diff --git a/src/api/handlers/guild.ts b/src/api/handlers/guild.ts
index 25ee6b243..25e6cd7e8 100644
--- a/src/api/handlers/guild.ts
+++ b/src/api/handlers/guild.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,17 @@ export async function deleteChannel(
     throw new Error(Errors.MISSING_MANAGE_CHANNELS);
   }
 
+  const guild = await cacheHandlers.get("guilds", guildID);
+  if (!guild) throw new Error(Errors.GUILD_NOT_FOUND);
+
+  if (guild?.rulesChannelID === channelID) {
+    throw new Error(Errors.RULES_CHANNEL_CANNOT_BE_DELETED);
+  }
+
+  if (guild?.publicUpdatesChannelID === channelID) {
+    throw new Error(Errors.UPDATES_CHANNEL_CANNOT_BE_DELETED);
+  }
+
   return RequestManager.delete(endpoints.CHANNEL_BASE(channelID), { reason });
 }
 
diff --git a/src/types/errors.ts b/src/types/errors.ts
index f0f758977..02fe6c29a 100644
--- a/src/types/errors.ts
+++ b/src/types/errors.ts
@@ -39,4 +39,7 @@ export enum Errors {
   USERNAME_MIN_LENGTH = "USERNAME_MIN_LENGTH",
   USERNAME_INVALID_CHARACTER = "USERNAME_INVALID_CHARACTER",
   USERNAME_INVALID_USERNAME = "USERNAME_INVALID_USERNAME",
+  RULES_CHANNEL_CANNOT_BE_DELETED = "RULES_CHANNEL_CANNOT_BE_DELETED",
+  UPDATES_CHANNEL_CANNOT_BE_DELETED = "UPDATES_CHANNEL_CANNOT_BE_DELETED",
+  GUILD_NOT_FOUND = "GUILD_NOT_FOUND",
 }