diff --git a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
index e3e6ffedc..9a64ba062 100644
--- a/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/issues_controller.rb
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ class IssuesController < ApplicationController
     @assignables = target_projects.map(&:assignable_users).inject{|memo,a| memo & a}
     @trackers = target_projects.map(&:trackers).inject{|memo,t| memo & t}
 
+    @safe_attributes = @issues.map(&:safe_attribute_names).inject {|memo,attrs| memo & attrs}
     render :layout => false if request.xhr?
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb b/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
index dfba2fe95..cd33d3734 100644
--- a/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/issues/bulk_edit.html.erb
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@
 </div>
 
 <div class="splitcontentright">
+<% if @safe_attributes.include?('is_private') %>
+<p>
+  <label for='issue_is_private'><%= l(:field_is_private) %></label>
+  <%= select_tag('issue[is_private]', content_tag('option', l(:label_no_change_option), :value => '') +
+                                content_tag('option', l(:general_text_Yes), :value => '1') +
+                                content_tag('option', l(:general_text_No), :value => '0')) %>
+</p>
+<% end %>
 <% if @project && User.current.allowed_to?(:manage_subtasks, @project) %>
 <p>
   <label for='issue_parent_issue_id'><%= l(:field_parent_issue) %></label>