diff --git a/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js b/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js
index 3151467a..e643ea97 100644
--- a/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js
+++ b/modules/default/calendar/calendar.js
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ Module.register("calendar",{
 			var calendar = this.calendarData[c];
 			for (var e in calendar) {
 				var event = calendar[e];
+				if(this.config.hidePrivate) {
+					if(event.class === "PRIVATE") {
+					      // do not add the current event, skip it
+					      continue;
+					}
+				}
 				event.url = c;
 				event.today = event.startDate >= today && event.startDate < (today + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
 				events.push(event);
diff --git a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
index 214e2e5a..398fac3f 100644
--- a/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
+++ b/modules/default/calendar/calendarfetcher.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ var CalendarFetcher = function(url, reloadInterval, maximumEntries, maximumNumbe
 									startDate: startDate.format("x"),
 									endDate: endDate.format("x"),
 									fullDayEvent: isFullDayEvent(event),
+									class: event.class,
 									firstYear: event.start.getFullYear()
 								});
 							}
@@ -137,7 +138,8 @@ var CalendarFetcher = function(url, reloadInterval, maximumEntries, maximumNumbe
 							title: title,
 							startDate: startDate.format("x"),
 							endDate: endDate.format("x"),
-							fullDayEvent: fullDayEvent
+							fullDayEvent: fullDayEvent,
+							class: event.class
 						});
 						
 					}