diff --git a/discord/abc.py b/discord/abc.py
index bbf22c201..af2b15dac 100644
--- a/discord/abc.py
+++ b/discord/abc.py
@@ -1530,10 +1530,11 @@ class Messageable:
             .. versionadded:: 1.4
 
         reference: Union[:class:`~discord.Message`, :class:`~discord.MessageReference`, :class:`~discord.PartialMessage`]
-            A reference to the :class:`~discord.Message` to which you are replying, this can be created using
-            :meth:`~discord.Message.to_reference` or passed directly as a :class:`~discord.Message`. You can control
-            whether this mentions the author of the referenced message using the :attr:`~discord.AllowedMentions.replied_user`
-            attribute of ``allowed_mentions`` or by setting ``mention_author``.
+            A reference to the :class:`~discord.Message` to which you are referencing, this can be created using
+            :meth:`~discord.Message.to_reference` or passed directly as a :class:`~discord.Message`.
+            In the event of a replying reference, you can control whether this mentions the author of the referenced
+            message using the :attr:`~discord.AllowedMentions.replied_user` attribute of ``allowed_mentions`` or by
+            setting ``mention_author``.
 
             .. versionadded:: 1.6
 
diff --git a/discord/flags.py b/discord/flags.py
index abe77f3c2..de806ba9c 100644
--- a/discord/flags.py
+++ b/discord/flags.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class BaseFlags:
             setattr(self, key, value)
 
     @classmethod
-    def _from_value(cls, value):
+    def _from_value(cls, value: int) -> Self:
         self = cls.__new__(cls)
         self.value = value
         return self
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ class MessageFlags(BaseFlags):
         """
         return 8192
 
+    @flag_value
+    def forwarded(self):
+        """:class:`bool`: Returns ``True`` if the message is a forwarded message.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.5
+        """
+        return 16384
+
 
 @fill_with_flags()
 class PublicUserFlags(BaseFlags):
diff --git a/discord/message.py b/discord/message.py
index 44025f460..1f2cea3ae 100644
--- a/discord/message.py
+++ b/discord/message.py
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ class MessageReference:
     guild_id: Optional[:class:`int`]
         The guild id of the message referenced.
     fail_if_not_exists: :class:`bool`
-        Whether replying to the referenced message should raise :class:`HTTPException`
+        Whether the referenced message should raise :class:`HTTPException`
         if the message no longer exists or Discord could not fetch the message.
 
         .. versionadded:: 1.7
@@ -627,8 +627,6 @@ class MessageReference:
         If the message was resolved at a prior point but has since been deleted then
         this will be of type :class:`DeletedReferencedMessage`.
 
-        Currently, this is mainly the replied to message when a user replies to a message.
-
         .. versionadded:: 1.6
     """
 
@@ -680,7 +678,7 @@ class MessageReference:
         message: :class:`~discord.Message`
             The message to be converted into a reference.
         fail_if_not_exists: :class:`bool`
-            Whether replying to the referenced message should raise :class:`HTTPException`
+            Whether the referenced message should raise :class:`HTTPException`
             if the message no longer exists or Discord could not fetch the message.
 
             .. versionadded:: 1.7
@@ -1869,7 +1867,7 @@ class PartialMessage(Hashable):
         Parameters
         ----------
         fail_if_not_exists: :class:`bool`
-            Whether replying using the message reference should raise :class:`HTTPException`
+            Whether the referenced message should raise :class:`HTTPException`
             if the message no longer exists or Discord could not fetch the message.
 
             .. versionadded:: 1.7