diff --git a/.rubocop-http---shopify-github-io-ruby-style-guide-rubocop-yml b/.rubocop-http---shopify-github-io-ruby-style-guide-rubocop-yml
index d3c946a143..232fc30753 100644
--- a/.rubocop-http---shopify-github-io-ruby-style-guide-rubocop-yml
+++ b/.rubocop-http---shopify-github-io-ruby-style-guide-rubocop-yml
@@ -1082,7 +1082,7 @@ Performance/FlatMap:
 
 Performance/HashEachMethods:
   Enabled: true
-
+  
 Performance/LstripRstrip:
   Enabled: true
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb
index e17a9d8de7..0fff134403 100644
--- a/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/notes_controller.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ def show
       @node = Node.find params[:id]
     end
 
+    if @node.status == 3 && (current_user.nil? || @node.author != current_user)
+      flash[:notice] = "Only author can access the draft note"
+      redirect_to '/'
+      return
+    end
+
     if @node.has_power_tag('question')
       redirect_to @node.path(:question)
       return
@@ -105,20 +111,25 @@ def create
           @node.add_tag('event:rsvp', current_user)
           @node.add_tag('date:' + params[:date], current_user) if params[:date]
         end
-        if current_user.first_time_poster
-          AdminMailer.notify_node_moderators(@node)
-          flash[:first_time_post] = true
-          if @node.has_power_tag('question')
-            flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.thank_you_for_question').html_safe
+        if params[:draft] != true
+          if current_user.first_time_poster
+            AdminMailer.notify_node_moderators(@node)
+            flash[:first_time_post] = true
+            if @node.has_power_tag('question')
+              flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.thank_you_for_question').html_safe
+            else
+              flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.thank_you_for_contribution').html_safe
+            end
           else
-            flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.thank_you_for_contribution').html_safe
+            if @node.has_power_tag('question')
+              flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.question_note_published').html_safe
+            else
+              flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.research_note_published').html_safe
+            end
           end
         else
-          if @node.has_power_tag('question')
-            flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.question_note_published').html_safe
-          else
-            flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.research_note_published').html_safe
-          end
+          @node.draft
+          flash[:notice] = I18n.t('notes_controller.saved_as_draft').html_safe
         end
         # Notice: Temporary redirect.Remove this condition after questions show page is complete.
         #         Just keep @node.path(:question)
diff --git a/app/models/node.rb b/app/models/node.rb
index 969764fd09..800eecc918 100644
--- a/app/models/node.rb
+++ b/app/models/node.rb
@@ -862,4 +862,11 @@ def self.unlike(nid , user)
      end 
       count
   end
+
+  # status = 3 for draft nodes,visible to author only
+  def draft
+      self.status = 3
+      save
+      self
+  end
 end
diff --git a/config/locales/controllers/notes_controller/en.yml b/config/locales/controllers/notes_controller/en.yml
index 8830dbc1f8..19631adbbc 100644
--- a/config/locales/controllers/notes_controller/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/controllers/notes_controller/en.yml
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ en:
     highly_liked_research_notes: "Highly liked research notes"
     popular_research_notes: "Popular research notes"
     more_than_one_contributor: "You cannot delete a wiki page once someone else has begun to contribute to it"
+    saved_as_draft: "Your contribution has been saved as draft and will be visible to you only"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/nodes.yml b/test/fixtures/nodes.yml
index 0c528a7403..471613c8d8 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/nodes.yml
+++ b/test/fixtures/nodes.yml
@@ -236,3 +236,15 @@ method:
   type: "page"
   cached_likes: 0
   path: "/wiki/spectrometer"
+
+draft:
+  nid: 21
+  uid: 2
+  title: "Draft note"
+  path: "/notes/test/<%= Time.now.strftime("%m-%d-%Y") %>/draft-note"
+  created: <%= Time.now.to_i %>
+  changed: <%= Time.now.to_i %>
+  status: 3
+  type: "note"
+  cached_likes: 0
+  slug: test-<%= Time.now.strftime("%m-%d-%Y") %>-draft-note
diff --git a/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb
index 0d112fce5b..36313844df 100644
--- a/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/notes_controller_test.rb
@@ -625,5 +625,19 @@ def test_get_rss_feed
     assert_equal 'application/rss+xml', @response.content_type
   end
 
+  test 'draft should not be shown when no user' do
+    node = nodes(:draft)
+    post :show, id: '21',title: 'Draft note'
+    assert_redirected_to '/'
+    assert_equal "Only author can access the draft note", flash[:notice]
+  end
+
+  test 'draft should not be shown when user is not author' do
+    node = nodes(:draft)
+    UserSession.create(users(:test_user))
+    post :show, id: '21',title: 'Draft note'
+    assert_redirected_to '/'
+    assert_equal "Only author can access the draft note", flash[:notice]
+  end
 
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/node_test.rb b/test/unit/node_test.rb
index e9320c772a..1a53cf4dfe 100644
--- a/test/unit/node_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/node_test.rb
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class NodeTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   test 'should find all research notes' do
     notes = Node.research_notes
-    expected = [nodes(:one), nodes(:spam), nodes(:first_timer_note), nodes(:blog), nodes(:moderated_user_note), nodes(:activity), nodes(:upgrade)]
+    expected = [nodes(:one), nodes(:spam), nodes(:first_timer_note), nodes(:blog), nodes(:moderated_user_note), nodes(:activity), nodes(:upgrade), nodes(:draft)]
     assert_equal expected, notes
   end