diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0619b52..bff1fbc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ To set up the `.dev.vars` file, you will need to provide the following variables
     matchThreshold: 0.95
     warningThreshold: 0.75
     jobMatchingThreshold: 0.75
+    redactPrivateRepoComments: false
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/src/handlers/add-comments.ts b/src/handlers/add-comments.ts
index 54745a1..e54f9b8 100644
--- a/src/handlers/add-comments.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/add-comments.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export async function addComments(context: Context) {
   const markdown = payload.comment.body;
   const authorId = payload.comment.user?.id || -1;
   const nodeId = payload.comment.node_id;
-  const isPrivate = payload.repository.private;
+  const isPrivate = context.config.redactPrivateRepoComments ? false : payload.repository.private;
   const issueId = payload.issue.node_id;
 
   try {
diff --git a/src/handlers/add-issue.ts b/src/handlers/add-issue.ts
index 969a5c2..642d20f 100644
--- a/src/handlers/add-issue.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/add-issue.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export async function addIssue(context: Context) {
   const markdown = payload.issue.body + " " + payload.issue.title || null;
   const authorId = payload.issue.user?.id || -1;
   const nodeId = payload.issue.node_id;
-  const isPrivate = payload.repository.private;
+  const isPrivate = !context.config.redactPrivateRepoComments && payload.repository.private;
 
   try {
     if (!markdown) {
diff --git a/src/handlers/update-comments.ts b/src/handlers/update-comments.ts
index b1b9d18..859063b 100644
--- a/src/handlers/update-comments.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/update-comments.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export async function updateComment(context: Context) {
   } = context;
   const { payload } = context as { payload: CommentPayload };
   const nodeId = payload.comment.node_id;
-  const isPrivate = payload.repository.private;
+  const isPrivate = !context.config.redactPrivateRepoComments && payload.repository.private;
   const markdown = payload.comment.body || null;
   // Fetch the previous comment and update it in the db
   try {
diff --git a/src/handlers/update-issue.ts b/src/handlers/update-issue.ts
index 763b2ba..7495959 100644
--- a/src/handlers/update-issue.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/update-issue.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export async function updateIssue(context: Context) {
   const { payload } = context as { payload: IssuePayload };
   const payloadObject = payload;
   const nodeId = payload.issue.node_id;
-  const isPrivate = payload.repository.private;
+  const isPrivate = !context.config.redactPrivateRepoComments && payload.repository.private;
   const markdown = payload.issue.body + " " + payload.issue.title || null;
   // Fetch the previous issue and update it in the db
   try {
diff --git a/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts b/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts
index 226beee..730bb19 100644
--- a/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts
+++ b/src/types/plugin-inputs.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export const pluginSettingsSchema = T.Object(
     matchThreshold: T.Number({ default: 0.95 }),
     warningThreshold: T.Number({ default: 0.75 }),
     jobMatchingThreshold: T.Number({ default: 0.75 }),
+    redactPrivateRepoComments: T.Boolean({ default: false }),
   },
   { default: {} }
 );
diff --git a/tests/main.test.ts b/tests/main.test.ts
index 14cbd7d..73c8a24 100644
--- a/tests/main.test.ts
+++ b/tests/main.test.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ describe("Plugin tests", () => {
         warningThreshold: 0.75,
         matchThreshold: 0.95,
         jobMatchingThreshold: 0.95,
+        redactPrivateRepoComments: false,
       },
       adapters: {} as Context["adapters"],
       logger: new Logs("debug"),