diff --git a/routers/repo/repo.go b/routers/repo/repo.go
index f0e1ce939a..8cb2db3a5e 100644
--- a/routers/repo/repo.go
+++ b/routers/repo/repo.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func Create(ctx *middleware.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Licenses"] = models.Licenses
 	ctx.Data["Readmes"] = models.Readmes
 	ctx.Data["readme"] = "Default"
+	ctx.Data["private"] = ctx.User.LastRepoVisibility
 
 	ctxUser := checkContextUser(ctx, ctx.QueryInt64("org"))
 	if ctx.Written() {
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ func CreatePost(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.CreateRepoForm) {
 		AutoInit:    form.AutoInit,
 	})
 	if err == nil {
+		// Remember visibility preference.
+		ctx.User.LastRepoVisibility = repo.IsPrivate
+		models.UpdateUser(ctx.User)
+
 		log.Trace("Repository created: %s/%s", ctxUser.Name, repo.Name)
 		ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubUrl + "/" + ctxUser.Name + "/" + repo.Name)
 		return
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ func CreatePost(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.CreateRepoForm) {
 
 func Migrate(ctx *middleware.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("new_migrate")
+	ctx.Data["private"] = ctx.User.LastRepoVisibility
 
 	ctxUser := checkContextUser(ctx, ctx.QueryInt64("org"))
 	if ctx.Written() {
@@ -184,6 +190,10 @@ func MigratePost(ctx *middleware.Context, form auth.MigrateRepoForm) {
 
 	repo, err := models.MigrateRepository(ctxUser, form.RepoName, form.Description, form.Private, form.Mirror, remoteAddr)
 	if err == nil {
+		// Remember visibility preference.
+		ctx.User.LastRepoVisibility = repo.IsPrivate
+		models.UpdateUser(ctx.User)
+
 		log.Trace("Repository migrated: %s/%s", ctxUser.Name, form.RepoName)
 		ctx.Redirect(setting.AppSubUrl + "/" + ctxUser.Name + "/" + form.RepoName)
 		return