diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.js b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.js
index d4e569005e..af6d2327d9 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.js
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, {PropTypes, Component} from 'react';
 import translatable from '../core/translatable';
 import classNames from './classNames.js';
-
+import {isEmpty} from 'lodash';
 const cx = classNames('StarRating');
 
 class StarRating extends Component {
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ class StarRating extends Component {
     }
   }
 
-  buildItem({max, lowerBound, count, translate, createURL, isLowest}) {
-    const selected = lowerBound === this.props.currentRefinement.min &&
-      max === this.props.currentRefinement.max;
+  buildItem({max, lowerBound, count, translate, createURL, isLastSelectableItem}) {
     const disabled = !count;
+    const isCurrentMinLower = this.props.currentRefinement.min < lowerBound;
+    const selected = isLastSelectableItem && isCurrentMinLower ||
+    !disabled && lowerBound === this.props.currentRefinement.min
+   && max === this.props.currentRefinement.max;
 
     const icons = [];
     for (let icon = 0; icon < max; icon++) {
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ class StarRating extends Component {
 
     // The last item of the list (the default item), should not
     // be clickable if it is selected.
-    const isLastAndSelect = isLowest && selected;
+    const isLastAndSelect = isLastSelectableItem && selected;
     const StarsWrapper = isLastAndSelect ? 'div' : 'a';
     const onClickHandler = isLastAndSelect ? {} : {
       href: createURL({min: lowerBound, max}),
@@ -101,13 +103,12 @@ class StarRating extends Component {
 
   render() {
     const {translate, refine, min, max, count, createURL, canRefine} = this.props;
-
     const items = [];
     for (let i = max; i >= min; i--) {
-      const itemCount = count.reduce((acc, item) => {
-        if (item.value >= i) acc = acc + item.count;
-        return acc;
-      }, 0);
+      const hasCount = !isEmpty(count.filter(item => Number(item.value) === i));
+      const lastSelectableItem = count.reduce((acc, item) => item.value < acc.value || !acc.value && hasCount
+                                                              ? item : acc, {});
+      const itemCount = count.reduce((acc, item) => item.value >= i && hasCount ? acc + item.count : acc, 0);
       items.push(this.buildItem({
         lowerBound: i,
         max,
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ class StarRating extends Component {
         count: itemCount,
         translate,
         createURL,
-        isLowest: i === min,
+        isLastSelectableItem: i === Number(lastSelectableItem.value),
       }));
     }
     return (
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.test.js b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.test.js
index 15e42fc1d5..3a614e2d13 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.test.js
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/components/StarRating.test.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('StarRating', () => {
     min={1}
     max={5}
     currentRefinement={{min: 1, max: 5}}
-    count={[{value: '1', count: 1},
+    count={[{value: '1', count: 4},
       {value: '2', count: 2},
       {value: '3', count: 3},
       {value: '4', count: 3},
@@ -139,6 +139,26 @@ describe('StarRating', () => {
     expect(refine.mock.calls[0][0]).toEqual({min: 1, max: 5});
     wrapper.unmount();
   });
+
+  it('the default selected range should be the lowest one with count', () => {
+    const wrapper = mount(starRating);
+    wrapper.setProps({count: [
+      {value: '2', count: 2},
+      {value: '3', count: 3},
+      {value: '4', count: 3},
+    ]});
+
+    const links = wrapper.find('.ais-StarRating__ratingLink');
+    expect(links.first().hasClass('ais-StarRating__ratingLinkSelected')).toBe(false);
+
+    const selected = wrapper.find('.ais-StarRating__ratingLinkSelected');
+    expect(selected.find('.ais-StarRating__ratingIconEmpty').length).toEqual(3);
+    expect(selected.find('.ais-StarRating__ratingIcon').length).toEqual(2);
+    expect(selected.text()).toContain('8');
+
+    wrapper.unmount();
+  });
+
   describe('Panel compatibility', () => {
     it('Should indicate when no more refinement', () => {
       const canRefine = jest.fn();
diff --git a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/connectors/connectRange.js b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/connectors/connectRange.js
index 2f4bb5d3de..6ead3e1999 100644
--- a/packages/react-instantsearch/src/connectors/connectRange.js
+++ b/packages/react-instantsearch/src/connectors/connectRange.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export default createConnector({
 
       const stats = searchResults.results.getFacetByName(attributeName) ?
         searchResults.results.getFacetStats(attributeName) : null;
-
       if (!stats) {
         return {
           canRefine: false,
diff --git a/stories/StarRating.stories.js b/stories/StarRating.stories.js
index e022049812..572ba46191 100644
--- a/stories/StarRating.stories.js
+++ b/stories/StarRating.stories.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import {storiesOf} from '@kadira/storybook';
-import {StarRating, Panel, SearchBox} from '../packages/react-instantsearch/dom';
+import {StarRating, Panel, SearchBox, Configure} from '../packages/react-instantsearch/dom';
 import {withKnobs, object, number} from '@kadira/storybook-addon-knobs';
 import {WrapWithHits} from './util';
 
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ stories.add('default', () =>
          </div>
       </Panel>
   </WrapWithHits>
+).add('with filter on rating', () =>
+  <WrapWithHits hasPlayground={true} linkedStoryGroup="StarRating">
+      <Configure filters="rating>2"/>
+      <StarRating attributeName="rating" max={6} min={1}/>
+  </WrapWithHits>
 ).add('playground', () =>
   <WrapWithHits >
     <StarRating