diff --git a/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py b/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py
index f7618480..2fe8ad42 100644
--- a/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py
+++ b/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_blog.py
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ class BlogPublishCommon(object):
             "--syntax",
             help=_("syntax to use (default: get profile's default syntax)"),
         )
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "-e",
+            "--encrypt",
+            action="store_true",
+            help=_("end-to-end encrypt the blog item")
+        )
 
     async def setMbDataContent(self, content, mb_data):
         if self.default_syntax_used:
@@ -198,6 +204,8 @@ class BlogPublishCommon(object):
             mb_data["title"] = self.args.title
         if self.args.language is not None:
             mb_data["language"] = self.args.language
+        if self.args.encrypt:
+            mb_data["encrypted"] = True
 
 
 class Set(base.CommandBase, BlogPublishCommon):