diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/publish-page.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/publish-page.js
index f6c864682a4..58059d027c1 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/publish-page.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/controllers/publish-page.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default Controller.extend(ModalFunctionality, StateHelpers, {
       this.state === States.existing
     );
   }),
+
   showUnpublish: computed("state", function() {
     return this.state === States.existing || this.state === States.unpublishing;
   }),
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ export default Controller.extend(ModalFunctionality, StateHelpers, {
     this.set("state", States.saving);
 
     return this.publishedPage
-      .update({ slug: this.publishedPage.slug })
+      .update(this.publishedPage.getProperties("slug", "public"))
       .then(() => {
         this.set("state", States.existing);
         this.model.set("publishedPage", this.publishedPage);
@@ -110,11 +111,17 @@ export default Controller.extend(ModalFunctionality, StateHelpers, {
   startNew() {
     this.setProperties({
       state: States.new,
-      publishedPage: this.store.createRecord("published_page", {
-        id: this.model.id,
-        slug: this.model.slug
-      })
+      publishedPage: this.store.createRecord(
+        "published_page",
+        this.model.getProperties("id", "slug", "public")
+      )
     });
     this.checkSlug();
+  },
+
+  @action
+  onChangePublic(isPublic) {
+    this.publishedPage.set("public", isPublic);
+    this.publish();
   }
 });
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs
index 712682fe74e..9cd9a560879 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/modal/publish-page.hbs
@@ -6,8 +6,29 @@
       <p class="publish-description">{{i18n "topic.publish_page.description"}}</p>
 
       <form>
-        <label>{{i18n "topic.publish_page.slug"}}</label>
-        {{text-field value=publishedPage.slug onChange=(action "checkSlug") onChangeImmediate=(action "startCheckSlug") disabled=existing class="publish-slug"}}
+        <div class="controls">
+          <label>{{i18n "topic.publish_page.slug"}}</label>
+          {{text-field
+            value=publishedPage.slug
+            onChange=(action "checkSlug")
+            onChangeImmediate=(action "startCheckSlug")
+            disabled=existing
+            class="publish-slug"
+          }}
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="controls">
+          <label>{{i18n "topic.publish_page.public"}}</label>
+
+          <p class="description">
+            {{input
+              type="checkbox"
+              checked=publishedPage.public
+              click=(action "onChangePublic" value="target.checked")
+            }}
+            {{i18n "topic.publish_page.public_description"}}
+          </p>
+        </div>
       </form>
 
       <div class="publish-url">
@@ -40,14 +61,15 @@
 
 <div class="modal-footer">
   {{#if showUnpublish}}
-    {{d-button icon="times" label="close" action=(action "closeModal")}}
-
     {{d-button
       label="topic.publish_page.unpublish"
       icon="trash-alt"
       class="btn-danger"
       isLoading=unpublishing
-      action=(action "unpublish") }}
+      action=(action "unpublish")
+    }}
+
+    {{d-button class="close-publish-page" icon="times" label="close" action=(action "closeModal")}}
   {{else if unpublished}}
     {{d-button label="topic.publish_page.publishing_settings" action=(action "startNew")}}
   {{else}}
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs
index e6968f11b76..33f11793a80 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/templates/topic.hbs
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
       {{#if model.publishedPage}}
         <div class="published-page-notice">
           <div class="details">
+            {{#if model.publishedPage.public}}
+              <span class="is-public">{{i18n "topic.publish_page.public"}}</span>
+            {{/if}}
             {{i18n "topic.publish_page.topic_published"}}
             <div>
               <a href={{model.publishedPage.url}} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">{{model.publishedPage.url}}</a>
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss
index a15a7cf7c08..4e1a7946a15 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/modal.scss
@@ -689,24 +689,45 @@
   }
 }
 
-.publish-page-modal .modal-body {
-  p.publish-description {
-    margin-top: 0;
-  }
-  input.publish-slug {
-    width: 100%;
-  }
+.publish-page-modal {
+  .modal-body {
+    p.publish-description {
+      margin-top: 0;
+    }
+    input.publish-slug {
+      width: 100%;
+    }
 
-  .publish-url {
-    margin-bottom: 1em;
-    .example-url,
-    .invalid-slug {
-      font-weight: bold;
+    .publish-url {
+      margin-bottom: 1em;
+      .example-url,
+      .invalid-slug {
+        font-weight: bold;
+      }
+    }
+
+    .publish-slug:disabled {
+      cursor: not-allowed;
+    }
+
+    .controls {
+      margin-bottom: 1em;
+
+      .description {
+        margin: 0;
+        display: flex;
+        align-items: center;
+      }
     }
   }
 
-  .publish-slug:disabled {
-    cursor: not-allowed;
+  .modal-footer {
+    display: flex;
+
+    .close-publish-page {
+      margin-left: auto;
+      margin-right: 0;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic.scss
index 02b267ab134..eee0faf51be 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/common/base/topic.scss
@@ -305,4 +305,13 @@ a.topic-featured-link {
       2}
   );
   align-items: center;
+
+  .is-public {
+    padding: 0.25em 0.5em;
+    font-size: $font-down-2;
+    background: $tertiary;
+    color: $secondary;
+    border-radius: 3px;
+    text-transform: lowercase;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/app/controllers/published_pages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/published_pages_controller.rb
index 67d3fb8bdab..f61a0b00b2b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/published_pages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/published_pages_controller.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class PublishedPagesController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_action :preload_json
   skip_before_action :check_xhr, :verify_authenticity_token, only: [:show]
   before_action :ensure_publish_enabled
+  before_action :redirect_to_login_if_required, except: [:show]
 
   def show
     params.require(:slug)
@@ -12,7 +13,22 @@ class PublishedPagesController < ApplicationController
     pp = PublishedPage.find_by(slug: params[:slug])
     raise Discourse::NotFound unless pp
 
-    guardian.ensure_can_see!(pp.topic)
+    return if enforce_login_required!
+
+    if !pp.public
+      begin
+        guardian.ensure_can_see!(pp.topic)
+      rescue Discourse::InvalidAccess => e
+        return rescue_discourse_actions(
+          :invalid_access,
+          403,
+          include_ember: false,
+          custom_message: e.custom_message,
+          group: e.group
+        )
+      end
+    end
+
     @topic = pp.topic
     @canonical_url = @topic.url
 
@@ -37,7 +53,15 @@ class PublishedPagesController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def upsert
-    result, pp = PublishedPage.publish!(current_user, fetch_topic, params[:published_page][:slug].strip)
+    pp_params = params.require(:published_page)
+
+    result, pp = PublishedPage.publish!(
+      current_user,
+      fetch_topic,
+      pp_params[:slug].strip,
+      pp_params.permit(:public)
+    )
+
     json_result(pp, serializer: PublishedPageSerializer) { result }
   end
 
@@ -68,4 +92,13 @@ private
     raise Discourse::NotFound unless SiteSetting.enable_page_publishing?
   end
 
+  def enforce_login_required!
+    if SiteSetting.login_required? &&
+       !current_user &&
+       !SiteSetting.show_published_pages_login_required? &&
+      redirect_to_login
+      true
+    end
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/app/models/published_page.rb b/app/models/published_page.rb
index 648f6b8b50c..5322efaea76 100644
--- a/app/models/published_page.rb
+++ b/app/models/published_page.rb
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ class PublishedPage < ActiveRecord::Base
     "#{Discourse.base_url}#{path}"
   end
 
-  def self.publish!(publisher, topic, slug)
+  def self.publish!(publisher, topic, slug, options = {})
     pp = nil
 
     transaction do
       pp = find_or_initialize_by(topic: topic)
       pp.slug = slug.strip
+      pp.public = options[:public] || false
 
       if pp.save
         StaffActionLogger.new(publisher).log_published_page(topic.id, slug)
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ end
 #  slug       :string           not null
 #  created_at :datetime         not null
 #  updated_at :datetime         not null
+#  public     :boolean          default(FALSE), not null
 #
 # Indexes
 #
diff --git a/app/serializers/published_page_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/published_page_serializer.rb
index bdee8d14f70..c0b209ae0fd 100644
--- a/app/serializers/published_page_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/published_page_serializer.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class PublishedPageSerializer < ApplicationSerializer
-  attributes :id, :slug
+  attributes :id, :slug, :public
 
   def id
     object.topic_id
diff --git a/config/locales/client.en.yml b/config/locales/client.en.yml
index 2f3a8b00957..7e368a8d456 100644
--- a/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -2513,11 +2513,14 @@ en:
         publish: "Publish"
         description: "When a topic is published as a page, its URL can be shared and it will displayed with custom styling."
         slug: "Slug"
+        public: "Public"
+        public_description: "People can see the page even if the associated topic is private."
         publish_url: "Your page has been published at:"
         topic_published: "Your topic has been published at:"
         preview_url: "Your page will be published at:"
         invalid_slug: "Sorry, you can't publish this page."
         unpublish: "Unpublish"
+        update: "Update"
         unpublished: "Your page has been unpublished and is no longer accessible."
         publishing_settings: "Publishing Settings"
 
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index d2a0a9b10b1..c839d7b8c8e 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -2131,6 +2131,7 @@ en:
     returning_user_notice_tl: "Minimum trust level required to see returning user post notices."
     returning_users_days: "How many days should pass before a user is considered to be returning."
     enable_page_publishing: "Allow staff members to publish topics to new URLs with their own styling."
+    show_published_pages_login_required: "Anonymous users can see published pages, even when login is required."
 
     default_email_digest_frequency: "How often users receive summary emails by default."
     default_include_tl0_in_digests: "Include posts from new users in summary emails by default. Users can change this in their preferences."
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index 08e16c94f1f..2948b8793f2 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -947,6 +947,8 @@ posting:
     max: 36500
   enable_page_publishing:
     default: false
+  show_published_pages_login_required:
+    default: false
 
 email:
   email_time_window_mins:
diff --git a/db/migrate/20201006172701_add_public_field_to_published_pages.rb b/db/migrate/20201006172701_add_public_field_to_published_pages.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d02edd2bd9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20201006172701_add_public_field_to_published_pages.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddPublicFieldToPublishedPages < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  def change
+    add_column :published_pages, :public, :boolean, null: false, default: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/fabricators/published_page_fabricator.rb b/spec/fabricators/published_page_fabricator.rb
index 44f8da98da2..0c090ee5d97 100644
--- a/spec/fabricators/published_page_fabricator.rb
+++ b/spec/fabricators/published_page_fabricator.rb
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
 
 Fabricator(:published_page) do
   topic
-  slug "published-page-test"
+  slug "published-page-test-#{SecureRandom.hex}"
+  public false
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/published_pages_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/published_pages_controller_spec.rb
index 67937617912..0662554989b 100644
--- a/spec/requests/published_pages_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/published_pages_controller_spec.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,15 @@ RSpec.describe PublishedPagesController do
           expect(response.status).to eq(403)
         end
 
+        context "published page is public" do
+          fab!(:public_published_page) { Fabricate(:published_page, public: true) }
+
+          it "returns 200 for a topic you can't see" do
+            get public_published_page.path
+            expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+          end
+        end
+
         context "as an admin" do
           before do
             sign_in(admin)
@@ -89,7 +98,42 @@ RSpec.describe PublishedPagesController do
 
         it "defines correct css classes on body" do
           get published_page.path
-          expect(response.body).to include("<body class=\"published-page published-page-test topic-#{published_page.topic_id} recipes uncategorized\">")
+          expect(response.body).to include("<body class=\"published-page #{published_page.slug} topic-#{published_page.topic_id} recipes uncategorized\">")
+        end
+
+        context "login is required" do
+          before do
+            SiteSetting.login_required = true
+            SiteSetting.show_published_pages_login_required = false
+          end
+
+          context "a user is connected" do
+            before do
+              sign_in(user)
+            end
+
+            it "returns 200" do
+              get published_page.path
+              expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+            end
+          end
+
+          context "no user connected" do
+            it "redirects to login page" do
+              expect(get(published_page.path)).to redirect_to("/login")
+            end
+
+            context "show public pages with login required is enabled" do
+              before do
+                SiteSetting.show_published_pages_login_required = true
+              end
+
+              it "returns 200" do
+                get published_page.path
+                expect(response.status).to eq(200)
+              end
+            end
+          end
         end
       end
     end
@@ -113,6 +157,7 @@ RSpec.describe PublishedPagesController do
           expect(response).to be_successful
           expect(response.parsed_body['published_page']).to be_present
           expect(response.parsed_body['published_page']['slug']).to eq("i-hate-salt")
+          expect(response.parsed_body['published_page']['public']).to eq(false)
 
           expect(PublishedPage.exists?(topic_id: response.parsed_body['published_page']['id'])).to eq(true)
           expect(UserHistory.exists?(
@@ -122,6 +167,16 @@ RSpec.describe PublishedPagesController do
           )).to be(true)
         end
 
+        it "allows to set public field" do
+          put "/pub/by-topic/#{topic.id}.json", params: { published_page: { slug: 'i-hate-salt', public: true } }
+          expect(response).to be_successful
+          expect(response.parsed_body['published_page']).to be_present
+          expect(response.parsed_body['published_page']['slug']).to eq("i-hate-salt")
+          expect(response.parsed_body['published_page']['public']).to eq(true)
+
+          expect(PublishedPage.exists?(topic_id: response.parsed_body['published_page']['id'])).to eq(true)
+        end
+
         it "returns an error if the slug is already taken" do
           PublishedPage.create!(slug: 'i-hate-salt', topic: Fabricate(:topic))
           put "/pub/by-topic/#{topic.id}.json", params: { published_page: { slug: 'i-hate-salt' } }