diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
index 6d828f7..5c1b4bc 100644
--- a/message.go
+++ b/message.go
@@ -96,3 +96,9 @@ func (m *Message) Respond(res string) error {
 	_, err := m.sesh.ChannelMessageSendComplex(m.channelID, rep)
 	return err
 }
+
+// joins the message author's voice channel. Returns the voice connection object, this connection must be cleaned
+// up by the client to prevent issues
+func (m *Message) JoinVoiceChannel() (*dg.VoiceConnection, error) {
+	return m.sesh.joinUserVoice(m.serverID, m.ID, m.sesh.Session)
+}