ranking is to use stars. To do so, you can press `alt+up` or `alt+down` to add or remove stars and show a zero to five rank.
+
 
 # Configuration 
 
@@ -204,6 +208,8 @@ You can also change key bindings with a `bind x = command` syntax. The following
     bind   arr_up             =   go_up
     bind   arr_right          =   go_right
     bind   arr_left           =   go_left
+    bind   alt_arr_up         =   add_star
+    bind   alt_arr_down       =   remove_star
     bind   1                  =   collapse_level_1
     bind   2                  =   collapse_level_2
     bind   3                  =   collapse_level_3