diff --git a/includes/fivestar.field.inc b/includes/fivestar.field.inc
index 53cda56..20d9f5a 100644
--- a/includes/fivestar.field.inc
+++ b/includes/fivestar.field.inc
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ function fivestar_field_settings_form($field, $instance) {
     '#disabled' => field_has_data($field),
   );
 
+  $form['can_vote'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'radios',
+    '#title' => 'Can a user vote on their own content?',
+    '#options' => array(1 => t('Yes'), 0 => t('No')),
+    '#default_value' => isset($field['settings']['can_vote']) ? $field['settings']['can_vote'] : '',
+  );
+
   return $form;
 }
 
@@ -448,6 +455,7 @@ function fivestar_field_formatter_settings_summary($field, $instance, $view_mode
  *  top level item, because Fivestar does not offer multi-value fields.
  */
 function fivestar_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance, $langcode, $items, $display) {
+  global $user;
   $element = array();
   $settings = $display['settings'];
   $widgets = module_invoke_all('fivestar_widgets');
@@ -463,6 +471,7 @@ function fivestar_field_formatter_view($entity_type, $entity, $field, $instance,
   // - Fivestar display setting = "exposed"
   $is_form = ($instance['widget']['type'] == 'exposed'
               && user_access('rate content')
+              && ((isset($field['settings']['can_vote'])&&($field['settings']['can_vote'])) || $entity->uid != $user->uid)
               && $display['type'] == 'fivestar_formatter_default'
               && $display['settings']['expose']) ? TRUE : FALSE;
   if ($is_form) {