diff --git a/Extensions/StarRatingExtension.php b/Extensions/StarRatingExtension.php
index 476ed68..ab20474 100644
--- a/Extensions/StarRatingExtension.php
+++ b/Extensions/StarRatingExtension.php
@@ -23,10 +23,17 @@ public function getFilters()
 
     public function rating($number, $max = 5, $starSize = "")
     {
+    
+    	$roundDown=floor($number);
+    	$roundUp=ceil($number);
+    	$fraction=(round($number*2,0,PHP_ROUND_HALF_UP)/2)-floor($number);
+    
         return $this->container->get('templating')->render(
             'StarRatingBundle:Display:ratingDisplay.html.twig',
             array(
-                'stars' => $number,
+                'roundDown' => $roundDown,
+                'roundUp'=>$roundUp,
+                'fraction'=>$fraction,
                 'max' => $max,
                 'starSize' => $starSize
             )
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 967658d..ea11410 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ if you want to use the [font awesome icon sizes](http://fortawesome.github.io/Fo
 If you want the smallest size use "fa-norm" (in font awesome, this would be the same as not providing an size class); providing no size argument sets the font size to 25px which is somewhere in between "fa-lg" and "fa-2x".
 To customize the size, feel free to override the css.
 
+When ratings are displayed, they are rounded to the closest half star, ie 2.3 and 2.6 equals 2 and a half star.
+
+
 License
 =======
 This bundle is under the MIT license. See the complete license in the bundle:
diff --git a/Resources/public/css/rating.css b/Resources/public/css/rating.css
index c841efb..39870fb 100644
--- a/Resources/public/css/rating.css
+++ b/Resources/public/css/rating.css
@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@
     color:#e3cf7a;
 }
 
+.rating div.star-half {
+    font-family:FontAwesome;
+    font-weight:normal;
+    font-style:normal;
+    font-size: 25px;
+    display:inline-block;
+    position: relative;
+}
+
+.rating div.star-half:before  {
+    content:"\f123";
+    padding-right:5px;
+    color:#e3cf7a;
+}
+
+
+
 .rating div.star-empty {
     font-family:FontAwesome;
     font-weight:normal;
diff --git a/Resources/views/Display/ratingDisplay.html.twig b/Resources/views/Display/ratingDisplay.html.twig
index c40813d..e9b28ab 100644
--- a/Resources/views/Display/ratingDisplay.html.twig
+++ b/Resources/views/Display/ratingDisplay.html.twig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <div class="rating">
   {% for i in 1..max %}
-    <div class="{% if i <= stars %}star-full{% else %}star-empty{% endif %} {{ starSize }}"></div>
+
+    <div class="{% if i <=roundDown %}star-full{% elseif i == roundUp and roundDown!=roundUp %} {%if fraction==1%}star-full{%elseif fraction==0.5%}star-half{%else%}star-empty{%endif%}{%else%}star-empty{% endif %} {{ starSize }}"></div>
   {% endfor %}
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Resources/views/rating.html.twig b/Resources/views/rating.html.twig
index 021b89d..7045516 100644
--- a/Resources/views/rating.html.twig
+++ b/Resources/views/rating.html.twig
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
         {{- " " -}}
         {%- if attrname in ['placeholder', 'title'] -%}
             {{- attrname }}="{{ attrvalue|trans({}, translation_domain) }}"
-        {%- elseif attrvalue is sameas(true) -%}
+        {%- elseif attrvalue is same as(true) -%}
             {{- attrname }}="{{ attrname }}"
-        {%- elseif attrvalue is not sameas(false) -%}
+        {%- elseif attrvalue is not same as(false) -%}
             {{- attrname }}="{{ attrvalue }}"
         {%- endif -%}
     {%- endfor -%}