diff --git a/NoSoliciting/Filter.cs b/NoSoliciting/Filter.cs
index 2eb0c95..8576147 100644
--- a/NoSoliciting/Filter.cs
+++ b/NoSoliciting/Filter.cs
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ namespace NoSoliciting {
                     continue;
                 }
 
+                // ignore private listings if configured
+                if (!this.Plugin.Config.ConsiderPrivatePfs && (listing.searchArea & (1 << 1)) != 0) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 var desc = listing.Description();
 
                 string? reason = null;
diff --git a/NoSoliciting/PluginConfiguration.cs b/NoSoliciting/PluginConfiguration.cs
index 8cfcd7c..5d84d86 100644
--- a/NoSoliciting/PluginConfiguration.cs
+++ b/NoSoliciting/PluginConfiguration.cs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace NoSoliciting {
             MessageCategory.RmtContent,
             MessageCategory.Phishing,
         };
+
         public Dictionary<MessageCategory, HashSet<ChatType>> MlFilters { get; set; } = new() {
             [MessageCategory.RmtGil] = new HashSet<ChatType> {
                 ChatType.Say,
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ namespace NoSoliciting {
         public bool LogFilteredPfs { get; set; } = true;
         public bool LogFilteredChat { get; set; } = true;
 
+        public bool ConsiderPrivatePfs { get; set; }
+
         public void Initialise(DalamudPluginInterface pi) {
             this.pi = pi ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(pi), "DalamudPluginInterface cannot be null");
             this.CompileRegexes();
diff --git a/NoSoliciting/PluginUi.cs b/NoSoliciting/PluginUi.cs
index d882f18..71f88df 100644
--- a/NoSoliciting/PluginUi.cs
+++ b/NoSoliciting/PluginUi.cs
@@ -147,6 +147,12 @@ namespace NoSoliciting {
                     this.Plugin.Config.Save();
                 }
 
+                var considerPrivate = this.Plugin.Config.ConsiderPrivatePfs;
+                if (ImGui.Checkbox("Apply filters to private Party Finder listings", ref considerPrivate)) {
+                    this.Plugin.Config.ConsiderPrivatePfs = considerPrivate;
+                    this.Plugin.Config.Save();
+                }
+
                 var customPf = this.Plugin.Config.CustomPFFilter;
                 if (ImGui.Checkbox("Enable custom Party Finder filters", ref customPf)) {
                     this.Plugin.Config.CustomPFFilter = customPf;