diff --git a/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Channel.php b/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Channel.php
index e124770b8..6c911c052 100644
--- a/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Channel.php
+++ b/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Channel.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 use Discord\Repository\Channel\ThreadRepository;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use React\Promise\ExtendedPromiseInterface;
+use RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 use Traversable;
 
@@ -692,20 +693,37 @@ protected function setPermissionOverwritesAttribute(array $overwrites): void
      */
     public function startThread(string $name, bool $private = false, int $auto_archive_duration = 1440): ExtendedPromiseInterface
     {
+        if ($private && ! $this->guild->feature_private_threads) {
+            return reject(new RuntimeException('Guild does not have access to private threads.'));
+        }
+
         if ($this->type == Channel::TYPE_NEWS) {
             if ($private) {
-                throw new InvalidArgumentException('You cannot start a private thread within a news channel.');
+                return reject(new InvalidArgumentException('You cannot start a private thread within a news channel.'));
             }
 
             $type = Channel::TYPE_NEWS_THREAD;
         } elseif ($this->type == Channel::TYPE_TEXT) {
             $type = $private ? Channel::TYPE_PRIVATE_THREAD : Channel::TYPE_PUBLIC_THREAD;
         } else {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('You cannot start a thread in this type of channel.');
+            return reject(new InvalidArgumentException('You cannot start a thread in this type of channel.'));
         }
 
         if (! in_array($auto_archive_duration, [60, 1440, 4320, 10080])) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('`auto_archive_duration` must be one of 60, 1440, 4320, 10080.');
+            return reject(new InvalidArgumentException('`auto_archive_duration` must be one of 60, 1440, 4320, 10080.'));
+        }
+
+        switch ($auto_archive_duration) {
+            case 4320:
+                if (! $this->guild->feature_three_day_thread_archive) {
+                    return reject(new RuntimeException('Guild does not have access to three day thread archive.'));
+                }
+                break;
+            case 10080:
+                if (! $this->guild->feature_seven_day_thread_archive) {
+                    return reject(new RuntimeException('Guild does not have access to seven day thread archive.'));
+                }
+                break;
         }
 
         return $this->http->post(Endpoint::bind(Endpoint::CHANNEL_THREADS, $this->id), [
diff --git a/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Message.php b/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Message.php
index 9d63ccb13..2c3e88a29 100644
--- a/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Message.php
+++ b/src/Discord/Parts/Channel/Message.php
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 use Discord\Repository\Channel\ReactionRepository;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use React\Promise\ExtendedPromiseInterface;
+use RuntimeException;
+
+use function React\Promise\reject;
 
 /**
  * A message which is posted to a Discord text channel.
@@ -500,8 +503,25 @@ public function getLinkAttribute(): ?string
      */
     public function startThread(string $name, int $auto_archive_duration = 1440): ExtendedPromiseInterface
     {
+        if (! $this->guild) {
+            return reject(new RuntimeException('You can only start threads on guild text channels.'));
+        }
+
         if (! in_array($auto_archive_duration, [60, 1440, 4320, 10080])) {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('`auto_archive_duration` must be one of 60, 1440, 4320, 10080.');
+            return reject(new InvalidArgumentException('`auto_archive_duration` must be one of 60, 1440, 4320, 10080.'));
+        }
+
+        switch ($auto_archive_duration) {
+            case 4320:
+                if (! $this->guild->feature_three_day_thread_archive) {
+                    return reject(new RuntimeException('Guild does not have access to three day thread archive.'));
+                }
+                break;
+            case 10080:
+                if (! $this->guild->feature_seven_day_thread_archive) {
+                    return reject(new RuntimeException('Guild does not have access to seven day thread archive.'));
+                }
+                break;
         }
 
         return $this->http->post(Endpoint::bind(Endpoint::CHANNEL_MESSAGE_THREADS, $this->channel_id, $this->id), [