diff --git a/plugins/helpers/mod.ts b/plugins/helpers/mod.ts
index e492c31ce..3691ffb35 100644
--- a/plugins/helpers/mod.ts
+++ b/plugins/helpers/mod.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ export interface BotWithHelpersPlugin extends Bot {
       userId: bigint,
       content: string | CreateMessage,
     ) => Promise<DiscordenoMessage>;
+    sendTextMessage: (
+      channelId: bigint,
+      content: string | CreateMessage,
+    ) => Promise<DiscordenoMessage>;
     suppressEmbeds: (
       channelId: bigint,
       messageId: bigint,
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@ export function enableHelpersPlugin(rawBot: Bot): BotWithHelpersPlugin {
     userId: bigint,
     content: string | CreateMessage,
   ) => sendDirectMessage(bot, userId, content);
+  bot.helpers.sendTextMessage = (
+    channelId: bigint,
+    content: string | CreateMessage,
+  ) => sendTextMessage(bot, channelId, content);
   bot.helpers.suppressEmbeds = (channelId: bigint, messageId: bigint) => suppressEmbeds(bot, channelId, messageId);
   bot.helpers.archiveThread = (threadId: bigint) => archiveThread(bot, threadId);
   bot.helpers.unarchiveThread = (threadId: bigint) => unarchiveThread(bot, threadId);
diff --git a/plugins/helpers/src/sendTextMessage.ts b/plugins/helpers/src/sendTextMessage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76162e210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/helpers/src/sendTextMessage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { Bot, CreateMessage } from "../deps.ts";
+
+/** Sends a text message. */
+export async function sendTextMessage(
+  bot: Bot,
+  channelId: bigint,
+  content: string | CreateMessage,
+) {
+  if (typeof content === "string") content = { content };
+  return bot.helpers.sendMessage(channelId, content);
+}