diff --git a/src/Discord.Net/Utilities/MentionUtils.cs b/src/Discord.Net/Utilities/MentionUtils.cs
index 0053792c2..1a092fd9c 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net/Utilities/MentionUtils.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net/Utilities/MentionUtils.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ namespace Discord
 
         /// <summary> Parses a provided user mention string. </summary>
         public static ulong ParseUser(string mentionText)
+        {
+            ulong id;
+            if (TryParseUser(mentionText, out id))
+                return id;
+            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid mention format", nameof(mentionText));
+        }
+        /// <summary> Tries to parse a provided user mention string. </summary>
+        public static bool TryParseUser(string mentionText, out ulong userId)
         {
             mentionText = mentionText.Trim();
             if (mentionText.Length >= 3 && mentionText[0] == '<' && mentionText[1] == '@' && mentionText[mentionText.Length - 1] == '>')
@@ -27,40 +35,57 @@ namespace Discord
                     mentionText = mentionText.Substring(3, mentionText.Length - 4); //<@!123>
                 else
                     mentionText = mentionText.Substring(2, mentionText.Length - 3); //<@123>
-
-                ulong id;
-                if (ulong.TryParse(mentionText, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out id))
-                    return id;
+                
+                if (ulong.TryParse(mentionText, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out userId))
+                    return true;
             }
-            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid mention format", nameof(mentionText));
+            userId = 0;
+            return false;
         }
+
         /// <summary> Parses a provided channel mention string. </summary>
         public static ulong ParseChannel(string mentionText)
+        {
+            ulong id;
+            if (TryParseChannel(mentionText, out id))
+                return id;
+            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid mention format", nameof(mentionText));
+        }
+        /// <summary>Tries to parse a provided channel mention string. </summary>
+        public static bool TryParseChannel(string mentionText, out ulong channelId)
         {
             mentionText = mentionText.Trim();
             if (mentionText.Length >= 3 && mentionText[0] == '<' && mentionText[1] == '#' && mentionText[mentionText.Length - 1] == '>')
             {
                 mentionText = mentionText.Substring(2, mentionText.Length - 3); //<#123>
-
-                ulong id;
-                if (ulong.TryParse(mentionText, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out id))
-                    return id;
+                
+                if (ulong.TryParse(mentionText, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out channelId))
+                    return true;
             }
-            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid mention format", nameof(mentionText));
+            channelId = 0;
+            return false;
         }
         /// <summary> Parses a provided role mention string. </summary>
         public static ulong ParseRole(string mentionText)
+        {
+            ulong id;
+            if (TryParseRole(mentionText, out id))
+                return id;
+            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid mention format", nameof(mentionText));
+        }
+        /// <summary>Tries to parse a provided role mention string. </summary>
+        public static bool TryParseRole(string mentionText, out ulong roleId)
         {
             mentionText = mentionText.Trim();
             if (mentionText.Length >= 4 && mentionText[0] == '<' && mentionText[1] == '@' && mentionText[2] == '&' && mentionText[mentionText.Length - 1] == '>')
             {
                 mentionText = mentionText.Substring(3, mentionText.Length - 4); //<@&123>
-
-                ulong id;
-                if (ulong.TryParse(mentionText, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out id))
-                    return id;
+                
+                if (ulong.TryParse(mentionText, NumberStyles.None, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out roleId))
+                    return true;
             }
-            throw new ArgumentException("Invalid mention format", nameof(mentionText));
+            roleId = 0;
+            return false;
         }
 
         /// <summary> Gets the ids of all users mentioned in a provided text.</summary>