diff --git "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/threads.ts" "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/threads.ts"
index b70560e..65e676d 100644
--- "a/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/threads.ts"
+++ "b/src/api/routes/channels/\043channel_id/messages/\043message_id/threads.ts"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                 name: body.name,
                 guild_id: channel.guild_id,
                 rate_limit_per_user: body.rate_limit_per_user,
-                type: ChannelType.GUILD_PUBLIC_THREAD,
+                type: channel.type === ChannelType.GUILD_NEWS ? ChannelType.GUILD_NEWS_THREAD : ChannelType.GUILD_PUBLIC_THREAD,
                 recipients: [],
                 thread_metadata: {
                     archived: false,