diff --git a/pagure/forms.py b/pagure/forms.py
index 0ecae8a..25a0f30 100644
--- a/pagure/forms.py
+++ b/pagure/forms.py
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ class ProjectFormSimplified(PagureForm):
             wtforms.validators.Length(max=255),
         ]
     )
+    private = wtforms.BooleanField(
+        'Private',
+        [wtforms.validators.Optional()]
+    )
+
+
 
 
 class ProjectForm(ProjectFormSimplified):
diff --git a/pagure/templates/new_project.html b/pagure/templates/new_project.html
index f7f67f5..b141ac9 100644
--- a/pagure/templates/new_project.html
+++ b/pagure/templates/new_project.html
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
             {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.namespace, field_description="namespace of the project") }}
             {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.url, field_description="url of the project's website") }}
             {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.avatar_email, field_description="libravatar email address avatar email") }}
+            {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.private, field_description="To mark the repo private") }}
             {{ render_bootstrap_field(form.create_readme, field_description="Create a README file automatically") }}
             <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Create" title="Update description">
             <input type="button" class="btn btn-default pull-md-right"
diff --git a/pagure/ui/app.py b/pagure/ui/app.py
index a21f273..ce0e38d 100644
--- a/pagure/ui/app.py
+++ b/pagure/ui/app.py
@@ -418,11 +418,13 @@ def new_project():
         namespace = form.namespace.data
         if namespace:
             namespace = namespace.strip()
+        private = form.private.data
 
         try:
             pagure.lib.new_project(
                 SESSION,
                 name=name,
+                private = private,
                 description=description,
                 namespace=namespace,
                 url=url,