diff --git a/configEditor.go b/configEditor.go
index 3c6ee83..428f555 100644
--- a/configEditor.go
+++ b/configEditor.go
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ func registerEditorFrontend() {
 
 	router.HandleFunc("/editor/vars.json", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(struct {
+			DefaultBotScopes  []string
 			IRCBadges         []string
 			KnownEvents       []*string
 			TemplateFunctions []string
 			TwitchClientID    string
 			Version           string
 		}{
+			DefaultBotScopes:  botDefaultScopes,
 			IRCBadges:         twitch.KnownBadges,
 			KnownEvents:       knownEvents,
 			TemplateFunctions: tplFuncs.GetFuncNames(),
diff --git a/src/generalConfig.vue b/src/generalConfig.vue
index c43f780..534b4ff 100644
--- a/src/generalConfig.vue
+++ b/src/generalConfig.vue
@@ -268,6 +268,17 @@
               <li>Open the copied URL, sign in with the bot account and accept the permissions</li>
               <li>The bot will display a message containing the authorized account. If this account is wrong, just start over, the token will be overwritten.</li>
             </ul>
+            <p
+              v-if="botMissingScopes > 0"
+              class="text-warning"
+            >
+              <font-awesome-icon
+                fixed-width
+                class="mr-1"
+                :icon="['fas', 'exclamation-triangle']"
+              />
+              Bot is missing {{ botMissingScopes }} of its default scopes, please re-authorize the bot.
+            </p>
             <b-input-group>
               <b-form-input
                 placeholder="Loading..."
@@ -421,6 +432,22 @@ export default {
       return 'warning'
     },
 
+    botMissingScopes() {
+      let missing = 0
+
+      if (!this.generalConfig || !this.generalConfig.channel_scopes || !this.generalConfig.bot_name || !this.generalConfig.channel_scopes[this.generalConfig.bot_name]) {
+        return -1
+      }
+
+      for (const scope of this.$root.vars.DefaultBotScopes) {
+        if (!this.generalConfig.channel_scopes[this.generalConfig.bot_name].includes(scope)) {
+          missing++
+        }
+      }
+
+      return missing
+    },
+
     extendedPermissions() {
       return Object.keys(this.authURLs.available_extended_scopes || {})
         .map(v => ({ text: this.authURLs.available_extended_scopes[v], value: v }))