diff --git a/docs/topics/api/overview.rst b/docs/topics/api/overview.rst
index a81106b573..7b8a8a133c 100644
--- a/docs/topics/api/overview.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/api/overview.rst
@@ -279,3 +279,4 @@ v4 API changelog
   On addons-dev and addons stage enviroments the previous behavior is available as `api/v4dev`. The `v4dev` api is not available on AMO production server.
   https://github.com/mozilla/addons-server/issues/9467
 * 2018-10-04: added ``is_strict_compatibility_enabled`` to discovery API ``addons.current_version`` object. This change was also backported to the `v3` API. https://github.com/mozilla/addons-server/issues/9520
+* 2018-10-04: added ``is_deleted`` to the ratings API. This change was also backported to the `v3` API. https://github.com/mozilla/addons-server/issues/9371
diff --git a/docs/topics/api/ratings.rst b/docs/topics/api/ratings.rst
index 73592a0f31..5109782958 100644
--- a/docs/topics/api/ratings.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/api/ratings.rst
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ Detail
 
 This endpoint allows you to fetch a rating by its id.
 
+.. note::
+
+    Users with ``Addons:Edit`` permission will be able to see deleted ratings.
+    Use the ``is_deleted`` property to distinguish those from normal ratings
+    everyone is able to see.
+
+
 .. http:get:: /api/v4/ratings/rating/(int:id)/
 
     .. _rating-detail-object:
@@ -71,6 +78,7 @@ This endpoint allows you to fetch a rating by its id.
     :>json int id: The rating id.
     :>json object addon: A simplified :ref:`add-on <addon-detail-object>` object that contains only a few properties: ``id``, ``name``, ``icon_url`` and ``slug``.
     :>json string|null body: The text of the rating.
+    :>json boolean is_deleted: Boolean indicating whether the rating has been deleted or not.
     :>json boolean is_latest: Boolean indicating whether the rating is the latest posted by the user on the same add-on.
     :>json int previous_count: The number of ratings posted by the user on the same add-on before this one.
     :>json int score: The score the user gave as part of the rating.
diff --git a/src/olympia/ratings/serializers.py b/src/olympia/ratings/serializers.py
index c0d45f1ebb..10365c5b2f 100644
--- a/src/olympia/ratings/serializers.py
+++ b/src/olympia/ratings/serializers.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class RatingAddonSerializer(SimpleAddonSerializer):
 class BaseRatingSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     addon = RatingAddonSerializer(read_only=True)
     body = serializers.CharField(allow_null=True, required=False)
+    is_deleted = serializers.BooleanField(read_only=True, source='deleted')
     is_developer_reply = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
     is_latest = serializers.BooleanField(read_only=True)
     previous_count = serializers.IntegerField(read_only=True)
@@ -35,8 +36,8 @@ class BaseRatingSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
 
     class Meta:
         model = Rating
-        fields = ('id', 'addon', 'body', 'created', 'is_developer_reply',
-                  'is_latest', 'previous_count', 'user')
+        fields = ('id', 'addon', 'body', 'created', 'is_deleted',
+                  'is_developer_reply', 'is_latest', 'previous_count', 'user')
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(BaseRatingSerializer, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/src/olympia/ratings/tests/test_serializers.py b/src/olympia/ratings/tests/test_serializers.py
index ef1823eb50..c9980c049f 100644
--- a/src/olympia/ratings/tests/test_serializers.py
+++ b/src/olympia/ratings/tests/test_serializers.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ class TestBaseRatingSerializer(TestCase):
         assert result['body'] == unicode(self.rating.body)
         assert result['created'] == (
             self.rating.created.replace(microsecond=0).isoformat() + 'Z')
+        assert result['is_deleted'] is False
         assert result['previous_count'] == int(self.rating.previous_count)
         assert result['is_developer_reply'] is False
         assert result['is_latest'] == self.rating.is_latest
@@ -67,6 +68,46 @@ class TestBaseRatingSerializer(TestCase):
         # Check the default, when DRF_API_GATES['ratings-title-shim'] isn't set
         assert 'title' not in result
 
+    def test_deleted_rating_but_view_allowing_it_to_be_shown(self):
+        # We don't need to change self.view.should_access_deleted_ratings
+        # because the serializer is not fetching the rating itself, it's just
+        # serializing whatever instance we passed.
+        addon = addon_factory()
+        self.view.get_addon_object.return_value = addon
+        self.rating = Rating.objects.create(
+            addon=addon, user=self.user, rating=4,
+            version=addon.current_version, body=u'This is my rëview. Like ît?')
+
+        self.rating.delete()
+        result = self.serialize()
+
+        assert result['id'] == self.rating.pk
+        assert result['addon'] == {
+            'id': addon.pk,
+            'slug': addon.slug,
+            'name': {'en-US': addon.name},
+            'icon_url': absolutify(addon.get_icon_url(64)),
+        }
+        assert result['body'] == unicode(self.rating.body)
+        assert result['created'] == (
+            self.rating.created.replace(microsecond=0).isoformat() + 'Z')
+        assert result['is_deleted'] is True
+        assert result['previous_count'] == int(self.rating.previous_count)
+        assert result['is_developer_reply'] is False
+        assert result['is_latest'] == self.rating.is_latest
+        assert result['score'] == int(self.rating.rating)
+        assert result['reply'] is None
+        assert result['user'] == {
+            'id': self.user.pk,
+            'name': unicode(self.user.name),
+            'url': None,
+            'username': self.user.username,
+        }
+        assert result['version'] == {
+            'id': self.rating.version.id,
+            'version': self.rating.version.version
+        }
+
     @override_settings(DRF_API_GATES={None: ('ratings-rating-shim',)})
     def test_ratings_score_is_rating_with_gate(self):
         addon = addon_factory()
@@ -152,6 +193,7 @@ class TestBaseRatingSerializer(TestCase):
             assert data['body'] == unicode(reply.body)
             assert data['created'] == (
                 reply.created.replace(microsecond=0).isoformat() + 'Z')
+            assert data['is_deleted'] is False
             assert data['is_developer_reply'] is True
             assert data['user'] == {
                 'id': reply_user.pk,
@@ -219,13 +261,14 @@ class TestBaseRatingSerializer(TestCase):
         reply_user = user_factory()
         addon = addon_factory(users=[reply_user])
         self.view.get_addon_object.return_value = addon
-        self.view.should_access_deleted_reviews = True
+        self.view.should_access_deleted_ratings = True
         self.rating = Rating.objects.create(
             addon=addon, user=self.user, version=addon.current_version,
             body=u'This is my rëview. Like ît ?')
         reply = Rating.objects.create(
             addon=addon, user=reply_user, version=addon.current_version,
             body=u'Thîs is a reply.', reply_to=self.rating)
+        reply.delete()
 
         result = self.serialize()
 
@@ -236,6 +279,7 @@ class TestBaseRatingSerializer(TestCase):
         assert result['reply']['body'] == unicode(reply.body)
         assert result['reply']['created'] == (
             reply.created.replace(microsecond=0).isoformat() + 'Z')
+        assert result['reply']['is_deleted'] is True
         assert result['reply']['user'] == {
             'id': reply_user.pk,
             'name': unicode(reply_user.name),