diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/abc.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/abc.py
index 9c423127b..2ad4f36ba 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/abc.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/abc.py
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ class MixinMeta(ABC):
     ) -> discord.Message:
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _has_notify_perms(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> bool:
+        raise NotImplementedError()
+
     @abstractmethod
     async def update_external_status(self) -> bool:
         raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/cog.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/cog.py
index dc487343b..879f1f318 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/cog.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/cog.py
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ class AudioEvents(MixinMeta, metaclass=CompositeMetaClass):
         player: lavalink.Player,
     ):
         notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(player.fetch("channel"))
+        has_perms = self._has_notify_perms(notify_channel)
         tries = 0
         while not player._is_playing:
             await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ class AudioEvents(MixinMeta, metaclass=CompositeMetaClass):
                 return
             tries += 1
 
-        if notify_channel and not player.fetch("autoplay_notified", False):
+        if notify_channel and has_perms and not player.fetch("autoplay_notified", False):
             if (
                 len(player.manager.players) < 10
                 or not player._last_resume
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/lavalink.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/lavalink.py
index bd623f946..f1285ad1a 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/lavalink.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/events/lavalink.py
@@ -137,19 +137,19 @@ class LavalinkEvents(MixinMeta, metaclass=CompositeMetaClass):
                 and self.playlist_api is not None
                 and self.api_interface is not None
             ):
-                notify_channel = player.fetch("channel")
+                notify_channel_id = player.fetch("channel")
                 try:
                     await self.api_interface.autoplay(player, self.playlist_api)
                 except DatabaseError:
-                    notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel)
-                    if notify_channel:
+                    notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel_id)
+                    if notify_channel and self._has_notify_perms(notify_channel):
                         await self.send_embed_msg(
                             notify_channel, title=_("Couldn't get a valid track.")
                         )
                     return
                 except TrackEnqueueError:
-                    notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel)
-                    if notify_channel:
+                    notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel_id)
+                    if notify_channel and self._has_notify_perms(notify_channel):
                         await self.send_embed_msg(
                             notify_channel,
                             title=_("Unable to Get Track"),
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ class LavalinkEvents(MixinMeta, metaclass=CompositeMetaClass):
                         )
                     return
         if event_type == lavalink.LavalinkEvents.TRACK_START and notify:
-            notify_channel = player.fetch("channel")
-            if notify_channel:
-                notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel)
+            notify_channel_id = player.fetch("channel")
+            notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel_id)
+            if notify_channel and self._has_notify_perms(notify_channel):
                 if player.fetch("notify_message") is not None:
                     with contextlib.suppress(discord.HTTPException):
                         await player.fetch("notify_message").delete()
@@ -199,9 +199,9 @@ class LavalinkEvents(MixinMeta, metaclass=CompositeMetaClass):
 
         if event_type == lavalink.LavalinkEvents.QUEUE_END:
             if not autoplay:
-                notify_channel = player.fetch("channel")
-                if notify_channel and notify:
-                    notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel)
+                notify_channel_id = player.fetch("channel")
+                notify_channel = self.bot.get_channel(notify_channel_id)
+                if notify_channel and notify and self._has_notify_perms(notify_channel):
                     await self.send_embed_msg(notify_channel, title=_("Queue ended."))
                 if disconnect:
                     self.bot.dispatch("red_audio_audio_disconnect", guild)
diff --git a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py
index beb561f15..cd50b6a26 100644
--- a/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py
+++ b/redbot/cogs/audio/core/utilities/miscellaneous.py
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ class MiscellaneousUtilities(MixinMeta, metaclass=CompositeMetaClass):
                 embed.set_author(name=name)
         return await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
+    def _has_notify_perms(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> bool:
+        perms = channel.permissions_for(channel.guild.me)
+        return all((perms.send_messages, perms.embed_links))
+
     async def maybe_run_pending_db_tasks(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> None:
         if self.api_interface is not None:
             await self.api_interface.run_tasks(ctx)