diff --git a/progit/forms.py b/progit/forms.py
index 6aef85a..4725b6f 100644
--- a/progit/forms.py
+++ b/progit/forms.py
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ class IssueForm(wtf.Form):
         [wtforms.validators.Required()],
         choices=[(item, item) for item in []]
     )
+    private = wtforms.BooleanField(
+        'Private',
+        [wtforms.validators.optional()],
+    )
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """ Calls the default constructor with the normal argument but