diff --git a/crates/core/database/src/util/bulk_permissions.rs b/crates/core/database/src/util/bulk_permissions.rs
index 976b0d69..4a44bea2 100644
--- a/crates/core/database/src/util/bulk_permissions.rs
+++ b/crates/core/database/src/util/bulk_permissions.rs
@@ -280,14 +280,30 @@ async fn calculate_members_permissions<'a>(
             continue;
         }
 
-        // Get the user's server permissions
-        let mut permission = calculate_server_permissions(&query.server, user, member);
+        // Get the server default permission, apply channel default override
+        let mut permission = PermissionValue::from(query.server.default_permissions);
 
         if let Some(defaults) = channel_default_permissions {
             permission.apply(defaults.into());
         }
 
-        // Get the applicable role overrides
+        // Apply server role overrides
+        let mut server_roles = query.server
+            .roles
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|(id, _)| member.roles.contains(id))
+            .map(|(_, role)| {
+                let v: Override = role.permissions.into();
+                (role.rank, v)
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<(i64, Override)>>();
+
+        server_roles.sort_by(|a, b| b.0.cmp(&a.0));
+        for (_, role_override) in server_roles {
+            permission.apply(role_override);
+        }
+
+        // Get the applicable channel role overrides
         let mut roles = channel_role_permissions
             .iter()
             .filter(|(id, _)| member.roles.contains(id))
@@ -306,6 +322,10 @@ async fn calculate_members_permissions<'a>(
             permission.apply(role_override)
         }
 
+        if member.in_timeout() {
+            permission.restrict(*ALLOW_IN_TIMEOUT);
+        }
+
         resp.insert(user.id.clone(), permission);
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/core/permissions/src/impl.rs b/crates/core/permissions/src/impl.rs
index 064fee3e..f73d0a08 100644
--- a/crates/core/permissions/src/impl.rs
+++ b/crates/core/permissions/src/impl.rs
@@ -122,13 +122,26 @@ pub async fn calculate_channel_permissions<P: PermissionQuery>(query: &mut P) ->
             if query.are_we_server_owner().await {
                 ChannelPermission::GrantAllSafe.into()
             } else if query.are_we_a_member().await {
-                let mut permissions = calculate_server_permissions(query).await;
+                let mut permissions = PermissionValue::from(query.get_default_server_permissions().await);
                 permissions.apply(query.get_default_channel_permissions().await);
 
+                for role_override in query.get_our_server_role_overrides().await {
+                    permissions.apply(role_override);
+                }
+
                 for role_override in query.get_our_channel_role_overrides().await {
                     permissions.apply(role_override);
                 }
 
+                if !query.do_we_have_publish_overwrites().await {
+                    permissions.revoke(ChannelPermission::Speak as u64);
+                    permissions.revoke(ChannelPermission::Video as u64);
+                }
+
+                if !query.do_we_have_receive_overwrites().await {
+                    permissions.revoke(ChannelPermission::Listen as u64);
+                }
+
                 if query.are_we_timed_out().await {
                     permissions.restrict(*ALLOW_IN_TIMEOUT);
                 }
diff --git a/crates/core/permissions/src/test.rs b/crates/core/permissions/src/test.rs
index f9225b0c..a09c7eb8 100644
--- a/crates/core/permissions/src/test.rs
+++ b/crates/core/permissions/src/test.rs
@@ -407,3 +407,114 @@ async fn validate_timed_out_member() {
         }
     }
 }
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn validate_channel_default_below_server_roles() {
+    /// Scenario where:
+    /// - Server default allows ViewChannel.
+    /// - Channel default override denies SendMessage.
+    /// - Server role override allows SendMessage.
+    /// - We don't have channel role overrides.
+    /// Since default permissions should be below role permissions,
+    /// our server role override (allowing SendMessage) should take precedence
+    /// over the channel default permission (denying SendMessage).
+    struct Scenario {}
+    let mut query = Scenario {};
+
+    let perms = calculate_channel_permissions(&mut query).await;
+    let value: u64 = perms.into();
+    assert_eq!(
+        value,
+        ChannelPermission::ViewChannel as u64 | ChannelPermission::SendMessage as u64
+    );
+
+    #[async_trait]
+    impl PermissionQuery for Scenario {
+        async fn are_we_privileged(&mut self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
+
+        async fn are_we_a_bot(&mut self) -> bool {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn are_the_users_same(&mut self) -> bool {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn user_relationship(&mut self) -> RelationshipStatus {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn user_is_bot(&mut self) -> bool {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn have_mutual_connection(&mut self) -> bool {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn are_we_server_owner(&mut self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
+
+        async fn are_we_a_member(&mut self) -> bool {
+            true
+        }
+
+        async fn get_default_server_permissions(&mut self) -> u64 {
+            ChannelPermission::ViewChannel as u64
+        }
+
+        async fn get_our_server_role_overrides(&mut self) -> Vec<Override> {
+            vec![Override {
+                allow: ChannelPermission::SendMessage as u64,
+                deny: 0,
+            }]
+        }
+
+        async fn are_we_timed_out(&mut self) -> bool {
+            false
+        }
+
+        async fn do_we_have_publish_overwrites(&mut self) -> bool {
+            true
+        }
+
+        async fn do_we_have_receive_overwrites(&mut self) -> bool {
+            true
+        }
+
+        async fn get_channel_type(&mut self) -> ChannelType {
+            ChannelType::ServerChannel
+        }
+
+        async fn get_default_channel_permissions(&mut self) -> Override {
+            Override {
+                allow: 0,
+                deny: ChannelPermission::SendMessage as u64,
+            }
+        }
+
+        async fn get_our_channel_role_overrides(&mut self) -> Vec<Override> {
+            vec![]
+        }
+
+        async fn do_we_own_the_channel(&mut self) -> bool {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn are_we_part_of_the_channel(&mut self) -> bool {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn set_recipient_as_user(&mut self) {
+            unreachable!()
+        }
+
+        async fn set_server_from_channel(&mut self) {
+            // no-op
+        }
+    }
+}
+