diff --git a/frontend_routes.pm b/frontend_routes.pm
index aa960bf..c5267eb 100644
--- a/frontend_routes.pm
+++ b/frontend_routes.pm
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ sub handlePath {
 				$addChannel.="<option value=\"$id\">$name</option>";
 			}
 			$addChannel.="</select><br />";
+			$addChannel.="<input name=\"public\" type=\"checkbox\" />Public<br />";
 			$addChannel.="<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Add\" />";
 			$addChannel.="</form>";
 		}
@@ -497,6 +498,10 @@ sub handlePath {
 			frontend::sendBadRequest($aClient, "Server ID required");
 			return 1;
 		}
+		if(!defined($parameters{"public"}) || length($parameters{"public"})==0) {
+			frontend::sendBadRequest($aClient, "Public required");
+			return 1;
+		}
 
 		my $query = $aConnection->prepare(qq(select name from servers where id=?;));
 		$query->execute($parameters{"server"});
@@ -524,8 +529,8 @@ sub handlePath {
 			$lastID = $row[0]+1;
 		}
 
-		$query = $aConnection->prepare(qq(insert into channels values($lastID, ?, ?, 1);));
-		$query->execute($parameters{"server"}, $parameters{"channel"});
+		$query = $aConnection->prepare(qq(insert into channels values($lastID, ?, ?, ?);));
+		$query->execute($parameters{"server"}, $parameters{"channel"}, $parameters{"public"});
 		my $actionQueue = logger::getActionQueueByServerName($serverName);
 		push(@$actionQueue, "JOIN", $parameters{"channel"});