diff --git a/suite/common/bookmarks/placesOverlay.xul b/suite/common/bookmarks/placesOverlay.xul
index 1efeab8de0..c87de5ab25 100644
--- a/suite/common/bookmarks/placesOverlay.xul
+++ b/suite/common/bookmarks/placesOverlay.xul
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@
               oncommandupdate="goUpdatePlacesCommands();">
     <command id="placesCmd_open"
              oncommand="goDoPlacesCommand('placesCmd_open');"/>
-    <command id="placesCmd_open:window"
-             oncommand="goDoPlacesCommand('placesCmd_open:window');"/>
     <command id="placesCmd_open:tab"
              oncommand="goDoPlacesCommand('placesCmd_open:tab');"/>
+    <command id="placesCmd_open:window"
+             oncommand="goDoPlacesCommand('placesCmd_open:window');"/>
+    <command id="placesCmd_open:privatewindow"
+             oncommand="goDoPlacesCommand('placesCmd_open:privatewindow');"/>
 
     <command id="placesCmd_new:bookmark"
              oncommand="goDoPlacesCommand('placesCmd_new:bookmark');"/>
@@ -137,6 +139,13 @@
               label="&cmd.open_window.label;"
               accesskey="&cmd.open_window.accesskey;"
               selectiontype="single"
+              selection="link"
+              hideifprivatebrowsing="true"/>
+    <menuitem id="placesContext_open:newprivatewindow"
+              command="placesCmd_open:privatewindow"
+              label="&cmd.open_private.label;"
+              accesskey="&cmd.open_private.accesskey;"
+              selectiontype="single"
               selection="link"/>
     <menuitem id="placesContext_openContainer:tabs"
               oncommand="var view = PlacesUIUtils.getViewForNode(document.popupNode);
diff --git a/suite/common/places/controller.js b/suite/common/places/controller.js
index 94902efe96..436b07e2c9 100644
--- a/suite/common/places/controller.js
+++ b/suite/common/places/controller.js
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ PlacesController.prototype = {
       }
       return false;
     case "placesCmd_open":
-    case "placesCmd_open:window":
     case "placesCmd_open:tab":
+    case "placesCmd_open:window":
+    case "placesCmd_open:privatewindow":
       var selectedNode = this._view.selectedNode;
       return selectedNode && PlacesUtils.nodeIsURI(selectedNode);
     case "placesCmd_new:folder":
@@ -238,11 +239,14 @@ PlacesController.prototype = {
     case "placesCmd_open":
       PlacesUIUtils.openNodeIn(this._view.selectedNode, "current");
       break;
+    case "placesCmd_open:tab":
+      PlacesUIUtils.openNodeIn(this._view.selectedNode, "tab");
+      break;
     case "placesCmd_open:window":
       PlacesUIUtils.openNodeIn(this._view.selectedNode, "window");
       break;
-    case "placesCmd_open:tab":
-      PlacesUIUtils.openNodeIn(this._view.selectedNode, "tab");
+    case "placesCmd_open:privatewindow":
+      PlacesUIUtils.openNodeIn(this._view.selectedNode, "private");
       break;
     case "placesCmd_new:folder":
       this.newItem("folder");
@@ -559,9 +563,11 @@ PlacesController.prototype = {
    *     separated with the | character.
    *  5) The "hideifnoinsertionpoint" attribute may be set on a menu-item to
    *     true if it should be hidden when there's no insertion point
-   *  6) The visibility state of a menu-item is unchanged if none of these
+   *  6) The "hideifprivatebrowsing" attribute may be set on a menu-item to
+   *     true if it should be hidden in a private window
+   *  7) The visibility state of a menu-item is unchanged if none of these
    *     attribute are set.
-   *  7) These attributes should not be set on separators for which the
+   *  8) These attributes should not be set on separators for which the
    *     visibility state is "auto-detected."
    * @param   aPopup
    *          The menupopup to build children into.
@@ -579,9 +585,10 @@ PlacesController.prototype = {
       var item = aPopup.childNodes[i];
       if (item.localName != "menuseparator") {
         // We allow pasting into tag containers, so special case that.
-        var hideIfNoIP = item.getAttribute("hideifnoinsertionpoint") == "true" &&
+        var hideIfNoIP = item.hasAttribute("hideifnoinsertionpoint") &&
                          noIp && !(ip && ip.isTag && item.id == "placesContext_paste");
-        item.hidden = hideIfNoIP ||
+        var hideIfPrivate = item.hasAttribute("hideifprivatebrowsing") && top.gPrivate;
+        item.hidden = hideIfNoIP || hideIfPrivate ||
                       !this._shouldShowMenuItem(item, metadata);
 
         if (!item.hidden) {
@@ -1546,8 +1553,9 @@ function goUpdatePlacesCommands() {
   }
 
   updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_open");
-  updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_open:window");
   updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_open:tab");
+  updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_open:window");
+  updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_open:privatewindow");
   updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_new:folder");
   updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_new:bookmark");
   updatePlacesCommand("placesCmd_new:livemark");
diff --git a/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js b/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js
index 488460216a..1b9dc2e888 100644
--- a/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js
+++ b/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js
@@ -1514,6 +1514,12 @@ function openUILinkIn(url, where, aAllowThirdPartyFixup, aPostData, aReferrerURI
     return null;
   }
 
+  if (where == "private") {
+    window.openDialog(getBrowserURL(), "_blank", "private,chrome,all,dialog=no",
+                      url, null, null, aPostData, aAllowThirdPartyFixup, aIsUTF8);
+    return null;
+  }
+
   var w = getTopWin();
 
   if (!w || where == "window") {
diff --git a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/bookmarks/places.dtd b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/bookmarks/places.dtd
index 4560cdc7fc..88802e833c 100644
--- a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/bookmarks/places.dtd
+++ b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/bookmarks/places.dtd
@@ -48,10 +48,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY cmd.open.label                  "Open">
 <!ENTITY cmd.open.accesskey              "O">
-<!ENTITY cmd.open_window.label           "Open in a New Window">
-<!ENTITY cmd.open_window.accesskey       "N">
 <!ENTITY cmd.open_tab.label              "Open in a New Tab">
 <!ENTITY cmd.open_tab.accesskey          "w">
+<!ENTITY cmd.open_window.label           "Open in a New Window">
+<!ENTITY cmd.open_window.accesskey       "N">
+<!ENTITY cmd.open_private.label          "Open in a Private Window">
+<!ENTITY cmd.open_private.accesskey      "v">
 <!ENTITY cmd.open_all_in_tabs.label      "Open All in Tabs">
 <!ENTITY cmd.open_all_in_tabs.accesskey  "O">