diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
index 11316a775..140a30849 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/model/LocalCache.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.jacksonObjectMapper
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.NostrAccountDataSource.account
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model.*
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.relays.Relay
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.components.BundledInsert
@@ -594,6 +595,16 @@ object LocalCache {
     fun consume(event: LnZapEvent) {
         val note = getOrCreateNote(event.id)
 
+        var decryptedContent = LnZapRequestEvent.checkForPrivateZap(event.zapRequest!!, account.loggedIn.privKey!!)
+        if (decryptedContent != null) {
+            Log.e(
+                "DC",
+                "Decrypted Content from Anon Tag: Sender: {${decryptedContent.pubKey}}, Message: {${decryptedContent.content}} "
+
+                // TODO Update Notification with this Sender and Message
+            )
+        }
+
         // Already processed this event.
         if (note.event != null) return
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEvent.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEvent.kt
index 5f08c6a6e..92384c92b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEvent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEvent.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class LnZapEvent(
     // This event is also kept in LocalCache (same object)
     @Transient val zapRequest: LnZapRequestEvent?
 
-    private fun containedPost(): LnZapRequestEvent? = try {
+    override fun containedPost(): LnZapRequestEvent? = try {
         description()?.ifBlank { null }?.let {
             fromJson(it, Client.lenient)
         } as? LnZapRequestEvent
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ class LnZapEvent(
             null
         }
     }
-
-    override fun message(): String {
+    override fun content(): String {
         return content
     }
 
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class LnZapEvent(
 
     enum class ZapType() {
         PUBLIC,
-        PRIVATE, // not yet implemented
+        PRIVATE,
         ANONYMOUS,
         NONZAP
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEventInterface.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEventInterface.kt
index ada0d609d..934dba55b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEventInterface.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapEventInterface.kt
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ interface LnZapEventInterface : EventInterface {
 
     fun amount(): BigDecimal?
 
-    fun message(): String
+    fun containedPost(): Event?
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapRequestEvent.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapRequestEvent.kt
index eba7a18a9..32583b549 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapRequestEvent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/service/model/LnZapRequestEvent.kt
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 package com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.service.model
 
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.HexKey
-import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.toHexKey
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.model.*
+import nostr.postr.Bech32
 import nostr.postr.Utils
-import java.util.Date
+import java.nio.charset.Charset
+import java.security.SecureRandom
+import java.util.*
+import javax.crypto.BadPaddingException
+import javax.crypto.Cipher
+import javax.crypto.spec.IvParameterSpec
+import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec
 
 class LnZapRequestEvent(
     id: HexKey,
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ class LnZapRequestEvent(
             zapType: LnZapEvent.ZapType,
             createdAt: Long = Date().time / 1000
         ): LnZapRequestEvent {
-            val content = message
+            var content = message
             var privkey = privateKey
             var pubKey = Utils.pubkeyCreate(privateKey).toHexKey()
             var tags = listOf(
@@ -48,6 +54,14 @@ class LnZapRequestEvent(
                 tags = tags + listOf(listOf("anon", ""))
                 privkey = Utils.privkeyCreate()
                 pubKey = Utils.pubkeyCreate(privkey).toHexKey()
+            } else if (zapType == LnZapEvent.ZapType.PRIVATE) {
+                var encryptionPrivateKey = createEncryptionPrivateKey(privateKey.toHexKey(), originalNote.id(), createdAt)
+                var noteJson = (create(privkey, 9733, listOf(tags[0], tags[1]), message)).toJson()
+                var encryptedContent = encryptPrivateZapMessage(noteJson, encryptionPrivateKey, originalNote.pubKey().toByteArray())
+                tags = tags + listOf(listOf("anon", encryptedContent))
+                content = "" // make sure public content is empty, as the content is encrypted
+                privkey = encryptionPrivateKey // sign event with generated privkey
+                pubKey = Utils.pubkeyCreate(encryptionPrivateKey).toHexKey() // updated event with according pubkey
             }
             val id = generateId(pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content)
             val sig = Utils.sign(id, privkey)
@@ -62,7 +76,7 @@ class LnZapRequestEvent(
             zapType: LnZapEvent.ZapType,
             createdAt: Long = Date().time / 1000
         ): LnZapRequestEvent {
-            val content = message
+            var content = message
             var privkey = privateKey
             var pubKey = Utils.pubkeyCreate(privateKey).toHexKey()
             var tags = listOf(
@@ -70,18 +84,90 @@ class LnZapRequestEvent(
                 listOf("relays") + relays
             )
             if (zapType == LnZapEvent.ZapType.ANONYMOUS) {
-                tags = tags + listOf(listOf("anon", ""))
                 privkey = Utils.privkeyCreate()
                 pubKey = Utils.pubkeyCreate(privkey).toHexKey()
+                tags = tags + listOf(listOf("anon", ""))
+            } else if (zapType == LnZapEvent.ZapType.PRIVATE) {
+                var encryptionPrivateKey = createEncryptionPrivateKey(privateKey.toHexKey(), userHex, createdAt)
+                var noteJson = (create(privkey, 9733, listOf(tags[0], tags[1]), message)).toJson()
+                var encryptedContent = encryptPrivateZapMessage(noteJson, encryptionPrivateKey, userHex.toByteArray())
+                tags = tags + listOf(listOf("anon", encryptedContent))
+                content = ""
+                privkey = encryptionPrivateKey
+                pubKey = Utils.pubkeyCreate(encryptionPrivateKey).toHexKey()
             }
-
             val id = generateId(pubKey, createdAt, kind, tags, content)
             val sig = Utils.sign(id, privkey)
             return LnZapRequestEvent(id.toHexKey(), pubKey, createdAt, tags, content, sig.toHexKey())
         }
+
+        fun createEncryptionPrivateKey(privkey: String, id: String, createdAt: Long): ByteArray {
+            var str = privkey + id + createdAt.toString()
+            var strbyte = str.toByteArray(Charset.forName("utf-8"))
+            return sha256.digest(strbyte)
+        }
+
+        fun encryptPrivateZapMessage(msg: String, privkey: ByteArray, pubkey: ByteArray): String {
+            var sharedSecret = Utils.getSharedSecret(privkey, pubkey)
+            val iv = ByteArray(16)
+            SecureRandom().nextBytes(iv)
+
+            val keySpec = SecretKeySpec(sharedSecret, "AES")
+            val ivSpec = IvParameterSpec(iv)
+
+            var utf8message = msg.toByteArray(Charset.forName("utf-8"))
+            val cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding")
+            cipher.init(Cipher.ENCRYPT_MODE, keySpec, ivSpec)
+            val encryptedMsg = cipher.doFinal(utf8message)
+
+            val encryptedMsgBech32 = Bech32.encode("pzap", Bech32.eight2five(encryptedMsg), Bech32.Encoding.Bech32)
+            val ivBech32 = Bech32.encode("iv", Bech32.eight2five(iv), Bech32.Encoding.Bech32)
+
+            return encryptedMsgBech32 + "_" + ivBech32
+        }
+
+        fun decryptPrivateZapMessage(msg: String, privkey: ByteArray, pubkey: ByteArray): String {
+            var sharedSecret = Utils.getSharedSecret(privkey, pubkey)
+            if (sharedSecret.size != 16 && sharedSecret.size != 32) {
+                throw IllegalArgumentException("Invalid shared secret size")
+            }
+            val parts = msg.split("_")
+            if (parts.size != 2) {
+                throw IllegalArgumentException("Invalid message format")
+            }
+            val iv = parts[1].run { Bech32.decode(this) }
+            val encryptedMsg = parts.first().run { Bech32.decode(this) }
+            val cipher = Cipher.getInstance("AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding")
+            cipher.init(Cipher.DECRYPT_MODE, SecretKeySpec(sharedSecret, "AES"), IvParameterSpec(Bech32.five2eight(iv.second, 0)))
+
+            try {
+                val decryptedMsgBytes = cipher.doFinal(Bech32.five2eight(encryptedMsg.second, 0))
+                return String(decryptedMsgBytes)
+            } catch (ex: BadPaddingException) {
+                throw IllegalArgumentException("Bad padding")
+            }
+        }
+
+        fun checkForPrivateZap(zaprequest: Event, loggedInUserPrivKey: ByteArray): Event? {
+            val anonTag = zaprequest.tags.firstOrNull { t -> t.count() >= 2 && t[0] == "anon" }
+            if (anonTag != null && anonTag.size > 1) {
+                val encnote = anonTag?.elementAt(1)
+                if (encnote != null && encnote != "") {
+                    try {
+                        val note = decryptPrivateZapMessage(encnote, loggedInUserPrivKey, zaprequest.pubKey.toByteArray())
+                        val decryptedEvent = fromJson(note)
+                        if (decryptedEvent.kind == 9733) {
+                            return decryptedEvent
+                        }
+                    } catch (e: Exception) {
+                        e.printStackTrace()
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            return null
+        }
     }
 }
-
 /*
 {
   "pubkey": "32e1827635450ebb3c5a7d12c1f8e7b2b514439ac10a67eef3d9fd9c5c68e245",
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt
index 5fe601a6a..6239a0abb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ fun ZapCustomDialog(onClose: () -> Unit, account: Account, accountViewModel: Acc
 
     val zapTypes = listOf(
         Pair(LnZapEvent.ZapType.PUBLIC, "Public"),
+        Pair(LnZapEvent.ZapType.PRIVATE, "Private"),
         Pair(LnZapEvent.ZapType.ANONYMOUS, "Anonymous"),
         Pair(LnZapEvent.ZapType.NONZAP, "Non-Zap")
     )
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt
index f7e1a24c0..cf9a85301 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/CardFeedViewModel.kt
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ open class CardFeedViewModel(val localFilter: FeedFilter<Note>) : ViewModel() {
                 if (zappedPost != null) {
                     val zapRequest = zappedPost.zaps.filter { it.value == zapEvent }.keys.firstOrNull()
                     if (zapRequest != null) {
+                        // var newZapRequestEvent = LocalCache.checkPrivateZap(zapRequest.event as Event)
+                        // zapRequest.event = newZapRequestEvent
                         zapsPerEvent.getOrPut(zappedPost, { mutableMapOf() }).put(zapRequest, zapEvent)
                     }
                 } else {