diff --git a/src/bot.ts b/src/bot.ts
index 07d00846a..a4ba8c702 100644
--- a/src/bot.ts
+++ b/src/bot.ts
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ export function createGatewayManager(
     $os: options.$os ?? "linux",
     $browser: options.$browser ?? "Discordeno",
     $device: options.$device ?? "Discordeno",
-    intents: options.intents ?? 0,
+    intents: (Array.isArray(options.intents) ? options.intents.reduce((bits, next) => (bits |= DiscordGatewayIntents[next]), 0) : options.intents) ?? 0,
     shard: options.shard ?? [0, options.shardsRecommended ?? 1],
     urlWSS: options.urlWSS ?? "wss://gateway.discord.gg/?v=9&encoding=json",
     shardsRecommended: options.shardsRecommended ?? 1,
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ export interface GatewayManager {
   $os: string;
   $browser: string;
   $device: string;
-  intents: number;
+  intents: number | (keyof typeof DiscordGatewayIntents)[];
   shard: [number, number];
 
   /** The WSS URL that can be used for connecting to the gateway. */