diff --git a/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/config/config.html b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/config/config.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ecdd87710
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/config/config.html
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<rating [(ngModel)]="rate" [max]="max"></rating>
+<div class="card">
+  <pre class="card-block card-header" style="margin:15px 0;">Rate: <b>{{rate}}</b> </pre>
+</div>
diff --git a/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/config/config.ts b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/config/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6d7fc754c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/config/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { RatingConfig } from 'ngx-bootstrap/rating';
+
+// such override allows to keep some initial values
+export function getRatingConfig(): RatingConfig {
+  return Object.assign(new RatingConfig(), { ariaLabel: 'My Rating' });
+}
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'demo-rating-config',
+  templateUrl: './config.html',
+  providers: [{ provide: RatingConfig, useFactory: getRatingConfig }]
+})
+export class DemoRatingConfigComponent {
+  max = 10;
+  rate = 7;
+}
diff --git a/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/index.ts b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/index.ts
index 45dc258d43..ffea7559a0 100644
--- a/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/index.ts
+++ b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/demos/index.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import { DemoRatingBasicComponent } from './basic/basic';
 import { DemoRatingCustomComponent } from './custom/custom';
 import { DemoRatingDynamicComponent } from './dynamic/dynamic';
 import { DemoRatingSelectOnEnterComponent } from './select-on-enter/select-on-enter';
+import { DemoRatingConfigComponent } from './config/config';
 
 export const DEMO_COMPONENTS = [
   DemoRatingBasicComponent,
   DemoRatingCustomComponent,
   DemoRatingDynamicComponent,
-  DemoRatingSelectOnEnterComponent
+  DemoRatingSelectOnEnterComponent,
+  DemoRatingConfigComponent
 ];
diff --git a/demo/src/app/components/+rating/rating-section.list.ts b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/rating-section.list.ts
index eda9badb21..e545e4d496 100644
--- a/demo/src/app/components/+rating/rating-section.list.ts
+++ b/demo/src/app/components/+rating/rating-section.list.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ import { DemoRatingBasicComponent } from './demos/basic/basic';
 import { DemoRatingCustomComponent } from './demos/custom/custom';
 import { DemoRatingDynamicComponent } from './demos/dynamic/dynamic';
 import { DemoRatingSelectOnEnterComponent } from './demos/select-on-enter/select-on-enter';
+import { DemoRatingConfigComponent } from './demos/config/config';
 
 import { ContentSection } from '../../docs/models/content-section.model';
 import { DemoTopSectionComponent } from '../../docs/demo-section-components/demo-top-section/index';
 import { ExamplesComponent } from '../../docs/demo-section-components/demo-examples-section/index';
 import { ApiSectionsComponent } from '../../docs/demo-section-components/demo-api-section/index';
 
-import { NgApiDocComponent } from '../../docs/api-docs';
+import { NgApiDocComponent, NgApiDocConfigComponent } from '../../docs/api-docs';
 
 export const demoComponentContent: ContentSection[] = [
   {
@@ -53,6 +54,13 @@ export const demoComponentContent: ContentSection[] = [
         component: require('!!raw-loader!./demos/select-on-enter/select-on-enter'),
         html: require('!!raw-loader!./demos/select-on-enter/select-on-enter.html'),
         outlet: DemoRatingSelectOnEnterComponent
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'Configuring defaults',
+        anchor: 'demo-rating-config',
+        component: require('!!raw-loader!./demos/config/config'),
+        html: require('!!raw-loader!./demos/config/config.html'),
+        outlet: DemoRatingConfigComponent
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -65,6 +73,11 @@ export const demoComponentContent: ContentSection[] = [
         title: 'RatingComponent',
         anchor: 'rating-component',
         outlet: NgApiDocComponent
+      },
+      {
+        title: 'RatingConfig',
+        anchor: 'rating-config',
+        outlet: NgApiDocConfigComponent
       }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/demo/src/ng-api-doc.ts b/demo/src/ng-api-doc.ts
index 79934a5d4d..aced44d9ee 100644
--- a/demo/src/ng-api-doc.ts
+++ b/demo/src/ng-api-doc.ts
@@ -1025,11 +1025,6 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "BsDatepickerViewMode",
         "description": "<p>Default mode for all date pickers</p>\n"
       },
-      {
-        "name": "showPreviousMonth",
-        "type": "boolean",
-        "description": "<p>Shows previous and current month, instead of current and next (daterangepicker only</p>\n"
-      },
       {
         "name": "rangeInputFormat",
         "defaultValue": "L",
@@ -1044,13 +1039,24 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
       {
         "name": "selectWeek",
         "type": "boolean",
-        "description": "<p>Makes dates from other months active</p>\n"
+        "description": "<p>Allows select first date of the week by click on week number</p>\n"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "showPreviousMonth",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "<p>Shows previous and current month, instead of current and next (dateRangePicker only)</p>\n"
       },
       {
         "name": "showWeekNumbers",
         "defaultValue": "true",
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>Allows to hide week numbers in datepicker</p>\n"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "useUtc",
+        "defaultValue": "false",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "<p>sets use UTC date time format</p>\n"
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -1262,14 +1268,7 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
     "className": "BsDaterangepickerConfig",
     "description": "",
     "methods": [],
-    "properties": [
-      {
-        "name": "isAnimated",
-        "defaultValue": "false",
-        "type": "boolean",
-        "description": "<p>turn on/off animation</p>\n"
-      }
-    ]
+    "properties": []
   },
   "BsLocaleService": {
     "fileName": "src/datepicker/bs-locale.service.ts",
@@ -2093,6 +2092,12 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "defaultValue": "false",
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>default dropdown auto closing behavior</p>\n"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "isAnimated",
+        "defaultValue": "false",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "<p>turn on/off animation</p>\n"
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -2123,6 +2128,11 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>This attribute indicates that the dropdown shouldn&#39;t close on inside click when autoClose is set to true</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "isAnimated",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "<p>Indicates that dropdown will be animated</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "isDisabled",
         "type": "boolean",
@@ -2169,6 +2179,11 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>This attribute indicates that the dropdown shouldn&#39;t close on inside click when autoClose is set to true</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "isAnimated",
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "description": "<p>Indicates that dropdown will be animated</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "isDisabled",
         "type": "boolean",
@@ -2268,7 +2283,7 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
       },
       {
         "name": "checkScrollbar",
-        "description": "<p>AFTER PR MERGE MODAL.COMPONENT WILL BE USING THIS CODE\nScroll bar tricks</p>\n",
+        "description": "<p>Checks if the body is overflowing and sets scrollbar width</p>\n",
         "args": [],
         "returnType": "void"
       }
@@ -2696,6 +2711,12 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "string",
         "description": "<p>A selector specifying the element the popover should be appended to.</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "delay",
+        "defaultValue": "0",
+        "type": "number",
+        "description": "<p>delay before showing the tooltip</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "placement",
         "defaultValue": "top",
@@ -2707,12 +2728,6 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "defaultValue": "click",
         "type": "string",
         "description": "<p>Specifies events that should trigger. Supports a space separated list of\nevent names.</p>\n"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "delay",
-        "defaultValue": "0",
-        "type": "number",
-        "description": "<p>delay before showing the popover</p>\n"
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -2741,7 +2756,7 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
       {
         "name": "delay",
         "type": "number",
-        "description": "<p>Delay before showing the popover</p>\n"
+        "description": "<p>Delay before showing the tooltip</p>\n"
       },
       {
         "name": "isOpen",
@@ -2927,7 +2942,7 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
       },
       {
         "name": "type",
-        "type": "string",
+        "type": "ProgressbarType",
         "description": "<p>provide one of the four supported contextual classes: <code>success</code>, <code>info</code>, <code>warning</code>, <code>danger</code></p>\n"
       },
       {
@@ -3012,9 +3027,29 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "description": "<p>fired when icon selected, $event:number equals to previous rating value</p>\n"
       }
     ],
-    "properties": [],
+    "properties": [
+      {
+        "name": "ariaLabel",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>aria label for rating</p>\n"
+      }
+    ],
     "methods": []
   },
+  "RatingConfig": {
+    "fileName": "src/rating/rating.config.ts",
+    "className": "RatingConfig",
+    "description": "<p>Default values provider for rating</p>\n",
+    "methods": [],
+    "properties": [
+      {
+        "name": "ariaLabel",
+        "defaultValue": "rating",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>aria label for rating</p>\n"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
   "DraggableItemService": {
     "fileName": "src/sortable/draggable-item.service.ts",
     "className": "DraggableItemService",
@@ -3211,7 +3246,13 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
       }
     ],
     "outputs": [],
-    "properties": [],
+    "properties": [
+      {
+        "name": "ariaLabel",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>aria label for tab list</p>\n"
+      }
+    ],
     "methods": []
   },
   "TabsetConfig": {
@@ -3220,6 +3261,12 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
     "description": "",
     "methods": [],
     "properties": [
+      {
+        "name": "ariaLabel",
+        "defaultValue": "Tabs",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>aria label for tab list</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "type",
         "defaultValue": "tabs",
@@ -3265,6 +3312,11 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>if true hours and minutes fields will be disabled</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "hoursPlaceholder",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>placeholder for hours field in timepicker</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "hourStep",
         "type": "number",
@@ -3285,6 +3337,11 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "Date",
         "description": "<p>minimum time user can select</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "minutesPlaceholder",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>placeholder for minutes field in timepicker</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "minuteStep",
         "type": "number",
@@ -3300,6 +3357,11 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>if true hours and minutes fields will be readonly</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "secondsPlaceholder",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>placeholder for seconds field in timepicker</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "secondsStep",
         "type": "number",
@@ -3324,21 +3386,6 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "name": "showSpinners",
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>if true spinner arrows above and below the inputs will be shown</p>\n"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "hoursPlaceholder",
-        "type": "string",
-        "description": "<p>placeholder for hours field</p>\n"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "minutesPlacesholder",
-        "type": "string",
-        "description": "<p>placeholder for minutes field</p>\n"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "secondsPlaceholder",
-        "type": "string",
-        "description": "<p>placeholder for seconds field</p>\n"
       }
     ],
     "outputs": [
@@ -3368,6 +3415,12 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>if true hours and minutes fields will be disabled</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "hoursPlaceholder",
+        "defaultValue": "HH",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>placeholder for hours field in timepicker</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "hourStep",
         "defaultValue": "1",
@@ -3389,6 +3442,12 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "Date",
         "description": "<p>minimum time user can select</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "minutesPlaceholder",
+        "defaultValue": "MM",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>placeholder for minutes field in timepicker</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "minuteStep",
         "defaultValue": "5",
@@ -3407,6 +3466,12 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>if true hours and minutes fields will be readonly</p>\n"
       },
+      {
+        "name": "secondsPlaceholder",
+        "defaultValue": "SS",
+        "type": "string",
+        "description": "<p>placeholder for seconds field in timepicker</p>\n"
+      },
       {
         "name": "secondsStep",
         "defaultValue": "10",
@@ -3436,24 +3501,6 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
         "defaultValue": "true",
         "type": "boolean",
         "description": "<p>if true spinner arrows above and below the inputs will be shown</p>\n"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "hoursPlaceholder",
-        "defaultValue": "HH",
-        "type": "string",
-        "description": "<p>placeholder for hours field</p>\n"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "minutesPlacesholder",
-        "defaultValue": "MM",
-        "type": "string",
-        "description": "<p>placeholder for minutes field</p>\n"
-      },
-      {
-        "name": "secondsPlaceholder",
-        "defaultValue": "SS",
-        "type": "string",
-        "description": "<p>placeholder for seconds field</p>\n"
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -3778,7 +3825,7 @@ export const ngdoc: any = {
       {
         "name": "typeaheadAsync",
         "type": "boolean",
-        "description": "<p>should be used only in case of typeahead attribute is array.\nIf true - loading of options will be async, otherwise - sync.\ntrue make sense if options array is large.</p>\n"
+        "description": "<p>should be used only in case of typeahead attribute is Observable of array.\nIf true - loading of options will be async, otherwise - sync.\ntrue make sense if options array is large.</p>\n"
       },
       {
         "name": "typeaheadGroupField",
diff --git a/src/common/public_api.ts b/src/common/public_api.ts
index f3dc2614ee..e35d33efa5 100644
--- a/src/common/public_api.ts
+++ b/src/common/public_api.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,11 @@ export {
   ProgressbarModule
 } from 'ngx-bootstrap/progressbar';
 
-export { RatingComponent, RatingModule } from 'ngx-bootstrap/rating';
+export {
+  RatingComponent,
+  RatingModule,
+  RatingConfig
+} from 'ngx-bootstrap/rating';
 
 export {
   DraggableItem,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index fe8c968cc4..0fdfafff10 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,11 @@ export {
   ProgressbarModule
 } from './progressbar/index';
 
-export { RatingComponent, RatingModule } from './rating/index';
+export {
+  RatingComponent,
+  RatingModule,
+  RatingConfig
+} from './rating/index';
 
 export {
   DraggableItem,
diff --git a/src/rating/public_api.ts b/src/rating/public_api.ts
index 0df9080d2e..9eeff904a7 100644
--- a/src/rating/public_api.ts
+++ b/src/rating/public_api.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+export { RatingConfig } from './rating.config';
 export { RatingComponent } from './rating.component';
 export { RatingModule } from './rating.module';
diff --git a/src/rating/rating.component.html b/src/rating/rating.component.html
index 86b9554d94..c0d7dff94c 100644
--- a/src/rating/rating.component.html
+++ b/src/rating/rating.component.html
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <span (mouseleave)="reset()" (keydown)="onKeydown($event)" tabindex="0"
-      role="slider" aria-valuemin="0" [attr.aria-valuemax]="range.length"
+      role="slider" aria-valuemin="0"
+      [attr.aria-label]="ariaLabel"
+      [attr.aria-valuemax]="range.length"
       [attr.aria-valuenow]="value">
   <ng-template #star let-value="value" let-index="index">{{ index < value ? '&#9733;' : '&#9734;' }}</ng-template>
   <ng-template ngFor let-r [ngForOf]="range" let-index="index">
diff --git a/src/rating/rating.component.ts b/src/rating/rating.component.ts
index 7cc84be0bb..1075e6419c 100644
--- a/src/rating/rating.component.ts
+++ b/src/rating/rating.component.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 import { AccessorContent, RatingResults } from './models';
+import { RatingConfig } from './rating.config';
 
 export const RATING_CONTROL_VALUE_ACCESSOR: AccessorContent = {
   provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
@@ -42,12 +43,16 @@ export class RatingComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnInit {
   onChange: any = Function.prototype;
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-any
   onTouched: any = Function.prototype;
-
+  /** aria label for rating */
+  ariaLabel: string;
   range: RatingResults[];
   value: number;
   protected preValue: number;
 
-  constructor(private changeDetection: ChangeDetectorRef) {}
+  constructor(private changeDetection: ChangeDetectorRef,
+              config: RatingConfig) {
+    Object.assign(this, config);
+  }
 
   @HostListener('keydown', ['$event'])
   onKeydown(event: KeyboardEvent): void {
diff --git a/src/rating/rating.config.ts b/src/rating/rating.config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..062c4b97f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rating/rating.config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
+/** Default values provider for rating */
+@Injectable()
+export class RatingConfig {
+  /** aria label for rating */
+  ariaLabel = 'rating';
+}
diff --git a/src/rating/rating.module.ts b/src/rating/rating.module.ts
index c85f3f8160..37e5fd9a90 100644
--- a/src/rating/rating.module.ts
+++ b/src/rating/rating.module.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { NgModule, ModuleWithProviders } from '@angular/core';
+
 import { RatingComponent } from './rating.component';
+import { RatingConfig } from './rating.config';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [CommonModule],
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ export class RatingModule {
   static forRoot(): ModuleWithProviders {
     return {
       ngModule: RatingModule,
-      providers: []
+      providers: [RatingConfig]
     };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/spec/rating.component.spec.ts b/src/spec/rating.component.spec.ts
index 079f2435c3..70e5237306 100644
--- a/src/spec/rating.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/spec/rating.component.spec.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { ComponentFixture, fakeAsync, TestBed, tick } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
 
-import { RatingComponent, RatingModule } from '../rating';
+import { RatingComponent, RatingConfig, RatingModule } from '../rating';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'rating-test',
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class TestRatingComponent {
   rate = 0;
   isReadonly = false;
   titles: string[] = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five'];
+
+  constructor(config: RatingConfig) {
+    Object.assign(this, config);
+  }
 }
 
 describe('Component: Rating. Init:', () => {
@@ -24,7 +28,8 @@ describe('Component: Rating. Init:', () => {
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      declarations: [RatingComponent]
+      declarations: [RatingComponent],
+      providers: [RatingConfig]
     });
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(RatingComponent);
     context = fixture.debugElement.componentInstance;
@@ -46,6 +51,11 @@ describe('Component: Rating. Init:', () => {
     expect(icons[0].classList).not.toContain('active');
     expect(icons[4].classList).not.toContain('active');
     expect(icons[4].getAttribute('title')).toEqual('5');
+
+    const container = element.querySelector('[role="slider"]');
+    const ariaAttribute = container.getAttribute('aria-label');
+
+    expect(ariaAttribute).toEqual('rating');
   });
 
   it('checking of working with changed values', () => {