diff --git a/plugins/Services.py b/plugins/Services.py
index 613e9838b..55bfd7353 100644
--- a/plugins/Services.py
+++ b/plugins/Services.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ conf.registerChannelValue(conf.supybot.plugins.Services, 'nick',
     services."""))
 conf.registerChannelValue(conf.supybot.plugins.Services, 'password',
     registry.String('', """Determines what password the bot will use with
-    services."""))
+    services.""", private=True))
 conf.registerChannelValue(conf.supybot.plugins.Services, 'NickServ',
     ValidNickOrEmptyString('', """Determines what nick the 'NickServ' service
     has."""))
diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index c357da839..f6fb5e067 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -162,7 +162,14 @@ class Config(callbacks.Privmsg):
         name = self._canonicalizeName(name)
         wrapper = getWrapper(name)
         if hasattr(wrapper, 'value'):
-            irc.reply(str(wrapper))
+            if not wrapper.private:
+                irc.reply(str(wrapper))
+            else:
+                capability = getCapability(name)
+                if ircdb.checkCapability(msg.prefix, capability):
+                    irc.reply(str(wrapper))
+                else:
+                    irc.errorNoCapability(capability)
         else:
             irc.error('That registry variable has no value.  Use the list '
                       'command in this plugin to see what values are '
diff --git a/src/registry.py b/src/registry.py
index 38c7fc0df..849dc53bb 100644
--- a/src/registry.py
+++ b/src/registry.py
@@ -191,9 +191,11 @@ class Group(object):
 
 
 class Value(Group):
-    def __init__(self, default, help, showDefault=True, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, default, help,
+                 private=False, showDefault=True, **kwargs):
         Group.__init__(self, **kwargs)
         self.default = default
+        self.private = private 
         self.showDefault = showDefault
         self.help = utils.normalizeWhitespace(help.strip())
         self.setValue(default)