diff --git a/src/transformers/integrations/integration_utils.py b/src/transformers/integrations/integration_utils.py
index db6b634582ee..2f27526c84a6 100755
--- a/src/transformers/integrations/integration_utils.py
+++ b/src/transformers/integrations/integration_utils.py
@@ -1108,6 +1108,7 @@ def setup(self, args, state, model, **kwargs):
                 name=args.run_name,
                 space_id=os.getenv("TRACKIO_SPACE_ID", None),
                 resume="allow",
+                private=args.hub_private_repo,
             )
 
             # Add config parameters (run may have been created manually)
diff --git a/src/transformers/training_args.py b/src/transformers/training_args.py
index e168c1b98a5c..d960d378f79f 100644
--- a/src/transformers/training_args.py
+++ b/src/transformers/training_args.py
@@ -680,7 +680,9 @@ class TrainingArguments:
             The token to use to push the model to the Hub. Will default to the token in the cache folder obtained with
             `hf auth login`.
         hub_private_repo (`bool`, *optional*):
-            Whether to make the repo private. If `None` (default), the repo will be public unless the organization's default is private. This value is ignored if the repo already exists.
+            Whether to make the repo private. If `None` (default), the repo will be public unless the organization's
+            default is private. This value is ignored if the repo already exists. If reporting to Trackio with
+            deployment to Hugging Face Spaces enabled, the same logic determines whether the Space is private.
         hub_always_push (`bool`, *optional*, defaults to `False`):
             Unless this is `True`, the `Trainer` will skip pushing a checkpoint when the previous push is not finished.
         hub_revision (`str`, *optional*):
@@ -1263,7 +1265,10 @@ class TrainingArguments:
     hub_private_repo: Optional[bool] = field(
         default=None,
         metadata={
-            "help": "Whether to make the repo private. If `None` (default), the repo will be public unless the organization's default is private. This value is ignored if the repo already exists."
+            "help": "Whether to make the repo private. If `None` (default), the repo will be public unless the "
+            "organization's default is private. This value is ignored if the repo already exists. If reporting to "
+            "Trackio with deployment to Hugging Face Spaces enabled, the same logic determines whether the Space is "
+            "private."
         },
     )
     hub_always_push: bool = field(