diff --git a/app/Database/Migrations/2023-12-29-150000_add_podcasts_owner_email_feed.php b/app/Database/Migrations/2023-12-29-150000_add_podcasts_owner_email_feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88765f1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Database/Migrations/2023-12-29-150000_add_podcasts_owner_email_feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * Class AddPodcastsOwnerEmailRemovedFromFeed adds is_owner_email_removed_from_feed field to podcast table in database
+ *
+ * @copyright  2020 Ad Aures
+ * @license    https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html AGPL3
+ * @link       https://castopod.org/
+ */
+
+namespace App\Database\Migrations;
+
+class AddPodcastsOwnerEmailRemovedFromFeed extends BaseMigration
+{
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        $fields = [
+            'is_owner_email_removed_from_feed' => [
+                'type'    => 'BOOLEAN',
+                'null'    => false,
+                'default' => 0,
+                'after'   => 'owner_email',
+            ],
+        ];
+
+        $this->forge->addColumn('podcasts', $fields);
+    }
+
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        $fields = ['is_owner_email_removed_from_feed'];
+        $this->forge->dropColumn('podcasts', $fields);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Entities/Podcast.php b/app/Entities/Podcast.php
index 23fd04e7..649d1f1b 100644
--- a/app/Entities/Podcast.php
+++ b/app/Entities/Podcast.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ use RuntimeException;
  * @property string|null $publisher
  * @property string $owner_name
  * @property string $owner_email
+ * @property bool $is_owner_email_removed_from_feed
  * @property string $type
  * @property string|null $copyright
  * @property string|null $episode_description_footer_markdown
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ class Podcast extends Entity
         'publisher'                           => '?string',
         'owner_name'                          => 'string',
         'owner_email'                         => 'string',
+        'is_owner_email_removed_from_feed'    => 'boolean',
         'type'                                => 'string',
         'copyright'                           => '?string',
         'episode_description_footer_markdown' => '?string',
diff --git a/app/Helpers/rss_helper.php b/app/Helpers/rss_helper.php
index cde17a2d..ddcdf36c 100644
--- a/app/Helpers/rss_helper.php
+++ b/app/Helpers/rss_helper.php
@@ -101,9 +101,15 @@ if (! function_exists('get_rss_feed')) {
             $recipientElement->addAttribute('split', '100');
         }
 
-        $channel
-            ->addChild('locked', $podcast->is_locked ? 'yes' : 'no', $podcastNamespace)
-            ->addAttribute('owner', $podcast->owner_email);
+        if ($podcast->is_owner_email_removed_from_feed) {
+            $channel
+                ->addChild('locked', $podcast->is_locked ? 'yes' : 'no', $podcastNamespace);
+        } else {
+            $channel
+                ->addChild('locked', $podcast->is_locked ? 'yes' : 'no', $podcastNamespace)
+                ->addAttribute('owner', $podcast->owner_email);
+        }
+
         if ($podcast->imported_feed_url !== null) {
             $channel->addChild('previousUrl', $podcast->imported_feed_url, $podcastNamespace);
         }
@@ -249,7 +255,9 @@ if (! function_exists('get_rss_feed')) {
 
         $owner->addChild('name', $podcast->owner_name, $itunesNamespace, false);
 
-        $owner->addChild('email', $podcast->owner_email, $itunesNamespace);
+        if (! $podcast->is_owner_email_removed_from_feed) {
+            $owner->addChild('email', $podcast->owner_email, $itunesNamespace);
+        }
 
         $channel->addChild('type', $podcast->type, $itunesNamespace);
         $podcast->copyright &&
diff --git a/app/Models/PodcastModel.php b/app/Models/PodcastModel.php
index 719bff32..aa905ba2 100644
--- a/app/Models/PodcastModel.php
+++ b/app/Models/PodcastModel.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class PodcastModel extends Model
         'parental_advisory',
         'owner_name',
         'owner_email',
+        'is_owner_email_removed_from_feed',
         'publisher',
         'type',
         'copyright',
diff --git a/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastController.php b/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastController.php
index ea650a5a..4ac1157f 100644
--- a/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastController.php
+++ b/modules/Admin/Controllers/PodcastController.php
@@ -214,12 +214,13 @@ class PodcastController extends BaseController
             'parental_advisory'    => $this->request->getPost('parental_advisory') !== 'undefined'
                     ? $this->request->getPost('parental_advisory')
                     : null,
-            'owner_name'  => $this->request->getPost('owner_name'),
-            'owner_email' => $this->request->getPost('owner_email'),
-            'publisher'   => $this->request->getPost('publisher'),
-            'type'        => $this->request->getPost('type'),
-            'copyright'   => $this->request->getPost('copyright'),
-            'location'    => $this->request->getPost('location_name') === '' ? null : new Location(
+            'owner_name'                       => $this->request->getPost('owner_name'),
+            'owner_email'                      => $this->request->getPost('owner_email'),
+            'is_owner_email_removed_from_feed' => $this->request->getPost('is_owner_email_removed_from_feed') === 'yes',
+            'publisher'                        => $this->request->getPost('publisher'),
+            'type'                             => $this->request->getPost('type'),
+            'copyright'                        => $this->request->getPost('copyright'),
+            'location'                         => $this->request->getPost('location_name') === '' ? null : new Location(
                 $this->request->getPost('location_name')
             ),
             'custom_rss_string'     => $this->request->getPost('custom_rss'),
diff --git a/modules/Admin/Language/en/Podcast.php b/modules/Admin/Language/en/Podcast.php
index d9359e9b..3f423f5a 100644
--- a/modules/Admin/Language/en/Podcast.php
+++ b/modules/Admin/Language/en/Podcast.php
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ return [
         'owner_email' => 'Owner email',
         'owner_email_hint' =>
             'Will be used by most platforms to verify the podcast ownership. Visible in the public RSS feed.',
+        'is_owner_email_removed_from_feed' => 'Remove the owner email from the public RSS feed',
+        'is_owner_email_removed_from_feed_hint' => 'You may need to temporarily unhide the email so that a directory can verify your podcast ownership.',
         'publisher' => 'Publisher',
         'publisher_hint' =>
             'The group responsible for creating the show. Often refers to the parent company or network of a podcast. This field is sometimes labeled as ’Author’.',
diff --git a/themes/cp_admin/podcast/create.php b/themes/cp_admin/podcast/create.php
index 62c3b642..c2a9ac65 100644
--- a/themes/cp_admin/podcast/create.php
+++ b/themes/cp_admin/podcast/create.php
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@
     hint="<?= lang('Podcast.form.owner_email_hint') ?>"
     required="true" />
 
+<Forms.Toggler class="mt-2" name="is_owner_email_removed_from_feed" value="yes" checked="false" hint="<?= lang('Podcast.form.is_owner_email_removed_from_feed_hint') ?>">
+    <?= lang('Podcast.form.is_owner_email_removed_from_feed') ?></Forms.Toggler>
+
 <Forms.Field
     name="publisher"
     label="<?= lang('Podcast.form.publisher') ?>"
diff --git a/themes/cp_admin/podcast/edit.php b/themes/cp_admin/podcast/edit.php
index 4de46ec0..f8ce356b 100644
--- a/themes/cp_admin/podcast/edit.php
+++ b/themes/cp_admin/podcast/edit.php
@@ -147,6 +147,9 @@
     hint="<?= lang('Podcast.form.owner_email_hint') ?>"
     required="true" />
 
+<Forms.Toggler class="mt-2" name="is_owner_email_removed_from_feed" value="yes" checked="<?= $podcast->is_owner_email_removed_from_feed ? 'true' : 'false' ?>" hint="<?= lang('Podcast.form.is_owner_email_removed_from_feed_hint') ?>">
+    <?= lang('Podcast.form.is_owner_email_removed_from_feed') ?></Forms.Toggler>
+
 <Forms.Field
     name="publisher"
     label="<?= lang('Podcast.form.publisher') ?>"