diff --git a/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_pubsub.py b/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_pubsub.py
index 6d9be840..2341d365 100644
--- a/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_pubsub.py
+++ b/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_pubsub.py
@@ -1223,6 +1223,12 @@ class Set(base.CommandBase):
 
     def add_parser_options(self):
         NodeCreate.add_node_config_options(self.parser)
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "-e",
+            "--encrypt",
+            action="store_true",
+            help=_("end-to-end encrypt the blog item")
+        )
         self.parser.add_argument(
             "item",
             nargs="?",
@@ -1235,6 +1241,8 @@ class Set(base.CommandBase):
         element = xml_tools.getPayload(self, element)
         payload = etree.tostring(element, encoding="unicode")
         extra = {}
+        if self.args.encrypt:
+            extra["encrypted"] = True
         publish_options = NodeCreate.get_config_options(self.args)
         if publish_options:
             extra["publish_options"] = publish_options
@@ -1381,15 +1389,23 @@ class Edit(base.CommandBase, common.BaseEdit):
         common.BaseEdit.__init__(self, self.host, PUBSUB_TMP_DIR)
 
     def add_parser_options(self):
-        pass
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "-e",
+            "--encrypt",
+            action="store_true",
+            help=_("end-to-end encrypt the blog item")
+        )
 
     async def publish(self, content):
+        extra = {}
+        if self.args.encrypt:
+            extra["encrypted"] = True
         published_id = await self.host.bridge.psItemSend(
             self.pubsub_service,
             self.pubsub_node,
             content,
             self.pubsub_item or "",
-            "",
+            data_format.serialise(extra),
             self.profile,
         )
         if published_id: