diff --git a/bot/core/__init__.py b/bot/core/__init__.py
index 9be4f2bd..be157adb 100644
--- a/bot/core/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from . import data  # noqa
 
+from . import patches
+
 from .module import module
 from .lion import Lion
 from . import blacklists
diff --git a/bot/core/patches.py b/bot/core/patches.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a292c443
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/core/patches.py
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+"""
+Temporary patches for the discord.py library to support new features of the discord API.
+"""
+from discord.http import Route, HTTPClient
+from discord.abc import Messageable
+from discord.utils import InvalidArgument
+from discord import File, AllowedMentions
+
+
+def send_message(self, channel_id, content, *, tts=False, embeds=None,
+                 nonce=None, allowed_mentions=None, message_reference=None):
+    r = Route('POST', '/channels/{channel_id}/messages', channel_id=channel_id)
+    payload = {}
+
+    if content:
+        payload['content'] = content
+
+    if tts:
+        payload['tts'] = True
+
+    if embeds:
+        payload['embeds'] = embeds
+
+    if nonce:
+        payload['nonce'] = nonce
+
+    if allowed_mentions:
+        payload['allowed_mentions'] = allowed_mentions
+
+    if message_reference:
+        payload['message_reference'] = message_reference
+
+    return self.request(r, json=payload)
+
+
+HTTPClient.send_message = send_message
+
+
+async def send(self, content=None, *, tts=False, embed=None, embeds=None, file=None,
+               files=None, delete_after=None, nonce=None,
+               allowed_mentions=None, reference=None,
+               mention_author=None):
+
+    channel = await self._get_channel()
+    state = self._state
+    content = str(content) if content is not None else None
+    if embed is not None:
+        if embeds is not None:
+            embeds.append(embed)
+        else:
+            embeds = [embed]
+        embed = embed.to_dict()
+    if embeds is not None:
+        embeds = [embed.to_dict() for embed in embeds]
+
+    if allowed_mentions is not None:
+        if state.allowed_mentions is not None:
+            allowed_mentions = state.allowed_mentions.merge(allowed_mentions).to_dict()
+        else:
+            allowed_mentions = allowed_mentions.to_dict()
+    else:
+        allowed_mentions = state.allowed_mentions and state.allowed_mentions.to_dict()
+
+    if mention_author is not None:
+        allowed_mentions = allowed_mentions or AllowedMentions().to_dict()
+        allowed_mentions['replied_user'] = bool(mention_author)
+
+    if reference is not None:
+        try:
+            reference = reference.to_message_reference_dict()
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise InvalidArgument('reference parameter must be Message or MessageReference') from None
+
+    if file is not None and files is not None:
+        raise InvalidArgument('cannot pass both file and files parameter to send()')
+
+    if file is not None:
+        if not isinstance(file, File):
+            raise InvalidArgument('file parameter must be File')
+
+        try:
+            data = await state.http.send_files(channel.id, files=[file], allowed_mentions=allowed_mentions,
+                                               content=content, tts=tts, embed=embed, nonce=nonce,
+                                               message_reference=reference)
+        finally:
+            file.close()
+
+    elif files is not None:
+        if len(files) > 10:
+            raise InvalidArgument('files parameter must be a list of up to 10 elements')
+        elif not all(isinstance(file, File) for file in files):
+            raise InvalidArgument('files parameter must be a list of File')
+
+        try:
+            data = await state.http.send_files(channel.id, files=files, content=content, tts=tts,
+                                               embed=embed, nonce=nonce, allowed_mentions=allowed_mentions,
+                                               message_reference=reference)
+        finally:
+            for f in files:
+                f.close()
+    else:
+        data = await state.http.send_message(channel.id, content, tts=tts, embeds=embeds,
+                                             nonce=nonce, allowed_mentions=allowed_mentions,
+                                             message_reference=reference)
+
+    ret = state.create_message(channel=channel, data=data)
+    if delete_after is not None:
+        await ret.delete(delay=delete_after)
+    return ret
+
+Messageable.send = send