diff --git a/discord/channel.py b/discord/channel.py
index 02f4d6b3f..c31a6af0d 100644
--- a/discord/channel.py
+++ b/discord/channel.py
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
         CategoryChannel as CategoryChannelPayload,
         GroupDMChannel as GroupChannelPayload,
         ForumChannel as ForumChannelPayload,
+        MediaChannel as MediaChannelPayload,
         ForumTag as ForumTagPayload,
     )
     from .types.snowflake import SnowflakeList
@@ -2202,6 +2203,7 @@ class ForumChannel(discord.abc.GuildChannel, Hashable):
         'topic',
         '_state',
         '_flags',
+        '_type',
         'nsfw',
         'category_id',
         'position',
@@ -2217,9 +2219,10 @@ class ForumChannel(discord.abc.GuildChannel, Hashable):
         '_flags',
     )
 
-    def __init__(self, *, state: ConnectionState, guild: Guild, data: ForumChannelPayload):
+    def __init__(self, *, state: ConnectionState, guild: Guild, data: Union[ForumChannelPayload, MediaChannelPayload]):
         self._state: ConnectionState = state
         self.id: int = int(data['id'])
+        self._type: Literal[15, 16] = data['type']
         self._update(guild, data)
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
@@ -2233,7 +2236,7 @@ class ForumChannel(discord.abc.GuildChannel, Hashable):
         joined = ' '.join('%s=%r' % t for t in attrs)
         return f'<{self.__class__.__name__} {joined}>'
 
-    def _update(self, guild: Guild, data: ForumChannelPayload) -> None:
+    def _update(self, guild: Guild, data: Union[ForumChannelPayload, MediaChannelPayload]) -> None:
         self.guild: Guild = guild
         self.name: str = data['name']
         self.category_id: Optional[int] = utils._get_as_snowflake(data, 'parent_id')
@@ -2267,8 +2270,10 @@ class ForumChannel(discord.abc.GuildChannel, Hashable):
         self._fill_overwrites(data)
 
     @property
-    def type(self) -> Literal[ChannelType.forum]:
+    def type(self) -> Literal[ChannelType.forum, ChannelType.media]:
         """:class:`ChannelType`: The channel's Discord type."""
+        if self._type == 16:
+            return ChannelType.media
         return ChannelType.forum
 
     @property
@@ -2356,6 +2361,13 @@ class ForumChannel(discord.abc.GuildChannel, Hashable):
         """:class:`bool`: Checks if the forum is NSFW."""
         return self.nsfw
 
+    def is_media(self) -> bool:
+        """:class:`bool`: Checks if the channel is a media channel.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.4
+        """
+        return self._type == ChannelType.media.value
+
     @utils.copy_doc(discord.abc.GuildChannel.clone)
     async def clone(self, *, name: Optional[str] = None, reason: Optional[str] = None) -> ForumChannel:
         return await self._clone_impl(
@@ -3314,6 +3326,8 @@ def _guild_channel_factory(channel_type: int):
         return StageChannel, value
     elif value is ChannelType.forum:
         return ForumChannel, value
+    elif value is ChannelType.media:
+        return ForumChannel, value
     else:
         return None, value
 
diff --git a/discord/enums.py b/discord/enums.py
index 617367a1f..f6f114136 100644
--- a/discord/enums.py
+++ b/discord/enums.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ class ChannelType(Enum):
     private_thread = 12
     stage_voice = 13
     forum = 15
+    media = 16
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.name
diff --git a/discord/flags.py b/discord/flags.py
index d4d662ef8..546314855 100644
--- a/discord/flags.py
+++ b/discord/flags.py
@@ -1634,6 +1634,15 @@ class ChannelFlags(BaseFlags):
         """
         return 1 << 4
 
+    @flag_value
+    def hide_media_download_options(self):
+        """:class:`bool`: Returns ``True`` if the client hides embedded media download options in a :class:`ForumChannel`.
+        Only available in media channels.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.4
+        """
+        return 1 << 15
+
 
 class ArrayFlags(BaseFlags):
     @classmethod
diff --git a/discord/types/channel.py b/discord/types/channel.py
index 3068185f1..d5d82b5c6 100644
--- a/discord/types/channel.py
+++ b/discord/types/channel.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class PermissionOverwrite(TypedDict):
     deny: str
 
 
-ChannelTypeWithoutThread = Literal[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15]
+ChannelTypeWithoutThread = Literal[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 15, 16]
 ChannelType = Union[ChannelTypeWithoutThread, ThreadType]
 
 
@@ -138,8 +138,7 @@ ForumOrderType = Literal[0, 1]
 ForumLayoutType = Literal[0, 1, 2]
 
 
-class ForumChannel(_BaseTextChannel):
-    type: Literal[15]
+class _BaseForumChannel(_BaseTextChannel):
     available_tags: List[ForumTag]
     default_reaction_emoji: Optional[DefaultReaction]
     default_sort_order: Optional[ForumOrderType]
@@ -147,7 +146,17 @@ class ForumChannel(_BaseTextChannel):
     flags: NotRequired[int]
 
 
-GuildChannel = Union[TextChannel, NewsChannel, VoiceChannel, CategoryChannel, StageChannel, ThreadChannel, ForumChannel]
+class ForumChannel(_BaseForumChannel):
+    type: Literal[15]
+
+
+class MediaChannel(_BaseForumChannel):
+    type: Literal[16]
+
+
+GuildChannel = Union[
+    TextChannel, NewsChannel, VoiceChannel, CategoryChannel, StageChannel, ThreadChannel, ForumChannel, MediaChannel
+]
 
 
 class _BaseDMChannel(_BaseChannel):
diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 916497fd8..ac24b9b8b 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -1513,6 +1513,12 @@ of :class:`enum.Enum`.
 
         .. versionadded:: 2.0
 
+    .. attribute:: media
+
+        A media channel.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 2.4
+
 .. class:: MessageType
 
     Specifies the type of :class:`Message`. This is used to denote if a message