From 7a56f0b28a4f8af8929373a35e4a317e3ccf9287 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: iDutchy <speedyniels@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 00:23:25 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] requested by shivaco ;)

---
 discord/channel.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/discord/channel.py b/discord/channel.py
index c3ccbe0f..4c758d26 100644
--- a/discord/channel.py
+++ b/discord/channel.py
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ class TextChannel(discord.abc.Messageable, discord.abc.GuildChannel, Hashable):
     def _sorting_bucket(self):
         return ChannelType.text.value
 
+    @property
+    def can_send(self):
+        return self.guild.me.guild_permissions.send_messages
+
     def permissions_for(self, member):
         base = super().permissions_for(member)