diff --git a/src/get-github-repositories.mjs b/src/get-github-repositories.mjs
index d80d3c5..5106088 100644
--- a/src/get-github-repositories.mjs
+++ b/src/get-github-repositories.mjs
@@ -1,13 +1,33 @@
 async function getRepositories(octokit, mirrorOptions) {
-	const repos = await octokit
-		.paginate("GET /users/:username/repos", { username: "jaedle" })
+	const publicRepositories = await fetchPublicRepositories(
+		octokit,
+		mirrorOptions.username,
+	);
+	const privateRepos = mirrorOptions.privateRepositories
+		? await fetchPrivateRepositories(octokit)
+		: [];
+	const repos = [...publicRepositories, ...privateRepos];
+
+	return mirrorOptions.skipForks ? withoutForks(repos) : repos;
+}
+
+async function fetchPublicRepositories(octokit, username) {
+	return octokit
+		.paginate("GET /users/:username/repos", { username })
 		.then(toRepositoryList);
+}
 
-	if (mirrorOptions.skipForks) {
-		return repos.filter((repo) => !repo.fork);
-	}
+async function fetchPrivateRepositories(octokit) {
+	return octokit
+		.paginate("GET /user/repos", {
+			affiliation: "owner",
+			visibility: "private",
+		})
+		.then(toRepositoryList);
+}
 
-	return repos;
+function withoutForks(repositories) {
+	return repositories.filter((repo) => !repo.fork);
 }
 
 function toRepositoryList(repositories) {
diff --git a/src/get-github-repositories.spec.js b/src/get-github-repositories.spec.js
index 8c5cf7a..931af57 100644
--- a/src/get-github-repositories.spec.js
+++ b/src/get-github-repositories.spec.js
@@ -79,4 +79,86 @@ describe("get-github-repositories", () => {
 			{ name: "repo3", url: "clone-url-of-repo3", private: false, fork: false },
 		]);
 	});
+
+	it("includes private repositories for user", async () => {
+		const moctokit = new Moctokit();
+		moctokit.rest.repos.listForUser({ username: "jaedle" }).reply({
+			status: 200,
+			data: [
+				{
+					name: "public-repo-1",
+					clone_url: "clone-url-of-public-repo-1",
+					private: false,
+					fork: false,
+				},
+				{
+					name: "public-repo-2",
+					clone_url: "clone-url-of-public-repo-2",
+					private: false,
+					fork: false,
+				},
+			],
+		});
+
+		moctokit.rest.repos
+			.listForAuthenticatedUser({
+				affiliation: "owner",
+				visibility: "private",
+			})
+			.reply({
+				status: 200,
+				data: [
+					{
+						name: "private-repo-1",
+						clone_url: "clone-url-of-private-repo-1",
+						private: true,
+						fork: false,
+					},
+					{
+						name: "private-repo-2",
+						clone_url: "clone-url-of-private-repo-2",
+						private: true,
+						fork: false,
+					},
+				],
+			});
+
+		const result = await get(
+			new Octokit({
+				auth: "a-github-token",
+			}),
+			{
+				username: "jaedle",
+				privateRepositories: true,
+				skipForks: false,
+			},
+		);
+
+		expect(result).toEqual([
+			{
+				name: "public-repo-1",
+				url: "clone-url-of-public-repo-1",
+				private: false,
+				fork: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "public-repo-2",
+				url: "clone-url-of-public-repo-2",
+				private: false,
+				fork: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "private-repo-1",
+				url: "clone-url-of-private-repo-1",
+				private: true,
+				fork: false,
+			},
+			{
+				name: "private-repo-2",
+				url: "clone-url-of-private-repo-2",
+				private: true,
+				fork: false,
+			},
+		]);
+	});
 });