diff --git a/kord-extensions/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/core/utils/_Message.kt b/kord-extensions/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/core/utils/_Message.kt
index 4742412019..e30cd37785 100644
--- a/kord-extensions/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/core/utils/_Message.kt
+++ b/kord-extensions/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/core/utils/_Message.kt
@@ -512,3 +512,36 @@ public suspend fun CommandContext.waitForResponse(
 
 	return event?.message
 }
+
+/**
+ * Attempt to retrieve the message that the current message is in reply to, if any.
+ *
+ * In some situations, such as when dealing with a cross-posted (forwarded) message, Discord may return an HTTP 403.
+ * This function returns `null` in those situations.
+ *
+ * This function also returns `null` when the messages come from different channels, to avoid cross-posted messages.
+ *
+ * @return Corresponding [Message] object if found, accessible, and correct; `null` otherwise.
+ */
+public suspend fun Message.repliedMessageOrNull(): Message? {
+	val logger = KotlinLogging.logger("dev.kordex.core.utils.repliedMessageOrNull")
+	val reference = messageReference?.message
+
+	if (reference == null) {
+		return null
+	}
+
+	try {
+		val newMessage = reference.asMessageOrNull()
+
+		if (newMessage == null || newMessage.channelId != channelId) {
+			return null
+		}
+
+		return newMessage
+	} catch (e: RestRequestException) {
+		logger.debug(e) { "Failed to retrieve referenced message (${reference.id}) for reply-message ($id)" }
+
+		return null
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/integrations/pluralkit/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/modules/pluralkit/PKExtension.kt b/modules/integrations/pluralkit/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/modules/pluralkit/PKExtension.kt
index dacdb505c8..b99c6a4a32 100644
--- a/modules/integrations/pluralkit/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/modules/pluralkit/PKExtension.kt
+++ b/modules/integrations/pluralkit/src/main/kotlin/dev/kordex/modules/pluralkit/PKExtension.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import dev.kordex.core.storage.StorageType
 import dev.kordex.core.storage.StorageUnit
 import dev.kordex.core.utils.MutableStringKeyedMap
 import dev.kordex.core.utils.kordExUserAgent
+import dev.kordex.core.utils.repliedMessageOrNull
 import dev.kordex.core.utils.scheduling.Scheduler
 import dev.kordex.core.utils.scheduling.Task
 import dev.kordex.modules.pluralkit.api.PluralKit
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class PKExtension(val config: PKConfigBuilder) : Extension() {
 						awaitingEvents[message.id] = event
 					}
 
-					val referencedMessage = message.messageReference?.message?.asMessageOrNull()
+					val referencedMessage = message.repliedMessageOrNull()
 
 					if (referencedMessage != null) {
 						replyCache[message.id] = referencedMessage