diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/00_MQTT2_CLIENT.pm b/fhem/FHEM/00_MQTT2_CLIENT.pm
index ab2ef31a9..debb44ce4 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/00_MQTT2_CLIENT.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/00_MQTT2_CLIENT.pm
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ MQTT2_CLIENT_Initialize($)
     msgAfterConnect
     msgBeforeDisconnect
     mqttVersion:3.1.1,3.1
+    privacy:0,1
     rawEvents
     subscriptions
     SSL
diff --git a/fhem/FHEM/DevIo.pm b/fhem/FHEM/DevIo.pm
index 2dae2150b..7dfde0b5d 100644
--- a/fhem/FHEM/DevIo.pm
+++ b/fhem/FHEM/DevIo.pm
@@ -283,7 +283,8 @@ DevIo_OpenDev($$$;$)
 
   $hash->{PARTIAL} = "";
   Log3 $name, 3, ($hash->{DevioText} ? $hash->{DevioText} : "Opening").
-       " $name device $dev" if(!$reopen);
+       " $name device ". (AttrVal($name,"privacy",0) ? "(private)" : $dev)
+       if(!$reopen);
 
   if($dev =~ m/^UNIX:(SEQPACKET|STREAM):(.*)$/) { # FBAHA
     my ($type, $fname) = ($1, $2);