diff --git a/src/helpers/channels/createStageInstance.ts b/src/helpers/channels/createStageInstance.ts
index d32522c5e..abbedc881 100644
--- a/src/helpers/channels/createStageInstance.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/channels/createStageInstance.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,16 @@ export async function createStageInstance(bot: Bot, channelId: bigint, topic: st
     throw new Error(bot.constants.Errors.INVALID_TOPIC_LENGTH);
   }
 
-  return await bot.rest.runMethod<StageInstance>(bot.rest, "post", bot.constants.endpoints.STAGE_INSTANCES, {
-    channel_id: channelId,
+  const result = await bot.rest.runMethod<StageInstance>(bot.rest, "post", bot.constants.endpoints.STAGE_INSTANCES, {
+    channel_id: channelId.toString(),
     topic,
-    privacy_level: privacyLevel,
+    privacy_level: privacyLevel || PrivacyLevel.GuildOnly,
   });
+
+  return {
+    id: bot.transformers.snowflake(result.id),
+    guildId: bot.transformers.snowflake(result.guild_id),
+    channelId: bot.transformers.snowflake(result.channel_id),
+    topic: result.topic,
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/helpers/channels/updateStageInstance.ts b/src/helpers/channels/updateStageInstance.ts
index 3232baa51..ecd330794 100644
--- a/src/helpers/channels/updateStageInstance.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/channels/updateStageInstance.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 import type { StageInstance } from "../../types/channels/stageInstance.ts";
 import type { Bot } from "../../bot.ts";
-import { ChannelTypes } from "../../types/channels/channelTypes.ts";
+import { AtLeastOne } from "../../types/util.ts";
 
 /** Updates fields of an existing Stage instance. Requires the user to be a moderator of the Stage channel. */
-export async function updateStageInstance(
-  bot: Bot,
-  channelId: bigint,
-  data: Partial<Pick<StageInstance, "topic" | "privacyLevel">> = {}
-) {
+export async function updateStageInstance(bot: Bot, channelId: bigint, data: AtLeastOne<Pick<StageInstance, "topic">>) {
   if (
-    data?.topic &&
+    data.topic &&
     !bot.utils.validateLength(data.topic, {
       min: 1,
       max: 120,
@@ -18,8 +14,19 @@ export async function updateStageInstance(
     throw new Error(bot.constants.Errors.INVALID_TOPIC_LENGTH);
   }
 
-  return await bot.rest.runMethod<StageInstance>(bot.rest, "patch", bot.constants.endpoints.STAGE_INSTANCE(channelId), {
-    topic: data.topic,
-    privacy_level: data.privacyLevel,
-  });
+  const result = await bot.rest.runMethod<StageInstance>(
+    bot.rest,
+    "patch",
+    bot.constants.endpoints.STAGE_INSTANCE(channelId),
+    {
+      topic: data.topic,
+    }
+  );
+
+  return {
+    id: bot.transformers.snowflake(result.id),
+    guildId: bot.transformers.snowflake(result.guild_id),
+    channelId: bot.transformers.snowflake(result.channel_id),
+    topic: result.topic,
+  };
 }
diff --git a/src/types/channels/privacyLevel.ts b/src/types/channels/privacyLevel.ts
index b78e77b39..932ff7c42 100644
--- a/src/types/channels/privacyLevel.ts
+++ b/src/types/channels/privacyLevel.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // TODO: add resource link
 export enum PrivacyLevel {
   /** The Stage instance is visible publicly, such as on Stage discovery */
-  Public = 1,
+  // Public = 1,
   /** The Stage instance is visible to only guild members */
-  GuildOnly,
+  GuildOnly = 2,
 }
diff --git a/src/types/channels/stageInstance.ts b/src/types/channels/stageInstance.ts
index a4e64aee8..690a27756 100644
--- a/src/types/channels/stageInstance.ts
+++ b/src/types/channels/stageInstance.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { PrivacyLevel } from "./privacyLevel.ts";
+
 /** https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/stage-instance#auto-closing-stage-instance-structure */
 export interface StageInstance {
   /** The id of this Stage instance */
@@ -9,7 +11,7 @@ export interface StageInstance {
   /** The topic of the Stage instance (1-120 characters) */
   topic: string;
   /** The privacy level of the Stage instance */
-  privacyLevel: number;
+  privacyLevel: PrivacyLevel;
   /** Whether or not Stage discovery is disabled */
   discoverableDisabled: boolean;
 }
diff --git a/tests/channels/stageInstances.ts b/tests/channels/stageInstances.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4e7de799
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/channels/stageInstances.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { ChannelTypes } from "../../src/types/channels/channelTypes.ts";
+import { CACHED_COMMUNITY_GUILD_ID } from "../constants.ts";
+import { assertNotEquals, assertExists } from "../deps.ts";
+import { bot } from "../mod.ts";
+
+Deno.test("[stage] Create a stage instance", async (t) => {
+  const stage = await bot.helpers.createChannel(CACHED_COMMUNITY_GUILD_ID, {
+    name: "instance",
+    type: ChannelTypes.GuildStageVoice,
+  });
+  const instance = await bot.helpers.createStageInstance(stage.id, "test it");
+  assertExists(instance);
+
+  await t.step("[stage] Edit a stage instance", async () => {
+      const edited = await bot.helpers.updateStageInstance(stage.id, {
+          topic: "edited"
+      })
+      assertNotEquals(edited.topic, stage.topic);
+  })
+
+  await t.step("[stage] Delete a stage instance", async () => {
+    await bot.helpers.deleteStageInstance(stage.id);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/mod.ts b/tests/mod.ts
index 02471f214..73cd69ac0 100644
--- a/tests/mod.ts
+++ b/tests/mod.ts
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ Deno.test({
 });
 
 import "./channels/connectToVoice.ts";
+import "./channels/stageInstances.ts"
 import "./emoji/createEmoji.ts";
 import "./emoji/deleteEmojiWithReason.ts";
 import "./emoji/deleteEmojiWithoutReason.ts";