diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/bubbles.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/bubbles.css
index 91b65091e..9b7f88d5e 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/bubbles.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/bubbles.css
@@ -443,6 +443,10 @@
     border: var(--bubble-border-width) solid var(--bubble-color);
   }
 
+  .bubble.drafted & {
+    border-style: dashed;
+  }
+
   .bubble:has(.bubble__link) & {
     z-index: -1;
   }
diff --git a/app/controllers/bubbles/publishes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/bubbles/publishes_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..947311bd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/bubbles/publishes_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+class Bubbles::PublishesController < ApplicationController
+  include BubbleScoped, BucketScoped
+
+  def create
+    @bubble.published!
+    redirect_to @bubble
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/bubbles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/bubbles_controller.rb
index 920b8b181..8aa6850d8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/bubbles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/bubbles_controller.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class BubblesController < ApplicationController
   before_action :set_bubble, only: %i[ show edit update destroy ]
 
   def index
-    @bubbles = @filter.bubbles
+    @bubbles = @filter.bubbles.published_or_drafted_by(Current.user)
   end
 
   def create
diff --git a/app/models/bubble.rb b/app/models/bubble.rb
index 5b6a0ec93..5313038ed 100644
--- a/app/models/bubble.rb
+++ b/app/models/bubble.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 class Bubble < ApplicationRecord
-  include Assignable, Boostable, Colored, Commentable, Eventable, Messages, Notifiable, Poppable, Searchable, Staged, Taggable
+  include Assignable, Boostable, Colored, Commentable, Draftable,
+    Eventable, Messages, Notifiable, Poppable, Searchable, Staged, Taggable
 
   belongs_to :bucket, touch: true
   belongs_to :creator, class_name: "User", default: -> { Current.user }
diff --git a/app/models/bubble/draftable.rb b/app/models/bubble/draftable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d50c6be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/models/bubble/draftable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module Bubble::Draftable
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    enum :status, %w[ drafted published ].index_by(&:itself)
+
+    scope :published_or_drafted_by, ->(user) { where(status: :published).or(where(creator: user)) }
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/_bubble.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/_bubble.html.erb
index f00d502ff..be53dffda 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/_bubble.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/_bubble.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% cache bubble do %>
-  <div class="bubble"
+  <div class="<%= class_names("bubble", drafted: bubble.drafted?) %>"
     style="view-transition-name: bubble-<%= bubble.id -%>; --bubble-color: <%= bubble.color %>; <%= bubble_rotation(bubble) %> <%= bubble_size(bubble) %>"
     data-controller="animation upload-preview"
     data-animation-play-class="bubble--wobble"
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/_publish.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/_publish.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f7af76c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/_publish.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<%= button_to bucket_bubble_publish_path(bubble.bucket, bubble), class: "btn btn--positive full-width justify-start borderless" do %>
+  <%= image_tag "alert.svg", aria: { hidden: true }, size: 24 %>
+  <span>Publish</span>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/bubbles/show.html.erb b/app/views/bubbles/show.html.erb
index 8ecd07f4f..2ce7194fe 100644
--- a/app/views/bubbles/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/bubbles/show.html.erb
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@
     <% end %>
 
     <hr class="separator--horizontal full-width" style="--border-color: var(--color-subtle);" />
-    <%= render "bubbles/pop_toggle", bubble: @bubble %>
+    <% if @bubble.drafted? %>
+      <%= render "bubbles/publish", bubble: @bubble %>
+    <% else %>
+      <%= render "bubbles/pop_toggle", bubble: @bubble %>
+      <button class="btn full-width justify-start borderless">
+        <%= image_tag "picture-double.svg", aria: { hidden: true }, size: 24 %>
+        <span>I've seen this</span>
+      </button>
+    <% end %>
 
-    <button class="btn full-width justify-start borderless">
-      <%= image_tag "picture-double.svg", aria: { hidden: true }, size: 24 %>
-      <span>I've seen this</span>
-    </button>
 
     <%= button_to bucket_bubble_path(@bubble.bucket, @bubble),
           method: :delete,
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index ad0d9a2cf..f122bb209 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
       scope module: :bubbles do
         resource :image
         resource :pop
+        resource :publish
         resource :stage_picker
         resources :stagings
       end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20250107165422_add_status_to_bubbles.rb b/db/migrate/20250107165422_add_status_to_bubbles.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abe8b481f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20250107165422_add_status_to_bubbles.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class AddStatusToBubbles < ActiveRecord::Migration[8.1]
+  def change
+    add_column :bubbles, :status, :text, default: :drafted, null: false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index b50200c5c..b10589aaa 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema[8.1].define(version: 2025_01_09_153649) do
     t.integer "stage_id"
     t.integer "comments_count", default: 0, null: false
     t.integer "activity_score", default: 0, null: false
+    t.text "status", default: "drafted", null: false
     t.index ["bucket_id"], name: "index_bubbles_on_bucket_id"
     t.index ["stage_id"], name: "index_bubbles_on_stage_id"
   end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/bubbles.yml b/test/fixtures/bubbles.yml
index 556637e7c..8bbde128f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/bubbles.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/bubbles.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ logo:
   boosts_count: 5
   comments_count: 2
   activity_score: 7
+  status: published
 
 layout:
   bucket: writebook
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ layout:
   created_at: <%= 1.week.ago %>
   comments_count: 1
   activity_score: 1
+  status: published
 
 text:
   bucket: writebook
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ text:
   title: The text is too small
   color: "#3B4B59"
   created_at: <%= 1.week.ago %>
+  status: published
 
 shipping:
   bucket: writebook
@@ -31,3 +34,4 @@ shipping:
   title: We need to ship the app
   color: "#ED8008"
   created_at: <%= 1.week.ago %>
+  status: published
diff --git a/test/models/bubble/draftable_test.rb b/test/models/bubble/draftable_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a13f1f66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/models/bubble/draftable_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+require "test_helper"
+
+class Bubble::DraftableTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
+  test "bubbles are only visible to the creator by default" do
+    bubble = buckets(:writebook).bubbles.create! creator: users(:kevin), title: "Drafted Bubble"
+
+    assert bubble.drafted?
+    assert_includes Bubble.published_or_drafted_by(users(:kevin)), bubble
+    assert_not_includes Bubble.published_or_drafted_by(users(:jz)), bubble
+  end
+
+  test "bubbles are visible to everyone when published" do
+    bubble = buckets(:writebook).bubbles.create! creator: users(:kevin), title: "Drafted Bubble"
+    bubble.published!
+
+    assert bubble.published?
+    assert_includes Bubble.published_or_drafted_by(users(:kevin)), bubble
+    assert_includes Bubble.published_or_drafted_by(users(:jz)), bubble
+  end
+end