diff --git a/bincio/edit/server.py b/bincio/edit/server.py
index 64ea731..167fbf3 100644
--- a/bincio/edit/server.py
+++ b/bincio/edit/server.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ async def get_activity(activity_id: str) -> JSONResponse:
         "gear": fm.get("gear", detail.get("gear") or ""),
         "description": body or fm.get("description") or detail.get("description") or "",
         "highlight": fm.get("highlight", detail.get("custom", {}).get("highlight", False)),
-        "private": fm.get("private", detail.get("privacy") == "private"),
+        "private": fm.get("private", detail.get("privacy") in ("private", "unlisted")),
         "hide_stats": fm.get("hide_stats", detail.get("custom", {}).get("hide_stats", [])),
         "images": images,
     })
diff --git a/bincio/serve/server.py b/bincio/serve/server.py
index adf5a01..78cffdc 100644
--- a/bincio/serve/server.py
+++ b/bincio/serve/server.py
@@ -1236,7 +1236,11 @@ async def get_activity(
     user = _require_user(bincio_session)
     _check_id(activity_id)
     path = _require_owns(activity_id, user)
-    return JSONResponse(json.loads(path.read_text()))
+    detail = json.loads(path.read_text())
+    # Normalise for EditDrawer: add `private` bool so the drawer works regardless
+    # of whether the raw JSON uses the old "private" or the new "unlisted" value.
+    detail["private"] = detail.get("privacy") in ("private", "unlisted")
+    return JSONResponse(detail)
 
 
 @app.post("/api/activity/{activity_id}", response_model=ActivityEditResponse)
diff --git a/site/src/components/EditDrawer.svelte b/site/src/components/EditDrawer.svelte
index 5246953..7d8a215 100644
--- a/site/src/components/EditDrawer.svelte
+++ b/site/src/components/EditDrawer.svelte
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@
       // Strip any auto-inserted image markdown refs — images are tracked via custom.images
       description = (d.description ?? '').replace(/!\[[^\]]*\]\([^)]+\)\n?/g, '').trim();
       highlight   = d.highlight   ?? false;
-      isPrivate   = d.private     ?? false;
+      // d.private is a bool (from the API); d.privacy is the raw field on older
+      // endpoints. Accept either so the drawer works with both serve and edit servers.
+      isPrivate   = d.private     ?? (d.privacy === 'unlisted' || d.privacy === 'private') ?? false;
       hideStats   = d.hide_stats  ?? [];
       images      = d.images      ?? [];
     } catch (e: any) {
@@ -286,7 +288,7 @@
           style={isPrivate ? 'background:rgba(239,68,68,.1)' : ''}
           on:click={() => isPrivate = !isPrivate}
         >
-          ⊘ Private
+          ⊘ Unlisted
         </button>
       </div>
     {/if}