diff --git a/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/Remind.cs b/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/Remind.cs
index 8da05b89..4ffd9469 100644
--- a/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/Remind.cs
+++ b/src/NadekoBot/Modules/Utility/Commands/Remind.cs
@@ -123,8 +123,19 @@ namespace NadekoBot.Modules.Utility
             [RequireContext(ContextType.Guild)]
             [RequireUserPermission(GuildPermission.ManageMessages)]
             [Priority(0)]
-            public Task Remind(ITextChannel channel, string timeStr, [Remainder] string message) =>
-                RemindInternal(channel.Id, false, timeStr, message);
+            public async Task Remind(ITextChannel channel, string timeStr, [Remainder] string message)
+            {
+                var perms = ((IGuildUser)Context.User).GetPermissions((ITextChannel)channel);
+                if (!perms.SendMessages || !perms.ReadMessages)
+                {
+                    await ReplyErrorLocalized("cant_read_or_send").ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    return;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    var _ = RemindInternal(channel.Id, false, timeStr, message).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                }
+            }
 
             public async Task RemindInternal(ulong targetId, bool isPrivate, string timeStr, [Remainder] string message)
             {
diff --git a/src/NadekoBot/Resources/ResponseStrings.resx b/src/NadekoBot/Resources/ResponseStrings.resx
index 1fb27df8..ccb11a5e 100644
--- a/src/NadekoBot/Resources/ResponseStrings.resx
+++ b/src/NadekoBot/Resources/ResponseStrings.resx
@@ -2105,6 +2105,9 @@ Owner ID: {2}</value>
   <data name="utility_remind" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>I will remind {0} to {1} in {2} `({3:d.M.yyyy.} at {4:HH:mm})`</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="utility_cant_read_or_send" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>You can't read from or send messages to that channel.</value>
+  </data>
   <data name="utility_remind_invalid_format" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Not a valid time format. Check the commandlist.</value>
   </data>