diff --git a/helpers/channels/editChannel.ts b/helpers/channels/editChannel.ts
index de1afdae6..57e97a83b 100644
--- a/helpers/channels/editChannel.ts
+++ b/helpers/channels/editChannel.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ export async function editChannel(
           deny: overwrite.deny ? bot.utils.calculateBits(overwrite.deny) : null,
         }))
         : undefined,
+      available_tags: options.availableTags
+        ? options.availableTags.map((availableTag) => ({
+          id: availableTag.id,
+          name: availableTag.name,
+          moderated: availableTag.moderated,
+          emoji_id: availableTag.emojiId,
+          emoji_name: availableTag.emojiName,
+        }))
+        : undefined,
+      default_reaction_emoji: options.defaultReactionEmoji
+        ? {
+          emoji_id: options.defaultReactionEmoji.emojiId,
+          emoji_name: options.defaultReactionEmoji.emojiName,
+        }
+        : undefined,
       reason,
     },
   );
@@ -160,4 +175,27 @@ export interface ModifyChannel {
   locked?: boolean;
   /** whether non-moderators can add other non-moderators to a thread; only available on private threads */
   invitable?: boolean;
+
+  /** The set of tags that can be used in a GUILD_FORUM channel */
+  availableTags?: {
+    /** The id of the tag */
+    id: string;
+    /** The name of the tag (0-20 characters) */
+    name: string;
+    /** Whether this tag can only be added to or removed from threads by a member with the MANAGE_THREADS permission */
+    moderated: boolean;
+    /** The id of a guild's custom emoji At most one of emoji_id and emoji_name may be set. */
+    emojiId: string;
+    /** The unicode character of the emoji */
+    emojiName: string;
+  }[];
+  /** the emoji to show in the add reaction button on a thread in a GUILD_FORUM channel */
+  defaultReactionEmoji?: {
+    /** The id of a guild's custom emoji */
+    emojiId: string;
+    /** The unicode character of the emoji */
+    emojiName: string | null;
+  };
+  /** the initial rate_limit_per_user to set on newly created threads in a channel. this field is copied to the thread at creation time and does not live update. */
+  defaultThreadRateLimitPerUser: number;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/permissions/src/channels/createChannel.ts b/plugins/permissions/src/channels/createChannel.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e9cf771b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/permissions/src/channels/createChannel.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { BotWithCache, ChannelTypes, PermissionStrings } from "../../deps.ts";
+import { requireBotGuildPermissions } from "../permissions.ts";
+
+export default function createChannel(bot: BotWithCache) {
+  const createChannelOld = bot.helpers.createChannel;
+
+  bot.helpers.createChannel = async function (guildId, options, reason) {
+    const guild = bot.guilds.get(guildId);
+
+    if (guild) {
+      if (options?.rateLimitPerUser && !(0 < options.rateLimitPerUser && options.rateLimitPerUser < 21600)) {
+        throw new Error("Amount of seconds a user has to wait before sending another message must be between 0-21600");
+      }
+
+      if (options?.name && !bot.utils.validateLength(options.name, { min: 1, max: 100 })) {
+        throw new Error("The channel name must be between 1-100 characters.");
+      }
+
+      const requiredPerms: PermissionStrings[] = [];
+
+      requiredPerms.push("MANAGE_CHANNELS");
+
+      if (options?.permissionOverwrites) requiredPerms.push("MANAGE_ROLES");
+
+      if (options?.type === ChannelTypes.GuildNews && !guild.toggles.has("news")) {
+        throw new Error("The NEWS feature is missing in this guild to be able to modify the channel type.");
+      }
+
+      if (
+        options?.topic && !bot.utils.validateLength(options.topic, {
+          min: 1,
+          max: options.type === ChannelTypes.GuildForum ? 4096 : 1024,
+        })
+      ) {
+        throw new Error("The topic length must be between 1 and 1024 (4096 if forum)");
+      }
+
+      if (options?.userLimit && options.userLimit > 99) {
+        throw new Error("The user limit must be less than 99.");
+      }
+
+      if (options?.parentId) {
+        const category = bot.channels.get(options.parentId);
+        if (category && category.type !== ChannelTypes.GuildCategory) {
+          throw new Error("The parent id must be for a category channel type.");
+        }
+      }
+
+      requireBotGuildPermissions(bot, guild, requiredPerms);
+    }
+
+    return await createChannelOld(guildId, options, reason);
+  };
+}
diff --git a/plugins/permissions/src/channels/mod.ts b/plugins/permissions/src/channels/mod.ts
index 4fd36f48c..46f3a1c90 100644
--- a/plugins/permissions/src/channels/mod.ts
+++ b/plugins/permissions/src/channels/mod.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import { BotWithCache } from "../../deps.ts";
-import setupThreadPermChecks from "./threads/mod.ts";
-import setupForumPermChecks from "./forums/mod.ts";
-import setupStagePermChecks from "./stage.ts";
+import createChannel from "./createChannel.ts";
 import deleteChannel from "./deleteChannel.ts";
 import deleteChannelOverwrite from "./deleteChannelOverwrite.ts";
 import editChannel from "./editChannel.ts";
 import editChannelOverwrite from "./editChannelOverwrite.ts";
 import followChannel from "./followChannel.ts";
+import setupForumPermChecks from "./forums/mod.ts";
 import getChannelWebhooks from "./getChannelWebhooks.ts";
+import setupStagePermChecks from "./stage.ts";
 import swapChannels from "./swapChannels.ts";
+import setupThreadPermChecks from "./threads/mod.ts";
 
 export default function setupChannelPermChecks(bot: BotWithCache) {
+  createChannel(bot);
   setupThreadPermChecks(bot);
   setupForumPermChecks(bot);
   setupStagePermChecks(bot);
diff --git a/types/discord.ts b/types/discord.ts
index 540b08833..505d6b43d 100644
--- a/types/discord.ts
+++ b/types/discord.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   GuildNsfwLevel,
   IntegrationExpireBehaviors,
   InteractionTypes,
-  Locales,
   Localization,
   MessageActivityTypes,
   MessageComponentTypes,
@@ -707,7 +706,7 @@ export interface DiscordChannel {
   position?: number;
   /** The name of the channel (1-100 characters) */
   name?: string;
-  /** The channel topic (0-1024 characters) */
+  /** The channel topic (0-4096 characters for GUILD_FORUM channels, 0-1024 characters for all others) */
   topic?: string | null;
   /** The bitrate (in bits) of the voice or stage channel */
   bitrate?: number;
@@ -752,6 +751,14 @@ export interface DiscordChannel {
   permissions?: string;
   /** When a thread is created this will be true on that channel payload for the thread. */
   newly_created?: boolean;
+  /** The set of tags that can be used in a GUILD_FORUM channel */
+  available_tags: DiscordForumTag[];
+  /** The IDs of the set of tags that have been applied to a thread in a GUILD_FORUM channel */
+  applied_tags: string[];
+  /** the emoji to show in the add reaction button on a thread in a GUILD_FORUM channel */
+  default_reaction_emoji?: DiscordDefaultReactionEmoji | null;
+  /** the initial rate_limit_per_user to set on newly created threads in a channel. this field is copied to the thread at creation time and does not live update. */
+  default_thread_rate_limit_per_user: number;
 }
 
 /** https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#presence-update */
@@ -2425,3 +2432,23 @@ export interface DiscordInstallParams {
   /** the permissions to request for the bot role */
   permissions: string;
 }
+
+export interface DiscordForumTag {
+  /** The id of the tag */
+  id: string;
+  /** The name of the tag (0-20 characters) */
+  name: string;
+  /** Whether this tag can only be added to or removed from threads by a member with the MANAGE_THREADS permission */
+  moderated: boolean;
+  /** The id of a guild's custom emoji At most one of emoji_id and emoji_name may be set. */
+  emoji_id: string;
+  /** The unicode character of the emoji */
+  emoji_name: string | null;
+}
+
+export interface DiscordDefaultReactionEmoji {
+  /** The id of a guild's custom emoji */
+  emoji_id: string;
+  /** The unicode character of the emoji */
+  emoji_name: string | null;
+}
diff --git a/types/shared.ts b/types/shared.ts
index 83379c020..d2cfef2f4 100644
--- a/types/shared.ts
+++ b/types/shared.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ export enum UserFlags {
 /** https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/channel#channels-resource */
 export enum ChannelFlags {
   None,
+  /** this thread is pinned to the top of its parent `GUILD_FORUM` channel */
   Pinned = 1 << 1,
+  /** Whether a tag is required to be specified when creating a thread in a `GUILD_FORUM` channel. Tags are specified in the `applied_tags` field. */
+  RequireTag,
 }
 
 /** https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/guild#integration-object-integration-expire-behaviors */