diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
index ea5090b588..474319e75c 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php
@@ -3266,7 +3266,12 @@ function wp_ajax_query_themes() {
 		wp_unslash( $_REQUEST['request'] ),
 		array(
 			'per_page' => 20,
-			'fields'   => $theme_field_defaults,
+			'fields'   => array_merge(
+				(array) $theme_field_defaults,
+				array(
+					'reviews_url' => true, // Explicitly request the reviews URL to be linked from the Add Themes screen.
+				)
+			),
 		)
 	);
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
index c0f72b3d42..1ab7959e5f 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/theme.php
@@ -721,12 +721,12 @@ function customize_themes_print_templates() {
 					<# if ( data.stars && 0 != data.num_ratings ) { #>
 						<div class="theme-rating">
 							{{{ data.stars }}}
-							<span class="num-ratings">
+							<a class="num-ratings" target="_blank" href="{{ data.reviews_url }}">
 								<?php
 								/* translators: %s: number of ratings */
-								echo sprintf( __( '(%s ratings)' ), '{{ data.num_ratings }}' );
+								echo sprintf( __( '(%s ratings) <span class="screen-reader-text">link to view ratings opens in a new tab</span>' ), '{{ data.num_ratings }}' );
 								?>
-							</span>
+							</a>
 						</div>
 					<# } #>
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/theme-install.php b/src/wp-admin/theme-install.php
index 369cb87282..e0fa5cf230 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/theme-install.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/theme-install.php
@@ -335,7 +335,12 @@ if ( $tab ) {
 						<# if ( data.rating ) { #>
 							<div class="theme-rating">
 								{{{ data.stars }}}
-								<span class="num-ratings">({{ data.num_ratings }})</span>
+								<a class="num-ratings" href="{{ data.reviews_url }}">
+									<?php
+									/* translators: %s: number of ratings */
+									echo sprintf( __( '(%s ratings)' ), '{{ data.num_ratings }}' );
+									?>
+								</a>
 							</div>
 						<# } else { #>
 							<span class="no-rating"><?php _e( 'This theme has not been rated yet.' ); ?></span>
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index ab3839ac43..e4e6dfa810 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -5729,6 +5729,9 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 			// Arguments for all queries.
 			$wporg_args = array(
 				'per_page' => 100,
+				'fields'   => array(
+					'reviews_url' => true, // Explicitly request the reviews URL to be linked from the customizer.
+				),
 			);
 
 			$args = array_merge( $wporg_args, $args );