diff --git a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts
index 79392fe66..9c1a1d0b0 100644
--- a/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts
+++ b/src/api/routes/channels/#channel_id/threads.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ router.post(
                 name: body.name,
                 guild_id: channel.guild_id,
                 rate_limit_per_user: body.rate_limit_per_user,
-                type: body.type,
+                type: body.type || (channel.threadOnly() ? ChannelType.GUILD_PUBLIC_THREAD : ChannelType.GUILD_PRIVATE_THREAD),
                 recipients: [],
                 thread_metadata: {
                     archived: false,
diff --git a/src/schemas/uncategorised/ThreadCreationSchema.ts b/src/schemas/uncategorised/ThreadCreationSchema.ts
index ca1f25e28..1ad85ce75 100644
--- a/src/schemas/uncategorised/ThreadCreationSchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/uncategorised/ThreadCreationSchema.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export interface ThreadCreationSchema {
     auto_archive_duration?: number;
     rate_limit_per_user?: number;
     name: string;
-    type: ChannelType.GUILD_PUBLIC_THREAD | ChannelType.GUILD_PRIVATE_THREAD;
+    type?: ChannelType.GUILD_PUBLIC_THREAD | ChannelType.GUILD_PRIVATE_THREAD;
     invitable?: boolean;
     applied_tags?: string[];
     location?: string; //Ignore it
diff --git a/src/util/entities/Channel.ts b/src/util/entities/Channel.ts
index d57d83614..751fa3add 100644
--- a/src/util/entities/Channel.ts
+++ b/src/util/entities/Channel.ts
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ export class Channel extends BaseClass {
 
         return ret;
     }
+    threadOnly() {
+        return this.type === ChannelType.GUILD_FORUM || this.type === ChannelType.GUILD_MEDIA;
+    }
 
     static async createThreadChannel(
         channel: Partial<Channel>,