diff --git a/github/data_source_github_repository.go b/github/data_source_github_repository.go
index 56972f89d5..c635ee1277 100644
--- a/github/data_source_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/data_source_github_repository.go
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ 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 9d756ac6c9..b81125fdcf 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository.go
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ func resourceGithubRepository() *schema.Resource {
 							Computed:    true,
 							Description: "URL to the repository on the web.",
 						},
+						"public": {
+							Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+							Computed:    true,
+							Optional:    true,
+							Description: "Whether the GitHub Pages site is publicly visible. If set to `true`, the site is accessible to anyone on the internet. If set to `false`, the site will only be accessible to users who have at least `read` access to the repository that published the site.",
+						},
 						"status": {
 							Type:        schema.TypeString,
 							Computed:    true,
@@ -1125,6 +1131,11 @@ func expandPagesUpdate(input []any) *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 && v != "" {
+		update.Public = github.Ptr(v)
+	}
 
 	return update
 }
@@ -1149,6 +1160,7 @@ func flattenPages(pages *github.Pages) []any {
 
 	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 bd34c6f803..8c218e5dc6 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_repository_test.go
@@ -1424,6 +1424,39 @@ func Test_expandPages(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 
+	t.Run("manages private pages feature for a repository", func(t *testing.T) {
+		randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
+		testRepoName := fmt.Sprintf("%sprivate-pages-%s", testResourcePrefix, randomID)
+		config := fmt.Sprintf(`
+			resource "github_repository" "test" {
+				name         = "%s"
+				auto_init    = true
+				pages {
+					source {
+						branch = "main"
+					}
+					public = false
+				}
+			}
+		`, testRepoName)
+
+		check := resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+			resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("github_repository.test", "pages.0.public", "false"),
+		)
+
+		resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+			PreCheck:          func() { skipUnlessHasOrgs(t) },
+			ProviderFactories: providerFactories,
+			Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+				{
+					Config: config,
+					Check:  check,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+	})
+}
+
 	t.Run("forks a repository without error", func(t *testing.T) {
 		randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)
 		testRepoName := fmt.Sprintf("%sfork-%s", testResourcePrefix, randomID)
diff --git a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
index 864c2596a2..a6a66ddde7 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/repository.html.markdown
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ 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, Computed) Whether the GitHub Pages site is publicly visible. If set to `true`, the site is accessible to anyone on the internet. If set to `false`, the site will only be accessible to users who have at least `read` access to the repository that published the site. There is no single default: accounts without GitHub Enterprise are forced to have public pages; with Enterprise and Managed Users, pages can only be private; only Enterprise accounts without Managed Users can choose. See [About access control for GitHub Pages sites](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/pages/getting-started-with-github-pages/changing-the-visibility-of-your-github-pages-site#about-access-control-for-github-pages-sites). The value is also computed from GitHub, so omitting it is safe.
+
 #### GitHub Pages Source
 
 The `source` block supports the following: