diff --git a/lib/response/headers.js b/lib/response/headers.js
index 5e3c29d1a..af5ce346b 100755
--- a/lib/response/headers.js
+++ b/lib/response/headers.js
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ exports.cache = function (response, request) {
     // Set header
 
     if (ttl) {
-        response.header('Cache-Control', 'max-age=' + Math.floor(ttl / 1000) + ', must-revalidate');
+        var privacy = request._route.cache.rule.privacy;
+        response.header('Cache-Control', 'max-age=' + Math.floor(ttl / 1000) + ', must-revalidate' + (privacy !== 'default' ? ', ' + privacy : ''));
     }
     else {
         response.header('Cache-Control', 'no-cache');
diff --git a/lib/route.js b/lib/route.js
index 32bde63e1..bc69e14f2 100755
--- a/lib/route.js
+++ b/lib/route.js
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ exports = module.exports = internals.Route = function (options, server) {
     // Cache
 
     Utils.assert(!this.config.cache || this.config.cache.mode === 'none' || this.method === 'get', 'Only GET routes can use a cache');
-    if (this.config.cache) {
+    if (this.config.cache &&
+        this.config.cache.mode !== 'none') {
+
         this.config.cache.segment = this.config.cache.segment || this.fingerprint;
     }
     this.cache = new Catbox.Policy(this.config.cache, this.server.cache);
diff --git a/test/integration/cache.js b/test/integration/cache.js
index dcb44d77a..8c485be5c 100755
--- a/test/integration/cache.js
+++ b/test/integration/cache.js
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('Cache', function () {
         _server = new Hapi.Server('0.0.0.0', 0, { cache: { engine: 'memory' } });
 
         _server.addRoutes([
-            { method: 'GET', path: '/profile', config: { handler: profileHandler, cache: { mode: 'client', expiresIn: 120000 } } },
+            { method: 'GET', path: '/profile', config: { handler: profileHandler, cache: { mode: 'client', expiresIn: 120000, privacy: 'private' } } },
             { method: 'GET', path: '/item', config: { handler: activeItemHandler, cache: { mode: 'client', expiresIn: 120000 } } },
             { method: 'GET', path: '/item2', config: { handler: activeItemHandler, cache: { mode: 'none' } } },
             { method: 'GET', path: '/item3', config: { handler: activeItemHandler, cache: { mode: 'client', expiresIn: 120000 } } },
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('Cache', function () {
         makeRequest('/profile', function (rawRes) {
 
             var headers = parseHeaders(rawRes.raw.res);
-            expect(headers['Cache-Control']).to.equal('max-age=120, must-revalidate');
+            expect(headers['Cache-Control']).to.equal('max-age=120, must-revalidate, private');
             done();
         });
     });
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ describe('Cache', function () {
         makeRequest('/profile', function (rawRes) {
 
             var headers = parseHeaders(rawRes.raw.res);
-            expect(headers['Cache-Control']).to.equal('max-age=120, must-revalidate');
+            expect(headers['Cache-Control']).to.equal('max-age=120, must-revalidate, private');
             done();
         });
     });