diff --git a/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.json b/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.json
index 6cce37e553..c5bed9fdff 100644
--- a/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.json
+++ b/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   "platform",
   "series",
   "copied_from",
+  "public",
   "credentials_section",
   "mariadb_root_password"
  ],
@@ -121,11 +122,17 @@
    "fieldtype": "Data",
    "label": "Snapshot ID",
    "read_only": 1
+  },
+  {
+   "default": "1",
+   "fieldname": "public",
+   "fieldtype": "Check",
+   "label": "Public"
   }
  ],
  "index_web_pages_for_search": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2023-12-11 18:02:20.719052",
+ "modified": "2024-07-04 12:26:14.185070",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Press",
  "name": "Virtual Machine Image",
diff --git a/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.py b/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.py
index e2584daa46..43d0df13e6 100644
--- a/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.py
+++ b/press/press/doctype/virtual_machine_image/virtual_machine_image.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class VirtualMachineImage(Document):
 		instance_id: DF.Data
 		mariadb_root_password: DF.Password | None
 		platform: DF.Data | None
+		public: DF.Check
 		region: DF.Link
 		series: DF.Literal["n", "f", "m", "c", "p", "e", "r"]
 		size: DF.Int
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ def get_available_for_series(
 			frappe.qb.from_(images)
 			.select("name")
 			.where(images.status == "Available")
+			.where(images.public == 1)
 			.where(
 				images.series == series,
 			)