diff --git a/src/classes/metadata-types/taxonomy/class-tainacan-taxonomy.php b/src/classes/metadata-types/taxonomy/class-tainacan-taxonomy.php
index 7a4a3584f..dcdcd621f 100644
--- a/src/classes/metadata-types/taxonomy/class-tainacan-taxonomy.php
+++ b/src/classes/metadata-types/taxonomy/class-tainacan-taxonomy.php
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ class Taxonomy extends Metadata_Type {
 		
 		$Tainacan_Metadata = Metadata::get_instance();
 		
+		// Check taxonomy visibility 
+		$status = get_post_status( $this->get_option('taxonomy_id') );
+		$post_status_obj = get_post_status_object($status);
+		if ( ! $post_status_obj->public ) {
+			$meta_status_obj = get_post_status_object($metadatum->get_status());
+			if ( $meta_status_obj->public ) {
+				return ['taxonomy_id' => __('This metadatum can not be public because chosen taxonomy is not.', 'tainacan')];
+			}
+		}
+		
 		$taxonomy_metadata = $Tainacan_Metadata->fetch([
 			'collection_id' => $metadatum->get_collection_id(),
 			'metadata_type' => 'Tainacan\\Metadata_Types\\Taxonomy'
diff --git a/tests/test-api-visibility-objects.php b/tests/test-api-visibility-objects.php
index a93f7c583..cb55c442f 100644
--- a/tests/test-api-visibility-objects.php
+++ b/tests/test-api-visibility-objects.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class TAINACAN_REST_Visibilility_Controller extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 			'metadatum',
 			array(
 				'name'   => 'metadata-private',
-				'status' => 'publish',
+				'status' => 'private',
 				'collection' => $collection,
 				'metadata_type'  => 'Tainacan\Metadata_Types\Taxonomy',
 				'metadata_type_options' => [
diff --git a/tests/test-bulkedit.php b/tests/test-bulkedit.php
index 8d404b4b2..80f8b1514 100644
--- a/tests/test-bulkedit.php
+++ b/tests/test-bulkedit.php
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ class BulkEdit extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 	        array(
 	        	'name'         => 'genero',
 		        'description'  => 'tipos de musica',
-		        'allow_insert' => 'yes'
+		        'allow_insert' => 'yes',
+				'status' => 'publish'
 	        ),
 	        true
 		);
@@ -1214,7 +1215,8 @@ class BulkEdit extends TAINACAN_UnitApiTestCase {
 	        array(
 	        	'name'         => 'tax2',
 		        'description'  => 'tipos de musica',
-		        'allow_insert' => 'yes'
+		        'allow_insert' => 'yes',
+				'status' => 'publish'
 	        ),
 	        true
 		);
diff --git a/tests/test-category-metadatum-types.php b/tests/test-category-metadatum-types.php
index 6cc95fce2..e04809b84 100644
--- a/tests/test-category-metadatum-types.php
+++ b/tests/test-category-metadatum-types.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class TaxonomyMetadatumTypes extends TAINACAN_UnitTestCase {
 			array(
 				'name'   => 'tax_test',
 				'collections' => [$collection],
+				'status' => 'publish'
 			),
 			true
 		);
@@ -556,6 +557,7 @@ class TaxonomyMetadatumTypes extends TAINACAN_UnitTestCase {
 			'taxonomy',
 			array(
 				'name'   => 'tax_test',
+				'status' => 'publish'
 			),
 			true
 		);
@@ -604,5 +606,51 @@ class TaxonomyMetadatumTypes extends TAINACAN_UnitTestCase {
 		
 		
     }
+
+	function test_validate_private_taxonomy() {
+		
+		$Tainacan_Metadata = \Tainacan\Repositories\Metadata::get_instance();
+        $Tainacan_Taxonomies = \Tainacan\Repositories\Taxonomies::get_instance();
+        $Tainacan_ItemMetadata = \Tainacan\Repositories\Item_Metadata::get_instance();
+        
+        $collection = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'collection',
+			array(
+				'name'   => 'test',
+			),
+			true
+		);
+		
+		$tax = $this->tainacan_entity_factory->create_entity(
+			'taxonomy',
+			array(
+				'name'   => 'tax_test',
+				'status' => 'private'
+			),
+			true
+		);
+		
+		$meta = new \Tainacan\Entities\Metadatum();
+		
+		$meta->set_name('test meta');
+		$meta->set_status('publish');
+		$meta->set_metadata_type('Tainacan\Metadata_Types\Taxonomy');
+		$meta->set_collection($collection);
+		$meta->set_metadata_type_options([
+			'taxonomy_id' => $tax->get_id(),
+			'allow_new_terms' => true
+		]);
+		
+		$this->assertFalse($meta->validate(), 'Metadatum should not validate because taxonomy is private');
+		
+		$meta->set_status('private');
+		
+		$this->assertTrue($meta->validate(), 'Metadatum should validate because it is private now');
+		
+		
+		
+		
+		
+	}
     
 }
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diff --git a/tests/test-importer.php b/tests/test-importer.php
index c33db64b0..5c3835d6b 100644
--- a/tests/test-importer.php
+++ b/tests/test-importer.php
@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ class ImporterTests extends TAINACAN_UnitTestCase {
 		    'taxonomy',
 		    array(
 			    'name' => 'genero',
+				'status' => 'publish'
 		    ),
 		    true
         );