diff --git a/disco/api/client.py b/disco/api/client.py
index f5c8fe4..a7f4b63 100644
--- a/disco/api/client.py
+++ b/disco/api/client.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from contextlib import contextmanager
 from gevent.local import local
 from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote
 
+from holster.enum import EnumAttr
 from disco.api.http import Routes, HTTPClient, to_bytes
 from disco.util.logging import LoggingClass
 from disco.util.sanitize import S
@@ -286,32 +287,29 @@ class APIClient(LoggingClass):
 
     def guilds_channels_create(self,
             guild,
-            name,
             channel_type,
+            name,
             bitrate=None,
             user_limit=None,
             permission_overwrites=[],
+            nsfw=None,
             parent_id=None,
+            position=None,
             reason=None):
 
         payload = {
             'name': name,
-            'channel_type': channel_type,
+            'type': channel_type.value if isinstance(channel_type, EnumAttr) else channel_type,
             'permission_overwrites': [i.to_dict() for i in permission_overwrites],
             'parent_id': parent_id,
         }
 
-        if channel_type == 'text':
-            pass
-        elif channel_type == 'voice':
-            if bitrate is not None:
-                payload['bitrate'] = bitrate
-
-            if user_limit is not None:
-                payload['user_limit'] = user_limit
-        else:
-            # TODO: better error here?
-            raise Exception('Invalid channel type: {}'.format(channel_type))
+        payload.update(optional(
+            nsfw=nsfw,
+            bitrate=bitrate,
+            user_limit=user_limit,
+            position=position,
+        ))
 
         r = self.http(
             Routes.GUILDS_CHANNELS_CREATE,
diff --git a/disco/types/guild.py b/disco/types/guild.py
index 95cc1eb..884bd9a 100644
--- a/disco/types/guild.py
+++ b/disco/types/guild.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import six
+import warnings
 
 from holster.enum import Enum
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ from disco.types.base import (
 )
 from disco.types.user import User
 from disco.types.voice import VoiceState
-from disco.types.channel import Channel
+from disco.types.channel import Channel, ChannelType
 from disco.types.message import Emoji
 from disco.types.permissions import PermissionValue, Permissions, Permissible
 
@@ -440,8 +441,54 @@ class Guild(SlottedModel, Permissible):
         self.client.api.guilds_bans_create(self.id, to_snowflake(user), *args, **kwargs)
 
     def create_channel(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        warnings.warn(
+            'Guild.create_channel will be deprecated soon, please use:'
+            ' Guild.create_text_channel or Guild.create_category or Guild.create_voice_channel',
+            DeprecationWarning)
+
         return self.client.api.guilds_channels_create(self.id, *args, **kwargs)
 
+    def create_category(self, name, permission_overwrites=[], position=None, reason=None):
+        '''
+        Creates a category within the guild.
+        '''
+        return self.client.api.guilds_channels_create(
+            self.id, ChannelType.GUILD_CATEGORY, name=name, permission_overwrites=permission_overwrites,
+            position=position, reason=reason,
+        )
+
+    def create_text_channel(
+            self,
+            name,
+            permission_overwrites=[],
+            parent_id=None,
+            nsfw=None,
+            position=None,
+            reason=None):
+        '''
+        Creates a text channel within the guild.
+        '''
+        return self.client.api.guilds_channels_create(
+            self.id, ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT, name=name, permission_overwrites=permission_overwrites,
+            parent_id=parent_id, nsfw=nsfw, position=position, reason=reason,
+        )
+
+    def create_voice_channel(
+            self,
+            name,
+            permission_overwrites=[],
+            parent_id=None,
+            bitrate=None,
+            user_limit=None,
+            position=None,
+            reason=None):
+        '''
+        Creates a voice channel within the guild.
+        '''
+        return self.client.api.guilds_channels_create(
+            self.id, ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE, name=name, permission_overwrites=permission_overwrites,
+            parent_id=parent_id, bitrate=bitrate, user_limit=user_limit, position=position, reason=None)
+
     def leave(self):
         return self.client.api.users_me_guilds_delete(self.id)
 
diff --git a/examples/basic_plugin.py b/examples/basic_plugin.py
index b615aa8..4a02338 100644
--- a/examples/basic_plugin.py
+++ b/examples/basic_plugin.py
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ class BasicPlugin(Plugin):
     def on_auditme(self, event):
         invite = event.channel.create_invite(reason='TEST AUDIT')
         invite.delete(reason='TEST AUDIT 2')
-        # channel = event.guild.create_channel('audit-log-test', 'text', reason='TEST CREATE')
-        # channel.delete(reason='TEST AUDIT 2')
+        channel = event.guild.create_channel('audit-log-test', 'text', reason='TEST CREATE')
+        channel.delete(reason='TEST AUDIT 2')
+
+    @Plugin.command('create-some-channels')
+    def on_create_some_channels(self, event):
+        category = event.guild.create_category('My Category')
+        event.guild.create_text_channel('text-channel', parent_id=category.id)
+        event.guild.create_voice_channel('voice-channel', parent_id=category.id)
+        event.msg.reply('Ok, created some channels')
 
     @Plugin.command('ratelimitme')
     def on_ratelimitme(self, event):