diff --git a/packages/client/src/client.ts b/packages/client/src/client.ts
index e0519d3c..68a57be8 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/client.ts
@@ -2399,6 +2399,19 @@ export interface TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
              */
             replyTo?: number | Message
 
+            /**
+             * Whether to throw an error if {@link replyTo}
+             * message does not exist.
+             *
+             * If that message was not found, `NotFoundError` is thrown,
+             * with `text` set to `MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND`.
+             *
+             * Incurs an additional request, so only use when really needed.
+             *
+             * Defaults to `false`
+             */
+            mustReply?: boolean
+
             /**
              * List of formatting entities to use instead of parsing via a
              * parse mode.
@@ -2441,6 +2454,19 @@ export interface TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
              */
             replyTo?: number | Message
 
+            /**
+             * Whether to throw an error if {@link replyTo}
+             * message does not exist.
+             *
+             * If that message was not found, `NotFoundError` is thrown,
+             * with `text` set to `MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND`.
+             *
+             * Incurs an additional request, so only use when really needed.
+             *
+             * Defaults to `false`
+             */
+            mustReply?: boolean
+
             /**
              * Message to comment to. Either a message object or message ID.
              *
@@ -2535,6 +2561,19 @@ export interface TelegramClient extends BaseTelegramClient {
              */
             replyTo?: number | Message
 
+            /**
+             * Whether to throw an error if {@link replyTo}
+             * message does not exist.
+             *
+             * If that message was not found, `NotFoundError` is thrown,
+             * with `text` set to `MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND`.
+             *
+             * Incurs an additional request, so only use when really needed.
+             *
+             * Defaults to `false`
+             */
+            mustReply?: boolean
+
             /**
              * Message to comment to. Either a message object or message ID.
              *
diff --git a/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-copy.ts b/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-copy.ts
index f45f4cbc..42fd2668 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-copy.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-copy.ts
@@ -60,6 +60,19 @@ export async function sendCopy(
          */
         replyTo?: number | Message
 
+        /**
+         * Whether to throw an error if {@link replyTo}
+         * message does not exist.
+         *
+         * If that message was not found, `NotFoundError` is thrown,
+         * with `text` set to `MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND`.
+         *
+         * Incurs an additional request, so only use when really needed.
+         *
+         * Defaults to `false`
+         */
+        mustReply?: boolean
+
         /**
          * List of formatting entities to use instead of parsing via a
          * parse mode.
diff --git a/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media-group.ts b/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media-group.ts
index 9896cd0d..b5f9cdaf 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media-group.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media-group.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
     BotKeyboard, InputFileLike,
     InputMediaLike,
     InputPeerLike,
-    Message,
+    Message, MtCuteArgumentError,
     ReplyMarkup,
 } from '../../types'
 import {
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { tl } from '@mtcute/tl'
 import { assertIsUpdatesGroup } from '../../utils/updates-utils'
 import { createUsersChatsIndex } from '../../utils/peer-utils'
+import { MessageNotFoundError } from '@mtcute/tl/errors'
 
 /**
  * Send a group of media.
@@ -37,6 +38,19 @@ export async function sendMediaGroup(
          */
         replyTo?: number | Message
 
+        /**
+         * Whether to throw an error if {@link replyTo}
+         * message does not exist.
+         *
+         * If that message was not found, `NotFoundError` is thrown,
+         * with `text` set to `MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND`.
+         *
+         * Incurs an additional request, so only use when really needed.
+         *
+         * Defaults to `false`
+         */
+        mustReply?: boolean
+
         /**
          * Message to comment to. Either a message object or message ID.
          *
@@ -108,6 +122,18 @@ export async function sendMediaGroup(
         )
     }
 
+    if (params.mustReply) {
+        if (!replyTo)
+            throw new MtCuteArgumentError(
+                'mustReply used, but replyTo was not passed'
+            )
+
+        const msg = await this.getMessages(peer, replyTo)
+
+        if (!msg)
+            throw new MessageNotFoundError()
+    }
+
     const multiMedia: tl.RawInputSingleMedia[] = []
 
     for (let i = 0; i < medias.length; i++) {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media.ts b/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media.ts
index e06b43f8..76e12e06 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media.ts
+++ b/packages/client/src/methods/messages/send-media.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {
     BotKeyboard,
     InputMediaLike,
     InputPeerLike,
-    Message,
+    Message, MtCuteArgumentError,
     ReplyMarkup,
 } from '../../types'
 import {
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
     randomUlong,
 } from '../../utils/misc-utils'
 import { tl } from '@mtcute/tl'
+import { MessageNotFoundError } from '@mtcute/tl/errors'
 
 /**
  * Send a single media (a photo or a document-based media)
@@ -51,6 +52,19 @@ export async function sendMedia(
          */
         replyTo?: number | Message
 
+        /**
+         * Whether to throw an error if {@link replyTo}
+         * message does not exist.
+         *
+         * If that message was not found, `NotFoundError` is thrown,
+         * with `text` set to `MESSAGE_NOT_FOUND`.
+         *
+         * Incurs an additional request, so only use when really needed.
+         *
+         * Defaults to `false`
+         */
+        mustReply?: boolean
+
         /**
          * Message to comment to. Either a message object or message ID.
          *
@@ -135,6 +149,18 @@ export async function sendMedia(
         )
     }
 
+    if (params.mustReply) {
+        if (!replyTo)
+            throw new MtCuteArgumentError(
+                'mustReply used, but replyTo was not passed'
+            )
+
+        const msg = await this.getMessages(peer, replyTo)
+
+        if (!msg)
+            throw new MessageNotFoundError()
+    }
+
     const res = await this.call({
         _: 'messages.sendMedia',
         peer,