diff --git a/dot_config/jj/config.toml b/dot_config/jj/config.toml
index 84cb30e..264b2c4 100644
--- a/dot_config/jj/config.toml
+++ b/dot_config/jj/config.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ log = "nearby(8) | @..main@origin | main@origin::@ | @:: | visible_heads() ~ boo
 
 [git]
 push-bookmark-prefix = "barakmich/"
+# Prevent pushing work in progress or anything explicitly labeled "private"
+private-commits = "description(glob:'wip:*') | description(glob:'private:*') | description(glob:'XXX*)"
 
 [aliases]
 bm = ["bookmark", "move", "--to"]