diff --git a/src/util/Util.js b/src/util/Util.js
index 2e06fef4c543..12858d0a09a0 100644
--- a/src/util/Util.js
+++ b/src/util/Util.js
@@ -254,13 +254,19 @@ class Util extends null {
     return text.replace(/\|\|/g, '\\|\\|');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @typedef {Object} FetchRecommendedShardsOptions
+   * @property {number} [guildsPerShard=1000] Number of guilds assigned per shard
+   * @property {number} [multipleOf=1] The multiple the shard count should round up to. (16 for large bot sharding)
+   */
+
   /**
    * Gets the recommended shard count from Discord.
    * @param {string} token Discord auth token
-   * @param {number} [guildsPerShard=1000] Number of guilds per shard
+   * @param {FetchRecommendedShardsOptions} [options] Options for fetching the recommended shard count
    * @returns {Promise<number>} The recommended number of shards
    */
-  static fetchRecommendedShards(token, guildsPerShard = 1000) {
+  static fetchRecommendedShards(token, { guildsPerShard = 1000, multipleOf = 1 } = {}) {
     if (!token) throw new DiscordError('TOKEN_MISSING');
     const defaults = Options.createDefault();
     return fetch(`${defaults.http.api}/v${defaults.http.version}${Endpoints.botGateway}`, {
@@ -272,7 +278,7 @@ class Util extends null {
         if (res.status === 401) throw new DiscordError('TOKEN_INVALID');
         throw res;
       })
-      .then(data => data.shards * (1000 / guildsPerShard));
+      .then(data => Math.ceil((data.shards * (1000 / guildsPerShard)) / multipleOf) * multipleOf);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index bf5b8b9a9493..759f237d158c 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -1535,6 +1535,11 @@ export class ShardingManager extends EventEmitter {
   public once(event: 'shardCreate', listener: (shard: Shard) => Awaited<void>): this;
 }
 
+export interface FetchRecommendedShardsOptions {
+  guildsPerShard?: number;
+  multipleOf?: number;
+}
+
 export class SnowflakeUtil extends null {
   private constructor();
   public static deconstruct(snowflake: Snowflake): DeconstructedSnowflake;
@@ -1795,7 +1800,7 @@ export class Util extends null {
   public static escapeStrikethrough(text: string): string;
   public static escapeSpoiler(text: string): string;
   public static cleanCodeBlockContent(text: string): string;
-  public static fetchRecommendedShards(token: string, guildsPerShard?: number): Promise<number>;
+  public static fetchRecommendedShards(token: string, options?: FetchRecommendedShardsOptions): Promise<number>;
   public static flatten(obj: unknown, ...props: Record<string, boolean | string>[]): unknown;
   public static idToBinary(num: Snowflake): string;
   public static makeError(obj: MakeErrorOptions): Error;