diff --git a/resources/css/app.css b/resources/css/app.css
index c71ba0d..1fb823c 100644
--- a/resources/css/app.css
+++ b/resources/css/app.css
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ body.swal2-height-auto {
     @apply bg-purple-600 text-xs;
 }
 
+.sm-banner-private {
+    @apply bg-purple-600;
+}
+
 .sm-registration-none, .sm-registration-email, .sm-registration-message, .sm-registration-scheduled, .sm-registration-draft {
     @apply text-xs rounded py-2 px-2.5 text-center mb-4 border border-yellow-400 text-yellow-800 bg-yellow-100;
 }
@@ -296,3 +300,7 @@ body.swal2-height-auto {
 .sm-registration-full {
     @apply text-xs rounded py-2 px-2.5 text-center mb-4 border border-purple-400 text-purple-800 bg-purple-100;
 }
+
+.sm-registration-private {
+    @apply text-xs rounded py-2 px-2.5 text-center mb-4 border border-purple-400 text-purple-800 bg-purple-100;
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/admin/workshop/edit.blade.php b/resources/views/admin/workshop/edit.blade.php
index 862cdb0..da5029d 100644
--- a/resources/views/admin/workshop/edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/admin/workshop/edit.blade.php
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
                     <x-ui.select label="Status" name="status">
                         <option value="draft" {{ ($workshop->status ?? '') === 'draft' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Draft</option>
                         <option value="open" {{ ($workshop->status ?? '') === 'open' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Open</option>
+                        <option value="private" {{ ($workshop->status ?? '') === 'private' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Private</option>
                         <option value="full" {{ ($workshop->status ?? '') === 'full' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Full</option>
                         <option value="scheduled" {{ ($workshop->status ?? '') === 'scheduled' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Scheduled</option>
                         <option value="closed" {{ ($workshop->status ?? '') === 'closed' ? 'selected' : '' }}>Closed</option>
diff --git a/resources/views/workshop/show.blade.php b/resources/views/workshop/show.blade.php
index a4a94a1..0f21db3 100644
--- a/resources/views/workshop/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/workshop/show.blade.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
                     <div class="sm-registration-closed">Registration for this event has closed.</div>
                 @elseif($workshop->status === 'full')
                     <div class="sm-registration-full">This workshop is currently full.</div>
+                @elseif($workshop->status === 'private')
+                    <div class="sm-registration-private">This is a private event. Please contact the organiser for details.</div>
                 @elseif($workshop->status === 'scheduled')
                     <div class="sm-registration-scheduled">Registration for this workshop will open soon.</div>
                 @elseif($workshop->status === 'cancelled')
diff --git a/routes/console.php b/routes/console.php
index 0a1db7f..8cfbb86 100644
--- a/routes/console.php
+++ b/routes/console.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Artisan::command('cleanup', function() {
 
     // Close workshops
     DB::table('workshops')
-        ->whereIn('status', ['open', 'full'])
+        ->whereIn('status', ['open', 'full', 'private'])
         ->where('closes_at', '<', now())
         ->update(['status' => 'closed']);