diff --git a/alembic/versions/47f5fab6f46a_private_pull_request.py b/alembic/versions/47f5fab6f46a_private_pull_request.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37e41c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alembic/versions/47f5fab6f46a_private_pull_request.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+"""private pull-request
+
+Revision ID: 47f5fab6f46a
+Revises: a13967424130
+Create Date: 2017-11-06 11:37:57.460886
+
+"""
+
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '47f5fab6f46a'
+down_revision = 'a13967424130'
+
+def upgrade():
+    ''' Add a private column in the pull_requests table
+    '''
+    op.add_column(
+        'pull_requests',
+        sa.Column('private', sa.Boolean, nullable=True, default=False)
+    )
+    op.execute('''UPDATE "pull_requests" '''
+               '''SET private=False;''')
+
+    op.alter_column(
+        'pull_requests',
+        column_name='private',
+        nullable=False, existing_nullable=True)
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    ''' Remove the private column
+    '''
+    op.drop_column('pull_requests', 'private')
diff --git a/pagure/lib/model.py b/pagure/lib/model.py
index 40b1440..9827b73 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/model.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/model.py
@@ -1680,6 +1680,9 @@ class PullRequest(BASE):
         ),
         nullable=True)
 
+    # While present this column isn't used anywhere yet
+    private = sa.Column(sa.Boolean, nullable=False, default=False)
+
     status = sa.Column(
         sa.String(255),
         sa.ForeignKey(