diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Models/Channel.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Models/Channel.cs
index 6c9ee8af3..109758502 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Models/Channel.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Models/Channel.cs
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ namespace Discord
 				{
 					Type = x.Type,
 					Id = x.Id,
-					Deny = new PackedChannelPermissions(true, x.Deny),
-					Allow = new PackedChannelPermissions(true, x.Allow)
+					Deny = new PackedChannelPermissions(true,  x.Deny),
+					Allow = new PackedChannelPermissions(true,  x.Allow)
 				}).ToArray();
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Models/Member.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Models/Member.cs
index ff616a8f1..a030326b3 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Models/Member.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Models/Member.cs
@@ -157,23 +157,32 @@ namespace Discord
             var server = Server;
 			if (server == null) return;
 			var channel = _client.Channels[channelId];
-			if (channel == null) return;
-			var channelOverwrites = channel.PermissionOverwrites;
 
 			PackedChannelPermissions permissions;
 			if (!_permissions.TryGetValue(channelId, out permissions)) return;
 			uint newPermissions = 0x0;
 
-			foreach (var serverRole in Roles)
-				newPermissions |= serverRole.Permissions.RawValue;
-			foreach (var denyRole in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Role && x.Deny.RawValue != 0 && RoleIds.Contains(x.Id)))
-				newPermissions &= ~denyRole.Deny.RawValue;
-			foreach (var allowRole in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Role && x.Allow.RawValue != 0 && RoleIds.Contains(x.Id)))
-				newPermissions |= allowRole.Allow.RawValue;
-			foreach (var denyMembers in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Member && x.Id == UserId && x.Deny.RawValue != 0))
-                newPermissions &= ~denyMembers.Deny.RawValue;
-			foreach (var allowMembers in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Member && x.Id == UserId && x.Allow.RawValue != 0))
-                newPermissions |= allowMembers.Allow.RawValue;
+			if (UserId == server.OwnerId)
+				newPermissions = PackedChannelPermissions.Mask;
+			else
+			{
+				if (channel == null) return;
+				var channelOverwrites = channel.PermissionOverwrites;
+
+				foreach (var serverRole in Roles)
+					newPermissions |= serverRole.Permissions.RawValue;
+				foreach (var denyRole in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Role && x.Deny.RawValue != 0 && RoleIds.Contains(x.Id)))
+					newPermissions &= ~denyRole.Deny.RawValue;
+				foreach (var allowRole in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Role && x.Allow.RawValue != 0 && RoleIds.Contains(x.Id)))
+					newPermissions |= allowRole.Allow.RawValue;
+				foreach (var denyMembers in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Member && x.Id == UserId && x.Deny.RawValue != 0))
+					newPermissions &= ~denyMembers.Deny.RawValue;
+				foreach (var allowMembers in channelOverwrites.Where(x => x.Type == PermissionTarget.Member && x.Id == UserId && x.Allow.RawValue != 0))
+					newPermissions |= allowMembers.Allow.RawValue;
+
+				if (((newPermissions >> (PackedChannelPermissions.GlobalBit - 1)) & 1) == 1)
+					newPermissions = PackedChannelPermissions.Mask;
+			}
 
 			if (permissions.RawValue != newPermissions)
 			{
diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Models/PackedPermissions.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Models/PackedPermissions.cs
index 57602806b..13905cb03 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Models/PackedPermissions.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Models/PackedPermissions.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ namespace Discord
 {
 	public sealed class PackedServerPermissions : PackedPermissions
 	{
+		internal const int GlobalBit = 4; //ManagePermissions implicitly gives all permissions
+		internal static uint Mask = Convert.ToUInt32("00000011111100111111110000111111", 2);
+
 		public PackedServerPermissions() : base(false, 0) { }
 		internal PackedServerPermissions(bool isLocked, uint rawValue) : base(isLocked, rawValue) { }
 
@@ -23,6 +26,9 @@ namespace Discord
 
 	public sealed class PackedChannelPermissions : PackedPermissions
 	{
+		internal const int GlobalBit = 4; //ManagePermissions implicitly gives all permissions
+		internal static uint Mask = Convert.ToUInt32("00000011111100111111110000011001", 2);
+
 		public PackedChannelPermissions() : base(false, 0) { }
 		internal PackedChannelPermissions(bool isLocked, uint rawValue) : base(isLocked, rawValue) { }