diff --git a/apps/challenges/migrations/0113_challenge_disable_private_submission.py b/apps/challenges/migrations/0113_challenge_disable_private_submission.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..90d0c76807
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/challenges/migrations/0113_challenge_disable_private_submission.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 2.2.20 on 2024-08-31 06:42
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('challenges', '0112_challenge_sqs_retention_period'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='challenge',
+            name='disable_private_submission',
+            field=models.BooleanField(default=False),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/challenges/models.py b/apps/challenges/models.py
index 7539627878..ec660c04d4 100644
--- a/apps/challenges/models.py
+++ b/apps/challenges/models.py
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     )
     worker_image_url = models.CharField(max_length=200, blank=True, null=True, default="")
     evaluation_module_error = models.TextField(null=True, blank=True)
+    disable_private_submission = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     class Meta:
         app_label = "challenges"
diff --git a/apps/challenges/serializers.py b/apps/challenges/serializers.py
index 6d81932c15..956c1c09a6 100644
--- a/apps/challenges/serializers.py
+++ b/apps/challenges/serializers.py
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ class Meta:
             "evaluation_module_error",
             "worker_image_url",
             "worker_instance_type",
-            "sqs_retention_period"
+            "sqs_retention_period",
+            "disable_private_submission"
         )
 
 
@@ -311,7 +312,8 @@ class Meta:
             "ephemeral_storage",
             "evaluation_module_error",
             "worker_image_url",
-            "sqs_retention_period"
+            "sqs_retention_period",
+            "disable_private_submission"
         )
 
 
diff --git a/docs/source/configuration.md b/docs/source/configuration.md
index 7ab0d0860d..f72e8645bf 100644
--- a/docs/source/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/source/configuration.md
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ Following fields are required (and can be customized) in the [`challenge_config.
     
     3. `metadata`: This field defines additional information about the metrics that are used to evaluate the challenge submissions.
 
+- **disable_private_submission**: True/False (a Boolean field that gives the flexibility to Challenge Hosts to either disable or enable private submissions. Default is `False`)
+
   The leaderboard schema for the [sample challenge configuration](https://github.com/Cloud-CV/EvalAI-Starters/blob/master/challenge_config.yaml) looks like this:
 
   ```yaml
diff --git a/frontend/src/js/controllers/challengeCtrl.js b/frontend/src/js/controllers/challengeCtrl.js
index c8bf18a82b..1b156abf2e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/js/controllers/challengeCtrl.js
+++ b/frontend/src/js/controllers/challengeCtrl.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         vm.currentPhaseLeaderboardPublic = false;
         vm.eligible_to_submit = false;
         vm.evaluation_module_error = null;
-
+        vm.disable_private_submission = false;
         vm.filter_all_submission_by_team_name = '';
         vm.filter_my_submission_by_team_name = '';
         // show loader
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@
                 vm.has_sponsors = details.has_sponsors;
                 vm.queueName = details.queue;
                 vm.evaluation_module_error = details.evaluation_module_error;
+                vm.disable_private_submission = details.disable_private_submission;
                 vm.getTeamName(vm.challengeId);
                 if (vm.page.image === null) {
                     vm.page.image = "dist/images/logo.png";
@@ -708,6 +709,9 @@
                     formData.append("project_url", vm.projectUrl);
                     formData.append("publication_url", vm.publicationUrl);
                     formData.append("submission_metadata", JSON.stringify(vm.metaAttributesforCurrentSubmission));
+                    if (vm.disable_private_submission) {
+                        vm.isPublicSubmission = true;
+                    }
                     if (vm.isPublicSubmission !== null) {
                         formData.append("is_public", vm.isPublicSubmission);
                     }
@@ -2836,7 +2840,48 @@
                 $mdDialog.hide();
             }
         };
-
+        vm.toggleDisablePrivateSubmission = function(ev) {
+            ev.stopPropagation();
+            vm.toggleSubmissionState = null;
+            vm.submissionDesc = null;
+            if (vm.disable_private_submission)
+                vm.toggleSubmissionState = "allowed";
+            else
+                vm.toggleSubmissionState = "disabled";
+        
+            var confirm = $mdDialog.confirm()
+                          .title('Make private submissions ' + vm.toggleSubmissionState + '?')
+                          .ariaLabel('')
+                          .targetEvent(ev)
+                          .ok('Yes')
+                          .cancel('No');
+        
+            $mdDialog.show(confirm).then(function() {
+                parameters.url = "challenges/challenge_host_team/" + vm.page.creator.id + "/challenge/" + vm.page.id;
+                parameters.method = 'PATCH';
+                parameters.data = {
+                    "disable_private_submission": !vm.disable_private_submission,
+                };
+                vm.disable_private_submission = !vm.disable_private_submission;
+                parameters.callback = {
+                    onSuccess: function(response) {
+                        var status = response.status;
+                        if (status === 200) {
+                            $mdDialog.hide();
+                            $rootScope.notify("success", "Private submissions were successfully made " + vm.toggleSubmissionState);
+                        }
+                    },
+                    onError: function(response) {
+                        $mdDialog.hide();
+                        var error = response.data;
+                        $rootScope.notify("error", error);
+                    }
+                };
+                utilities.sendRequest(parameters);
+            }, function() {
+                // Nope
+            });
+        };
         vm.publishChallenge = function(ev) {
             ev.stopPropagation();
             vm.toggleChallengeState = null;
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/challenge-page.html b/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/challenge-page.html
index dd6373771a..c9a5825eff 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/challenge-page.html
+++ b/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/challenge-page.html
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ <h4 class="challenge-step-title w-300">{{challenge.page.title}}
                                 <strong class="text-light-black">Not Published </strong>
                                 <i class="fa fa-eye red-text" aria-hidden="true"></i>
                             </a>
+                        </span><br>
+                        <span ng-if="challenge.disable_private_submission">
+                            <a class="pointer" ng-click="challenge.toggleDisablePrivateSubmission($event)">
+                                <strong class="text-light-black">Private Submissions Disabled </strong>
+                                <i class="fa fa-lock red-text" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                            </a>
+                        </span>
+                        <span ng-if="!challenge.disable_private_submission">
+                            <a class="pointer" ng-click="challenge.toggleDisablePrivateSubmission($event)">
+                                <strong class="text-light-black">Private Submissions Allowed </strong>
+                                <i class="fa fa-unlock green-text" aria-hidden="true"></i>
+                            </a>
                         </span>
                     </span>
                     <br>
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/my-submission.html b/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/my-submission.html
index f7acdb1d7e..41d0f061c5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/my-submission.html
+++ b/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/my-submission.html
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ <h6>My Participated Team: {{challenge.participated_team_name}}</h6>
                             <th class="fs-18 w-300" ng-if="challenge.isChallengeHost &&
                                     !challenge.isStaticCodeUploadChallenge" data-field="file">Environment Logs</th>
                             <th class="align-center fs-18 w-300" data-field="file">Submitted at</th>
-                            <th class="align-center fs-18 w-300" ng-if="challenge.currentPhaseLeaderboardPublic"
+                            <th class="align-center fs-18 w-300" ng-if="!challenge.disable_private_submission && challenge.currentPhaseLeaderboardPublic"
                                 data-field="file">
                                 Show on leaderboard</th>
                             <th class="fs-18 w-300" data-field="isBaseline" ng-if="challenge.isChallengeHost">Baseline
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ <h6>My Participated Team: {{challenge.participated_team_name}}</h6>
 
                                 <td>{{key.submitted_at | date:'medium'}}</td>
 
-                                <td ng-if="challenge.currentPhaseLeaderboardPublic" class="center">
+                                <td ng-if="!challenge.disable_private_submission && challenge.currentPhaseLeaderboardPublic" class="center">
                                     <input ng-checked="key.is_public" ng-if="!challenge.isCurrentPhaseRestrictedToSelectOneSubmission"
                                         ng-model="challenge.submissionVisibility[key.id]" type="checkbox"
                                         id="isPublic{{ key.id }}"
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/submission.html b/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/submission.html
index 4011b7c65a..403e06779e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/submission.html
+++ b/frontend/src/views/web/challenge/submission.html
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ <h5 class="w-300">Make Submission</h5>
                             <div
                                 ng-show="challenge.isSubmissionUsingUrl || challenge.isSubmissionUsingFile">
                                 
-                                <div ng-show="challenge.currentPhaseLeaderboardPublic">
+                                <div ng-if="!challenge.disable_private_submission" ng-show="challenge.currentPhaseLeaderboardPublic">
                                     <p class="fs-14 w-400" ng>Select submission visibility:</p>
                                     <li>
                                         <input type="radio" name="submissionVisibility" class="with-gap selectPhase" id="isPublicSubmission"
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ <h5 class="w-300">Make Submission</h5>
                             </button>
                         </li>
                         <li>
-                            <div class="center-content">Use &nbsp;<code> --private </code> &nbsp;or&nbsp; <code> --public </code>&nbsp; flag in the submission
+                            <div class="center-content">Use &nbsp; <span ng-show="!challenge.disable_private_submission"><code> --private </code> &nbsp;or&nbsp; </span><code> --public </code>&nbsp; flag in the submission
                                 command to make the submission private or public respectively.<br />
                             </div>
                         </li>
diff --git a/tests/unit/challenges/test_views.py b/tests/unit/challenges/test_views.py
index 5ea9939341..f452b1d72e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/challenges/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/unit/challenges/test_views.py
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ def test_get_challenge(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
 
@@ -550,6 +551,7 @@ def test_get_particular_challenge(self):
             "worker_image_url": self.challenge.worker_image_url,
             "worker_instance_type": self.challenge.worker_instance_type,
             "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge.sqs_retention_period,
+            "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
         }
         response = self.client.get(self.url, {})
         self.assertEqual(response.data, expected)
@@ -652,6 +654,7 @@ def test_update_challenge_when_user_is_its_creator(self):
             "worker_image_url": self.challenge.worker_image_url,
             "worker_instance_type": self.challenge.worker_instance_type,
             "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge.sqs_retention_period,
+            "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
         }
         response = self.client.put(
             self.url, {"title": new_title, "description": new_description}
@@ -780,6 +783,7 @@ def test_particular_challenge_partial_update(self):
             "worker_image_url": self.challenge.worker_image_url,
             "worker_instance_type": self.challenge.worker_instance_type,
             "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge.sqs_retention_period,
+            "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
         }
         response = self.client.patch(self.url, self.partial_update_data)
         self.assertEqual(response.data, expected)
@@ -857,6 +861,7 @@ def test_particular_challenge_update(self):
             "worker_image_url": self.challenge.worker_image_url,
             "worker_instance_type": self.challenge.worker_instance_type,
             "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge.sqs_retention_period,
+            "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
         }
         response = self.client.put(self.url, self.data)
         self.assertEqual(response.data, expected)
@@ -1450,6 +1455,7 @@ def test_get_past_challenges(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge3.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge3.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge3.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
         response = self.client.get(self.url, {}, format="json")
@@ -1533,6 +1539,7 @@ def test_get_present_challenges(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
         response = self.client.get(self.url, {}, format="json")
@@ -1616,6 +1623,7 @@ def test_get_future_challenges(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge4.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge4.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge4.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge4.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
         response = self.client.get(self.url, {}, format="json")
@@ -1699,6 +1707,7 @@ def test_get_all_challenges(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge3.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge3.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge3.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             },
             {
                 "id": self.challenge3.pk,
@@ -1766,6 +1775,7 @@ def test_get_all_challenges(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge3.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge3.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge3.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             },
             {
                 "id": self.challenge2.pk,
@@ -1833,6 +1843,7 @@ def test_get_all_challenges(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge2.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge2.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge2.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge2.disable_private_submission,
             },
         ]
         response = self.client.get(self.url, {}, format="json")
@@ -1971,6 +1982,7 @@ def test_get_featured_challenges(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge3.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge3.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge3.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
         response = self.client.get(self.url, {}, format="json")
@@ -2133,6 +2145,7 @@ def test_get_challenge_by_pk_when_user_is_challenge_host(self):
             "worker_image_url": self.challenge3.worker_image_url,
             "worker_instance_type": self.challenge3.worker_instance_type,
             "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge3.sqs_retention_period,
+            "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
         }
 
         response = self.client.get(self.url, {})
@@ -2224,6 +2237,7 @@ def test_get_challenge_by_pk_when_user_is_participant(self):
             "worker_image_url": self.challenge4.worker_image_url,
             "worker_instance_type": self.challenge4.worker_instance_type,
             "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge4.sqs_retention_period,
+            "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
         }
 
         self.client.force_authenticate(user=self.user1)
@@ -2375,6 +2389,7 @@ def test_get_challenge_when_host_team_is_given(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge2.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge2.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge2.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
 
@@ -2454,6 +2469,7 @@ def test_get_challenge_when_participant_team_is_given(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge2.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge2.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge2.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
 
@@ -2533,6 +2549,7 @@ def test_get_challenge_when_mode_is_participant(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge2.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge2.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge2.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]
 
@@ -2610,6 +2627,7 @@ def test_get_challenge_when_mode_is_host(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             },
             {
                 "id": self.challenge2.pk,
@@ -2677,6 +2695,7 @@ def test_get_challenge_when_mode_is_host(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge2.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge2.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge2.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge.disable_private_submission,
             },
         ]
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/participants/test_views.py b/tests/unit/participants/test_views.py
index 6004451dd2..2324eb6d69 100644
--- a/tests/unit/participants/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/unit/participants/test_views.py
@@ -884,6 +884,7 @@ def test_get_teams_and_corresponding_challenges_for_a_participant(self):
                         "worker_image_url": self.challenge1.worker_image_url,
                         "worker_instance_type": self.challenge1.worker_instance_type,
                         "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge1.sqs_retention_period,
+                        "disable_private_submission": self.challenge1.disable_private_submission,
                     },
                     "participant_team": {
                         "id": self.participant_team.id,
@@ -978,6 +979,7 @@ def test_get_participant_team_challenge_list(self):
                 "worker_image_url": self.challenge1.worker_image_url,
                 "worker_instance_type": self.challenge1.worker_instance_type,
                 "sqs_retention_period": self.challenge1.sqs_retention_period,
+                "disable_private_submission": self.challenge1.disable_private_submission,
             }
         ]