diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/index.html b/pylons_app/templates/index.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/index.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/index.html
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@
 	  </tr>	
 	%for cnt,repo in enumerate(c.repos_list):
 		%if h.HasRepoPermissionAny('repository.write','repository.read','repository.admin')(repo['name'],'main page check'):
+
  		<tr class="parity${cnt%2}">
-		    <td>${h.link_to(repo['name'],
+		    <td>
+ 			 %if repo['repo'].dbrepo.private:
+				<img alt="${_('private')}" src="/images/icons/lock.png">
+			 %else:
+			 	<img alt="${_('public')}" src="/images/icons/lock_open.png">
+			 %endif	 
+		    ${h.link_to(repo['name'],
 		    	h.url('summary_home',repo_name=repo['name']))}</td>
 		    <td title="${repo['description']}">${h.truncate(repo['description'],60)}</td>
 	        <td>${h.age(repo['last_change'])}</td>