diff --git a/src/BasicChannel.cpp b/src/BasicChannel.cpp
index 513d351..3273461 100644
--- a/src/BasicChannel.cpp
+++ b/src/BasicChannel.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ void BasicChannel::setChannelType(ChannelType::ChannelType type) {
     properties()[property::CHANNEL_FLAG_SEMI_PERMANENT] = type == ChannelType::semipermanent;
 }
 
+void BasicChannel::updateChannelType(std::vector<property::ChannelProperties> &properties, ChannelType::ChannelType type) {
+    if(this->properties()[property::CHANNEL_FLAG_PERMANENT].update_value(type == ChannelType::permanent)) {
+        properties.push_back(property::CHANNEL_FLAG_PERMANENT);
+    }
+
+    if(this->properties()[property::CHANNEL_FLAG_SEMI_PERMANENT].update_value(type == ChannelType::semipermanent)) {
+        properties.push_back(property::CHANNEL_FLAG_SEMI_PERMANENT);
+    }
+}
+
 bool BasicChannel::verify_password(const std::optional<std::string> &password, bool password_hashed) {
     if(!this->properties()[property::CHANNEL_FLAG_PASSWORD].as_unchecked<bool>()) {
         return true;
diff --git a/src/BasicChannel.h b/src/BasicChannel.h
index 5f00d23..e59860b 100644
--- a/src/BasicChannel.h
+++ b/src/BasicChannel.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ namespace ts {
 
             ChannelType::ChannelType channelType();
             void setChannelType(ChannelType::ChannelType);
+            void updateChannelType(std::vector<property::ChannelProperties>& /* updates */, ChannelType::ChannelType /* target type */);
 
             [[nodiscard]] bool verify_password(const std::optional<std::string>&, bool /* password already hashed */);