diff --git a/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/__tests__/index.js b/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/__tests__/index.js
index 34094dc3..d8f058b7 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/__tests__/index.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/__tests__/index.js
@@ -341,3 +341,203 @@ testRule({
     }
   ]
 });
+
+testRule({
+  ruleName,
+  config: [true, { enableAutoFix: true }],
+  customSyntax: "postcss-scss",
+  fix: true,
+
+  accept: [
+    {
+      code: `
+      @function _addNums($n1, $n2) {
+        @return calc($n1 + $n2);
+      }
+      
+      @function one($n1) {
+        @return $n1;
+      }
+      
+      .sidebar {
+        margin-left: _addNums(4, 6);
+      }
+      `,
+      description: "Private function"
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      @mixin _reset-list {
+        margin: 0;
+      }
+      
+      nav ul {
+        @include _reset-list;
+      }      
+      `,
+      description: "Private mixin"
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      $-radius: 3px;
+
+      .rounded {
+        border-radius: $-radius;
+      }
+      `,
+      description: "Private variable"
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      %-toolbelt:hover {
+        color: red;
+      }
+
+      .a.%-b {
+        margin: 1px;
+      }
+
+      .action-buttons {
+        @extend %-toolbelt;
+        @extend %-b;
+        color: blue;
+      }
+      `,
+      description: "Private placeholder selector"
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      @import "fff"
+      $-radius: 3px;
+
+      rounded {
+        border-radius: 0px;
+      }
+      `,
+      message: messages.expected("$-radius"),
+      description: "Skip files using @import",
+      line: 2,
+      column: 7
+    }
+  ],
+
+  reject: [
+    {
+      code: `
+      @function _addNums($n1, $n2) {
+        @return calc($n1 + $n2);
+      }
+      
+      @function _one($n1) {
+        @return $n1;
+      }
+      
+      .sidebar {
+        margin-left: _addNums(4, 6);
+      }
+      `,
+      fixed: `
+      @function _addNums($n1, $n2) {
+        @return calc($n1 + $n2);
+      }
+      
+      .sidebar {
+        margin-left: _addNums(4, 6);
+      }
+      `,
+      message: messages.expected("_one"),
+      description: "Private function",
+      line: 6,
+      column: 7
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      @mixin _reset-list {
+        margin: 0;
+        padding: 0;
+        list-style: none;
+      }
+      nav ul {
+        margin: 0;
+      }      
+      `,
+      fixed: `
+      nav ul {
+        margin: 0;
+      }      
+      `,
+      message: messages.expected("_reset-list"),
+      description: "Private mixin",
+      line: 2,
+      column: 7
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      $-radius: 3px;
+
+      rounded {
+        border-radius: 0px;
+      }
+      `,
+      fixed: `
+      rounded {
+        border-radius: 0px;
+      }
+      `,
+      message: messages.expected("$-radius"),
+      description: "Private variable",
+      line: 2,
+      column: 7
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+      %-toolbelt {
+        border-radius: 0px;
+      }
+      
+      .b {
+        color: blue;
+      }
+      `,
+      fixed: `
+      .b {
+        color: blue;
+      }
+      `,
+      message: messages.expected("%-toolbelt"),
+      description: "Private placeholder selector",
+      line: 2,
+      column: 7
+    },
+    {
+      code: `
+        %-toolbelt:hover {
+          color: red;
+        }
+
+        .a.%-b {
+          margin: 1px;
+        }
+
+        .action-buttons {
+          @extend %-toolbelt;
+          color: blue;
+        }
+      `,
+      fixed: `
+        %-toolbelt:hover {
+          color: red;
+        }
+
+        .action-buttons {
+          @extend %-toolbelt;
+          color: blue;
+        }
+      `,
+      message: messages.expected("%-b"),
+      line: 6,
+      column: 9,
+      description: "Private placeholder selector with class"
+    }
+  ]
+});
diff --git a/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/index.js b/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/index.js
index d3c7616d..f97572f7 100644
--- a/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/index.js
+++ b/src/rules/no-unused-private-members/index.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const { utils } = require("stylelint");
 const namespace = require("../../utils/namespace");
 const ruleUrl = require("../../utils/ruleUrl");
+const { isBoolean } = require("../../utils/validateTypes");
 
 const ruleName = namespace("no-unused-private-members");
 
@@ -25,11 +26,22 @@ function getPrivateMembers(inputString) {
   return matches;
 }
 
-function rule(primaryOption) {
+function rule(primaryOption, secondaryOptions, context) {
   return (root, result) => {
-    const validOptions = utils.validateOptions(result, ruleName, {
-      actual: primaryOption
-    });
+    const validOptions = utils.validateOptions(
+      result,
+      ruleName,
+      {
+        actual: primaryOption
+      },
+      {
+        actual: secondaryOptions,
+        possible: {
+          enableAutoFix: [isBoolean]
+        },
+        optional: true
+      }
+    );
 
     if (!validOptions) {
       return;
@@ -133,10 +145,14 @@ function rule(primaryOption) {
     });
 
     for (const types in privateMembers) {
-      for (const [key, value] of privateMembers[types].entries()) {
+      for (const [key, node] of privateMembers[types].entries()) {
+        if (context.fix && secondaryOptions?.enableAutoFix) {
+          node.remove();
+          return;
+        }
         utils.report({
           message: messages.expected(key),
-          node: value,
+          node,
           result,
           ruleName
         });