diff --git a/app/models/issue.rb b/app/models/issue.rb
index 4210297c..632e6537 100644
--- a/app/models/issue.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ class Issue < ActiveRecord::Base
   def new?
     today? && created_at == updated_at
   end
+
+  # Return the number of +1 comments (upvotes)
+  def upvotes
+    notes.select(&:upvote?).size
+  end
 end
 # == Schema Information
 #
diff --git a/app/models/note.rb b/app/models/note.rb
index 581f7833..cee726ea 100644
--- a/app/models/note.rb
+++ b/app/models/note.rb
@@ -47,27 +47,27 @@ class Note < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def target
-    if noteable_type == "Commit" 
+    if noteable_type == "Commit"
       project.commit(noteable_id)
-    else 
+    else
       noteable
     end
   # Temp fix to prevent app crash
   # if note commit id doesnt exist
-  rescue 
+  rescue
     nil
   end
 
   # Check if we can notify commit author
   # with email about our comment
   #
-  # If commit author email exist in project 
-  # and commit author is not passed user we can 
+  # If commit author email exist in project
+  # and commit author is not passed user we can
   # send email to him
   #
   # params:
   #   user - current user
-  # 
+  #
   # return:
   #   Boolean
   #
@@ -81,12 +81,18 @@ class Note < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def commit_author
-    @commit_author ||= 
-      project.users.find_by_email(target.author_email) || 
+    @commit_author ||=
+      project.users.find_by_email(target.author_email) ||
       project.users.find_by_name(target.author_name)
-  rescue 
+  rescue
     nil
   end
+
+  # Returns true if this is an upvote note,
+  # otherwise false is returned
+  def upvote?
+    note =~ /^\+1/ ? true : false
+  end
 end
 # == Schema Information
 #
diff --git a/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml b/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
index b8031e92..505fa81e 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/_show.html.haml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
       %span.label.important critical
     - if issue.today?
       %span.label.success today
+    - if issue.upvotes > 0
+      %span.label.success= "+#{issue.upvotes}"
 
 
 
diff --git a/app/views/issues/show.html.haml b/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
index 13292d4e..fc0d3498 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/issues/show.html.haml
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
     %cite.cgray and currently assigned to 
     = image_tag gravatar_icon(@issue.assignee_email), :width => 16, :class => "lil_av"
     %strong.author= link_to_issue_assignee(@issue)
+
+    - if @issue.upvotes > 0
+      %span.label.success= "+#{@issue.upvotes}"
       
     %hr
     
diff --git a/spec/models/issue_spec.rb b/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
index 74eb5b93..d76adff3 100644
--- a/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/issue_spec.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,37 @@ describe Issue do
                       :assignee => Factory(:user),
                       :project => Factory.create(:project)).should be_valid }
 
+  describe "plus 1" do
+    let(:project) { Factory(:project) }
+    subject {
+      Factory.create(:issue,
+                     :author => Factory(:user),
+                     :assignee => Factory(:user),
+                     :project => project)
+    }
+
+    it "with no notes has a 0/0 score" do
+      subject.upvotes.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "should recognize non-+1 notes" do
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "No +1 here", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
+      subject.should have(1).note
+      subject.notes.first.upvote?.should be_false
+      subject.upvotes.should == 0
+    end
+
+    it "should recognize a single +1 note" do
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
+      subject.upvotes.should == 1
+    end
+
+    it "should recognize a multiple +1 notes" do
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 This is awesome", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plusone', code: 'plusone'))
+      subject.notes << Factory(:note, note: "+1 I want this", project: Factory(:project, path: 'plustwo', code: 'plustwo'))
+      subject.upvotes.should == 2
+    end
+  end
 end
 # == Schema Information
 #
diff --git a/spec/models/note_spec.rb b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
index f36f12dd..c74f7277 100644
--- a/spec/models/note_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/note_spec.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,29 @@ describe Note do
       Note.today.where_values.should == ["created_at >= '#{Date.today}'"]
     end
   end
- 
-  describe "Commit notes" do 
 
-    before do 
+  describe "Voting score" do
+    let(:project) { Factory(:project) }
+
+    it "recognizes a neutral note" do
+      note = Factory(:note, project: project, note: "This is not a +1 note")
+      note.should_not be_upvote
+    end
+
+    it "recognizes a +1 note" do
+      note = Factory(:note, project: project, note: "+1 for this")
+      note.should be_upvote
+    end
+
+    it "recognizes a -1 note as no vote" do
+      note = Factory(:note, project: project, note: "-1 for this")
+      note.should_not be_upvote
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "Commit notes" do
+
+    before do
       @note = Factory :note,
         :project => project,
         :noteable_id => commit.id,
@@ -36,12 +55,12 @@ describe Note do
     end
   end
 
-  describe "Pre-line commit notes" do 
-    before do 
+  describe "Pre-line commit notes" do
+    before do
       @note = Factory :note,
         :project => project,
         :noteable_id => commit.id,
-        :noteable_type => "Commit", 
+        :noteable_type => "Commit",
         :line_code => "0_16_1"
     end