diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4285fbc..c05dd72 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2007,6 +2007,21 @@ $ just --summary
 test
 ```
 
+The `[private]` attribute<sup>master</sup> may also be used to hide recipes without needing to change the name:
+
+```make
+[private]
+foo:
+
+bar:
+```
+
+```sh
+$ just --list
+Available recipes:
+    bar
+```
+
 This is useful for helper recipes which are only meant to be used as dependencies of other recipes.
 
 ### Quiet Recipes
diff --git a/src/attribute.rs b/src/attribute.rs
index c205f34..ffd532f 100644
--- a/src/attribute.rs
+++ b/src/attribute.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub(crate) enum Attribute {
   Macos,
   NoCd,
   NoExitMessage,
+  Private,
   Unix,
   Windows,
 }
diff --git a/src/recipe.rs b/src/recipe.rs
index 5fda449..fa0aedb 100644
--- a/src/recipe.rs
+++ b/src/recipe.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ impl<'src, D> Recipe<'src, D> {
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn public(&self) -> bool {
-    !self.private
+    !self.private && !self.attributes.contains(&Attribute::Private)
   }
 
   pub(crate) fn change_directory(&self) -> bool {
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index e6c7ed4..11d4d19 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ mod no_exit_message;
 mod os_attributes;
 mod parser;
 mod positional_arguments;
+mod private;
 mod quiet;
 mod quote;
 mod readme;
diff --git a/tests/private.rs b/tests/private.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82e3d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/private.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use super::*;
+
+#[test]
+fn attribute() {
+  Test::new()
+    .justfile(
+      "
+      [private]
+      foo:
+      ",
+    )
+    .args(&["--list"])
+    .stdout(
+      "
+      Available recipes:
+      ",
+    )
+    .run();
+}