diff --git a/lib/types/thread-types.js b/lib/types/thread-types.js
index 29ee06a11..5e213364e 100644
--- a/lib/types/thread-types.js
+++ b/lib/types/thread-types.js
@@ -1,399 +1,402 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import type { Shape } from './core';
 import type {
   CalendarQuery,
   CalendarResult,
   RawEntryInfo,
 } from './entry-types';
 import type {
   RawMessageInfo,
   MessageTruncationStatuses,
 } from './message-types';
 import type { ClientThreadInconsistencyReportCreationRequest } from './report-types';
 import type { ThreadSubscription } from './subscription-types';
 import type { UpdateInfo } from './update-types';
 import type { UserInfo, AccountUserInfo } from './user-types';
 
 export const threadTypes = Object.freeze({
   //OPEN: 0,   (DEPRECATED)
   //CLOSED: 1, (DEPRECATED)
   //SECRET: 2, (DEPRECATED)
   CHAT_NESTED_OPEN: 3,
   CHAT_SECRET: 4,
   SIDEBAR: 5,
   PERSONAL: 6,
+  PRIVATE: 7,
 });
 export type ThreadType = $Values<typeof threadTypes>;
 export function assertThreadType(threadType: number): ThreadType {
   invariant(
     threadType === 3 ||
       threadType === 4 ||
       threadType === 5 ||
-      threadType === 6,
+      threadType === 6 ||
+      threadType === 7,
     'number is not ThreadType enum',
   );
   return threadType;
 }
 
 export const threadPermissions = Object.freeze({
   KNOW_OF: 'know_of',
   VISIBLE: 'visible',
   VOICED: 'voiced',
   EDIT_ENTRIES: 'edit_entries',
   EDIT_THREAD: 'edit_thread',
   DELETE_THREAD: 'delete_thread',
   CREATE_SUBTHREADS: 'create_subthreads',
   CREATE_SIDEBARS: 'create_sidebars',
   JOIN_THREAD: 'join_thread',
   EDIT_PERMISSIONS: 'edit_permissions',
   ADD_MEMBERS: 'add_members',
   REMOVE_MEMBERS: 'remove_members',
   CHANGE_ROLE: 'change_role',
   LEAVE_THREAD: 'leave_thread',
 });
 export type ThreadPermission = $Values<typeof threadPermissions>;
 export function assertThreadPermissions(
   ourThreadPermissions: string,
 ): ThreadPermission {
   invariant(
     ourThreadPermissions === 'know_of' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'visible' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'voiced' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'edit_entries' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'edit_thread' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'delete_thread' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'create_subthreads' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'create_sidebars' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'join_thread' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'edit_permissions' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'add_members' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'remove_members' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'change_role' ||
       ourThreadPermissions === 'leave_thread',
     'string is not threadPermissions enum',
   );
   return ourThreadPermissions;
 }
 
 export const threadPermissionPrefixes = Object.freeze({
   DESCENDANT: 'descendant_',
   CHILD: 'child_',
   OPEN: 'open_',
   OPEN_DESCENDANT: 'descendant_open_',
 });
 
 export type ThreadPermissionInfo =
   | {| value: true, source: string |}
   | {| value: false, source: null |};
 
 export type ThreadPermissionsBlob = {
   [permission: string]: ThreadPermissionInfo,
 };
 export type ThreadRolePermissionsBlob = { [permission: string]: boolean };
 
 export type ThreadPermissionsInfo = {
   [permission: ThreadPermission]: ThreadPermissionInfo,
 };
 export const threadPermissionsInfoPropType = PropTypes.objectOf(
   PropTypes.oneOfType([
     PropTypes.shape({
       value: PropTypes.oneOf([true]),
       source: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     }),
     PropTypes.shape({
       value: PropTypes.oneOf([false]),
       source: PropTypes.oneOf([null]),
     }),
   ]),
 );
 
 export type MemberInfo = {|
   id: string,
   role: ?string,
   permissions: ThreadPermissionsInfo,
 |};
 export const memberInfoPropType = PropTypes.shape({
   id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   role: PropTypes.string,
   permissions: threadPermissionsInfoPropType.isRequired,
 });
 
 export type RelativeMemberInfo = {|
   ...MemberInfo,
   username: ?string,
   isViewer: boolean,
 |};
 export const relativeMemberInfoPropType = PropTypes.shape({
   id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   role: PropTypes.string,
   permissions: threadPermissionsInfoPropType.isRequired,
   username: PropTypes.string,
   isViewer: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 });
 
 export type RoleInfo = {|
   id: string,
   name: string,
   permissions: ThreadRolePermissionsBlob,
   isDefault: boolean,
 |};
 
 export type ThreadCurrentUserInfo = {|
   role: ?string,
   permissions: ThreadPermissionsInfo,
   subscription: ThreadSubscription,
   unread: ?boolean,
 |};
 
 export type RawThreadInfo = {|
   id: string,
   type: ThreadType,
   name: ?string,
   description: ?string,
   color: string, // hex, without "#" or "0x"
   creationTime: number, // millisecond timestamp
   parentThreadID: ?string,
   members: $ReadOnlyArray<MemberInfo>,
   roles: { [id: string]: RoleInfo },
   currentUser: ThreadCurrentUserInfo,
   sourceMessageID?: string,
 |};
 
 export type ThreadInfo = {|
   id: string,
   type: ThreadType,
   name: ?string,
   uiName: string,
   description: ?string,
   color: string, // hex, without "#" or "0x"
   creationTime: number, // millisecond timestamp
   parentThreadID: ?string,
   members: $ReadOnlyArray<MemberInfo>,
   roles: { [id: string]: RoleInfo },
   currentUser: ThreadCurrentUserInfo,
   sourceMessageID?: string,
 |};
 
 export const threadTypePropType = PropTypes.oneOf([
   threadTypes.CHAT_NESTED_OPEN,
   threadTypes.CHAT_SECRET,
   threadTypes.SIDEBAR,
   threadTypes.PERSONAL,
+  threadTypes.PRIVATE,
 ]);
 
 const rolePropType = PropTypes.shape({
   id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   name: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   permissions: PropTypes.objectOf(PropTypes.bool).isRequired,
   isDefault: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
 });
 
 const currentUserPropType = PropTypes.shape({
   role: PropTypes.string,
   permissions: threadPermissionsInfoPropType.isRequired,
   subscription: PropTypes.shape({
     pushNotifs: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     home: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   }).isRequired,
   unread: PropTypes.bool,
 });
 
 export const rawThreadInfoPropType = PropTypes.shape({
   id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   type: threadTypePropType.isRequired,
   name: PropTypes.string,
   description: PropTypes.string,
   color: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   creationTime: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   parentThreadID: PropTypes.string,
   members: PropTypes.arrayOf(memberInfoPropType).isRequired,
   roles: PropTypes.objectOf(rolePropType).isRequired,
   currentUser: currentUserPropType.isRequired,
   sourceMessageID: PropTypes.string,
 });
 
 export const threadInfoPropType = PropTypes.shape({
   id: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   type: threadTypePropType.isRequired,
   name: PropTypes.string,
   uiName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   description: PropTypes.string,
   color: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   creationTime: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
   parentThreadID: PropTypes.string,
   members: PropTypes.arrayOf(memberInfoPropType).isRequired,
   roles: PropTypes.objectOf(rolePropType).isRequired,
   currentUser: currentUserPropType.isRequired,
   sourceMessageID: PropTypes.string,
 });
 
 export type ServerMemberInfo = {|
   id: string,
   role: ?string,
   permissions: ThreadPermissionsInfo,
   subscription: ThreadSubscription,
   unread: ?boolean,
 |};
 
 export type ServerThreadInfo = {|
   id: string,
   type: ThreadType,
   name: ?string,
   description: ?string,
   color: string, // hex, without "#" or "0x"
   creationTime: number, // millisecond timestamp
   parentThreadID: ?string,
   members: $ReadOnlyArray<ServerMemberInfo>,
   roles: { [id: string]: RoleInfo },
   sourceMessageID?: string,
 |};
 
 export type ThreadStore = {|
   threadInfos: { [id: string]: RawThreadInfo },
   inconsistencyReports: $ReadOnlyArray<ClientThreadInconsistencyReportCreationRequest>,
 |};
 
 export type ThreadDeletionRequest = {|
   threadID: string,
   accountPassword: string,
 |};
 
 export type RemoveMembersRequest = {|
   threadID: string,
   memberIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 |};
 
 export type RoleChangeRequest = {|
   threadID: string,
   memberIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
   role: string,
 |};
 
 export type ChangeThreadSettingsResult = {|
   threadInfo?: RawThreadInfo,
   threadInfos?: { [id: string]: RawThreadInfo },
   updatesResult: {
     newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   },
   newMessageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
 |};
 
 export type ChangeThreadSettingsPayload = {|
   threadID: string,
   updatesResult: {
     newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   },
   newMessageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
 |};
 
 export type LeaveThreadRequest = {|
   threadID: string,
 |};
 export type LeaveThreadResult = {|
   threadInfos?: { [id: string]: RawThreadInfo },
   updatesResult: {
     newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   },
 |};
 
 export type LeaveThreadPayload = {|
   updatesResult: {
     newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   },
 |};
 
 export type ThreadChanges = Shape<{|
   type: ThreadType,
   name: string,
   description: string,
   color: string,
   parentThreadID: string,
   newMemberIDs: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 |}>;
 
 export type UpdateThreadRequest = {|
   threadID: string,
   changes: ThreadChanges,
 |};
 
 export type BaseNewThreadRequest = {|
   +name?: ?string,
   +description?: ?string,
   +color?: ?string,
   +parentThreadID?: ?string,
   +initialMemberIDs?: ?$ReadOnlyArray<string>,
 |};
 export type NewThreadRequest =
   | {|
-      +type: 3 | 4 | 6,
+      +type: 3 | 4 | 6 | 7,
       ...BaseNewThreadRequest,
     |}
   | {|
       +type: 5,
       +sourceMessageID: string,
       ...BaseNewThreadRequest,
     |};
 
 export type NewThreadResponse = {|
   +updatesResult: {|
     +newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   |},
   +newMessageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
   +newThreadInfo?: RawThreadInfo,
   +userInfos: { [string]: AccountUserInfo },
   +newThreadID?: string,
 |};
 export type NewThreadResult = {|
   +updatesResult: {|
     +newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   |},
   +newMessageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
   +userInfos: { [string]: AccountUserInfo },
   +newThreadID: string,
 |};
 
 export type ServerThreadJoinRequest = {|
   threadID: string,
   calendarQuery?: ?CalendarQuery,
 |};
 export type ClientThreadJoinRequest = {|
   threadID: string,
   calendarQuery: CalendarQuery,
 |};
 export type ThreadJoinResult = {|
   threadInfos?: { [id: string]: RawThreadInfo },
   updatesResult: {
     newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   },
   rawMessageInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<RawMessageInfo>,
   truncationStatuses: MessageTruncationStatuses,
   userInfos: { [string]: AccountUserInfo },
   rawEntryInfos?: ?$ReadOnlyArray<RawEntryInfo>,
 |};
 export type ThreadJoinPayload = {|
   updatesResult: {
     newUpdates: $ReadOnlyArray<UpdateInfo>,
   },
   rawMessageInfos: RawMessageInfo[],
   truncationStatuses: MessageTruncationStatuses,
   userInfos: $ReadOnlyArray<UserInfo>,
   calendarResult: CalendarResult,
 |};
 
 export type SidebarInfo = {|
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +lastUpdatedTime: number,
   +mostRecentNonLocalMessage: ?string,
 |};
 
 // We can show a max of 3 sidebars inline underneath their parent in the chat
 // tab. If there are more, we show a button that opens a modal to see the rest
 export const maxReadSidebars = 3;
 
 // We can show a max of 5 sidebars inline underneath their parent
 // in the chat tab if every one of the displayed sidebars is unread
 export const maxUnreadSidebars = 5;