diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
index b2bd6fc85c..bc902c5c95 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-form-advanced.php
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ function post_submit_meta_box($post) {
 </div>
 
 <div id="save-action">
-<?php if ( 'publish' != $post->post_status && 'private' != $post->post_status && 'future' != $post->post_status && 'pending' != $post->post_status )  { ?>
-<input type="submit" name="save" id="save-post" value="<?php echo attribute_escape( __('Save Draft') ); ?>" tabindex="4" class="button button-highlighted" />
+<?php if ( 'publish' != $post->post_status && 'future' != $post->post_status && 'pending' != $post->post_status )  { ?>
+<input <?php if ( 'private' == $post->post_status ) { ?>style="display:none"<?php } ?> type="submit" name="save" id="save-post" value="<?php echo attribute_escape( __('Save Draft') ); ?>" tabindex="4" class="button button-highlighted" />
 <?php } elseif ( 'pending' == $post->post_status && $can_publish ) { ?>
 <input type="submit" name="save" id="save-post" value="<?php echo attribute_escape( __('Save as Pending') ); ?>" tabindex="4" class="button button-highlighted" />
 <?php } ?>
@@ -113,8 +113,10 @@ function post_submit_meta_box($post) {
 <b><span id="post-status-display">
 <?php
 switch ( $post->post_status ) {
-	case 'publish':
 	case 'private':
+		_e('Privately Published');
+		break;
+	case 'publish':
 		_e('Published');
 		break;
 	case 'future':
@@ -130,13 +132,15 @@ switch ( $post->post_status ) {
 ?>
 </span></b>
 <?php if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status || 'private' == $post->post_status || $can_publish ) { ?>
-<a href="#post_status" class="edit-post-status hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
+<a href="#post_status" <?php if ( 'private' == $post->post_status ) { ?>style="display:none;" <?php } ?>class="edit-post-status hide-if-no-js" tabindex='4'><?php _e('Edit') ?></a>
 
 <div id="post-status-select" class="hide-if-js">
 <input type="hidden" name="hidden_post_status" id="hidden_post_status" value="<?php echo $post->post_status; ?>" />
 <select name='post_status' id='post_status' tabindex='4'>
-<?php if ( $post->post_status == 'publish' ) : ?>
-<option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'publish' ); selected( $post->post_status, 'private' );?> value='publish'><?php _e('Published') ?></option>
+<?php if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status ) : ?>
+<option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'publish' ); ?> value='publish'><?php _e('Published') ?></option>
+<?php elseif ( 'private' == $post->post_status ) : ?>
+<option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'private' ); ?> value='publish'><?php _e('Privately Published') ?></option>
 <?php elseif ( 'future' == $post->post_status ) : ?>
 <option<?php selected( $post->post_status, 'future' ); ?> value='future'><?php _e('Scheduled') ?></option>
 <?php endif; ?>
@@ -150,20 +154,54 @@ switch ( $post->post_status ) {
 <?php } ?>
 </div><?php // /misc-pub-section ?>
 
+<div class="misc-pub-section " id="visibility">
+<?php _e('Visibility:'); ?> <b><span id="post-visibility-display"><?php
 
-<?php if ( $can_publish && current_user_can( 'edit_others_posts' ) ) { ?>
-<div class="misc-pub-section " id="sticky-checkbox">
-<input id="sticky" name="sticky" type="checkbox" value="sticky" <?php checked(is_sticky($post->ID), true); ?> tabindex="4" /> <label for="sticky" class="selectit"><?php _e('Stick this post to the front page') ?></label>
-</div><?php // /misc-pub-section ?>
+if ( !empty( $post->post_password ) ) {
+	$visibility = 'password';
+	$visibility_trans = __('Password protected');
+} elseif ( 'private' == $post->post_status ) {
+	$visibility = 'private';
+	$visibility_trans = __('Private');
+} elseif ( is_sticky( $post->ID ) ) {
+	$visibility = 'public';
+	$visibility_trans = __('Public, sticky');
+	$sticky = 'sticky';
+} else {
+	$visibility = 'public';
+	$visibility_trans = __('Public');
+}
+
+?><?php echo wp_specialchars( $visibility_trans ); ?></span></b> <?php if ( $can_publish ) { ?> <a href="#visibility" class="edit-visibility hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Edit'); ?></a>
+
+<div id="post-visibility-select" class="hide-if-js">
+<input type="hidden" name="hidden_post_password" id="hidden-post-password" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($post->post_password); ?>" />
+<input type="checkbox" style="display:none" name="hidden_post_sticky" id="hidden-post-sticky" value="sticky" <?php checked(is_sticky($post->ID), true); ?> />
+<input type="hidden" name="hidden_post_visibility" id="hidden-post-visibility" value="<?php echo attribute_escape( $visibility ); ?>" />
+
+
+<input type="radio" name="visibility" id="visibility-radio-public" value="public" <?php checked( $visibility, 'public' ); ?> /> <label for="visibility-radio-public" class="selectit"><?php _e('Public'); ?></label><br />
+<span id="sticky-span"><input id="sticky" name="sticky" type="checkbox" value="sticky" <?php checked(is_sticky($post->ID), true); ?> tabindex="4" /> <label for="sticky" class="selectit"><?php _e('Stick this post to the front page') ?></label><br /></span>
+<input type="radio" name="visibility" id="visibility-radio-password" value="password" <?php checked( $visibility, 'password' ); ?> /> <label for="visibility-radio-password" class="selectit"><?php _e('Password protected'); ?></label><br />
+<span id="password-span"><label for="post_password"><?php _e('Password:'); ?></label> <input type="text" name="post_password" id="post_password" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($post->post_password); ?>" /><br /></span>
+<input type="radio" name="visibility" id="visibility-radio-private" value="private" <?php checked( $visibility, 'private' ); ?> /> <label for="visibility-radio-private" class="selectit"><?php _e('Private'); ?></label><br />
+
+<p>
+ <a href="#visibility" class="save-post-visibility hide-if-no-js button"><?php _e('OK'); ?></a>
+ <a href="#visibility" class="cancel-post-visibility hide-if-no-js"><?php _e('Cancel'); ?></a>
+</p>
+</div>
 <?php } ?>
 
+</div><?php // /misc-pub-section ?>
+
 
 <?php
 $datef = _c( 'M j, Y @ G:i|Publish box date format');
 if ( 0 != $post->ID ) {
 	if ( 'future' == $post->post_status ) { // scheduled for publishing at a future date
 		$stamp = __('Scheduled for: <b>%1$s</b>');
-	} else if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status ) { // already published
+	} else if ( 'publish' == $post->post_status || 'private' == $post->post_status ) { // already published
 		$stamp = __('Published on: <b>%1$s</b>');
 	} else if ( '0000-00-00 00:00:00' == $post->post_date_gmt ) { // draft, 1 or more saves, no date specified
 		$stamp = __('Publish <b>immediately</b>');
@@ -202,17 +240,21 @@ if ( ( 'edit' == $action ) && current_user_can('delete_post', $post->ID) ) { ?>
 
 <div id="publishing-action">
 <?php
-if ( !in_array( $post->post_status, array('publish', 'future') ) || 0 == $post->ID ) { ?>
+if ( !in_array( $post->post_status, array('publish', 'future', 'private') ) || 0 == $post->ID ) { ?>
 <?php if ( current_user_can('publish_posts') ) : ?>
 	<?php if ( !empty($post->post_date_gmt) && time() < strtotime( $post->post_date_gmt . ' +0000' ) ) : ?>
+		<input name="original_publish" type="hidden" id="original_publish" value="<?php _e('Schedule') ?>" />
 		<input name="publish" type="submit" class="button-primary" id="publish" tabindex="5" accesskey="p" value="<?php _e('Schedule') ?>" />
 	<?php else : ?>
+		<input name="original_publish" type="hidden" id="original_publish" value="<?php _e('Publish') ?>" />
 		<input name="publish" type="submit" class="button-primary" id="publish" tabindex="5" accesskey="p" value="<?php _e('Publish') ?>" />
 	<?php endif; ?>
 <?php else : ?>
+	<input name="original_publish" type="hidden" id="original_publish" value="<?php _e('Submit for Review') ?>" />
 	<input name="publish" type="submit" class="button-primary" id="publish" tabindex="5" accesskey="p" value="<?php _e('Submit for Review') ?>" />
 <?php endif; ?>
 <?php } else { ?>
+	<input name="original_publish" type="hidden" id="original_publish" value="<?php _e('Update Post') ?>" />
 	<input name="save" type="submit" class="button-primary" id="publish" tabindex="5" accesskey="p" value="<?php _e('Update Post') ?>" />
 <?php } ?>
 </div>
@@ -300,7 +342,7 @@ function post_password_meta_box($post) {
 <p><?php _e('Setting a password will require people who visit your blog to enter the above password to view this post and its comments.'); ?></p>
 <?php
 }
-add_meta_box('passworddiv', __('Privacy Options'), 'post_password_meta_box', 'post', 'side', 'core');
+// add_meta_box('passworddiv', __('Privacy Options'), 'post_password_meta_box', 'post', 'side', 'core');
 
 /**
  * Display post excerpt form fields.
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/post.php b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
index 1928614987..03ffae40a0 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/post.php
@@ -153,6 +153,20 @@ function edit_post( $post_data = null ) {
 	if ( is_wp_error($post_data) )
 		wp_die( $post_data->get_error_message() );
 
+	switch ( $post_data['visibility'] ) {
+		case 'public' :
+			unset( $post_data['post_password'] );
+			break;
+		case 'password' :
+			unset( $post_data['sticky'] );
+			break;
+		case 'private' :
+			$post_data['post_status'] = 'private';
+			$post_data['post_password'] = '';
+			unset( $post_data['sticky'] );
+			break;
+	}
+
 	// Meta Stuff
 	if ( isset($post_data['meta']) && $post_data['meta'] ) {
 		foreach ( $post_data['meta'] as $key => $value )
@@ -442,6 +456,20 @@ function wp_write_post() {
 	if ( is_wp_error($translated) )
 		return $translated;
 
+	switch ( $_POST['visibility'] ) {
+		case 'public' :
+			$_POST['post_password'] = '';
+			break;
+		case 'password' :
+			unset( $_POST['sticky'] );
+			break;
+		case 'private' :
+			$_POST['post_status'] = 'private';
+			$_POST['post_password'] = '';
+			unset( $_POST['sticky'] );
+			break;
+	}
+
 	// Create the post.
 	$post_ID = wp_insert_post( $_POST );
 	if ( is_wp_error( $post_ID ) )
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/post.js b/wp-admin/js/post.js
index 7749054664..cbd97b215d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/post.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/post.js
@@ -192,6 +192,126 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 	} );
 	jQuery('.categorychecklist .popular-category :checkbox').change( syncChecks ).filter( ':checked' ).change();
 	var stamp = $('#timestamp').html();
+	var visibility = $('#post-visibility-display').html();
+	var sticky = '';
+
+	function updateVisibility() {
+		if ( $('#post-visibility-select input:radio:checked').val() != 'public' ) {
+			$('#sticky').attr('checked', false);
+			$('#sticky-span').hide();
+		} else {
+			$('#sticky-span').show();
+		}
+		if ( $('#post-visibility-select input:radio:checked').val() != 'password' ) {
+			$('#password-span').hide();
+		} else {
+			$('#password-span').show();
+		}
+	}
+
+	function updateText() {
+		var attemptedDate = new Date( $('#aa').val(), $('#mm').val() -1, $('#jj').val(), $('#hh').val(), $('#mn').val());
+		var originalDate = new Date( $('#hidden_aa').val(), $('#hidden_mm').val() -1, $('#hidden_jj').val(), $('#hidden_hh').val(), $('#hidden_mn').val());
+		var currentDate = new Date( $('#cur_aa').val(), $('#cur_mm').val() -1, $('#cur_jj').val(), $('#cur_hh').val(), $('#cur_mn').val());
+		if ( attemptedDate > currentDate ) {
+			var publishOn = postL10n.publishOnFuture;
+			$('#publish').val( postL10n.schedule );
+		} else if ( $('#original_post_status').val() != 'publish' ) {
+			var publishOn = postL10n.publishOn;
+			$('#publish').val( postL10n.publish );
+		} else {
+			var publishOn = postL10n.publishOnPast;
+			$('#publish').val( postL10n.update );
+		}
+		if ( originalDate.toUTCString() == attemptedDate.toUTCString() ) { //hack
+			$('#timestamp').html(stamp);
+		} else {
+			$('#timestamp').html(
+				publishOn + ' <b>' +
+				$( '#mm option[value=' + $('#mm').val() + ']' ).text() + ' ' +
+				$('#jj').val() + ', ' +
+				$('#aa').val() + ' @ ' +
+				$('#hh').val() + ':' +
+				$('#mn').val() + '</b> '
+			);
+		}
+
+		if ( $('#post-visibility-select input:radio:checked').val() == 'private' ) {
+			$('#publish').val( postL10n.update );
+			if ( $('#post_status option[value=publish]').length == 0 ) {
+				$('#post_status').append('<option value="publish">' + postL10n.privatelyPublished + '</option>');
+			}
+			$('#post_status option[value=publish]').html( postL10n.privatelyPublished );
+			$('#post_status option[value=publish]').attr('selected', true);
+			$('.edit-post-status').hide();
+		} else {
+			if ( $('#original_post_status').val() == 'future' || $('#original_post_status').val() == 'draft' ) {
+				if ( $('#post_status option[value=publish]').length != 0 ) {
+					$('#post_status option[value=publish]').remove();
+					$('#post_status').val($('#hidden_post_status').val());
+				}
+			} else {
+				$('#post_status option[value=publish]').html( postL10n.published );
+			}
+			$('.edit-post-status').show();
+		}
+		$('#post-status-display').html($('#post_status :selected').text());
+		if ( $('#post_status :selected').val() == 'private' || $('#post_status :selected').val() == 'publish' ) {
+			$('#save-post').hide();
+		} else {
+			$('#save-post').show();
+			if ( $('#post_status :selected').val() == 'pending' ) {
+				$('#save-post').show().val( postL10n.savePending );
+			} else {
+				$('#save-post').show().val( postL10n.saveDraft );
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	$('.edit-visibility').click(function () {
+		if ($('#post-visibility-select').is(":hidden")) {
+			updateVisibility();
+			$('#post-visibility-select').slideDown("normal");
+			$('.edit-visibility').hide();
+		}
+		return false;
+	});
+
+	$('.cancel-post-visibility').click(function () {
+		$('#post-visibility-select').slideUp("normal");
+		$('#visibility-radio-' + $('#hidden-post-visibility').val()).attr('checked', true);
+		$('#post_password').val($('#hidden_post_password').val());
+		$('#sticky').attr('checked', $('#hidden-post-sticky').attr('checked'));
+		$('#post-visibility-display').html(visibility);
+		$('.edit-visibility').show();
+		updateText();
+		return false;
+	});
+
+	$('.save-post-visibility').click(function () { // crazyhorse - multiple ok cancels
+		$('#post-visibility-select').slideUp("normal");
+		$('.edit-visibility').show();
+		updateText();
+		if ( $('#post-visibility-select input:radio:checked').val() != 'public' ) {
+			$('#sticky').attr('checked', false);
+		}
+
+		if ( true == $('#sticky').attr('checked') ) {
+			sticky = 'Sticky';
+		} else {
+			sticky = '';
+		}
+
+		$('#post-visibility-display').html(
+			postL10n[$('#post-visibility-select input:radio:checked').val() + sticky]
+		);
+
+		return false;
+	});
+
+	$('#post-visibility-select input:radio').change(function() {
+		updateVisibility();
+	});
 
 	$('.edit-timestamp').click(function () {
 		if ($('#timestampdiv').is(":hidden")) {
@@ -209,45 +329,15 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 		$('#aa').val($('#hidden_aa').val());
 		$('#hh').val($('#hidden_hh').val());
 		$('#mn').val($('#hidden_mn').val());
-		$('#timestamp').html(stamp);
 		$('.edit-timestamp').show();
-
-		var attemptedDate = new Date( $('#aa').val(), $('#mm').val() -1, $('#jj').val(), $('#hh').val(), $('#mn').val() );
-		var currentDate = new Date( $('#cur_aa').val(), $('#cur_mm').val() -1, $('#cur_jj').val(), $('#cur_hh').val(), $('#cur_mn').val() );
-		if ( attemptedDate > currentDate ) {
-			$('#publish').val( postL10n.schedule );
-		} else if ( $('#original_post_status').val() != 'publish' ) {
-			$('#publish').val( postL10n.publish );
-		} else {
-			$('#publish').val( postL10n.update );
-		}
-
+		updateText();
 		return false;
 	});
 
 	$('.save-timestamp').click(function () { // crazyhorse - multiple ok cancels
 		$('#timestampdiv').slideUp("normal");
 		$('.edit-timestamp').show();
-		var attemptedDate = new Date( $('#aa').val(), $('#mm').val() -1, $('#jj').val(), $('#hh').val(), $('#mn').val() );
-		var currentDate = new Date( $('#cur_aa').val(), $('#cur_mm').val() -1, $('#cur_jj').val(), $('#cur_hh').val(), $('#cur_mn').val() );
-		if ( attemptedDate > currentDate ) {
-			var publishOn = postL10n.publishOnFuture;
-			$('#publish').val( postL10n.schedule );
-		} else if ( $('#original_post_status').val() != 'publish' ) {
-			var publishOn = postL10n.publishOn;
-			$('#publish').val( postL10n.publish );
-		} else {
-			var publishOn = postL10n.publishOnPast;
-			$('#publish').val( postL10n.update );
-		}
-		$('#timestamp').html(
-			publishOn + ' <b>' +
-			$( '#mm option[value=' + $('#mm').val() + ']' ).text() + ' ' +
-			$('#jj').val() + ', ' +
-			$('#aa').val() + ' @ ' +
-			$('#hh').val() + ':' +
-			$('#mn').val() + '</b> '
-		);
+		updateText();
 
 		return false;
 	});
@@ -263,27 +353,16 @@ jQuery(document).ready( function($) {
 
 	$('.save-post-status').click(function() {
 		$('#post-status-select').slideUp("normal");
-		$('#post-status-display').html($('#post_status :selected').text());
 		$('.edit-post-status').show();
-		if ( $('#post_status :selected').val() == 'pending' ) {
-			$('#save-post').val( postL10n.savePending );
-		} else {
-			$('#save-post').val( postL10n.saveDraft );
-		}
+		updateText();
 		return false;
 	});
 
 	$('.cancel-post-status').click(function() {
 		$('#post-status-select').slideUp("normal");
 		$('#post_status').val($('#hidden_post_status').val());
-		$('#post-status-display').html($('#post_status :selected').text());
 		$('.edit-post-status').show();
-		if ( $('#post_status :selected').val() == 'pending' ) {
-			$('#save-post').val( postL10n.savePending );
-		} else {
-			$('#save-post').val( postL10n.saveDraft );
-		}
-
+		updateText();
 		return false;
 	});
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index 224bbae3d0..2502effbef 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -303,6 +303,10 @@ form p.submit .cancel:hover {
 	border-right: 0;
 }
 
+#sticky-span {
+	margin-left: 18px;
+}
+
 .side-info {
 	margin: 0;
 	padding: 4px;
diff --git a/wp-includes/script-loader.php b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
index ce85bd1eea..15d141ad61 100644
--- a/wp-includes/script-loader.php
+++ b/wp-includes/script-loader.php
@@ -191,7 +191,14 @@ function wp_default_scripts( &$scripts ) {
 			'schedule' => __('Schedule'),
 			'update' => __('Update Post'),
 			'savePending' => __('Save as Pending'),
-			'saveDraft' => __('Save Draft')
+			'saveDraft' => __('Save Draft'),
+			'private' => __('Private'),
+			'public' => __('Public'),
+			'publicSticky' => __('Public, sticky'),
+			'password' => __('Password protected'),
+			'privatelyPublished' => __('Privately Published'),
+			'published' => __('Published')
+			
 		) );
 		$scripts->add( 'page', '/wp-admin/js/page.js', array('jquery', 'slug', 'wp-lists', 'postbox'), '20081107' );
 		$scripts->localize( 'page', 'postL10n', array(
@@ -290,7 +297,7 @@ function wp_default_styles( &$styles ) {
 
 	$rtl_styles = array( 'global', 'colors', 'dashboard', 'ie', 'install', 'login', 'media', 'theme-editor', 'upload', 'widgets', 'press-this', 'press-this-ie', 'plugin-install', 'farbtastic' );
 
-	$styles->add( 'wp-admin', '/wp-admin/wp-admin.css', array(), '20081110' );
+	$styles->add( 'wp-admin', '/wp-admin/wp-admin.css', array(), '20081112' );
 	$styles->add_data( 'wp-admin', 'rtl', '/wp-admin/rtl.css' );
 
 	$styles->add( 'ie', '/wp-admin/css/ie.css' );