diff --git a/src/analyzer.rs b/src/analyzer.rs
index 3e5f3538b1..3a9607ac1a 100644
--- a/src/analyzer.rs
+++ b/src/analyzer.rs
@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Analyzer<'run, 'src> {
     loaded: &[PathBuf],
     name: Option<Name<'src>>,
     paths: &HashMap<PathBuf, PathBuf>,
+    private: bool,
     root: &Path,
   ) -> RunResult<'src, Justfile<'src>> {
-    Self::default().justfile(asts, config, doc, groups, loaded, name, paths, root)
+    Self::default().justfile(
+      asts, config, doc, groups, loaded, name, paths, root, private,
+    )
   }
 
   fn justfile(
@@ -35,6 +38,7 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Analyzer<'run, 'src> {
     name: Option<Name<'src>>,
     paths: &HashMap<PathBuf, PathBuf>,
     root: &Path,
+    private: bool,
   ) -> RunResult<'src, Justfile<'src>> {
     let mut definitions = HashMap::new();
     let mut imports = HashSet::new();
@@ -69,6 +73,7 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Analyzer<'run, 'src> {
             doc,
             groups,
             name,
+            private,
             ..
           } => {
             if let Some(absolute) = absolute {
@@ -81,6 +86,7 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Analyzer<'run, 'src> {
                 loaded,
                 Some(*name),
                 paths,
+                *private,
                 absolute,
               )?);
             }
@@ -231,6 +237,7 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Analyzer<'run, 'src> {
       module_path: ast.module_path.clone(),
       modules: self.modules,
       name,
+      private,
       recipes,
       settings,
       source,
diff --git a/src/compiler.rs b/src/compiler.rs
index 2953702083..465c7209e1 100644
--- a/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/src/compiler.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ impl Compiler {
       asts.insert(current.path, ast.clone());
     }
 
-    let justfile = Analyzer::analyze(&asts, config, None, &[], &loaded, None, &paths, root)?;
+    let justfile = Analyzer::analyze(&asts, config, None, &[], &loaded, None, &paths, false, root)?;
 
     Ok(Compilation {
       asts,
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ impl Compiler {
       &[],
       None,
       &paths,
+      false,
       &root,
     )
   }
diff --git a/src/item.rs b/src/item.rs
index fa82005b5a..a7cd931525 100644
--- a/src/item.rs
+++ b/src/item.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Item<'src> {
     groups: Vec<StringLiteral<'src>>,
     name: Name<'src>,
     optional: bool,
+    private: bool,
     relative: Option<StringLiteral<'src>>,
   },
   Recipe(UnresolvedRecipe<'src>),
diff --git a/src/justfile.rs b/src/justfile.rs
index 95d2376513..b6e06395fc 100644
--- a/src/justfile.rs
+++ b/src/justfile.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ pub(crate) struct Justfile<'src> {
   pub(crate) modules: Table<'src, Justfile<'src>>,
   #[serde(skip)]
   pub(crate) name: Option<Name<'src>>,
+  #[serde(skip)]
+  pub(crate) private: bool,
   pub(crate) recipes: Table<'src, Arc<Recipe<'src>>>,
   pub(crate) settings: Settings,
   pub(crate) source: PathBuf,
@@ -391,8 +393,12 @@ impl<'src> Justfile<'src> {
     Ok(())
   }
 
-  pub(crate) fn modules(&self, config: &Config) -> Vec<&Justfile> {
-    let mut modules = self.modules.values().collect::<Vec<&Justfile>>();
+  pub(crate) fn public_modules(&self, config: &Config) -> Vec<&Justfile> {
+    let mut modules = self
+      .modules
+      .values()
+      .filter(|module| !module.private)
+      .collect::<Vec<&Justfile>>();
 
     if config.unsorted {
       modules.sort_by_key(|module| {
@@ -440,7 +446,7 @@ impl<'src> Justfile<'src> {
       }
     }
 
-    for submodule in self.modules.values() {
+    for submodule in self.public_modules(config) {
       for group in submodule.groups() {
         groups.push((&[], submodule.name.unwrap().offset, group.to_string()));
       }
diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index b903a5b2fe..1c8fb7fffa 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -413,7 +413,11 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
             attributes.ensure_valid_attributes(
               "Module",
               *name,
-              &[AttributeDiscriminant::Doc, AttributeDiscriminant::Group],
+              &[
+                AttributeDiscriminant::Doc,
+                AttributeDiscriminant::Group,
+                AttributeDiscriminant::Private,
+              ],
             )?;
 
             let doc = match attributes.get(AttributeDiscriminant::Doc) {
@@ -423,6 +427,8 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
               _ => unreachable!(),
             };
 
+            let private = attributes.contains(AttributeDiscriminant::Private);
+
             let mut groups = Vec::new();
             for attribute in attributes {
               if let Attribute::Group(group) = attribute {
@@ -431,11 +437,12 @@ impl<'run, 'src> Parser<'run, 'src> {
             }
 
             items.push(Item::Module {
-              groups,
               absolute: None,
               doc,
+              groups,
               name,
               optional,
+              private,
               relative,
             });
           }
diff --git a/src/subcommand.rs b/src/subcommand.rs
index 0658941e62..d3e6a90f73 100644
--- a/src/subcommand.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand.rs
@@ -551,7 +551,8 @@ impl Subcommand {
         }
       }
       if !config.list_submodules {
-        for (name, _) in &module.modules {
+        for submodule in module.public_modules(config) {
+          let name = submodule.name();
           signature_widths.insert(name, UnicodeWidthStr::width(format!("{name} ...").as_str()));
         }
       }
@@ -589,7 +590,7 @@ impl Subcommand {
 
     let submodule_groups = {
       let mut groups = BTreeMap::<Option<String>, Vec<&Justfile>>::new();
-      for submodule in module.modules(config) {
+      for submodule in module.public_modules(config) {
         let submodule_groups = submodule.groups();
         if submodule_groups.is_empty() {
           groups.entry(None).or_default().push(submodule);
@@ -752,7 +753,8 @@ impl Subcommand {
       *printed += 1;
     }
 
-    for (name, module) in &justfile.modules {
+    for module in justfile.public_modules(config) {
+      let name = module.name();
       components.push(name);
       Self::summary_recursive(config, components, printed, module);
       components.pop();
diff --git a/src/testing.rs b/src/testing.rs
index ecf75a394a..05f8c21418 100644
--- a/src/testing.rs
+++ b/src/testing.rs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ pub(crate) fn analysis_error(
     &[],
     None,
     &paths,
+    false,
     &root,
   ) {
     Ok(_) => panic!("Analysis unexpectedly succeeded"),
diff --git a/tests/private.rs b/tests/private.rs
index 73d4636c59..2f40f2f3fa 100644
--- a/tests/private.rs
+++ b/tests/private.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,29 @@ fn private_attribute_for_alias() {
     .run();
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn private_attribute_for_module() {
+  Test::new()
+    .write("foo.just", "bar:")
+    .justfile(
+      r"
+        [private]
+        mod foo
+
+        baz:
+      ",
+    )
+    .test_round_trip(false)
+    .arg("--list")
+    .stdout(
+      "
+        Available recipes:
+            baz
+      ",
+    )
+    .run();
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn private_variables_are_not_listed() {
   Test::new()