diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Extensions/SceneExtensions.swift b/Sources/Brave/Extensions/SceneExtensions.swift
index 17896319a37d..ec09bfd9b479 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Extensions/SceneExtensions.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Extensions/SceneExtensions.swift
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import Foundation
 import UIKit
+import LocalAuthentication
 
 extension UIWindowScene {
   /// A single scene should only have ONE browserViewController
@@ -26,3 +27,23 @@ extension UIWindowScene {
     return browserViewControllers.first
   }
 }
+
+extension UIViewController {
+  func askForLocalAuthentication(completion: ((Bool, LAError.Code?) -> Void)? = nil) {
+    guard let windowProtection = currentScene?.browserViewController?.windowProtection else {
+      completion?(false, nil)
+      return
+    }
+
+    // No Pincode set on device
+    // Local Authentication is not necesseary
+    if !windowProtection.isPassCodeAvailable {
+      completion?(true, nil)
+    } else {
+      windowProtection.presentAuthenticationForViewController(
+        determineLockWithPasscode: false, viewType: .general) { status, error in
+          completion?(status, error)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
index df5cdcf1137c..32d8e268cb80 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController.swift
@@ -2987,11 +2987,23 @@ extension BrowserViewController: NewTabPageDelegate {
     guard let url = favorite.url else { return }
     switch action {
     case .opened(let inNewTab, let switchingToPrivateMode):
-      navigateToInput(
-        url,
-        inNewTab: inNewTab,
-        switchingToPrivateMode: switchingToPrivateMode
-      )
+      if switchingToPrivateMode, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+        self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+          if success {
+            self?.navigateToInput(
+              url,
+              inNewTab: inNewTab,
+              switchingToPrivateMode: switchingToPrivateMode
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        navigateToInput(
+          url,
+          inNewTab: inNewTab,
+          switchingToPrivateMode: switchingToPrivateMode
+        )
+      }
     case .edited:
       guard let title = favorite.displayTitle, let urlString = favorite.url else { return }
       let editPopup =
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+KeyCommands.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+KeyCommands.swift
index 37937a06d9ed..0cfdadcdb8a0 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+KeyCommands.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+KeyCommands.swift
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Shared
 import Foundation
 import UIKit
 import Data
+import Preferences
 
 extension BrowserViewController {
   
@@ -49,7 +50,16 @@ extension BrowserViewController {
   @objc private func newPrivateTabKeyCommand() {
     // NOTE: We cannot and should not distinguish between "new-tab" and "new-private-tab"
     // when recording telemetry for key commands.
-    openBlankNewTab(attemptLocationFieldFocus: false, isPrivate: true)
+    if !privateBrowsingManager.isPrivateBrowsing, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+      self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+        if success {
+          self?.openBlankNewTab(attemptLocationFieldFocus: false, isPrivate: true)
+
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      openBlankNewTab(attemptLocationFieldFocus: false, isPrivate: true)
+    }
   }
 
   @objc private func closeTabKeyCommand() {
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+TabManagerDelegate.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+TabManagerDelegate.swift
index b9d4bcbd5025..516bcdf0cab3 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+TabManagerDelegate.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+TabManagerDelegate.swift
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import BraveCore
 import BraveUI
 import BraveWallet
 import os.log
+import Preferences
 
 extension BrowserViewController: TabManagerDelegate {
   func tabManager(_ tabManager: TabManager, didSelectedTabChange selected: Tab?, previous: Tab?) {
@@ -221,7 +222,15 @@ extension BrowserViewController: TabManagerDelegate {
         title: Strings.Hotkey.newPrivateTabTitle,
         image: UIImage(systemName: "plus.square.fill.on.square.fill"),
         handler: UIAction.deferredActionHandler { [unowned self] _ in
-          self.openBlankNewTab(attemptLocationFieldFocus: false, isPrivate: true)
+          if Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+            self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+              if success {
+                self?.openBlankNewTab(attemptLocationFieldFocus: false, isPrivate: true)
+              }
+            }
+          } else {
+            self.openBlankNewTab(attemptLocationFieldFocus: false, isPrivate: true)
+          }
         })
 
       if (UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad && tabsBar.view.isHidden == true) || (UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .phone && toolbar == nil) {
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift
index fc794a6840db..c3d0056027e8 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/BrowserViewController/BrowserViewController+WKNavigationDelegate.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import os.log
 import Favicon
 import Growth
 import SafariServices
+import LocalAuthentication
 
 extension WKNavigationAction {
   /// Allow local requests only if the request is privileged.
@@ -984,7 +985,15 @@ extension BrowserViewController: WKUIDelegate {
           title: Strings.openNewPrivateTabButtonTitle,
           image: UIImage(named: "private_glasses", in: .module, compatibleWith: nil)!.template
         ) { _ in
-          self.addTab(url: url, inPrivateMode: true, currentTab: currentTab)
+          if !tabType.isPrivate, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+            self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+              if success {
+                self?.addTab(url: url, inPrivateMode: true, currentTab: currentTab)
+              }
+            }
+          } else {
+            self.addTab(url: url, inPrivateMode: true, currentTab: currentTab)
+          }
         }
         openNewPrivateTabAction.accessibilityLabel = "linkContextMenu.openInNewPrivateTab"
         actions.append(openNewPrivateTabAction)
@@ -1006,7 +1015,15 @@ extension BrowserViewController: WKUIDelegate {
             title: Strings.openInNewPrivateWindowTitle,
             image: UIImage(braveSystemNamed: "leo.window.tab-private")
           ) { _ in
-            self.openInNewWindow(url: url, isPrivate: true)
+            if !tabType.isPrivate, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+              self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+                if success {
+                  self?.openInNewWindow(url: url, isPrivate: true)
+                }
+              }
+            } else {
+              self.openInNewWindow(url: url, isPrivate: true)
+            }
           }
           
           openNewPrivateWindowAction.accessibilityLabel = "linkContextMenu.openInNewPrivateWindow"
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/New Tab Page/NewTabPageViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/New Tab Page/NewTabPageViewController.swift
index cf0c17150d13..d0507a172c2f 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/New Tab Page/NewTabPageViewController.swift	
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/New Tab Page/NewTabPageViewController.swift	
@@ -624,11 +624,23 @@ class NewTabPageViewController: UIViewController {
           completion: { _ in }
         )
       }
-      delegate?.navigateToInput(
-        url.absoluteString,
-        inNewTab: inNewTab,
-        switchingToPrivateMode: switchingToPrivateMode
-      )
+      if switchingToPrivateMode, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+        self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+          if success {
+            self?.delegate?.navigateToInput(
+              url.absoluteString,
+              inNewTab: inNewTab,
+              switchingToPrivateMode: switchingToPrivateMode
+            )
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        delegate?.navigateToInput(
+          url.absoluteString,
+          inNewTab: inNewTab,
+          switchingToPrivateMode: switchingToPrivateMode
+        )
+      }
       // Donate Open Brave News Activity for Custom Suggestions
       let openBraveNewsActivity = ActivityShortcutManager.shared.createShortcutActivity(type: .openBraveNews)
       self.userActivity = openBraveNewsActivity
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Playlist/Controllers/PlaylistListViewController+TableViewDelegate.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Playlist/Controllers/PlaylistListViewController+TableViewDelegate.swift
index f5b0fe7f2078..bba63432fafa 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Playlist/Controllers/PlaylistListViewController+TableViewDelegate.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Playlist/Controllers/PlaylistListViewController+TableViewDelegate.swift
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Shared
 import Data
 import MediaPlayer
 import os.log
+import Preferences
 
 private extension PlaylistListViewController {
   func shareItem(_ item: PlaylistInfo, anchorView: UIView?) {
@@ -106,6 +107,19 @@ private extension PlaylistListViewController {
       }
     }
   }
+  
+  func openInPrivateTabWithAuthentication(_ item: PlaylistInfo) {
+    if !isPrivateBrowsing, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+      askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, _ in
+        if success {
+          self?.openInNewTab(item, isPrivate: true)
+        }
+      }
+    } else {
+      self.openInNewTab(item, isPrivate: true)
+    }
+  }
+  
 }
 
 // MARK: UITableViewDelegate
@@ -173,7 +187,7 @@ extension PlaylistListViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
           UIAlertAction(
             title: Strings.PlayList.sharePlaylistOpenInNewPrivateTabTitle, style: .default,
             handler: { [weak self] _ in
-              self?.openInNewTab(currentItem, isPrivate: true)
+              self?.openInPrivateTabWithAuthentication(currentItem)
             }))
 
         if !isSharedFolder {
@@ -258,7 +272,7 @@ extension PlaylistListViewController: UITableViewDelegate {
               UIAction(
                 title: Strings.PlayList.sharePlaylistOpenInNewPrivateTabTitle, image: UIImage(systemName: "plus.square.fill.on.square.fill"),
                 handler: { [weak self] _ in
-                  self?.openInNewTab(currentItem, isPrivate: true)
+                  self?.openInPrivateTabWithAuthentication(currentItem)
                 }))
 
             return actions
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/Bookmarks/BookmarksViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/Bookmarks/BookmarksViewController.swift
index 8ae67253b2fa..762efeb19cba 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/Bookmarks/BookmarksViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/Bookmarks/BookmarksViewController.swift
@@ -594,8 +594,17 @@ class BookmarksViewController: SiteTableViewController, ToolbarUrlActionsProtoco
         title: Strings.openNewPrivateTabButtonTitle,
         image: UIImage(systemName: "plus.square.fill.on.square.fill"),
         handler: UIAction.deferredActionHandler { [unowned self] _ in
-          self.toolbarUrlActionsDelegate?.openInNewTab(bookmarkItemURL, isPrivate: true)
-          parent?.presentingViewController?.dismiss(animated: true)
+          if !isPrivateBrowsing, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+            self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+              if success {
+                self?.toolbarUrlActionsDelegate?.openInNewTab(bookmarkItemURL, isPrivate: true)
+                self?.parent?.presentingViewController?.dismiss(animated: true)
+              }
+            }
+          } else {
+            self.toolbarUrlActionsDelegate?.openInNewTab(bookmarkItemURL, isPrivate: true)
+            parent?.presentingViewController?.dismiss(animated: true)
+          }
         })
 
       let copyAction = UIAction(
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/HistoryViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/HistoryViewController.swift
index 4477c39f12d8..60b7c80cddb2 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/HistoryViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Browser/Toolbars/BottomToolbar/Menu/HistoryViewController.swift
@@ -320,8 +320,16 @@ class HistoryViewController: SiteTableViewController, ToolbarUrlActionsProtocol
       let newPrivateTabAction = UIAction(
         title: Strings.openNewPrivateTabButtonTitle,
         image: UIImage(systemName: "plus.square.fill.on.square.fill"),
-        handler: UIAction.deferredActionHandler { _ in
-          self.toolbarUrlActionsDelegate?.openInNewTab(historyItemURL, isPrivate: true)
+        handler: UIAction.deferredActionHandler { [unowned self] _ in
+          if !isPrivateBrowsing, Preferences.Privacy.privateBrowsingLock.value {
+            self.askForLocalAuthentication { [weak self] success, error in
+              if success {
+                self?.toolbarUrlActionsDelegate?.openInNewTab(historyItemURL, isPrivate: true)
+              }
+            }
+          } else {
+            self.toolbarUrlActionsDelegate?.openInNewTab(historyItemURL, isPrivate: true)
+          }
         })
 
       let copyAction = UIAction(
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Passcode/WindowProtection.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Passcode/WindowProtection.swift
index 6bac446d766c..5eea27ca9e9c 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Passcode/WindowProtection.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Passcode/WindowProtection.swift
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ public class WindowProtection {
   private var protectedWindow: UIWindow
   private var passcodeWindow: UIWindow
   private var context = LAContext()
+  private var viewType: AuthViewType = .general
 
   private var isVisible: Bool = false {
     didSet {
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ public class WindowProtection {
   }
 
   @objc private func tappedUnlock() {
-    presentLocalAuthentication()
+    presentLocalAuthentication(viewType: viewType)
   }
   
   @objc private func tappedCancel() {
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ public class WindowProtection {
     }
   }
 
-  private func presentLocalAuthentication(viewType: AuthViewType = .general, completion: ((Bool, LAError.Code?) -> Void)? = nil) {
+  private func presentLocalAuthentication(viewType: AuthViewType, completion: ((Bool, LAError.Code?) -> Void)? = nil) {
     if !context.canEvaluatePolicy(.deviceOwnerAuthentication, error: nil) {
       completion?(false, .passcodeNotSet)
       return
@@ -229,7 +230,7 @@ public class WindowProtection {
               completion?(true, nil)
             })
         } else {
-          lockedViewController.unlockButton.isHidden = false
+          lockedViewController.unlockButton.isHidden = viewType == .general
           
           let errorPolicy = error as? LAError
           completion?(false, errorPolicy?.code)
@@ -248,6 +249,8 @@ public class WindowProtection {
     if isVisible {
       return
     }
+    
+    self.viewType = viewType
 
     context = LAContext()
     updateVisibleStatusForForeground(determineLockWithPasscode, viewType: viewType) { status, error in
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncSettingsTableViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncSettingsTableViewController.swift
index f74243aa143b..9d42f35ff821 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncSettingsTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncSettingsTableViewController.swift
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class SyncSettingsTableViewController: SyncViewController, UITableViewDelegate,
       if toggleExistingStatus {
         performSyncDataTypeStatusChange(type: syncDataType)
       } else {
-        askForAuthentication() { status, error in
+        askForAuthentication(viewType: .sync) { status, error in
           guard status else {
             toggle.setOn(toggleExistingStatus, animated: false)
             return
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class SyncSettingsTableViewController: SyncViewController, UITableViewDelegate,
 
   @objc
   private func onSyncInternalsTapped() {
-    askForAuthentication() { [weak self] status, error in
+    askForAuthentication(viewType: .sync) { [weak self] status, error in
       guard let self = self, status else { return }
       
       let syncInternalsController = self.syncAPI.createSyncInternalsController().then {
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ extension SyncSettingsTableViewController {
   }
 
   private func addAnotherDevice() {
-    askForAuthentication() { [weak self] status, error in
+    askForAuthentication(viewType: .sync) { [weak self] status, error in
       guard let self = self, status else { return }
       
       let view = SyncSelectDeviceTypeViewController()
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncViewController.swift
index 0ebd26de478b..f2cac3fd5e19 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncViewController.swift
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class SyncViewController: AuthenticationController {
     super.viewWillAppear(animated)
     
     if requiresAuthentication {
-      askForAuthentication() { [weak self] success, error in
+      askForAuthentication(viewType: .sync) { [weak self] success, error in
         guard let self else { return }
         
         if !success, error != .userCancel {
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncWelcomeViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncWelcomeViewController.swift
index 76a36e143e9f..99ddee7f9521 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncWelcomeViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Sync/SyncWelcomeViewController.swift
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class SyncWelcomeViewController: SyncViewController {
   
   @objc
   private func onSyncInternalsAction() {
-    askForAuthentication() { [weak self] status, error in
+    askForAuthentication(viewType: .sync) { [weak self] status, error in
       guard let self = self, status else { return }
       
       let syncInternalsController = syncAPI.createSyncInternalsController().then {
diff --git a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Widgets/LoadingViewController.swift b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Widgets/LoadingViewController.swift
index cab8c576cce6..1f51d56ce9f8 100644
--- a/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Widgets/LoadingViewController.swift
+++ b/Sources/Brave/Frontend/Widgets/LoadingViewController.swift
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class AuthenticationController: LoadingViewController {
   
   /// A method to ask biometric authentication to user
   /// - Parameter completion: block returning authentication status
-  func askForAuthentication(viewType: AuthViewType = .sync, completion: ((Bool, LAError.Code?) -> Void)? = nil) {
+  func askForAuthentication(viewType: AuthViewType, completion: ((Bool, LAError.Code?) -> Void)? = nil) {
     guard let windowProtection = windowProtection else {
       completion?(false, nil)
       return