diff --git a/compiler/ast/src/functions/input/function_input.rs b/compiler/ast/src/functions/input/function_input.rs
index 1e7c46895c..eae6971964 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/src/functions/input/function_input.rs
+++ b/compiler/ast/src/functions/input/function_input.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ pub struct FunctionInputVariable {
     pub identifier: Identifier,
     /// Is it a const parameter?
     pub const_: bool,
+    /// Is it a private input parameter?
+    pub private: bool,
+    /// Is it a public parameter?
+    pub public: bool,
     /// Is it a mutable parameter?
     pub mutable: bool,
     /// What's the parameter's type?
diff --git a/compiler/ast/src/reducer/reconstructing_reducer.rs b/compiler/ast/src/reducer/reconstructing_reducer.rs
index 9521010288..d015103a64 100644
--- a/compiler/ast/src/reducer/reconstructing_reducer.rs
+++ b/compiler/ast/src/reducer/reconstructing_reducer.rs
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ pub trait ReconstructingReducer {
             identifier,
             const_: variable.const_,
             mutable: variable.mutable,
+            private: variable.private,
+            public: variable.public,
             type_,
             span: variable.span.clone(),
         })
diff --git a/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs b/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs
index 207711b1d5..34db99b7b5 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs
+++ b/compiler/parser/src/parser/file.rs
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ impl ParserContext<'_> {
     pub fn parse_function_parameters(&mut self) -> Result<FunctionInput> {
         let const_ = self.eat(Token::Const);
         let mutable = self.eat(Token::Mut);
+        let private = self.eat(Token::Private).is_some();
+        let public = self.eat(Token::Public).is_some();
+
         let name = self.expect_ident()?;
 
         if let Some(mutable) = &mutable {
@@ -78,6 +81,8 @@ impl ParserContext<'_> {
         Ok(FunctionInput::Variable(FunctionInputVariable {
             const_: const_.is_some(),
             mutable: const_.is_none(),
+            private,
+            public,
             type_,
             span: name.span.clone(),
             identifier: name,
diff --git a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs
index f8f87ae77c..46b84611ad 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs
+++ b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/lexer.rs
@@ -421,6 +421,8 @@ impl Token {
                     "input" => Token::Input,
                     "let" => Token::Let,
                     "mut" => Token::Mut,
+                    "private" => Token::Private,
+                    "public" => Token::Public,
                     "return" => Token::Return,
                     "true" => Token::True,
                     "type" => Token::Type,
diff --git a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs
index f4f3fed866..43c906b94b 100644
--- a/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs
+++ b/compiler/parser/src/tokenizer/token.rs
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ pub enum Token {
     In,
     Let,
     Mut,
+    /// For private inputs.
+    Private,
+    /// For public inputs.
+    Public,
     Return,
     Type,
 
@@ -198,6 +202,8 @@ impl Token {
             Token::Input => sym::input,
             Token::Let => sym::Let,
             Token::Mut => sym::Mut,
+            Token::Private => sym::Private,
+            Token::Public => sym::Public,
             Token::Return => sym::Return,
             Token::True => sym::True,
             Token::Type => sym::Type,
@@ -294,6 +300,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for Token {
             In => write!(f, "in"),
             Let => write!(f, "let"),
             Mut => write!(f, "mut"),
+            Private => write!(f, "private"),
+            Public => write!(f, "public"),
             Return => write!(f, "return"),
             Type => write!(f, "type"),
             Eof => write!(f, ""),
diff --git a/leo/span/src/symbol.rs b/leo/span/src/symbol.rs
index 7f5bbe42b0..d4dd9daa20 100644
--- a/leo/span/src/symbol.rs
+++ b/leo/span/src/symbol.rs
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ symbols! {
     main,
     Mut: "mut",
     prelude,
+    Private: "private",
+    Public: "public",
     Return: "return",
     Star: "*",
     std,