diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 91282d3..c750cf4 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS (:py:class:`~typing.List` or :py:class:`str`)
    Headers to accept from the client.
    Headers in the :http:header:`Access-Control-Request-Headers` request header (usually part of the preflight OPTIONS request) matching headers in this list will be included in the :http:header:`Access-Control-Allow-Headers` response header.
 
+CORS_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORK (:py:class:`bool`)
+   If True, the response header :http:header:`Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network`
+   will be set with the value 'true' whenever the request header
+   :http:header:`Access-Control-Request-Private-Network` has a value 'true'.
+
+   If False, the reponse header :http:header:`Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network`
+   will be set with the value 'false' whenever the request header
+   :http:header:`Access-Control-Request-Private-Network` has a value of 'true'.
+
+   If the request header :http:header:`Access-Control-Request-Private-Network` is
+   not present or has a value other than 'true', the response header
+   :http:header:`Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network` will not be set.
+
 CORS_ALWAYS_SEND (:py:class:`bool`)
    Usually, if a request doesn't include an :http:header:`Origin` header, the client did not request CORS.
    This means we can ignore this request.
@@ -83,6 +96,7 @@ Default values
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 * CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS: "*"
+* CORS_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORK: True
 * CORS_ALWAYS_SEND: True
 * CORS_AUTOMATIC_OPTIONS: True
 * CORS_EXPOSE_HEADERS: None
diff --git a/flask_cors/core.py b/flask_cors/core.py
index 5358036..bd011f4 100644
--- a/flask_cors/core.py
+++ b/flask_cors/core.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                   'CORS_MAX_AGE', 'CORS_SEND_WILDCARD',
                   'CORS_AUTOMATIC_OPTIONS', 'CORS_VARY_HEADER',
                   'CORS_RESOURCES', 'CORS_INTERCEPT_EXCEPTIONS',
-                  'CORS_ALWAYS_SEND']
+                  'CORS_ALWAYS_SEND', 'CORS_ALLOW_PRIVATE_NETWORK']
 # Attribute added to request object by decorator to indicate that CORS
 # was evaluated, in case the decorator and extension are both applied
 # to a view.
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@
                        vary_header=True,
                        resources=r'/*',
                        intercept_exceptions=True,
-                       always_send=True)
+                       always_send=True,
+                       allow_private_network=True)
 
 
 def parse_resources(resources):
@@ -186,7 +187,8 @@ def get_cors_headers(options, request_headers, request_method):
 
     if ACL_REQUEST_HEADER_PRIVATE_NETWORK in request_headers \
             and request_headers.get(ACL_REQUEST_HEADER_PRIVATE_NETWORK) == 'true':
-        headers[ACL_RESPONSE_PRIVATE_NETWORK] = 'true'
+        allow_private_network = 'true' if options.get('allow_private_network') else 'false'
+        headers[ACL_RESPONSE_PRIVATE_NETWORK] = allow_private_network
 
     # This is a preflight request
     # http://www.w3.org/TR/cors/#resource-preflight-requests
diff --git a/flask_cors/extension.py b/flask_cors/extension.py
index 6361dcc..abf5caf 100644
--- a/flask_cors/extension.py
+++ b/flask_cors/extension.py
@@ -138,6 +138,22 @@ class CORS(object):
 
         Default : True
     :type vary_header: bool
+
+    :param allow_private_network:
+        If True, the response header `Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network`
+        will be set with the value 'true' whenever the request header
+        `Access-Control-Request-Private-Network` has a value 'true'.
+
+        If False, the reponse header `Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network`
+        will be set with the value 'false' whenever the request header
+        `Access-Control-Request-Private-Network` has a value of 'true'.
+
+        If the request header `Access-Control-Request-Private-Network` is
+        not present or has a value other than 'true', the response header
+        `Access-Control-Allow-Private-Network` will not be set.
+
+        Default : True
+    :type allow_private_network: bool
     """
 
     def __init__(self, app=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/flask_cors/version.py b/flask_cors/version.py
index 1a3bef5..4391764 100644
--- a/flask_cors/version.py
+++ b/flask_cors/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '4.0.1'
+__version__ = '4.0.2'