diff --git a/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py b/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
index b396608..510c6e6 100644
--- a/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
+++ b/payphone/cogs/calls/cog.py
@@ -293,6 +293,13 @@ class Calls(base.Cog):
                     except discord.errors.NotFound:
                         replied_message = None
 
+                    except discord.errors.Forbidden:
+                        replied_message = None
+
+                        await self.bot.get_partial_messageable(other_channel).send(
+                            "❌ **Payphone** is missing permissions to read messages from this channel. Make sure it's got `Read Message History` permissions."
+                        )
+
                 if replied_message is not None:
                     replied_message_content = self.bot.clean_message(replied_message)
                     replied_participant = await call.get_participant(