diff --git a/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js b/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
index 78284aadc..ce7334a33 100644
--- a/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
+++ b/src/structures/MessageEmbed.js
@@ -345,15 +345,38 @@ class MessageEmbed {
     return this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The options to provide for setting an author for a {@link MessageEmbed}.
+   * @typedef {Object} EmbedAuthorData
+   * @property {string} name The name of this author.
+   * @property {string} [url] The URL of this author.
+   * @property {string} [iconURL] The icon URL of this author.
+   */
+
+  // TODO: Remove the deprecated code in the following method and typings.
   /**
    * Sets the author of this embed.
-   * @param {string} name The name of the author
-   * @param {string} [iconURL] The icon URL of the author
-   * @param {string} [url] The URL of the author
+   * @param {string|EmbedAuthorData|null} options The options to provide for the author.
+   * A string may simply be provided if only the author name is desirable.
+   * Provide `null` to remove the author data.
+   * @param {string} [deprecatedIconURL] The icon URL of this author.
+   * <warn>This parameter is **deprecated**. Use the `options` parameter instead.</warn>
+   * @param {string} [deprecatedURL] The URL of this author.
+   * <warn>This parameter is **deprecated**. Use the `options` parameter instead.</warn>
    * @returns {MessageEmbed}
    */
-  setAuthor(name, iconURL, url) {
-    this.author = { name: Util.verifyString(name, RangeError, 'EMBED_AUTHOR_NAME'), iconURL, url };
+  setAuthor(options, deprecatedIconURL, deprecatedURL) {
+    if (options === null) {
+      this.author = {};
+      return this;
+    }
+
+    if (typeof options === 'string') {
+      options = { name: options, url: deprecatedURL, iconURL: deprecatedIconURL };
+    }
+
+    const { name, url, iconURL } = options;
+    this.author = { name: Util.verifyString(name, RangeError, 'EMBED_AUTHOR_NAME'), url, iconURL };
     return this;
   }
 
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index 7f3bfe00e..a6b93b00e 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -1572,6 +1572,8 @@ export class MessageEmbed {
   public addField(name: string, value: string, inline?: boolean): this;
   public addFields(...fields: EmbedFieldData[] | EmbedFieldData[][]): this;
   public setFields(...fields: EmbedFieldData[] | EmbedFieldData[][]): this;
+  public setAuthor(options: string | EmbedAuthorData | null): this;
+  /** @deprecated Supply a lone object of interface {@link EmbedAuthorData} instead of more parameters. */
   public setAuthor(name: string, iconURL?: string, url?: string): this;
   public setColor(color: ColorResolvable): this;
   public setDescription(description: string): this;
@@ -4008,6 +4010,12 @@ export interface EditGuildTemplateOptions {
   description?: string;
 }
 
+export interface EmbedAuthorData {
+  name: string;
+  url?: string;
+  iconURL?: string;
+}
+
 export interface EmbedField {
   name: string;
   value: string;