diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e2c9c0450967..88ad9ba31eac 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 * Added `MessageBehavior#publish` to publish a message in an announcement channel.
 * Added `NewsChannelBehavior#follow` to follow an announcement channel in another text channel.
 
+## Fixes
+
+* Fixed `GuildChannel#getEffectivePermissions` not correctly denying permissions denied for the user specifically.
+
 # 0.5.4
 
 ## Additions
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/channel/GuildChannel.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/channel/GuildChannel.kt
index 6018835081b7..d06cfb160629 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/channel/GuildChannel.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/com/gitlab/kordlib/core/entity/channel/GuildChannel.kt
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ interface GuildChannel : Channel, GuildChannelBehavior {
             }
             memberOverwrite?.let {
                 +it.allowed
-                +it.denied
+                -it.denied
             }
         }