diff --git a/invokeai/app/api/routers/boards.py b/invokeai/app/api/routers/boards.py
index 19c2b330f0..fb09c0b463 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/api/routers/boards.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/api/routers/boards.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class DeleteBoardResult(BaseModel):
 )
 async def create_board(
     board_name: str = Query(description="The name of the board to create"),
+    private_board: bool = Query(default=False, description="Whether the board is private"),
 ) -> BoardDTO:
     """Creates a board"""
     try:
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/types/invokeai.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/types/invokeai.ts
index 21636ada49..6d7416d95d 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/types/invokeai.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/app/types/invokeai.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export type AppConfig = {
    */
   shouldUpdateImagesOnConnect: boolean;
   shouldFetchMetadataFromApi: boolean;
+  allowPrivateBoards: boolean;
   disabledTabs: InvokeTabName[];
   disabledFeatures: AppFeature[];
   disabledSDFeatures: SDFeature[];
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/NoBoardBoard.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/NoBoardBoard.tsx
index 2e823ea25b..3f60dabf70 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/NoBoardBoard.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/NoBoardBoard.tsx
@@ -46,11 +46,10 @@ const NoBoardBoard = memo(({ isSelected }: Props) => {
   );
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
-    <Box w="full" h="full" userSelect="none">
+    <Box w="full" userSelect="none">
       <Flex
         onMouseOver={handleMouseOver}
         onMouseOut={handleMouseOut}
-        position="relative"
         justifyContent="center"
         alignItems="center"
         aspectRatio="1/1"
@@ -65,47 +64,32 @@ const NoBoardBoard = memo(({ isSelected }: Props) => {
                 ref={ref}
                 onClick={handleSelectBoard}
                 w="full"
-                h="full"
                 position="relative"
-                justifyContent="center"
                 alignItems="center"
                 borderRadius="base"
                 cursor="pointer"
                 bg="base.800"
               >
-                <Flex w="full" h="full" justifyContent="center" alignItems="center">
-                  <Image
-                    src={InvokeLogoSVG}
-                    alt="invoke-ai-logo"
-                    opacity={0.7}
-                    mixBlendMode="overlay"
-                    mt={-6}
-                    w={16}
-                    h={16}
-                    minW={16}
-                    minH={16}
-                    userSelect="none"
-                  />
-                </Flex>
+                <Image
+                  src={InvokeLogoSVG}
+                  alt="invoke-ai-logo"
+                  opacity={0.7}
+                  mixBlendMode="overlay"
+                  w={8}
+                  h={8}
+                  minW={8}
+                  minH={8}
+                  userSelect="none"
+                />
                 {autoAddBoardId === 'none' && <AutoAddIcon />}
-                <Flex
-                  position="absolute"
-                  bottom={0}
-                  left={0}
+                <Text
                   p={1}
-                  justifyContent="center"
-                  alignItems="center"
-                  w="full"
-                  maxW="full"
-                  borderBottomRadius="base"
-                  bg={isSelected ? 'invokeBlue.400' : 'base.600'}
-                  color={isSelected ? 'base.800' : 'base.100'}
                   lineHeight="short"
                   fontSize="xs"
-                  fontWeight={isSelected ? 'bold' : 'normal'}
+                  color={isSelected ? 'blue' : 'white'}
                 >
                   {boardName}
-                </Flex>
+                </Text>
                 <SelectionOverlay isSelected={isSelected} isSelectedForCompare={false} isHovered={isHovered} />
                 <IAIDroppable data={droppableData} dropLabel={<Text fontSize="md">{t('unifiedCanvas.move')}</Text>} />
               </Flex>
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/AddBoardButton.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/AddBoardButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..67e133ba22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/AddBoardButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { Icon } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { PiPlusBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
+import { useCreateBoardMutation } from 'services/api/endpoints/boards';
+
+type Props = {
+  privateBoard: boolean;
+};
+
+const AddBoardButton = ({ privateBoard }: Props) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const [createBoard] = useCreateBoardMutation();
+  const DEFAULT_BOARD_NAME = t('boards.myBoard');
+  const handleCreateBoard = useCallback(() => {
+    createBoard({ DEFAULT_BOARD_NAME, privateBoard });
+  }, [createBoard, DEFAULT_BOARD_NAME, privateBoard]);
+
+  return (
+    <Icon
+    as={PiPlusBold}
+    boxSize={6}
+    transitionProperty="common"
+    transitionDuration="normal"
+    color="base.400"
+    onClick={handleCreateBoard}
+    cursor="pointer"
+  />
+  );
+};
+
+export default memo(AddBoardButton);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardTotalsTooltip.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardTotalsTooltip.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4c89a002d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardTotalsTooltip.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useGetBoardAssetsTotalQuery, useGetBoardImagesTotalQuery } from 'services/api/endpoints/boards';
+
+type Props = {
+  board_id: string;
+  isArchived: boolean;
+};
+
+export const BoardTotalsTooltip = ({ board_id, isArchived }: Props) => {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const { imagesTotal } = useGetBoardImagesTotalQuery(board_id, {
+    selectFromResult: ({ data }) => {
+      return { imagesTotal: data?.total ?? 0 };
+    },
+  });
+  const { assetsTotal } = useGetBoardAssetsTotalQuery(board_id, {
+    selectFromResult: ({ data }) => {
+      return { assetsTotal: data?.total ?? 0 };
+    },
+  });
+  return `${t('boards.imagesWithCount', { count: imagesTotal })}, ${t('boards.assetsWithCount', { count: assetsTotal })}${isArchived ? ` (${t('boards.archived')})` : ''}`;
+};
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardsListWithPrivate.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardsListWithPrivate.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b87a96f272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardsListWithPrivate.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import { Collapse, Flex, Icon, Text } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
+import { overlayScrollbarsParams } from 'common/components/OverlayScrollbars/constants';
+import DeleteBoardModal from 'features/gallery/components/Boards/DeleteBoardModal';
+import GallerySettingsPopover from 'features/gallery/components/GallerySettingsPopover/GallerySettingsPopover';
+import { selectListBoardsQueryArgs } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySelectors';
+import { OverlayScrollbarsComponent } from 'overlayscrollbars-react';
+import type { CSSProperties } from 'react';
+import { memo, useState } from 'react';
+import { PiCaretUpBold, PiPlusBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
+import { useListAllBoardsQuery } from 'services/api/endpoints/boards';
+import type { BoardDTO } from 'services/api/types';
+
+import AddBoardButton from './AddBoardButton';
+import BoardsSearch from './BoardsSearch';
+import GalleryBoard from './GalleryBoard';
+import NoBoardBoard from './NoBoardBoard';
+
+const overlayScrollbarsStyles: CSSProperties = {
+  height: '100%',
+  width: '100%',
+};
+
+const BoardsListWithPrivate = () => {
+  const selectedBoardId = useAppSelector((s) => s.gallery.selectedBoardId);
+  const boardSearchText = useAppSelector((s) => s.gallery.boardSearchText);
+  const queryArgs = useAppSelector(selectListBoardsQueryArgs);
+  const { data: boards } = useListAllBoardsQuery(queryArgs);
+  const filteredPrivateBoards = boardSearchText
+    ? boards?.filter((board) => board.is_private && board.board_name.toLowerCase().includes(boardSearchText.toLowerCase()))
+    : boards?.filter((board) => board.is_private);
+  const filteredSharedBoards = boardSearchText
+    ? boards?.filter((board) => !board.is_private && board.board_name.toLowerCase().includes(boardSearchText.toLowerCase()))
+    : boards?.filter((board) => !board.is_private);
+  const [boardToDelete, setBoardToDelete] = useState<BoardDTO>();
+  const [isPrivateBoardsOpen, setIsPrivateBoardsOpen] = useState(true);
+  const [isSharedBoardsOpen, setIsSharedBoardsOpen] = useState(true);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Flex layerStyle="first" flexDir="column" gap={2} p={2} mt={2} borderRadius="base">
+        <Flex gap={2} alignItems="center">
+          <BoardsSearch />
+          <GallerySettingsPopover />
+        </Flex>
+        <OverlayScrollbarsComponent defer style={overlayScrollbarsStyles} options={overlayScrollbarsParams.options}>
+          <Flex borderBottom="1px" borderColor="base.400" my="2" justifyContent="space-between">
+          <Flex
+            onClick={() => setIsPrivateBoardsOpen(!isPrivateBoardsOpen)}
+            gap={2}
+            alignItems="center"
+            cursor="pointer"
+          >
+            <Icon
+              as={PiCaretUpBold}
+              boxSize={6}
+              transform={isPrivateBoardsOpen ? 'rotate(0deg)' : 'rotate(180deg)'}
+              transitionProperty="common"
+              transitionDuration="normal"
+              color="base.400"
+            />
+            <Text fontSize="md" fontWeight="medium">Private</Text>
+          </Flex>
+          <AddBoardButton privateBoard={true} />
+          </Flex>
+          <Collapse in={isPrivateBoardsOpen} animateOpacity>
+            <Flex direction="column">
+              <NoBoardBoard isSelected={selectedBoardId === 'none'} />
+              {filteredPrivateBoards &&
+                filteredPrivateBoards.map((board) => (
+                  <GalleryBoard
+                    board={board}
+                    isSelected={selectedBoardId === board.board_id}
+                    setBoardToDelete={setBoardToDelete}
+                    key={board.board_id}
+                  />
+                ))}
+            </Flex>
+          </Collapse>
+          <Flex borderBottom="1px" borderColor="base.400" my="2" justifyContent="space-between">
+          <Flex
+            onClick={() => setIsSharedBoardsOpen(!isSharedBoardsOpen)}
+            gap={2}
+            alignItems="center"
+            cursor="pointer"
+          >
+  
+            <Icon
+              as={PiCaretUpBold}
+              boxSize={6}
+              transform={isSharedBoardsOpen ? 'rotate(0deg)' : 'rotate(180deg)'}
+              transitionProperty="common"
+              transitionDuration="normal"
+              color="base.400"
+            />
+            <Text fontSize="md" fontWeight="medium">Shared</Text>
+          </Flex>
+          <AddBoardButton privateBoard={false} />
+          </Flex>
+          <Collapse in={isSharedBoardsOpen} animateOpacity>
+            <Flex direction="column">
+              {filteredSharedBoards &&
+                filteredSharedBoards.map((board) => (
+                  <GalleryBoard
+                    board={board}
+                    isSelected={selectedBoardId === board.board_id}
+                    setBoardToDelete={setBoardToDelete}
+                    key={board.board_id}
+                  />
+                ))}
+            </Flex>
+          </Collapse>
+        </OverlayScrollbarsComponent>
+      </Flex>
+      <DeleteBoardModal boardToDelete={boardToDelete} setBoardToDelete={setBoardToDelete} />
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+export default memo(BoardsListWithPrivate);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardsSearch.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardsSearch.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..931c1e6cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardsSearch.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { IconButton, Input, InputGroup, InputRightElement } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
+import { boardSearchTextChanged } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySlice';
+import type { ChangeEvent, KeyboardEvent } from 'react';
+import { memo, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { PiXBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
+
+const BoardsSearch = () => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const boardSearchText = useAppSelector((s) => s.gallery.boardSearchText);
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+
+  const handleBoardSearch = useCallback(
+    (searchTerm: string) => {
+      dispatch(boardSearchTextChanged(searchTerm));
+    },
+    [dispatch]
+  );
+
+  const clearBoardSearch = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(boardSearchTextChanged(''));
+  }, [dispatch]);
+
+  const handleKeydown = useCallback(
+    (e: KeyboardEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      // exit search mode on escape
+      if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+        clearBoardSearch();
+      }
+    },
+    [clearBoardSearch]
+  );
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback(
+    (e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
+      handleBoardSearch(e.target.value);
+    },
+    [handleBoardSearch]
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <InputGroup>
+      <Input
+        placeholder={t('boards.searchBoard')}
+        value={boardSearchText}
+        onKeyDown={handleKeydown}
+        onChange={handleChange}
+        data-testid="board-search-input"
+      />
+      {boardSearchText && boardSearchText.length && (
+        <InputRightElement h="full" pe={2}>
+          <IconButton
+            onClick={clearBoardSearch}
+            size="sm"
+            variant="link"
+            aria-label={t('boards.clearSearch')}
+            icon={<PiXBold />}
+          />
+        </InputRightElement>
+      )}
+    </InputGroup>
+  );
+};
+
+export default memo(BoardsSearch);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/GalleryBoard.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/GalleryBoard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7eaae8ee62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/GalleryBoard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import type { SystemStyleObject } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { Box, Editable, EditableInput, EditablePreview, Flex, Icon, Image, Text, Tooltip } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { skipToken } from '@reduxjs/toolkit/query';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
+import IAIDroppable from 'common/components/IAIDroppable';
+import SelectionOverlay from 'common/components/SelectionOverlay';
+import type { AddToBoardDropData } from 'features/dnd/types';
+import BoardContextMenu from 'features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardContextMenu';
+import { BoardTotalsTooltip } from 'features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/BoardTotalsTooltip';
+import { autoAddBoardIdChanged, boardIdSelected } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySlice';
+import { memo, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { PiArchiveBold, PiImagesSquare } from 'react-icons/pi';
+import { useUpdateBoardMutation } from 'services/api/endpoints/boards';
+import { useGetImageDTOQuery } from 'services/api/endpoints/images';
+import type { BoardDTO } from 'services/api/types';
+
+const editableInputStyles: SystemStyleObject = {
+  p: 0,
+  fontSize: 'md',
+  w: '100%',
+};
+
+const ArchivedIcon = () => {
+  return (
+    <Box position="absolute" top={1} insetInlineEnd={2} p={0} minW={0}>
+      <Icon as={PiArchiveBold} fill="base.300" filter="drop-shadow(0px 0px 0.1rem var(--invoke-colors-base-800))" />
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+interface GalleryBoardProps {
+  board: BoardDTO;
+  isSelected: boolean;
+  setBoardToDelete: (board?: BoardDTO) => void;
+}
+
+const GalleryBoard = ({ board, isSelected, setBoardToDelete }: GalleryBoardProps) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  const autoAssignBoardOnClick = useAppSelector((s) => s.gallery.autoAssignBoardOnClick);
+
+  const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
+  const handleMouseOver = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsHovered(true);
+  }, []);
+  const handleMouseOut = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsHovered(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  const { currentData: coverImage } = useGetImageDTOQuery(board.cover_image_name ?? skipToken);
+
+  const { board_name, board_id } = board;
+  const [localBoardName, setLocalBoardName] = useState(board_name);
+
+  const handleSelectBoard = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(boardIdSelected({ boardId: board_id }));
+    if (autoAssignBoardOnClick && !board.archived) {
+      dispatch(autoAddBoardIdChanged(board_id));
+    }
+  }, [board_id, autoAssignBoardOnClick, dispatch, board.archived]);
+
+  const [updateBoard, { isLoading: isUpdateBoardLoading }] = useUpdateBoardMutation();
+
+  const droppableData: AddToBoardDropData = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      id: board_id,
+      actionType: 'ADD_TO_BOARD',
+      context: { boardId: board_id },
+    }),
+    [board_id]
+  );
+
+  const handleSubmit = useCallback(
+    async (newBoardName: string) => {
+      // empty strings are not allowed
+      if (!newBoardName.trim()) {
+        setLocalBoardName(board_name);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // don't updated the board name if it hasn't changed
+      if (newBoardName === board_name) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        const { board_name } = await updateBoard({
+          board_id,
+          changes: { board_name: newBoardName },
+        }).unwrap();
+
+        // update local state
+        setLocalBoardName(board_name);
+      } catch {
+        // revert on error
+        setLocalBoardName(board_name);
+      }
+    },
+    [board_id, board_name, updateBoard]
+  );
+
+  const handleChange = useCallback((newBoardName: string) => {
+    setLocalBoardName(newBoardName);
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <Box w="full" userSelect="none" px="1">
+      <Flex
+        onMouseOver={handleMouseOver}
+        onMouseOut={handleMouseOut}
+        position="relative"
+        alignItems="center"
+        borderRadius="base"
+        w="full"
+        my="2"
+        userSelect="none"
+      >
+        <BoardContextMenu board={board} setBoardToDelete={setBoardToDelete}>
+          {(ref) => (
+            <Tooltip
+              label={<BoardTotalsTooltip board_id={board.board_id} isArchived={Boolean(board.archived)} />}
+              openDelay={1000}
+            >
+              <Flex
+                ref={ref}
+                onClick={handleSelectBoard}
+                w="full"
+                alignItems="center"
+                justifyContent="space-between"
+                borderRadius="base"
+                cursor="pointer"
+                gap="6"
+                p="1"
+              >
+                <Flex gap="6">
+                {board.archived && <ArchivedIcon />}
+                {coverImage?.thumbnail_url ? (
+                  <Image
+                    src={coverImage?.thumbnail_url}
+                    draggable={false}
+                    objectFit="cover"
+                    w="8"
+                    h="8"
+                    borderRadius="base"
+                    borderBottomRadius="lg"
+                  />
+                ) : (
+                  <Flex w="8" h="8" justifyContent="center" alignItems="center">
+                    <Icon boxSize={8} as={PiImagesSquare} opacity={0.7} color="base.500" />
+                  </Flex>
+                )}
+
+                <SelectionOverlay isSelected={isSelected} isSelectedForCompare={false} isHovered={isHovered} />
+                <Flex
+                  p={1}
+                  justifyContent="center"
+                  alignItems="center"
+                  color={isSelected ? 'base.100' : 'base.400'}
+                  lineHeight="short"
+                  fontSize="md"
+                >
+                  <Editable
+                    value={localBoardName}
+                    isDisabled={isUpdateBoardLoading}
+                    submitOnBlur={true}
+                    onChange={handleChange}
+                    onSubmit={handleSubmit}
+                  >
+                    <EditablePreview
+                      p={0}
+                      fontSize="md"
+                      textOverflow="ellipsis"
+                      noOfLines={1}
+                      color="inherit"
+                      w="fit-content"
+                    />
+                    <EditableInput sx={editableInputStyles} />
+                  </Editable>
+                </Flex>
+                </Flex>
+                <Text justifySelf="end" color="base.600">{board.image_count} images</Text>
+
+                <IAIDroppable data={droppableData} dropLabel={<Text fontSize="md">{t('unifiedCanvas.move')}</Text>} />
+              </Flex>
+            </Tooltip>
+          )}
+        </BoardContextMenu>
+      </Flex>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+export default memo(GalleryBoard);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/NoBoardBoard.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/NoBoardBoard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77563859a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/NoBoardBoard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { Box, Flex, Image, Text, Tooltip } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
+import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
+import IAIDroppable from 'common/components/IAIDroppable';
+import SelectionOverlay from 'common/components/SelectionOverlay';
+import type { RemoveFromBoardDropData } from 'features/dnd/types';
+import { BoardTotalsTooltip } from 'features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/BoardTotalsTooltip';
+import NoBoardBoardContextMenu from 'features/gallery/components/Boards/NoBoardBoardContextMenu';
+import { autoAddBoardIdChanged, boardIdSelected } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySlice';
+import InvokeLogoSVG from 'public/assets/images/invoke-symbol-wht-lrg.svg';
+import { memo, useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
+import { useBoardName } from 'services/api/hooks/useBoardName';
+
+interface Props {
+  isSelected: boolean;
+}
+
+const NoBoardBoard = memo(({ isSelected }: Props) => {
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  const autoAssignBoardOnClick = useAppSelector((s) => s.gallery.autoAssignBoardOnClick);
+  const boardName = useBoardName('none');
+  const handleSelectBoard = useCallback(() => {
+    dispatch(boardIdSelected({ boardId: 'none' }));
+    if (autoAssignBoardOnClick) {
+      dispatch(autoAddBoardIdChanged('none'));
+    }
+  }, [dispatch, autoAssignBoardOnClick]);
+  const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
+
+  const handleMouseOver = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsHovered(true);
+  }, []);
+
+  const handleMouseOut = useCallback(() => {
+    setIsHovered(false);
+  }, []);
+
+  const droppableData: RemoveFromBoardDropData = useMemo(
+    () => ({
+      id: 'no_board',
+      actionType: 'REMOVE_FROM_BOARD',
+    }),
+    []
+  );
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
+  return (
+    <Box w="full" userSelect="none" px="1">
+      <Flex
+        onMouseOver={handleMouseOver}
+        onMouseOut={handleMouseOut}
+        position="relative"
+        alignItems="center"
+        borderRadius="base"
+        w="full"
+        my="2"
+        userSelect="none"
+      >
+        <NoBoardBoardContextMenu>
+          {(ref) => (
+            <Tooltip label={<BoardTotalsTooltip board_id="none" isArchived={false} />} openDelay={1000}>
+              <Flex
+                ref={ref}
+                onClick={handleSelectBoard}
+                w="full"
+                alignItems="center"
+                borderRadius="base"
+                cursor="pointer"
+                gap="6"
+                p="1"
+              >
+                <Image
+                  src={InvokeLogoSVG}
+                  alt="invoke-ai-logo"
+                  opacity={0.7}
+                  mixBlendMode="overlay"
+                  userSelect="none"
+                  height="6"
+                  width="6"
+                />
+                <Text fontSize="md" color={isSelected ? 'base.100' : 'base.400'}>
+                  {boardName}
+                </Text>
+                <SelectionOverlay isSelected={isSelected} isSelectedForCompare={false} isHovered={isHovered} />
+                <IAIDroppable data={droppableData} dropLabel={<Text fontSize="md">{t('unifiedCanvas.move')}</Text>} />
+              </Flex>
+            </Tooltip>
+          )}
+        </NoBoardBoardContextMenu>
+      </Flex>
+    </Box>
+  );
+});
+
+NoBoardBoard.displayName = 'HoverableBoard';
+
+export default memo(NoBoardBoard);
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx
index b0b147b510..e21e7508fd 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { PiImagesBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 import { RiServerLine } from 'react-icons/ri';
 
 import BoardsList from './Boards/BoardsList/BoardsList';
+import BoardsListWithPrivate from './Boards/BoardsListWithPrivate/BoardsListWithPrivate';
 import GalleryBoardName from './GalleryBoardName';
 import GallerySettingsPopover from './GallerySettingsPopover/GallerySettingsPopover';
 import GalleryImageGrid from './ImageGrid/GalleryImageGrid';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import { GallerySearch } from './ImageGrid/GallerySearch';
 const ImageGalleryContent = () => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const galleryView = useAppSelector((s) => s.gallery.galleryView);
+  const allowPrivateBoards = useAppSelector((s) => s.config.allowPrivateBoards);
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const galleryHeader = useStore($galleryHeader);
   const { isOpen: isBoardListOpen, onToggle: onToggleBoardList } = useDisclosure({ defaultIsOpen: true });
@@ -42,15 +44,21 @@ const ImageGalleryContent = () => {
       gap={2}
     >
       {galleryHeader}
-      <Box>
-        <Flex alignItems="center" justifyContent="space-between" gap={2}>
-          <GalleryBoardName isOpen={isBoardListOpen} onToggle={onToggleBoardList} />
-          <GallerySettingsPopover />
-        </Flex>
+      {true ? (
         <Box>
-          <BoardsList isOpen={isBoardListOpen} />
+         <BoardsListWithPrivate isOpen={isBoardListOpen} />
+         </Box>
+      ) : (
+        <Box>
+          <Flex alignItems="center" justifyContent="space-between" gap={2}>
+            <GalleryBoardName isOpen={isBoardListOpen} onToggle={onToggleBoardList} />
+            <GallerySettingsPopover />
+          </Flex>
+          <Box>
+            <BoardsList isOpen={isBoardListOpen} />
+          </Box>
         </Box>
-      </Box>
+      )}
       <Flex alignItems="center" justifyContent="space-between" gap={2}>
         <Tabs index={galleryView === 'images' ? 0 : 1} variant="unstyled" size="sm" w="full">
           <TabList>
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/configSlice.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/configSlice.ts
index 7d26dbd34c..8901365556 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/configSlice.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/system/store/configSlice.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ const initialConfigState: AppConfig = {
   isLocal: true,
   shouldUpdateImagesOnConnect: false,
   shouldFetchMetadataFromApi: false,
+  allowPrivateBoards: false,
   disabledTabs: [],
   disabledFeatures: ['lightbox', 'faceRestore', 'batches'],
   disabledSDFeatures: ['variation', 'symmetry', 'hires', 'perlinNoise', 'noiseThreshold'],
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/boards.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/boards.ts
index 177aa0e340..026ffdfa56 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/boards.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/endpoints/boards.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ASSETS_CATEGORIES, IMAGE_CATEGORIES } from 'features/gallery/store/types';
-import type { BoardDTO, ListBoardsArgs, OffsetPaginatedResults_ImageDTO_, UpdateBoardArg } from 'services/api/types';
+import type { BoardDTO, CreateBoardArg, ListBoardsArgs, OffsetPaginatedResults_ImageDTO_, UpdateBoardArg } from 'services/api/types';
 import { getListImagesUrl } from 'services/api/util';
 
 import type { ApiTagDescription } from '..';
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ export const boardsApi = api.injectEndpoints({
      * Boards Mutations
      */
 
-    createBoard: build.mutation<BoardDTO, string>({
-      query: (board_name) => ({
+    createBoard: build.mutation<BoardDTO, CreateBoardArg>({
+      query: ({ board_name, private_board }) => ({
         url: buildBoardsUrl(),
         method: 'POST',
-        params: { board_name },
+        params: { board_name, private_board },
       }),
       invalidatesTags: [{ type: 'Board', id: LIST_TAG }],
     }),
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/types.ts b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/types.ts
index 162bdf6abc..d5c857cefd 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/types.ts
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/services/api/types.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ export type ListBoardsArgs = NonNullable<paths['/api/v1/boards/']['get']['parame
 export type DeleteBoardResult =
   paths['/api/v1/boards/{board_id}']['delete']['responses']['200']['content']['application/json'];
 
+export type CreateBoardArg = paths['/api/v1/boards/']['post']['parameters']['query'] & {
+  changes: paths['/api/v1/boards/']['post']['parameters']['query'];
+};
+
 export type UpdateBoardArg = paths['/api/v1/boards/{board_id}']['patch']['parameters']['path'] & {
   changes: paths['/api/v1/boards/{board_id}']['patch']['requestBody']['content']['application/json'];
 };