diff --git a/src/Client.ts b/src/Client.ts
index a1a3602d..9bcb6b41 100644
--- a/src/Client.ts
+++ b/src/Client.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ export class Client extends AsyncEventEmitter<Events> {
   #setConnectionFailureCount: Setter<number>;
   #reconnectTimeout: number | undefined;
 
+  /**
+   * Server and roles to calculate permissions as, for previewing a role
+   */
+  readonly viewAs: Accessor<{ server: string; roles: string[] } | undefined>;
+  #setViewAs: Setter<{ server: string; roles: string[] } | undefined>;
+
   /**
    * Create Stoat.js Client
    * @param configuration Deprecated - Please use `Client.initConfig` if you need to override config.
@@ -256,6 +262,8 @@ export class Client extends AsyncEventEmitter<Events> {
       baseURL: this.options.baseURL,
     });
 
+    this.#guardAPI();
+
     const [configured, setConfigured] = createSignal(
       configuration !== undefined,
     );
@@ -270,6 +278,12 @@ export class Client extends AsyncEventEmitter<Events> {
     this.connectionFailureCount = connectionFailureCount;
     this.#setConnectionFailureCount = setConnectionFailureCount;
 
+    const [viewAs, setViewAs] = createSignal<
+      { server: string; roles: string[] } | undefined
+    >();
+    this.viewAs = viewAs;
+    this.#setViewAs = setViewAs;
+
     this.account = new AccountCollection(this);
     this.bots = new BotCollection(this);
     this.channels = new ChannelCollection(this);
@@ -334,6 +348,48 @@ export class Client extends AsyncEventEmitter<Events> {
       : ["X-Session-Token", this.#session?.token as string];
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Calculate permissions in a server as if we only had the given roles
+   * @param server Server ID, or nothing to stop previewing
+   * @param roles Role IDs
+   */
+  setViewAs(server?: string, roles: string[] = []): void {
+    this.#setViewAs(server ? { server, roles } : undefined);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Whether a request would make changes in the server we are previewing
+   * @param path Request path
+   */
+  #blockedWhilePreviewing(
+    method: string,
+    path: string,
+    data?: unknown,
+  ): boolean {
+    const server = this.viewAs()?.server;
+    if (!server || /\/(ack|search)(\/|$)/.test(path)) return false;
+
+    const [, type, id, sub] = path.split("/");
+    if (type === "servers") return id === server;
+    if (type === "channels") return this.channels.get(id)?.serverId === server;
+    if (type === "custom" && id === "emoji") {
+      if (method === "put") {
+        return (data as { parent?: { id?: string } })?.parent?.id === server;
+      }
+      const emoji = this.emojis.get(sub);
+      return emoji
+        ? emoji.parent.type === "Server" && emoji.parent.id === server
+        : true;
+    }
+    if (type === "webhooks") {
+      const webhook = this.channelWebhooks.get(id);
+      return webhook ? webhook.channel?.serverId === server : true;
+    }
+    if (type === "invites") return method === "delete";
+
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Connect to Revolt
    */
@@ -381,6 +437,23 @@ export class Client extends AsyncEventEmitter<Events> {
         revolt: this.#session,
       },
     });
+
+    this.#guardAPI();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Block changes to a server while previewing it as a role
+   */
+  #guardAPI(): void {
+    const req = this.api.req.bind(this.api);
+    this.api.req = ((method: string, path: string, ...args: unknown[]) =>
+      method !== "get" && this.#blockedWhilePreviewing(method, path, args[0])
+        ? Promise.reject({ type: "ViewingAsRole" })
+        : (req as (...args: unknown[]) => Promise<unknown>)(
+            method,
+            path,
+            ...args,
+          )) as typeof this.api.req;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/classes/Server.ts b/src/classes/Server.ts
index ca48bb9e..0ce16c84 100644
--- a/src/classes/Server.ts
+++ b/src/classes/Server.ts
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ export class Server {
    * Default channel for this server
    */
   get defaultChannel(): Channel | undefined {
-    return this.orderedChannels.find((cat) => cat.channels.length)?.channels[0];
+    return this.orderedChannels
+      .flatMap((cat) => cat.channels)
+      .find((channel) => this.#previewCanView(channel));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -294,7 +296,9 @@ export class Server {
    * @returns Whether the server is unread
    */
   get unread(): boolean {
-    return !!this.channels.find((channel) => channel.unread);
+    return !!this.channels.find(
+      (channel) => channel.unread && this.#previewCanView(channel),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -302,9 +306,9 @@ export class Server {
    * @returns Array of message IDs which are unread
    */
   get mentions(): string[] {
-    const arr = this.channels.map((channel) =>
-      Array.from(channel.mentions?.values() ?? []),
-    );
+    const arr = this.channels
+      .filter((channel) => this.#previewCanView(channel))
+      .map((channel) => Array.from(channel.mentions?.values() ?? []));
 
     return ([] as string[]).concat(...arr);
   }
@@ -340,6 +344,27 @@ export class Server {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Whether a channel is visible to the roles we are previewing, if any
+   * @param channel Channel
+   */
+  #previewCanView(channel: Channel): boolean {
+    return !this.previewRoles || channel.havePermission("ViewChannel");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Roles we are previewing in this server, from lowest to highest priority
+   */
+  get previewRoles(): ServerRole[] | undefined {
+    const viewAs = this.#collection.client.viewAs();
+    if (viewAs?.server !== this.id) return;
+
+    return viewAs.roles
+      .map((id) => this.roles.get(id)!)
+      .filter((role) => role)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.rank! - a.rank!);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Permission the currently authenticated user has against this server
    */
diff --git a/src/classes/ServerMember.ts b/src/classes/ServerMember.ts
index 7e33585d..ce16c384 100644
--- a/src/classes/ServerMember.ts
+++ b/src/classes/ServerMember.ts
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ export class ServerMember {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Member's ranking
+   * Member's ranking, ignoring any role preview
    * Smaller values are ranked as higher priority
    */
-  get ranking(): number {
+  get realRanking(): number {
     if (this.id.user === this.server?.ownerId) {
       return -Infinity;
     }
@@ -178,6 +178,22 @@ export class ServerMember {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Member's ranking
+   * Smaller values are ranked as higher priority
+   */
+  get ranking(): number {
+    // Our own member is ranked as the previewed roles, if any
+    const preview =
+      this.id.user === this.#collection.client.user?.id
+        ? this.server?.previewRoles
+        : undefined;
+
+    if (!preview) return this.realRanking;
+
+    return preview.length > 0 ? preview[preview.length - 1].rank! : Infinity;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the permissions that this member has against a certain object
    * @param target Target object to check permissions against
diff --git a/src/permissions/calculator.ts b/src/permissions/calculator.ts
index 1d88ca54..56901431 100644
--- a/src/permissions/calculator.ts
+++ b/src/permissions/calculator.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ export function bitwiseAndEq(a: bigint, ...b: bigint[]): boolean {
   return (value & a) === value;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Build a stand-in member holding only the roles being previewed
+ * @param server Server the target belongs to
+ */
+function previewMember(server?: Server): ServerMember | undefined {
+  const orderedRoles = server?.previewRoles;
+  if (!orderedRoles) return;
+
+  return {
+    roles: orderedRoles.map((role) => role.id),
+    orderedRoles,
+  } as unknown as ServerMember;
+}
+
 /**
  * Calculate permissions against a given object
  * @param target Target object to check permissions against
@@ -33,6 +47,11 @@ export function calculatePermission(
     member?: ServerMember;
   },
 ): bigint {
+  const preview =
+    !options?.member &&
+    previewMember(target instanceof Server ? target : target.server);
+  if (preview) options = { member: preview };
+
   const user = options?.member ? options?.member.user : client.user;
   if (user?.privileged) {
     return Permission.GrantAllSafe;