diff --git a/src/helpers/channels/threads/get_active_threads.ts b/src/helpers/channels/threads/get_active_threads.ts
index eb7473f7d..c74326987 100644
--- a/src/helpers/channels/threads/get_active_threads.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/channels/threads/get_active_threads.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { rest } from "../../../rest/rest.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../../../util/constants.ts";
+import { requireBotChannelPermissions } from "../../../util/permissions.ts";
 
 /** Returns all active threads in the channel, including public and private threads. Threads are ordered by their id, in descending order. Requires the READ_MESSAGE_HISTORY permission. */
 export async function getActiveThreads(channelId: bigint) {
-  // TODO(threads): perm check
-  // TODO(threads): test if it works
+  await requireBotChannelPermissions(channelId, ["READ_MESSAGE_HISTORY"]);
+
+  // TODO: v12 map the result to a nice collection
   return await rest.runMethod("get", endpoints.THREAD_ACTIVE(channelId));
 }