diff --git a/Sources/StreamChat/Controllers/ChannelController/ChannelController.swift b/Sources/StreamChat/Controllers/ChannelController/ChannelController.swift
index db9f27e01f9..d7b31463a47 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChat/Controllers/ChannelController/ChannelController.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChat/Controllers/ChannelController/ChannelController.swift
@@ -1161,7 +1161,8 @@ public class ChatChannelController: DataController, DelegateCallable, DataStoreP
     /// Returns the current cooldown time for the channel. Returns 0 in case there is no cooldown active.
     public func currentCooldownTime() -> Int {
         guard let cooldownDuration = channel?.cooldownDuration, cooldownDuration > 0,
-              let currentUserLastMessage = channel?.lastMessageFromCurrentUser else {
+              let currentUserLastMessage = channel?.lastMessageFromCurrentUser,
+              channel?.ownCapabilities.contains(.skipSlowMode) == false else {
             return 0
         }
 
diff --git a/Sources/StreamChat/Models/Channel.swift b/Sources/StreamChat/Models/Channel.swift
index a9a6620f530..d63945d66f4 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChat/Models/Channel.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChat/Models/Channel.swift
@@ -359,6 +359,8 @@ public struct ChannelCapability: RawRepresentable, ExpressibleByStringLiteral, H
     public static var typingEvents: Self = "typing-events"
     /// Indicates that channel slow mode is active.
     public static var slowMode: Self = "slow-mode"
+    /// Ability to skip the slow mode when it's active.
+    public static var skipSlowMode: Self = "skip-slow-mode"
     /// Ability to join a call.
     public static var joinCall: Self = "join-call"
     /// Ability to create a call.
diff --git a/Sources/StreamChatUI/Composer/ComposerVC.swift b/Sources/StreamChatUI/Composer/ComposerVC.swift
index 61e32b7ee76..7376828e2dd 100644
--- a/Sources/StreamChatUI/Composer/ComposerVC.swift
+++ b/Sources/StreamChatUI/Composer/ComposerVC.swift
@@ -617,7 +617,9 @@ open class ComposerVC: _ViewController,
         } else {
             createNewMessage(text: text)
 
-            if !content.hasCommand, let cooldownDuration = channelController?.channel?.cooldownDuration {
+            let channel = channelController?.channel
+            let skipSlowMode = channel?.ownCapabilities.contains(.skipSlowMode) == true
+            if !content.hasCommand, !skipSlowMode, let cooldownDuration = channel?.cooldownDuration {
                 cooldownTracker.start(with: cooldownDuration)
             }
 
diff --git a/TestTools/StreamChatTestTools/Mocks/Models + Extensions/ChatChannel_Mock.swift b/TestTools/StreamChatTestTools/Mocks/Models + Extensions/ChatChannel_Mock.swift
index 9c05fa8a034..39778283175 100644
--- a/TestTools/StreamChatTestTools/Mocks/Models + Extensions/ChatChannel_Mock.swift	
+++ b/TestTools/StreamChatTestTools/Mocks/Models + Extensions/ChatChannel_Mock.swift	
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public extension ChatChannel {
         watcherCount: Int = 0,
         memberCount: Int = 0,
         reads: [ChatChannelRead] = [],
+        cooldownDuration: Int = 0,
         extraData: [String: RawJSON] = [:],
         latestMessages: [ChatMessage] = [],
         muteDetails: MuteDetails? = nil,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ public extension ChatChannel {
             watcherCount: watcherCount,
             memberCount: memberCount,
             reads: reads,
+            cooldownDuration: cooldownDuration,
             extraData: extraData,
             latestMessages: { latestMessages },
             muteDetails: { muteDetails },
diff --git a/Tests/StreamChatUITests/SnapshotTests/Composer/ComposerVC_Tests.swift b/Tests/StreamChatUITests/SnapshotTests/Composer/ComposerVC_Tests.swift
index 951e28486be..cd44c1cf2d9 100644
--- a/Tests/StreamChatUITests/SnapshotTests/Composer/ComposerVC_Tests.swift
+++ b/Tests/StreamChatUITests/SnapshotTests/Composer/ComposerVC_Tests.swift
@@ -302,6 +302,18 @@ final class ComposerVC_Tests: XCTestCase {
         AssertSnapshot(composerVC)
     }
     
+    func test_channelWithSlowModeActive_messageIsSent_SkipSlowModeIsOnWithCountdownShown() {
+        let channel = ChatChannel.mock(cid: .unique, ownCapabilities: [.skipSlowMode, .sendMessage], cooldownDuration: 10)
+        mockedChatChannelController.channel_mock = channel
+        composerVC.channelController = mockedChatChannelController
+        composerVC.appearance = Appearance.default
+        composerVC.publishMessage(sender: UIButton())
+        composerVC.content.text = "Test text"
+        composerVC.composerView.inputMessageView.textView.placeholderLabel.isHidden = true
+        
+        AssertSnapshot(composerVC, variants: [.defaultLight])
+    }
+    
     func test_didUpdateMessages_startsCooldown() {
         let mockedCooldownTracker = CooldownTracker_Mock(timer: ScheduledStreamTimer_Mock())
         composerVC.cooldownTracker = mockedCooldownTracker
diff --git a/Tests/StreamChatUITests/SnapshotTests/Composer/__Snapshots__/ComposerVC_Tests/test_channelWithSlowModeActive_messageIsSent_SkipSlowModeIsOnWithCountdownShown.default-light.png b/Tests/StreamChatUITests/SnapshotTests/Composer/__Snapshots__/ComposerVC_Tests/test_channelWithSlowModeActive_messageIsSent_SkipSlowModeIsOnWithCountdownShown.default-light.png
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