diff --git a/src/ingestor.ts b/src/ingestor.ts
index 5a503251..893125ef 100644
--- a/src/ingestor.ts
+++ b/src/ingestor.ts
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ export default async function ingestor(req) {
         body: message.body,
         discussion: message.discussion || '',
         choices: message.choices,
+        privacy: message.privacy || '',
         labels: message.labels || [],
         start: message.start,
         end: message.end,
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ export default async function ingestor(req) {
         name: message.title,
         body: message.body,
         discussion: message.discussion || '',
+        privacy: message.privacy || '',
         choices: message.choices,
         labels: message.labels || [],
         metadata: {
diff --git a/src/writer/proposal.ts b/src/writer/proposal.ts
index 59fdd79d..f3b28ad8 100644
--- a/src/writer/proposal.ts
+++ b/src/writer/proposal.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ export async function verify(body): Promise<any> {
     if (msg.payload.type !== space.voting.type) return Promise.reject('invalid voting type');
   }
 
+  if (space.voting?.privacy !== 'any' && msg.payload.privacy) {
+    return Promise.reject('not allowed to set privacy');
+  }
+
   try {
     if (await isMalicious(msg.payload, space.id)) {
       return Promise.reject('invalid proposal content');
@@ -207,6 +211,10 @@ export async function action(body, ipfs, receipt, id): Promise<void> {
   const plugins = JSON.stringify(metadata.plugins || {});
   const spaceNetwork = spaceSettings.network;
   const proposalSnapshot = parseInt(msg.payload.snapshot || '0');
+  let privacy = spaceSettings.voting?.privacy || '';
+  if (privacy === 'any') {
+    privacy = msg.payload.privacy;
+  }
 
   let quorum = spaceSettings.voting?.quorum || 0;
   if (!quorum && spaceSettings.plugins?.quorum) {
@@ -238,7 +246,7 @@ export async function action(body, ipfs, receipt, id): Promise<void> {
     end: parseInt(msg.payload.end || '0'),
     quorum,
     quorum_type: (quorum && spaceSettings.voting?.quorumType) || '',
-    privacy: spaceSettings.voting?.privacy || '',
+    privacy,
     snapshot: proposalSnapshot || 0,
     app: kebabCase(msg.payload.app || ''),
     scores: JSON.stringify([]),
diff --git a/src/writer/update-proposal.ts b/src/writer/update-proposal.ts
index 2f63463b..8d187786 100644
--- a/src/writer/update-proposal.ts
+++ b/src/writer/update-proposal.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ export async function verify(body): Promise<any> {
 
   if (proposal.author !== body.address) return Promise.reject('Not the author');
 
+  if (space.voting?.privacy !== 'any' && msg.payload.privacy) {
+    return Promise.reject('not allowed to set privacy');
+  }
+
   const spaceUpdateError = getSpaceUpdateError({
     type: msg.payload.type,
     space
@@ -63,6 +67,11 @@ export async function action(body, ipfs): Promise<void> {
   const updated = parseInt(msg.timestamp);
   const metadata = msg.payload.metadata || {};
   const plugins = JSON.stringify(metadata.plugins || {});
+  const spaceSettings = await getSpace(msg.space);
+  let privacy = spaceSettings.voting?.privacy || '';
+  if (privacy === 'any') {
+    privacy = msg.payload.privacy;
+  }
 
   const proposal = {
     ipfs,
@@ -74,6 +83,7 @@ export async function action(body, ipfs): Promise<void> {
     discussion: msg.payload.discussion,
     choices: JSON.stringify(msg.payload.choices),
     labels: msg.payload.labels?.length ? JSON.stringify(msg.payload.labels) : null,
+    privacy,
     scores: JSON.stringify([]),
     scores_by_strategy: JSON.stringify([]),
     flagged: +containsFlaggedLinks(msg.payload.body)