diff --git a/plugins/permissions/src/guilds/welcomeScreen.ts b/plugins/permissions/src/guilds/welcomeScreen.ts
index f6515dd2d..7da106632 100644
--- a/plugins/permissions/src/guilds/welcomeScreen.ts
+++ b/plugins/permissions/src/guilds/welcomeScreen.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,19 @@
 import { BotWithCache } from "../../deps.ts";
 import { requireBotGuildPermissions } from "../permissions.ts";
 
+export function getWelcomeScreen(bot: BotWithCache) {
+  const getWelcomeScreenOld = bot.helpers.getWelcomeScreen;
+
+  bot.helpers.getWelcomeScreen = function (guildId) {
+    const guild = bot.guilds.get(guildId);
+    if (!guild?.welcomeScreen) {
+      requireBotGuildPermissions(bot, guildId, ["MANAGE_GUILD"]);
+    }
+
+    return getWelcomeScreenOld(guildId);
+  };
+}
+
 export function editWelcomeScreen(bot: BotWithCache) {
   const editWelcomeScreenOld = bot.helpers.editWelcomeScreen;
 
@@ -12,5 +25,6 @@ export function editWelcomeScreen(bot: BotWithCache) {
 }
 
 export default function setupWelcomeScreenPermChecks(bot: BotWithCache) {
+  getWelcomeScreen(bot);
   editWelcomeScreen(bot);
 }