diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a763a58892..9cf1c7207d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     "mime": "^1.3.4",
     "minimist": "^1.1.1",
     "mkdirp": "~0.5.0",
-    "mongodb": "2.2.16",
+    "mongodb": "2.2.25",
     "morgan": "^1.3.2",
     "mousetrap": "^1.5.3",
     "nconf": "~0.8.2",
diff --git a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/reputation.json b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/reputation.json
index 11d6184721..f0e59e8db9 100644
--- a/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/reputation.json
+++ b/public/language/en-GB/admin/settings/reputation.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	"reputation": "Reputation Settings",
 	"disable": "Disable Reputation System",
 	"disable-down-voting": "Disable Down Voting",
+	"votes-are-public": "All Votes Are Public",
 	"thresholds": "Activity Thresholds",
 	"min-rep-downvote": "Minimum reputation to downvote posts",
 	"min-rep-flag": "Minimum reputation to flag posts"
diff --git a/src/database/mongo.js b/src/database/mongo.js
index 8e6494ffd7..dcf1f69e31 100644
--- a/src/database/mongo.js
+++ b/src/database/mongo.js
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@
 		var connOptions = {
 			server: {
 				poolSize: parseInt(nconf.get('mongo:poolSize'), 10) || 10,
-				socketOptions: { autoReconnect: true, keepAlive: nconf.get('mongo:keepAlive') || 0 },
+				socketOptions: { keepAlive: nconf.get('mongo:keepAlive') || 0 },
 				reconnectTries: 3600,
 				reconnectInterval: 1000,
+				auto_reconnect: true,
 			},
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts/votes.js b/src/socket.io/posts/votes.js
index 0c12fe262d..3e65964343 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts/votes.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts/votes.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ var db = require('../../database');
 var user = require('../../user');
 var posts = require('../../posts');
 var privileges = require('../../privileges');
+var meta = require('../../meta');
 var helpers = require('./helpers');
 
 module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ module.exports = function (SocketPosts) {
 
 		async.waterfall([
 			function (next) {
+				if (parseInt(meta.config.votesArePublic, 10) !== 0) {
+					return next(null, true);
+				}
 				privileges.categories.isAdminOrMod(data.cid, socket.uid, next);
 			},
 			function (isAdminOrMod, next) {
diff --git a/src/views/admin/settings/reputation.tpl b/src/views/admin/settings/reputation.tpl
index 907fa90190..aee71910d4 100644
--- a/src/views/admin/settings/reputation.tpl
+++ b/src/views/admin/settings/reputation.tpl
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
 			<div class="checkbox">
 				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
 					<input type="checkbox" class="mdl-switch__input" data-field="downvote:disabled">
-					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>[[admin/settings/reputation:disable-down-voting]]</trong></strong>
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>[[admin/settings/reputation:disable-down-voting]]</strong></span>
+				</label>
+			</div>
+			<div class="checkbox">
+				<label class="mdl-switch mdl-js-switch mdl-js-ripple-effect">
+					<input type="checkbox" class="mdl-switch__input" data-field="votesArePublic">
+					<span class="mdl-switch__label"><strong>[[admin/settings/reputation:votes-are-public]]</strong></span>
 				</label>
 			</div>
 		</form>
@@ -32,4 +38,4 @@
 	</div>
 </div>
 
-<!-- IMPORT admin/partials/settings/footer.tpl -->
\ No newline at end of file
+<!-- IMPORT admin/partials/settings/footer.tpl -->