diff --git a/core/um-profile.php b/core/um-profile.php
index c7d13324..3488b280 100644
--- a/core/um-profile.php
+++ b/core/um-profile.php
@@ -3,19 +3,30 @@
 class UM_Profile {
 
 	function __construct() {
-	
+
 		add_action('template_redirect', array(&$this, 'active_tab'), 10002);
 		add_action('template_redirect', array(&$this, 'active_subnav'), 10002);
-		
+
 	}
-	
+
 	/***
 	***	@all tab data
 	***/
 	function tabs(){
-		return apply_filters('um_profile_tabs', $tabs = array() );
+		$tabs = apply_filters('um_profile_tabs', $tabs = array() );
+
+		// disable private tabs
+		if( !is_admin() ) {
+			foreach( $tabs as $id => $tab ) {
+				if( !$this->can_view_tab( $id ) ) {
+					unset( $tabs[$id] );
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return $tabs;
 	}
-	
+
 	/***
 	***	@tabs that are active
 	***/
@@ -27,7 +38,7 @@ class UM_Profile {
 		}
 		return $tabs;
 	}
-	
+
 	/***
 	***	@primary tabs only
 	***/
@@ -40,7 +51,7 @@ class UM_Profile {
 		}
 		return $primary;
 	}
-	
+
 	/***
 	***	@Activated tabs in backend
 	***/
@@ -55,7 +66,63 @@ class UM_Profile {
 		}
 		return ( isset( $primary ) ) ? $primary : '';
 	}
-	
+
+	/***
+	***	@Privacy options
+	***/
+	function tabs_privacy() {
+		$privacy = array(
+			0 => 'Anyone',
+			1 => 'Guests only',
+			2 => 'Members only',
+			3 => 'Only the owner',
+			4 => 'Specific roles'
+		);
+
+		return $privacy;
+	}
+
+	/***
+	***	@Check if the user can view the current tab
+	***/
+	function can_view_tab( $tab ) {
+		global $ultimatemember;
+
+		$privacy  = intval( um_get_option( 'profile_tab_' . $tab . '_privacy' ) );
+		$can_view = false;
+
+		switch( $privacy ) {
+			case 1:
+				$can_view = is_user_logged_in() ? false : true;
+				break;
+
+			case 2:
+				$can_view = is_user_logged_in() ? true : false;
+				break;
+
+			case 3:
+				$can_view = get_current_user_id() == um_user( 'ID' ) ? true : false;
+				break;
+
+			case 4:
+				$can_view = false;
+				if( is_user_logged_in() ) {
+					$roles = um_get_option( 'profile_tab_' . $tab . '_roles' );
+					if( is_array( $roles )
+						&& in_array( $ultimatemember->user->get_role(), $roles ) ) {
+						$can_view = true;
+					}
+				}
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				$can_view = true;
+				break;
+		}
+
+		return $can_view;
+	}
+
 	/***
 	***	@Get active_tab
 	***/
@@ -66,53 +133,53 @@ class UM_Profile {
 		if ( get_query_var('profiletab') ) {
 			$this->active_tab = get_query_var('profiletab');
 		}
-		
+
 		$this->active_tab = apply_filters( 'um_profile_active_tab', $this->active_tab );
 
 		return $this->active_tab;
 	}
-	
+
 	/***
 	***	@Get active active_subnav
 	***/
 	function active_subnav() {
-		
+
 		$this->active_subnav = null;
-		
+
 		if ( get_query_var('subnav') ) {
 			$this->active_subnav = get_query_var('subnav');
 		}
-		
+
 		return $this->active_subnav;
 	}
-	
+
 	/***
 	***	@Show meta in profile
 	***/
 	function show_meta( $array ) {
 		global $ultimatemember;
 		$output = '';
-		
+
 		foreach( $array as $key ) {
 			$data = '';
 			if ( $key && um_filtered_value( $key ) ) {
-				
+
 				if ( isset( $ultimatemember->builtin->all_user_fields[$key]['icon'] ) ) {
 					$icon = $ultimatemember->builtin->all_user_fields[$key]['icon'];
 				} else {
 					$icon = '';
 				}
-				
+
 				$icon = ( isset( $icon ) && !empty( $icon ) ) ? '<i class="'.$icon.'"></i>' : '';
-				
+
 				if ( !um_get_option('profile_show_metaicon') )
 					$icon = '';
-				
+
 				$value = um_filtered_value( $key );
-				
+
 				$items[] = '<span>' . $icon . $value . '</span>';
 				$items[] = '<span class="b">&bull;</span>';
-				
+
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -126,4 +193,4 @@ class UM_Profile {
 		return $output;
 	}
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/um-config.php b/um-config.php
index c833e65d..7df81853 100644
--- a/um-config.php
+++ b/um-config.php
@@ -1594,6 +1594,30 @@ foreach( $tabs as $id => $tab ) {
 					'off'			=> __('Off','ultimatemember'),
 	);
 
+	$tab_options[] = array(
+		            'id'       		=> 'profile_tab_' . $id . '_privacy',
+		            'type'     		=> 'select',
+					'select2'		=> array( 'allowClear' => 0, 'minimumResultsForSearch' => -1 ),
+		            'title'    		=> sprintf( __( 'Who can see %s Tab?','ultimatemember' ), $tab ),
+		            'desc' 	   		=> __( 'Select which users can view this tab.','ultimatemember' ),
+		            'default'  		=> 0,
+					'options' 		=> $ultimatemember->profile->tabs_privacy(),
+					'required'		=> array( 'profile_tab_' . $id, '=', 1 ),
+	);
+
+	$tab_options[] = array(
+					'id'       		=> 'profile_tab_' . $id . '_roles',
+	                'type'     		=> 'select',
+	                'multi'         => true,
+					'select2'		=> array( 'allowClear' => 1, 'minimumResultsForSearch' => -1 ),
+	                'title'    		=> __( 'Allowed roles','ultimatemember' ),
+	                'desc' 	   		=> __( 'Select the the user roles allowed to view this tab.','ultimatemember' ),
+	                'default'  		=> '',
+					'options' 		=> $ultimatemember->query->get_roles(),
+					'placeholder' 	=> __( 'Choose user roles...','ultimatemember' ),
+					'required'		=> array( 'profile_tab_' . $id . '_privacy', '=', 4 ),
+    );
+
 }
 
 $tab_options[] = array(