diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5461393..bda0571 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ for each project.
 Permission type allows to define the verification result in case of an ACL match.
 By default, the permission type is `ALLOW`.
 
+A specific ACL entry can be hidden from public listing by setting hidden flag.
+
 ### Example
 
     [
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ By default, the permission type is `ALLOW`.
             "principal_type": "Prune",
             "host": "*",
             "resource": "^(.*)$",
+            "hidden": true
         },
         {
             "operation": "^(Describe|DescribeConfigs|Read|Write)$",
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/AivenAclAuthorizerV2.java b/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/AivenAclAuthorizerV2.java
index 7e598be..7a50433 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/AivenAclAuthorizerV2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/AivenAclAuthorizerV2.java
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ public final List<? extends CompletionStage<AclDeleteResult>> deleteAcls(
     public final Iterable<AclBinding> acls(final AclBindingFilter filter) {
         if (this.config.listAclsEnabled()) {
             return this.cacheReference.get().aclEntries()
+                    .filter(acl -> !acl.isHidden())
                     .flatMap(acl -> AclAivenToNativeConverter.convert(acl).stream())
                     .filter(filter::matches)
                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAcl.java b/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAcl.java
index aaab9a7..5cc9c56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAcl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAcl.java
@@ -47,13 +47,16 @@ public class AivenAcl {
     @SerializedName("host")
     private final String hostMatcher;
 
+    private final boolean hidden;
+
     public AivenAcl(final String principalType,
                     final String principal,
                     final String host,
                     final String operation,
                     final String resource,
                     final String resourcePattern,
-                    final AclPermissionType permissionType) {
+                    final AclPermissionType permissionType,
+                    final boolean hidden) {
         this.principalType = principalType;
         this.principalRe = Pattern.compile(principal);
         this.hostMatcher = host;
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ public AivenAcl(final String principalType,
         this.resourceRe = Objects.nonNull(resource) ? Pattern.compile(resource) : null;
         this.resourceRePattern = resourcePattern;
         this.permissionType = Objects.requireNonNullElse(permissionType, AclPermissionType.ALLOW);
+        this.hidden = hidden;
     }
 
     public AclPermissionType getPermissionType() {
@@ -119,13 +123,22 @@ public boolean equals(final Object o) {
             return false;
         }
         final AivenAcl aivenAcl = (AivenAcl) o;
-        return Objects.equals(principalType, aivenAcl.principalType)
-            && comparePattern(principalRe, aivenAcl.principalRe)
+        return equalsPrincipal(aivenAcl)
             && getHostMatcher().equals(aivenAcl.getHostMatcher())
             && comparePattern(operationRe, aivenAcl.operationRe)
-            && comparePattern(resourceRe, aivenAcl.resourceRe)
-            && Objects.equals(resourceRePattern, aivenAcl.resourceRePattern)
-            && getPermissionType() == aivenAcl.getPermissionType(); // always compare permission type using getter
+            && equalsResource(aivenAcl)
+            && getPermissionType() == aivenAcl.getPermissionType() // always compare permission type using getter
+            && hidden == aivenAcl.hidden;
+    }
+
+    private boolean equalsPrincipal(final AivenAcl aivenAcl) {
+        return Objects.equals(principalType, aivenAcl.principalType)
+            && comparePattern(principalRe, aivenAcl.principalRe);
+    }
+
+    private boolean equalsResource(final AivenAcl aivenAcl) {
+        return comparePattern(resourceRe, aivenAcl.resourceRe)
+            && Objects.equals(resourceRePattern, aivenAcl.resourceRePattern);
     }
 
     private boolean comparePattern(final Pattern p1, final Pattern p2) {
@@ -158,6 +171,11 @@ public String toString() {
                 + ", resourceRePattern='" + resourceRePattern
                 + "', permissionType=" + getPermissionType()
                 + ", hostMatcher='" + getHostMatcher()
+                + ", hidden=" + hidden
                 + "'}";
     }
+
+    public boolean isHidden() {
+        return hidden;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAclTest.java b/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAclTest.java
index f80235f..3aec01b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAclTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/AivenAclTest.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public void testAivenAclEntry() {
             "^(Describe|Read)$", // operation
             "^Topic:p_(.*)_s", // resource,
             null, // resource pattern
-            null
+            null, false
         );
 
         assertTrue(entry.match("User",  "CN=p_pass_s", "*", "Read", "Topic:p_pass_s"));
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public void testAivenAclEntry() {
             "^(Describe|Read)$", // operation
             "^Topic:p_(.*)_s", // resource
             null, // resource pattern
-            null
+            null, false
         );
 
         assertTrue(entry.match("User", "CN=p_pass_s", "*", "Read", "Topic:p_pass_s"));
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public void testAivenAclEntry() {
             "^(Describe|Read)$", // operation
             null, // resource
             "^Topic:p_${username}_s\\$", // resource pattern
-            null
+            null, false
         );
 
         assertTrue(entry.match("User", "CN=p_user1_s", "*", "Read", "Topic:p_user1_s"));
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/reader/AclJsonReaderTest.java b/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/reader/AclJsonReaderTest.java
index 877e0aa..2ecd22f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/reader/AclJsonReaderTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/json/reader/AclJsonReaderTest.java
@@ -36,27 +36,28 @@ public final void parseAcls() {
         final var jsonReader = new AclJsonReader(path);
         final var acls = jsonReader.read();
         assertThat(acls).containsExactly(
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-3$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:denied$", null, AclPermissionType.DENY),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-0$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-1$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-2$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-3$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-4$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-5$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-6$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-7$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-8$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-9$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-10$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-11$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-12$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl(null, "^pass-notype$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-3$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:denied$", null, AclPermissionType.DENY, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-0$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-1$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-2$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-3$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-4$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-5$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-6$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-7$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-8$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-9$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-10$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-11$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-12$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl(null, "^pass-notype$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
             new AivenAcl(
                 "User", "^pass-resource-pattern$", "*", "^Read$",
-                null, "^Topic:${projectid}-(.*)", AclPermissionType.ALLOW
+                null, "^Topic:${projectid}-(.*)", AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false
             ),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-13$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW),
-            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-14$", "example.com", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW)
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-13$", "*", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$", null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false),
+            new AivenAcl("User", "^pass-14$", "example.com", "^Read$", "^Topic:(.*)$",
+                null, AclPermissionType.ALLOW, true)
         );
     }
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public final void parseDenyAcl() {
             "^Read$",
             "^(.*)$",
             null,
-            AclPermissionType.ALLOW
+            AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false
         );
         final var denyAcl = new AivenAcl(
             "User",
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ public final void parseDenyAcl() {
             "^Read$",
             "^(.*)$",
             null,
-            AclPermissionType.DENY
+            AclPermissionType.DENY, false
         );
         assertThat(acls).containsExactly(allowAcl, allowAcl, allowAcl, denyAcl, denyAcl);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/nativeacls/AclAivenToNativeConverterTest.java b/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/nativeacls/AclAivenToNativeConverterTest.java
index da0cd2e..a60102c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/nativeacls/AclAivenToNativeConverterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/aiven/kafka/auth/nativeacls/AclAivenToNativeConverterTest.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public final void testConvertSimple() {
                 "^(Alter|AlterConfigs|Delete|Read|Write)$",
                 "^Topic:(xxx)$",
                 null,
-                io.aiven.kafka.auth.json.AclPermissionType.ALLOW
+                io.aiven.kafka.auth.json.AclPermissionType.ALLOW, false
             )
         );
         final ResourcePattern resourcePattern = new ResourcePattern(ResourceType.TOPIC, "xxx", PatternType.LITERAL);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public final void testNullPermissionTypeIsAllow() {
                 "^Read$",
                 "^Topic:(xxx)$",
                 null,
-                null
+                null, false
             )
         );
         final ResourcePattern resourcePattern = new ResourcePattern(ResourceType.TOPIC, "xxx", PatternType.LITERAL);
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public final void testConvertPrefix() {
                 "^Read$",
                 "^Topic:(topic\\.(.*))$",
                 null,
-                null
+                null, false
             )
         );
         assertThat(result).containsExactly(
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public final void testDeny() {
                 "^Read$",
                 "^Topic:(topic\\.(.*))$",
                 null,
-                io.aiven.kafka.auth.json.AclPermissionType.DENY
+                io.aiven.kafka.auth.json.AclPermissionType.DENY, false
             )
         );
         assertThat(result).containsExactly(
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public final void testConvertMultiplePrefixes() {
                 "^(Delete|Read|Write)$",
                 "^Topic:(topic\\.(.*)|prefix\\-(.*))$",
                 null,
-                null
+                null, false
             )
         );
         assertThat(result).containsExactly(
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public final void testSuperadmin() {
                 "^(.*)$",
                 "^(.*)$",
                 null,
-                null
+                null, false
             )
         );
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public final void testAllUsers() {
                 "^Read$",
                 "^Topic:(xxx)$",
                 null,
-                null
+                null, false
             )
         );
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public final void testNoUserPrincipalType() {
                 "^Read$",
                 "^Topic:(xxx)$",
                 null,
-                null
+                null, false
             )
         );
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public final void testConvertHostMatcher() {
                 "^Read$",
                 "^Topic:(xxx)$",
                 null,
-                null
+                null, false
             )
         );
 
diff --git a/src/test/resources/acls_full.json b/src/test/resources/acls_full.json
index cae9a1c..43023b5 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/acls_full.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/acls_full.json
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     "principal": "^pass-14$",
     "host": "example.com",
     "operation": "^Read$",
-    "resource": "^Topic:(.*)$"
+    "resource": "^Topic:(.*)$",
+    "hidden": true
   }
 ]
diff --git a/src/test/resources/test_acls_for_acls_method.json b/src/test/resources/test_acls_for_acls_method.json
index 0381bce..4f9218f 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/test_acls_for_acls_method.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/test_acls_for_acls_method.json
@@ -34,5 +34,12 @@
     "principal": "^(.*)$",
     "principal_type": "Service",
     "resource": "^(.*)$"
+  },
+  {
+    "operation": "^(Delete)$",
+    "principal": "^(test\\-user)$",
+    "principal_type": "User",
+    "resource": "^Topic:(hidden\\.(.*))$",
+    "hidden": true
   }
 ]