diff --git a/app/Services/Email/EmailDefaults.php b/app/Services/Email/EmailDefaults.php
index 4e87b63a174b..401060b6c7b4 100644
--- a/app/Services/Email/EmailDefaults.php
+++ b/app/Services/Email/EmailDefaults.php
@@ -333,16 +333,16 @@ class EmailDefaults
         }
 
         /* Company Documents */
-        $this->email->email_object->documents = array_merge($this->email->email_object->documents, $this->email->company->documents->pluck('id')->toArray());
+        $this->email->email_object->documents = array_merge($this->email->email_object->documents, $this->email->company->documents()->where('is_public', true)->pluck('id')->toArray());
 
         /** Entity Documents */
         if ($this->email->email_object->entity?->documents) {
-            $this->email->email_object->documents = array_merge($this->email->email_object->documents, $this->email->email_object->entity->documents->pluck('id')->toArray());
+            $this->email->email_object->documents = array_merge($this->email->email_object->documents, $this->email->email_object->entity->documents()->where('is_public', true)->pluck('id')->toArray());
         }
 
         /** Recurring Invoice Documents */
         if ($this->email->email_object->entity instanceof Invoice && $this->email->email_object->entity->recurring_id != null) {
-            $this->email->email_object->documents = array_merge($this->email->email_object->documents, $this->email->email_object->entity->recurring_invoice->documents->pluck('id')->toArray());
+            $this->email->email_object->documents = array_merge($this->email->email_object->documents, $this->email->email_object->entity->recurring_invoice->documents()->where('is_public', true)->pluck('id')->toArray());
         }
 
         /** Task / Expense Documents */
diff --git a/lang/en/texts.php b/lang/en/texts.php
index f957a2bfa232..8be95187c7be 100644
--- a/lang/en/texts.php
+++ b/lang/en/texts.php
@@ -5156,8 +5156,8 @@ $LANG = array(
     'show_document_preview' => 'Show Document Preview',
     'cash_accounting' => 'Cash accounting',
     'click_or_drop_files_here' => 'Click or drop files here',
-    'set_as_public' => 'Set as public',
-    'set_as_private' => 'Set as private',
+    'set_public' => 'Set public',
+    'set_private' => 'Set private',
 ); 
 
 return $LANG;