diff --git a/discord/colour.py b/discord/colour.py
index b8ee5dae8..9f1044513 100644
--- a/discord/colour.py
+++ b/discord/colour.py
@@ -46,13 +46,16 @@ class Colour:
 
     Attributes
     ------------
-    value : int
+    value: int
         The raw integer colour value.
     """
 
     __slots__ = ('value',)
 
     def __init__(self, value):
+        if not isinstance(value, int):
+            raise TypeError('Expected int parameter, received %s instead.' % value.__class__.__name__)
+
         self.value = value
 
     def _get_byte(self, byte):
diff --git a/discord/permissions.py b/discord/permissions.py
index c8c8ae375..ee946ff60 100644
--- a/discord/permissions.py
+++ b/discord/permissions.py
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ class Permissions:
 
     __slots__ = ('value',)
     def __init__(self, permissions=0):
+        if not isinstance(permissions, int):
+            raise TypeError('Expected int parameter, received %s instead.' % permissions.__class__.__name__)
+
         self.value = permissions
 
     def __eq__(self, other):