diff --git a/docs/apireference.rst b/docs/apireference.rst
index 17778982..a50ad948 100644
--- a/docs/apireference.rst
+++ b/docs/apireference.rst
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ SelectMenu
 Checks
 -------------------------------------------------
 
+defer
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+.. autofunction:: voxelbotutils.defer
+
 checks.is_config_set
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index ac56df99..3f4140c3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ A human-readable list of changes between versions.
 0.6.4
 --------------------------------------
 
+New Features
+"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
+
+* Add :func:`defer` check.
+
 Changed Features
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
 
 * :code:`cogs.utils` is now imported automatically in your ev command.
+* Update webhook timestamps to use Discord time formatters.
+* Add different filtering for slash command adds.
 
 Bugs Fixed
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
diff --git a/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/__init__.py b/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/__init__.py
index ad06c65e..e094b476 100644
--- a/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/__init__.py
@@ -44,3 +44,18 @@ def subcommand_group(*args, **kwargs):
 
 def minify_html(text: str) -> str:
     return _html_minifier.sub("", text)
+
+
+def defer(ephemeral: bool = False):
+    """
+    A defer check so that we can defer a response immediately when the command is run instead
+    of after the converters have run.
+
+    Args:
+        ephemeral (bool, optional): Whether the defer should be ephemeral or not.
+    """
+
+    async def predicate(ctx: Context):
+        await ctx.defer(ephemeral=ephemeral)
+        return True
+    return _dpy_commands.check(predicate)
diff --git a/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/custom_context.py b/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/custom_context.py
index 69096fd0..a8bb13fa 100644
--- a/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/custom_context.py
+++ b/voxelbotutils/cogs/utils/custom_context.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ async def ack(self):
         """:meta private: Deprecated"""
         pass
 
-    async def defer(self):
+    async def defer(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """
         A defer method so we can use the same code for slash commands
         as we do for text commands.