diff --git a/poi/poi_types.xml b/poi/poi_types.xml
index 8321f5abfe..6c2eaff359 100644
--- a/poi/poi_types.xml
+++ b/poi/poi_types.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,12 @@
 	<poi_additional name="travel_elo" tag="travel_elo" type="text" no_edit="true" hidden="true"/>
 	<poi_additional name="osmand_poi_key" tag="osmand_poi_key" type="text" no_edit="true" hidden="true"/>
 	<poi_additional name="short_description" tag="short_description" type="text" lang="true" no_edit="true"/>
-	
+
+	<!-- review tags-->
+	<poi_additional name="reviews" tag="reviews" type="text" no_edit="true"/>
+	<poi_additional name="reviews_count" tag="reviews:count" type="text" no_edit="true"/>
+	<poi_additional name="reviews_aggregate_rating" tag="reviews:aggregate_rating" type="text" no_edit="true"/>
+
 	<poi_additional name="wikimedia_commons" tag="wikimedia_commons" type="text"/>
 	<poi_additional name="content" tag="content" type="text" lang="true" no_edit="true"/>  <!-- This line should be outside categories to avoid searching via POI search -->
 	<poi_additional name="maxheight" tag="maxheight" type="text"/>
@@ -616,7 +621,7 @@
 	<poi_additional name="indoor_seating_bar_table" tag="indoor_seating" value="bar_table"/>
 
 	<poi_additional name="second_hand_no" tag="second_hand" value="no"/>
-	
+
 	<poi_additional name="automated_no" tag="automated" value="no"/>
 	<poi_additional name="full_service_yes" tag="full_service" value="yes"/>
 
@@ -2433,7 +2438,7 @@
 			<poi_type name="traffic_mirror" tag="highway" value="traffic_mirror" excluded_poi_additional_category="fee,payment_type,wheelchair_accessibility,internet_access_type,opening_hours"/>
 			<poi_type name="access_main_tag" tag="access_main" value="tag" icon="osmand_access_private_poi" no_edit="true"/>
 		</poi_category>
-		
+
 		<poi_category name="man_made" default_tag="man_made" excluded_poi_additional_category="payment_type,fee,internet_access_type,wheelchair_accessibility,opening_hours">
 			<poi_filter name="transport_construction">
 				<poi_type name="tunnel" tag="man_made" value="tunnel" no_edit="true">
@@ -5422,6 +5427,10 @@
 				<poi_additional name="gpx_icon" tag="gpx_icon" type="text" no_edit="true" hidden="true"/> <!-- Wikivoyage -->
 			</poi_type>
 		</poi_category>
+		<!-- a category to support a standalone reviews POI, without any additional info about the amenity -->
+		<poi_category name="osmreviews" no_edit="true">
+			<poi_type name="osmreviews" tag="osmreviews" value="reviewed_place" no_edit="true"/>
+		</poi_category>
 		<poi_category name="routes" top="true" no_edit="true" excluded_poi_additional_category="fee,payment_type,wheelchair_accessibility,internet_access_type,opening_hours">
 			<!-- TravelGpx points -->
 			<poi_type name="route_track_point" tag="route_type" value="track_point" no_edit="true">