diff --git a/src/models.js b/src/models.js
index a0f20fb..42ad705 100644
--- a/src/models.js
+++ b/src/models.js
@@ -691,6 +691,32 @@ module.exports = ({ cooler, isPublic }) => {
       }
     });
   };
+
+  const getUserInfo = async (feedId) => {
+    const pendingName = models.about.name(feedId);
+    const pendingAvatarMsg = models.about.image(feedId);
+
+    const pending = [pendingName, pendingAvatarMsg];
+    const [name, avatarMsg] = await Promise.all(pending);
+
+    const avatarId =
+      avatarMsg != null && typeof avatarMsg.link === "string"
+        ? avatarMsg.link || nullImage
+        : avatarMsg || nullImage;
+
+    const avatarUrl = `/image/64/${encodeURIComponent(avatarId)}`;
+
+    return { name, feedId, avatarId, avatarUrl };
+  };
+
+  function getRecipientFeedId(recipient) {
+    if (typeof recipient === "string") {
+      return recipient;
+    } else {
+      return recipient.link;
+    }
+  }
+
   const transform = (ssb, messages, myFeedId) =>
     Promise.all(
       messages.map(async (msg) => {
@@ -767,11 +793,9 @@ module.exports = ({ cooler, isPublic }) => {
         );
         const voterNames = await Promise.all(pendingVoterNames);
 
-        const pendingName = models.about.name(msg.value.author);
-        const pendingAvatarMsg = models.about.image(msg.value.author);
-
-        const pending = [pendingName, pendingAvatarMsg];
-        const [name, avatarMsg] = await Promise.all(pending);
+        const { name, avatarId, avatarUrl } = await getUserInfo(
+          msg.value.author
+        );
 
         if (isPublic) {
           const publicOptIn = await models.about.publicWebHosting(
@@ -797,13 +821,6 @@ module.exports = ({ cooler, isPublic }) => {
           msg.value.content.text += `\n\n#${channel}`;
         }
 
-        const avatarId =
-          avatarMsg != null && typeof avatarMsg.link === "string"
-            ? avatarMsg.link || nullImage
-            : avatarMsg || nullImage;
-
-        const avatarUrl = `/image/64/${encodeURIComponent(avatarId)}`;
-
         const ts = new Date(msg.value.timestamp);
         let isoTs;
 
@@ -840,6 +857,14 @@ module.exports = ({ cooler, isPublic }) => {
         lodash.set(msg, "value.meta.votes", voterNames);
         lodash.set(msg, "value.meta.voted", voters.includes(myFeedId));
 
+        if (isPrivate(msg)) {
+          msg.value.meta.recpsInfo = await Promise.all(
+            msg.value.content.recps.map((recipient) => {
+              return getUserInfo(getRecipientFeedId(recipient));
+            })
+          );
+        }
+
         return msg;
       })
     );
diff --git a/src/views/index.js b/src/views/index.js
index ea45233..d144ad6 100644
--- a/src/views/index.js
+++ b/src/views/index.js
@@ -393,8 +393,22 @@ const post = ({ msg, aside = false }) => {
 
   const messageClasses = ["post"];
 
+  const recps = [];
+
+  const addRecps = (recpsInfo) => {
+    recpsInfo.forEach(function (recp) {
+      recps.push(
+        a(
+          { href: `/author/${encodeURIComponent(recp.feedId)}` },
+          img({ class: "avatar", src: recp.avatarUrl, alt: "" })
+        )
+      );
+    });
+  };
+
   if (isPrivate) {
     messageClasses.push("private");
+    addRecps(msg.value.meta.recpsInfo);
   }
 
   if (isThreadTarget) {
@@ -449,6 +463,7 @@ const post = ({ msg, aside = false }) => {
             title: timeAbsolute,
           },
           isPrivate ? "🔒" : null,
+          isPrivate ? recps : null,
           a({ href: url.link }, nbsp, timeAgo)
         )
       )