diff --git a/pkg/handler/repos.go b/pkg/handler/repos.go
index 405f1928f..20b3c9c3a 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/repos.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/repos.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func RepoUpdate(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, u *User, repo *Repo) err
 	default:
 		repo.Disabled = len(r.FormValue("Disabled")) == 0
 		repo.DisabledPullRequest = len(r.FormValue("DisabledPullRequest")) == 0
-
+		repo.Private = len(r.FormValue("Private")) > 0
 		repo.Privileged = u.Admin && len(r.FormValue("Privileged")) > 0
 
 		// value of "" indicates the currently authenticated user
diff --git a/pkg/template/pages/repo_settings.html b/pkg/template/pages/repo_settings.html
index 8d92fe698..97ee9cdef 100644
--- a/pkg/template/pages/repo_settings.html
+++ b/pkg/template/pages/repo_settings.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		<div class="col-xs-9" role="main">
 			<div class="alert">Manage your repository settings.</div>
 				<form method="POST" action="/{{.Repo.Slug}}" role="form">
-					<div class="checkbox">
+					<div class="checkbox form-group">
 						<label>
 							<input class="" type="checkbox" name="Disabled" {{ if not .Repo.Disabled }}checked="True" {{ end }}/>
 							Enable Build Hooks
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
 							Enable Pull Hooks
 						</label>
 					</div>
+					<div class="checkbox form-group">
+						<label>
+							<input class="" type="checkbox" name="Private" {{ if .Repo.Private }}checked="True" {{ end }}/>
+							Private
+						</label>
+					</div>
 					{{ if .User.Admin }}
 					<div class="alert alert-min">Admin-only settings.</div>
 					<div class="checkbox form-group">