diff --git a/github/data_source_github_repository.go b/github/data_source_github_repository.go
index ed2a30143b..426cf0f4ce 100644
--- a/github/data_source_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/data_source_github_repository.go
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ func dataSourceGithubRepository() *schema.Resource {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Computed: true,
 						},
+						"public": {
+							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+							Computed: true,
+						},
 						"status": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Computed: true,
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository.go b/github/resource_github_repository.go
index f28cc4c6e8..9d6d269b5a 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository.go
@@ -295,9 +295,14 @@ func resourceGithubRepository() *schema.Resource {
 							Computed:    true,
 							Description: "URL to the repository on the web.",
 						},
+						"public": {
+							Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+							Computed:    true,
+							Description: "Whether the rendered GitHub Pages site is publicly availabe.",
+						},
 						"status": {
 							Type:        schema.TypeString,
-							Computed:    true,
+							Optional:    true,
 							Description: "The GitHub Pages site's build status e.g. building or built.",
 						},
 						"url": {
@@ -913,7 +918,12 @@ func expandPages(input []interface{}) *github.Pages {
 		buildType = github.String(v)
 	}
 
-	return &github.Pages{Source: source, BuildType: buildType}
+	var public *bool
+	// Only set the github.PagesUpdate public field if the value is a valid boolean.
+	if v, ok := pages["public"].(bool); ok {
+		public = github.Bool(v)
+	}
+	return &github.Pages{Source: source, BuildType: buildType, Public: public}
 }
 
 func expandPagesUpdate(input []interface{}) *github.PagesUpdate {
@@ -948,6 +958,11 @@ func expandPagesUpdate(input []interface{}) *github.PagesUpdate {
 		}
 		update.Source = &github.PagesSource{Branch: &sourceBranch, Path: &sourcePath}
 	}
+	
+	// Only set the github.PagesUpdate public field if the value is a valid boolean.
+	if v, ok := pages["public"].(bool); ok {
+		update.Public = github.Bool(v)
+	}
 
 	return update
 }
@@ -966,6 +981,7 @@ func flattenPages(pages *github.Pages) []interface{} {
 	pagesMap["build_type"] = pages.GetBuildType()
 	pagesMap["url"] = pages.GetURL()
 	pagesMap["status"] = pages.GetStatus()
+	pagesMap["public"] = pages.GetPublic()
 	pagesMap["cname"] = pages.GetCNAME()
 	pagesMap["custom_404"] = pages.GetCustom404()
 	pagesMap["html_url"] = pages.GetHTMLURL()
diff --git a/github/resource_github_repository_test.go b/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
index e09505dac9..f8645c9fb6 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
@@ -1125,6 +1125,53 @@ func TestAccGithubRepositoryPages(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("got %q; want %q", pages.GetSource().GetPath(), "/docs")
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("manages private pages feature for a repository", func(t *testing.T) {
+		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "test" {
+				name         = "tf-acc-%s"
+				auto_init    = true
+				pages {
+					source {
+						branch = "main"
+					}
+					public = false
+				}
+			}
+		`, randomID)
+
+		check := resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+				"github_repository.test", "pages.0.public",
+				"false",
+			),
+		)
+
+		testCase := func(t *testing.T, mode string) {
+			resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+				PreCheck:  func() { skipUnlessMode(t, mode) },
+				Providers: testAccProviders,
+				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+					{
+						Config: config,
+						Check:  check,
+					},
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
+		t.Run("with an anonymous account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Skip("anonymous account not supported for this feature")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an individual account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Skip("individual account not supported for this feature")
+		})
+
+		t.Run("with an organization account", func(t *testing.T) {
+			testCase(t, organization)
+		})
+	})
 }
 
 func TestAccGithubRepositorySecurity(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
index dc18add1d6..4d5f391397 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ The `pages` block supports the following:
 
 * `cname` - (Optional) The custom domain for the repository. This can only be set after the repository has been created.
 
+* `public` - (Optional) Whether the rendered GitHub Pages site is publicly available.
+
 #### GitHub Pages Source ####
 
 The `source` block supports the following: