diff --git a/src/errors/Messages.js b/src/errors/Messages.js
index cbf4016a67bc..c2e379c0f89b 100644
--- a/src/errors/Messages.js
+++ b/src/errors/Messages.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const Messages = {
   IMAGE_SIZE: size => `Invalid image size: ${size}`,
 
   MESSAGE_BULK_DELETE_TYPE: 'The messages must be an Array, Collection, or number.',
-  MESSAGE_NONCE_TYPE: 'Message nonce must fit in an unsigned 64-bit integer.',
+  MESSAGE_NONCE_TYPE: 'Message nonce must be an integer or a string.',
 
   TYPING_COUNT: 'Count must be at least 1',
 
diff --git a/src/structures/APIMessage.js b/src/structures/APIMessage.js
index 3451bdb9bc39..5f6aea9ca0d4 100644
--- a/src/structures/APIMessage.js
+++ b/src/structures/APIMessage.js
@@ -151,8 +151,11 @@ class APIMessage {
 
     let nonce;
     if (typeof this.options.nonce !== 'undefined') {
-      nonce = parseInt(this.options.nonce);
-      if (isNaN(nonce) || nonce < 0) throw new RangeError('MESSAGE_NONCE_TYPE');
+      nonce = this.options.nonce;
+      // eslint-disable-next-line max-len
+      if (typeof nonce === 'number' ? !Number.isInteger(nonce) : typeof nonce !== 'string') {
+        throw new RangeError('MESSAGE_NONCE_TYPE');
+      }
     }
 
     const embedLikes = [];
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index 3a6a56e6b4b8..ebc3ed81b202 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ declare module 'discord.js' {
     public id: Snowflake;
     public readonly member: GuildMember | null;
     public mentions: MessageMentions;
-    public nonce: string | null;
+    public nonce: string | number | null;
     public readonly partial: false;
     public readonly pinnable: boolean;
     public pinned: boolean;
@@ -2810,7 +2810,7 @@ declare module 'discord.js' {
 
   interface MessageOptions {
     tts?: boolean;
-    nonce?: string;
+    nonce?: string | number;
     content?: StringResolvable;
     embed?: MessageEmbed | MessageEmbedOptions;
     disableMentions?: 'none' | 'all' | 'everyone';