diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 7a988e1bda7..90ec847a68d 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1650,6 +1650,20 @@ Description
     Extract `TwitPic <https://twitpic.com/>`__ embeds.
 
 
+extractor.twitter.users
+-----------------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``"timeline"``
+Description
+    Output format for user results from
+    ``following`` and ``list-members`` queries.
+
+    * ``"timeline"``: ``https://twitter.com/i/user/USERID``
+    * ``"media"``: ``https://twitter.com/id:USERID/media``
+
+
 extractor.twitter.videos
 ------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 12b8e4fb62e..ca34eb51556 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@
             "replies": true,
             "retweets": true,
             "twitpic": false,
+            "users": "timeline",
             "videos": true
         },
         "unsplash":
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index a7d2de5f09d..af5c0a3ded9 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -224,6 +224,18 @@ def _transform_user(self, user):
             }
         return cache[uid]
 
+    def _users_result(self, users):
+        if self.config("users") == "media":
+            cls = TwitterMediaExtractor
+            fmt = "{}/id:{}/media".format
+        else:
+            cls = TwitterTimelineExtractor
+            fmt = "{}/i/user/{}".format
+
+        for user in users:
+            user["_extractor"] = cls
+            yield Message.Queue, fmt(self.root, user["rest_id"]), user
+
     def metadata(self):
         """Return general metadata"""
         return {}
@@ -356,10 +368,7 @@ class TwitterListMembersExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
 
     def items(self):
         self.login()
-        for user in TwitterAPI(self).list_members(self.user):
-            user["_extractor"] = TwitterTimelineExtractor
-            url = "{}/i/user/{}".format(self.root, user["rest_id"])
-            yield Message.Queue, url, user
+        return self._users_result(TwitterAPI(self).list_members(self.user))
 
 
 class TwitterFollowingExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
@@ -373,10 +382,7 @@ class TwitterFollowingExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
 
     def items(self):
         self.login()
-        for user in TwitterAPI(self).user_following(self.user):
-            user["_extractor"] = TwitterTimelineExtractor
-            url = "{}/i/user/{}".format(self.root, user["rest_id"])
-            yield Message.Queue, url, user
+        return self._users_result(TwitterAPI(self).user_following(self.user))
 
 
 class TwitterSearchExtractor(TwitterExtractor):