diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LifeRatingControl.vue b/frontend/src/components/LifeRatingControl.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd5e24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LifeRatingControl.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+import { Icon } from '@iconify/vue';
+import { computed } from 'vue';
+import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
+import { iconStar, iconStarOutline } from '../icons';
+
+const props = withDefaults(
+  defineProps<{
+    ratingAverage: number | null;
+    ratingCount: number;
+    myRating: number | null;
+    disabled?: boolean;
+    busy?: boolean;
+  }>(),
+  {
+    disabled: false,
+    busy: false
+  }
+);
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  rate: [rating: number];
+}>();
+
+const { locale, t } = useI18n();
+const ratings = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] as const;
+
+const formattedAverage = computed(() => {
+  if (props.ratingAverage === null || props.ratingCount === 0) {
+    return '-';
+  }
+
+  return new Intl.NumberFormat(locale.value, { maximumFractionDigits: 2 }).format(props.ratingAverage);
+});
+
+const summaryLabel = computed(() => {
+  if (props.ratingAverage === null || props.ratingCount === 0) {
+    return t('pages.life.noRatings');
+  }
+
+  return t('pages.life.ratingAverage', {
+    average: formattedAverage.value,
+    count: props.ratingCount
+  });
+});
+
+function buttonLabel(rating: number) {
+  return props.myRating === rating ? t('pages.life.removeRating') : t('pages.life.setRating', { count: rating });
+}
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <div class="life-rating-control" role="group" :aria-busy="busy" :aria-label="t('pages.life.rating')">
+    <div class="life-rating-control__stars" role="group" :aria-label="t('pages.life.rating')">
+      <button
+        v-for="rating in ratings"
+        :key="rating"
+        class="life-rating-control__star"
+        :class="{ 'is-active': myRating !== null && rating <= myRating }"
+        type="button"
+        :aria-label="buttonLabel(rating)"
+        :aria-pressed="myRating === rating"
+        :disabled="disabled || busy"
+        @click="emit('rate', rating)"
+      >
+        <Icon :icon="myRating !== null && rating <= myRating ? iconStar : iconStarOutline" class="ui-icon" aria-hidden="true" />
+      </button>
+    </div>
+    <span class="life-rating-control__summary" :aria-label="summaryLabel">{{ formattedAverage }}</span>
+  </div>
+</template>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles/main.css b/frontend/src/styles/main.css
index bf6de30..0e1598c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles/main.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles/main.css
@@ -2032,59 +2032,6 @@ button:disabled,
   white-space: pre-wrap;
 }
 
-.life-rating {
-  display: flex;
-  flex-wrap: wrap;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 8px 12px;
-}
-
-.life-rating__stars {
-  display: inline-flex;
-  align-items: center;
-  gap: 4px;
-}
-
-.life-rating__star {
-  width: 44px;
-  min-width: 44px;
-  min-height: 44px;
-  display: inline-grid;
-  place-items: center;
-  border: 1px solid var(--line);
-  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
-  background: var(--surface-soft);
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warning) 80%, var(--ink-soft));
-  cursor: pointer;
-  transition:
-    background 0.14s ease,
-    border-color 0.14s ease,
-    color 0.14s ease;
-}
-
-.life-rating__star:hover,
-.life-rating__star.is-active {
-  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warning) 72%, var(--line));
-  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warning) 16%, var(--surface-soft));
-  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warning) 84%, var(--ink));
-}
-
-.life-rating__star:disabled {
-  cursor: not-allowed;
-  opacity: 0.56;
-}
-
-.life-rating__star .ui-icon {
-  width: 22px;
-  height: 22px;
-}
-
-.life-rating__summary {
-  color: var(--muted);
-  font-size: 14px;
-  font-weight: 850;
-}
-
 .life-post__engagement {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: wrap;
@@ -2103,11 +2050,105 @@ button:disabled,
   gap: 8px;
 }
 
+.life-post__engagement-actions {
+  flex: 1 1 520px;
+}
+
 .life-post__metrics {
   justify-content: flex-end;
   min-width: 0;
 }
 
+.life-rating-control {
+  min-height: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  gap: 6px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  padding: 0 8px 0 0;
+  border: 0;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-control);
+  background: var(--surface-soft);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
+  color: var(--ink-soft);
+  font-weight: 900;
+}
+
+.life-rating-control__stars {
+  min-height: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  gap: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  border-radius: calc(var(--radius-control) - 1px) 0 0 calc(var(--radius-control) - 1px);
+}
+
+.life-rating-control__star {
+  position: relative;
+  width: 44px;
+  min-width: 44px;
+  height: 44px;
+  min-height: 44px;
+  display: inline-grid;
+  place-items: center;
+  flex: 0 0 44px;
+  border: 1px solid transparent;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warning) 78%, var(--ink-soft));
+  cursor: pointer;
+  touch-action: manipulation;
+  transition:
+    background 0.14s ease,
+    border-color 0.14s ease,
+    color 0.14s ease,
+    transform 0.14s ease;
+}
+
+.life-rating-control__star:hover,
+.life-rating-control__star:focus-visible,
+.life-rating-control__star.is-active {
+  border-color: transparent;
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warning) 16%, var(--surface-soft));
+  color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--warning) 86%, var(--ink));
+}
+
+.life-rating-control__star:hover {
+  transform: none;
+}
+
+.life-rating-control__star:disabled {
+  cursor: not-allowed;
+  opacity: 0.55;
+  transform: none;
+}
+
+.life-rating-control__star .ui-icon {
+  width: 19px;
+  height: 19px;
+}
+
+.life-rating-control__summary {
+  min-width: 24px;
+  height: 100%;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  padding: 0 2px;
+  color: var(--ink-soft);
+  font-size: 13px;
+  font-weight: 900;
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+  line-height: 1.25;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .life-icon-button,
 .life-metric-button {
   position: relative;
@@ -2180,13 +2221,28 @@ button:disabled,
   position: relative;
 }
 
+.life-post__review-actions {
+  min-height: 44px;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.life-review-button {
+  height: 44px;
+  min-height: 44px;
+}
+
 .life-reaction-control {
+  height: 44px;
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: stretch;
   overflow: visible;
-  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border: 0;
   border-radius: var(--radius-control);
   background: var(--surface-soft);
+  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px var(--line);
 }
 
 .life-reaction-control .life-icon-button {
@@ -5939,6 +5995,11 @@ button:disabled,
     justify-content: flex-start;
   }
 
+  .life-rating-control {
+    flex-wrap: nowrap;
+    justify-content: flex-start;
+  }
+
   .life-toolbar,
   .life-toolbar__search,
   .life-toolbar__filters {
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue b/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue
index f95f8ea..c89b263 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/LifeView.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Icon } from '@iconify/vue';
 import { computed, nextTick, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref, watch } from 'vue';
 import { useI18n } from 'vue-i18n';
 import FilterPanel from '../components/FilterPanel.vue';
+import LifeRatingControl from '../components/LifeRatingControl.vue';
 import Modal from '../components/Modal.vue';
 import PageHeader from '../components/PageHeader.vue';
 import Skeleton from '../components/Skeleton.vue';
@@ -25,8 +26,6 @@ import {
   iconReply,
   iconSave,
   iconSearch,
-  iconStar,
-  iconStarOutline,
   iconVersion,
   iconWarning
 } from '../icons';
@@ -727,21 +726,6 @@ function canUseRatings(post: LifePost) {
   return canRate.value && ratingBusyPostId.value === null && post.moderationStatus === 'approved' && post.category?.isRateable === true;
 }
 
-function ratingButtonLabel(post: LifePost, rating: number) {
-  return post.myRating === rating ? t('pages.life.removeRating') : t('pages.life.setRating', { count: rating });
-}
-
-function ratingAverageLabel(post: LifePost) {
-  if (post.ratingAverage === null || post.ratingCount === 0) {
-    return t('pages.life.noRatings');
-  }
-
-  return t('pages.life.ratingAverage', {
-    average: new Intl.NumberFormat(locale.value, { maximumFractionDigits: 2 }).format(post.ratingAverage),
-    count: post.ratingCount
-  });
-}
-
 function closeReactionPicker() {
   reactionPickerPostId.value = null;
 }
@@ -1256,21 +1240,6 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
               </div>
             </header>
 
-            <div class="life-post__moderation">
-              <StatusBadge :label="moderationLabel(post.moderationStatus)" :tone="moderationTone(post.moderationStatus)" compact />
-              <button
-                v-if="canRetryModeration(post)"
-                class="ui-button ui-button--ghost ui-button--small"
-                type="button"
-                :disabled="moderationBusyPostId === post.id"
-                @click="retryPostModeration(post)"
-              >
-                <Icon :icon="iconWarning" class="ui-icon" aria-hidden="true" />
-                {{ moderationBusyPostId === post.id ? t('pages.life.moderationRetrying') : t('pages.life.moderationRetry') }}
-              </button>
-            </div>
-            <p v-if="moderationErrors[post.id]" class="life-form__error" role="alert">{{ moderationErrors[post.id] }}</p>
-
             <p class="life-post__body">{{ post.body }}</p>
 
             <div v-if="post.category || post.gameVersion" class="life-post__tags" :aria-label="t('pages.life.postMeta')">
@@ -1285,28 +1254,18 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
               <p>{{ post.gameVersion.changeLog }}</p>
             </details>
 
-            <div v-if="post.category?.isRateable" class="life-rating">
-              <div class="life-rating__stars" role="group" :aria-label="t('pages.life.rating')">
-                <button
-                  v-for="rating in 5"
-                  :key="rating"
-                  class="life-rating__star"
-                  :class="{ 'is-active': post.myRating !== null && rating <= post.myRating }"
-                  type="button"
-                  :aria-label="ratingButtonLabel(post, rating)"
-                  :aria-pressed="post.myRating === rating"
-                  :disabled="!canUseRatings(post) || isRatingBusy(post.id)"
-                  @click="toggleRating(post, rating)"
-                >
-                  <Icon :icon="post.myRating !== null && rating <= post.myRating ? iconStar : iconStarOutline" class="ui-icon" aria-hidden="true" />
-                </button>
-              </div>
-              <span class="life-rating__summary">{{ ratingAverageLabel(post) }}</span>
-            </div>
-            <p v-if="ratingErrors[post.id]" class="life-form__error" role="alert">{{ ratingErrors[post.id] }}</p>
-
             <div class="life-post__engagement">
               <div class="life-post__engagement-actions">
+                <LifeRatingControl
+                  v-if="post.category?.isRateable"
+                  :rating-average="post.ratingAverage"
+                  :rating-count="post.ratingCount"
+                  :my-rating="post.myRating"
+                  :disabled="!canUseRatings(post)"
+                  :busy="isRatingBusy(post.id)"
+                  @rate="toggleRating(post, $event)"
+                />
+
                 <div class="life-reactions">
                   <div class="life-reaction-control">
                     <button
@@ -1379,6 +1338,23 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
                     {{ areCommentsExpanded(post.id) ? t('pages.life.hideComments') : t('pages.life.comment') }}
                   </span>
                 </button>
+
+                <div class="life-post__review-actions">
+                  <StatusBadge :label="moderationLabel(post.moderationStatus)" :tone="moderationTone(post.moderationStatus)" compact />
+                  <button
+                    v-if="canRetryModeration(post)"
+                    class="life-icon-button life-review-button"
+                    type="button"
+                    :aria-label="moderationBusyPostId === post.id ? t('pages.life.moderationRetrying') : t('pages.life.moderationRetry')"
+                    :disabled="moderationBusyPostId === post.id"
+                    @click="retryPostModeration(post)"
+                  >
+                    <Icon :icon="iconWarning" class="ui-icon" aria-hidden="true" />
+                    <span class="life-action-tooltip" role="tooltip">
+                      {{ moderationBusyPostId === post.id ? t('pages.life.moderationRetrying') : t('pages.life.moderationRetry') }}
+                    </span>
+                  </button>
+                </div>
               </div>
 
               <div class="life-post__metrics">
@@ -1416,6 +1392,8 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
               </div>
             </div>
 
+            <p v-if="ratingErrors[post.id]" class="life-form__error" role="alert">{{ ratingErrors[post.id] }}</p>
+            <p v-if="moderationErrors[post.id]" class="life-form__error" role="alert">{{ moderationErrors[post.id] }}</p>
             <p v-if="reactionErrors[post.id]" class="life-form__error" role="alert">{{ reactionErrors[post.id] }}</p>
 
             <section