diff --git a/.changeset/spotty-penguins-sort.md b/.changeset/spotty-penguins-sort.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..800349cd889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/spotty-penguins-sort.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@spectrum-css/rating": minor
+---
+
+Provides more granular control over the hover behavior of child stars within the rating component to prevent hovering in space adjacent to the component from highlighting all stars.
diff --git a/components/rating/index.css b/components/rating/index.css
index 9d523f0ecdd..2faf39cad46 100644
--- a/components/rating/index.css
+++ b/components/rating/index.css
@@ -98,17 +98,6 @@
 		cursor: default;
 		pointer-events: none;
 	}
-
-	/* When the entire component is hovered, show all solid icons */
-	&:hover {
-		.spectrum-Rating-starActive {
-			display: block;
-		}
-
-		.spectrum-Rating-starInactive {
-			display: none;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 .spectrum-Rating-input {
@@ -168,6 +157,26 @@
 			display: block;
 		}
 	}
+
+	&:hover {
+		.spectrum-Rating-starActive {
+			display: block;
+		}
+
+		.spectrum-Rating-starInactive {
+			display: none;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+.spectrum-Rating-icon:has(+ .spectrum-Rating-icon:hover) {
+	.spectrum-Rating-starActive {
+		display: block;
+	}
+
+	.spectrum-Rating-starInactive {
+		display: none;
+	}
 }
 
 .spectrum-Rating-starActive,