diff --git a/api/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/index.ts b/api/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/index.ts
index 7f7de264..bdc34a81 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/index.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/channels/#channel_id/messages/#message_id/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Channel, emitEvent, getPermission, MessageDeleteEvent, Message, MessageUpdateEvent } from "@fosscord/util";
+import { Channel, emitEvent, getPermission, getRight MessageDeleteEvent, Message, MessageUpdateEvent } from "@fosscord/util";
 import { Router, Response, Request } from "express";
 import { route } from "@fosscord/api";
 import { handleMessage, postHandleMessage } from "@fosscord/api";
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@ import { MessageCreateSchema } from "../index";
 const router = Router();
 // TODO: message content/embed string length limit
 
-router.patch("/", route({ body: "MessageCreateSchema", permission: "SEND_MESSAGES" }), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+router.patch("/", route({ body: "MessageCreateSchema", permission: "SEND_MESSAGES", right: "SEND_MESSAGES" }), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const { message_id, channel_id } = req.params;
 	var body = req.body as MessageCreateSchema;
 
 	const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({ where: { id: message_id, channel_id }, relations: ["attachments"] });
 
 	const permissions = await getPermission(req.user_id, undefined, channel_id);
+	
+	const rights = await getRights(req.user_id);
 
-	if (req.user_id !== message.author_id) {
+	if ((req.user_id !== message.author_id)) {
+		if (rights.has("MANAGE_MESSAGES")) break;
 		permissions.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
 		body = { flags: body.flags }; // admins can only suppress embeds of other messages
-	}
+	} else rights.hasThrow("SELF_EDIT_MESSAGES");
 
 	const new_message = await handleMessage({
 		...message,
@@ -46,17 +49,17 @@ router.patch("/", route({ body: "MessageCreateSchema", permission: "SEND_MESSAGE
 	return res.json(message);
 });
 
-// permission check only if deletes messagr from other user
 router.delete("/", route({}), async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 	const { message_id, channel_id } = req.params;
 
 	const channel = await Channel.findOneOrFail({ id: channel_id });
 	const message = await Message.findOneOrFail({ id: message_id });
 
-	if (message.author_id !== req.user_id) {
+	if ((message.author_id !== req.user_id)) {
+		if (rights.has("MANAGE_MESSAGES")) break;
 		const permission = await getPermission(req.user_id, channel.guild_id, channel_id);
 		permission.hasThrow("MANAGE_MESSAGES");
-	}
+	} else rights.hasThrow("SELF_DELETE_MESSAGES");
 
 	await Message.delete({ id: message_id });