diff --git a/src/handlers/guild.ts b/src/handlers/guild.ts
index 24dbb7efc..5bf2a967d 100644
--- a/src/handlers/guild.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/guild.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import { urlToBase64 } from "../utils/utils.ts";
 import { Intents } from "../types/options.ts";
 import { identifyPayload } from "../module/client.ts";
 import { requestAllMembers } from "../module/shardingManager.ts";
-import { botHasPermission } from "../utils/permissions.ts";
+import { botHasPermission, calculateBits } from "../utils/permissions.ts";
 import { RequestManager } from "../module/requestManager.ts";
 import { endpoints } from "../constants/discord.ts";
 import { Errors } from "../types/errors.ts";
@@ -321,7 +321,12 @@ export function editRole(
   ) {
     throw new Error(Errors.MISSING_MANAGE_ROLES);
   }
-  return RequestManager.patch(endpoints.GUILD_ROLE(guildID, id), options);
+  return RequestManager.patch(endpoints.GUILD_ROLE(guildID, id), {
+    ...options,
+    permissions: options.permissions
+      ? calculateBits(options.permissions)
+      : undefined,
+  });
 }
 
 /** Delete a guild role. Requires the MANAGE_ROLES permission. */
diff --git a/src/utils/permissions.ts b/src/utils/permissions.ts
index b8ee3eaf5..daa7fe27d 100644
--- a/src/utils/permissions.ts
+++ b/src/utils/permissions.ts
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ export async function hasChannelPermissions(
   return botHasPermission(guild.id, permissions);
 }
 
+/** This function converts a bitwise string to permission strings */
 export function calculatePermissions(permissionBits: bigint) {
   return Object.keys(Permissions).filter((perm) => {
     if (typeof perm !== "number") return false;
@@ -187,6 +188,14 @@ export function calculatePermissions(permissionBits: bigint) {
   }) as Permission[];
 }
 
+/** This function converts an array of permissions into the bitwise string. */
+export function calculateBits(permissions: Permission[]) {
+  return permissions.reduce(
+    (bits, perm) => bits |= BigInt(Permissions[perm]),
+    BigInt(0),
+  ).toString();
+}
+
 export async function highestRole(guildID: string, memberID: string) {
   const guild = await cacheHandlers.get("guilds", guildID);
   if (!guild) return;