diff --git a/projects/packages/forms/changelog/fix-forms-rating-field-input-validation b/projects/packages/forms/changelog/fix-forms-rating-field-input-validation
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f98db0640628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/forms/changelog/fix-forms-rating-field-input-validation
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Forms: Handle non-string values in the rating field rendering pipeline.
diff --git a/projects/packages/forms/src/contact-form/class-feedback-field.php b/projects/packages/forms/src/contact-form/class-feedback-field.php
index e4c9aaf3eefc..ced99a935511 100644
--- a/projects/packages/forms/src/contact-form/class-feedback-field.php
+++ b/projects/packages/forms/src/contact-form/class-feedback-field.php
@@ -317,6 +317,12 @@ private function get_country_code_from_phone( $phone_number ) {
 	 * @return array|string Structured rating data or original value if parsing fails.
 	 */
 	private function get_rating_value() {
+		// Field values arrive as `mixed` (per the constructor); short-circuit
+		// to an empty string for non-string values.
+		if ( ! is_string( $this->value ) ) {
+			return '';
+		}
+
 		if ( empty( $this->value ) ) {
 			return $this->value;
 		}
diff --git a/projects/packages/forms/tests/php/contact-form/Feedback_Field_Test.php b/projects/packages/forms/tests/php/contact-form/Feedback_Field_Test.php
index b4787e95667a..645abbaf80c1 100644
--- a/projects/packages/forms/tests/php/contact-form/Feedback_Field_Test.php
+++ b/projects/packages/forms/tests/php/contact-form/Feedback_Field_Test.php
@@ -587,6 +587,43 @@ public function test_rating_field_with_zero_rating() {
 		$this->assertEquals( 5, $value['maxRating'] );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Test rating field with non-string array input renders safely in web context.
+	 */
+	public function test_rating_field_with_array_value_renders_safely_in_web_context() {
+		$field = new Feedback_Field( 'rating_key', 'Rating', array( '1/5', '2/5' ), 'rating' );
+
+		$value = $field->get_render_value( 'web' );
+
+		$this->assertIsString( $value );
+		$this->assertSame( '', $value );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test rating field with non-string array input renders safely in email context.
+	 */
+	public function test_rating_field_with_array_value_renders_safely_in_email_context() {
+		$field = new Feedback_Field( 'rating_key', 'Rating', array( '3/5' ), 'rating' );
+
+		$value = $field->get_render_value( 'email' );
+
+		$this->assertIsString( $value );
+		$this->assertSame( '', $value );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Regression pin for the email_html rating path. render_email_rating() already
+	 * guards non-string input; this test exists to keep that safe path safe.
+	 */
+	public function test_rating_field_with_array_value_renders_safely_in_email_html_context() {
+		$field = new Feedback_Field( 'rating_key', 'Rating', array( '3/5' ), 'rating' );
+
+		$value = $field->get_render_value( 'email_html' );
+
+		$this->assertIsString( $value );
+		$this->assertStringNotContainsString( '★', $value );
+	}
+
 	// ─── Email HTML rendering tests ───
 
 	/**