diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireBotPermissionAttribute.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireBotPermissionAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..914978192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireBotPermissionAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Discord.Commands
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This attribute requires that the bot has a speicifed permission in the channel a command is invoked in.
+    /// </summary>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
+    public class RequireBotPermissionAttribute : PreconditionAttribute
+    {
+        public GuildPermission? GuildPermission { get; }
+        public ChannelPermission? ChannelPermission { get; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Require that the bot account has a specified GuildPermission
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This precondition will always fail if the command is being invoked in a private channel.</remarks>
+        /// <param name="permission">The GuildPermission that the bot must have. Multiple permissions can be specified by ORing or ANDing the permissions together.</param>
+        public RequireBotPermissionAttribute(GuildPermission permission)
+        {
+            GuildPermission = permission;
+            ChannelPermission = null;
+        }
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Require that the bot account has a specified ChannelPermission.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="permission">The ChannelPermission that the bot must have. Multiple permissions can be specified by ORing or ANDing the permissions together.</param>
+        /// <example>
+        /// <code language="c#">
+        ///     [Command("permission")]
+        ///     [RequireBotPermission(ChannelPermission.ManageMessages)]
+        ///     public async Task Purge()
+        ///     {
+        ///     }
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
+        public RequireBotPermissionAttribute(ChannelPermission permission)
+        {
+            ChannelPermission = permission;
+            GuildPermission = null;
+        }
+
+        public override async Task<PreconditionResult> CheckPermissions(CommandContext context, CommandInfo command, IDependencyMap map)
+        {
+            var guildUser = await context.Guild.GetCurrentUserAsync();
+
+            if (GuildPermission.HasValue)
+            {
+                if (guildUser == null)
+                    return PreconditionResult.FromError("Command must be used in a guild channel");
+                if (!guildUser.GuildPermissions.Has(GuildPermission.Value))
+                    return PreconditionResult.FromError($"Command requires guild permission {GuildPermission.Value}");
+            }
+
+            if (ChannelPermission.HasValue)
+            {
+                var guildChannel = context.Channel as IGuildChannel;
+
+                ChannelPermissions perms;
+                if (guildChannel != null)
+                    perms = guildUser.GetPermissions(guildChannel);
+                else
+                    perms = ChannelPermissions.All(guildChannel);
+
+                if (!perms.Has(ChannelPermission.Value))
+                    return PreconditionResult.FromError($"Command requires channel permission {ChannelPermission.Value}");
+            }
+
+            return PreconditionResult.FromSuccess();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireContextAttribute.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireContextAttribute.cs
index 1cd32e72e..beadbbc89 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireContextAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireContextAttribute.cs
@@ -11,11 +11,27 @@ namespace Discord.Commands
         Group = 0x04
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Require that the command be invoked in a specified context.
+    /// </summary>
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
     public class RequireContextAttribute : PreconditionAttribute
     {
         public ContextType Contexts { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Require that the command be invoked in a specified context.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="contexts">The type of context the command can be invoked in. Multiple contexts can be speicifed by ORing the contexts together.</param>
+        /// <example>
+        /// <code language="c#">
+        ///     [Command("private_only")]
+        ///     [RequireContext(ContextType.DM | ContextType.Group)]
+        ///     public async Task PrivateOnly()
+        ///     {
+        ///     }
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
         public RequireContextAttribute(ContextType contexts)
         {
             Contexts = contexts;
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireOwnerAttribute.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireOwnerAttribute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8992cd115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireOwnerAttribute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Discord;
+
+namespace Discord.Commands
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Require that the command is invoked by the owner of the bot.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>This precondition will only work if the bot is a bot account.</remarks>
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = false, Inherited = true)]
+    public class RequireOwnerAttribute : PreconditionAttribute
+    {
+        public override async Task<PreconditionResult> CheckPermissions(CommandContext context, CommandInfo command, IDependencyMap map)
+        {
+            var application = await context.Client.GetApplicationInfoAsync();
+            if (context.User.Id == application.Owner.Id) return PreconditionResult.FromSuccess();
+            return PreconditionResult.FromError("Command can only be run by the owner of the bot");
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequirePermissionAttribute.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireUserPermissionAttribute.cs
similarity index 54%
rename from src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequirePermissionAttribute.cs
rename to src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireUserPermissionAttribute.cs
index 26aeac5ec..17cf234aa 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequirePermissionAttribute.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Commands/Attributes/Preconditions/RequireUserPermissionAttribute.cs
@@ -3,18 +3,40 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace Discord.Commands
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This attribute requires that the user invoking the command has a specified permission.
+    /// </summary>
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Class | AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
-    public class RequirePermissionAttribute : PreconditionAttribute
+    public class RequireUserPermissionAttribute : PreconditionAttribute
     {
         public GuildPermission? GuildPermission { get; }
         public ChannelPermission? ChannelPermission { get; }
 
-        public RequirePermissionAttribute(GuildPermission permission)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Require that the user invoking the command has a specified GuildPermission
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>This precondition will always fail if the command is being invoked in a private channel.</remarks>
+        /// <param name="permission">The GuildPermission that the user must have. Multiple permissions can be specified by ORing or ANDing the permissions together.</param>
+        public RequireUserPermissionAttribute(GuildPermission permission)
         {
             GuildPermission = permission;
             ChannelPermission = null;
         }
-        public RequirePermissionAttribute(ChannelPermission permission)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Require that the user invoking the command has a specified ChannelPermission.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="permission">The ChannelPermission that the user must have. Multiple permissions can be specified by ORing or ANDing the permissions together.</param>
+        /// <example>
+        /// <code language="c#">
+        ///     [Command("permission")]
+        ///     [RequireUserPermission(ChannelPermission.ReadMessageHistory & ChannelPermission.ReadMessages)]
+        ///     public async Task HasPermission()
+        ///     {
+        ///         await ReplyAsync("You can read messages and the message history!");
+        ///     }
+        /// </code>
+        /// </example>
+        public RequireUserPermissionAttribute(ChannelPermission permission)
         {
             ChannelPermission = permission;
             GuildPermission = null;
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs
index 3eb4158d1..8c6a37f3c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.WebSocket/DiscordSocketClient.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         private int _nextAudioId;
         private bool _canReconnect;
         private DateTimeOffset? _statusSince;
+        private RestApplication _application;
 
         /// <summary> Gets the shard of of this client. </summary>
         public int ShardId { get; }
@@ -333,8 +334,10 @@ namespace Discord.WebSocket
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
-        public Task<RestApplication> GetApplicationInfoAsync()
-            => ClientHelper.GetApplicationInfoAsync(this);
+        public async Task<RestApplication> GetApplicationInfoAsync()
+        { 
+            return _application ?? (_application = await ClientHelper.GetApplicationInfoAsync(this));
+        }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public SocketGuild GetGuild(ulong id)