diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index 21448f92..29ff87f9 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     card_width,
     hide_rank,
     show_icons,
+    count_private,
     include_all_commits,
     line_height,
     title_color,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
   try {
     const stats = await fetchStats(
       username,
+      parseBoolean(count_private),
       parseBoolean(include_all_commits),
       parseArray(exclude_repo),
     );
diff --git a/docs/readme_fr.md b/docs/readme_fr.md
index 6da4fefd..ba9d8da3 100644
--- a/docs/readme_fr.md
+++ b/docs/readme_fr.md
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ Vous pouvez fournir plusieurs valeurs (suivie d'une virgule) dans l'option bg_co
 -   `hide_rank` - Masquer le rang _(boolean)_
 -   `show_icons` - Afficher les icônes _(boolean)_
 -   `include_all_commits` - Compter le total de commits au lieu de ne compter que les commits de l'année en cours _(boolean)_
+-   `count_private` - Compter les contributions privées _(boolean)_
 -   `line_height` - Fixer la hauteur de la ligne entre les textes _(number)_
 
 #### Repo Card Exclusive Options:
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index ba3ab527..45fba4a3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ You can provide multiple comma-separated values in the bg_color option to render
 -   `rank_icon` - Shows alternative rank icon (i.e. `github` or `default`). Default: `default`.
 -   `show_icons` - _(boolean)_. Default: `false`.
 -   `include_all_commits` - Count total commits instead of just the current year commits _(boolean)_. Default: `false`.
+-   `count_private` - Count private contributions _(boolean)_. Default: `false`.
 -   `line_height` - Sets the line height between text _(number)_. Default: `25`.
 -   `exclude_repo` - Exclude stars from specified repositories _(Comma-separated values)_. Default: `[] (blank array)`.
 -   `custom_title` - Sets a custom title for the card. Default:  `<username> GitHub Stats`.
diff --git a/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js b/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
index 3d6f9f5e..aff7fcbd 100644
--- a/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
+++ b/src/fetchers/stats-fetcher.js
@@ -173,11 +173,13 @@ const totalCommitsFetcher = async (username) => {
  * Fetch stats for a given username.
  *
  * @param {string} username GitHub username.
+ * @param {boolean} count_private Include private contributions.
  * @param {boolean} include_all_commits Include all commits.
  * @returns {Promise<import("./types").StatsData>} Stats data.
  */
 const fetchStats = async (
   username,
+  count_private = false, // unused
   include_all_commits = false,
   exclude_repo = [],
 ) => {
diff --git a/tests/api.test.js b/tests/api.test.js
index cb3e1418..0f82de5e 100644
--- a/tests/api.test.js
+++ b/tests/api.test.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const data_stats = {
       repositoriesContributedTo: { totalCount: stats.contributedTo },
       contributionsCollection: {
         totalCommitContributions: stats.totalCommits,
+        restrictedContributionsCount: 100,
       },
       pullRequests: { totalCount: stats.totalPRs },
       openIssues: { totalCount: stats.totalIssues },
diff --git a/tests/fetchStats.test.js b/tests/fetchStats.test.js
index 4e8f4d80..879173df 100644
--- a/tests/fetchStats.test.js
+++ b/tests/fetchStats.test.js
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ const data_stats = {
     user: {
       name: "Anurag Hazra",
       repositoriesContributedTo: { totalCount: 61 },
-      contributionsCollection: { totalCommitContributions: 100 },
+      contributionsCollection: {
+        totalCommitContributions: 100,
+        restrictedContributionsCount: 50,
+      },
       pullRequests: { totalCount: 300 },
       openIssues: { totalCount: 100 },
       closedIssues: { totalCount: 100 },
@@ -162,7 +165,7 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
       .onGet("https://api.github.com/search/commits?q=author:anuraghazra")
       .reply(200, { total_count: 1000 });
 
-    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true);
+    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true, true);
     const rank = calculateRank({
       all_commits: true,
       commits: 1000,
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ describe("Test fetchStats", () => {
       .onGet("https://api.github.com/search/commits?q=author:anuraghazra")
       .reply(200, { total_count: 1000 });
 
-    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true, ["test-repo-1"]);
+    let stats = await fetchStats("anuraghazra", true, true, ["test-repo-1"]);
     const rank = calculateRank({
       all_commits: true,
       commits: 1000,