diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 60c17422..a995c139 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2687,6 +2687,19 @@ Description
     for possible field names.
 
 
+extractor.flickr.profile
+------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``false``
+Description
+    Extract additional ``user`` profile metadata.
+
+    Note: This requires 1 additional API call per user profile.
+    See `flickr.people.getInfo <https://www.flickr.com/services/api/flickr.people.getInfo.html>`__ for details.
+
+
 extractor.flickr.videos
 -----------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 8023c5d0..0fbf834b 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@
             "exif"    : false,
             "info"    : false,
             "metadata": false,
+            "profile" : false,
             "size-max": null,
             "videos"  : true
         },
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/flickr.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/flickr.py
index 42564049..eb68c3e4 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/flickr.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/flickr.py
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ class FlickrExtractor(Extractor):
     def metadata(self):
         """Return general metadata"""
         self.user = self.api.urls_lookupUser(self.item_id)
+        if self.config("profile", False):
+            self.user.update(self.api.people_getInfo(self.user["nsid"]))
         return {"user": self.user}
 
     def photos(self):
@@ -87,7 +89,11 @@ class FlickrImageExtractor(FlickrExtractor):
         else:
             self.api._extract_photo(photo)
 
-        photo["user"] = photo["owner"]
+        if self.config("profile", False):
+            photo["user"] = self.api.people_getInfo(photo["owner"]["nsid"])
+        else:
+            photo["user"] = photo["owner"]
+
         photo["title"] = photo["title"]["_content"]
         photo["comments"] = text.parse_int(photo["comments"]["_content"])
         photo["description"] = photo["description"]["_content"]
@@ -322,6 +328,26 @@ class FlickrAPI(oauth.OAuth1API):
         params = {"group_id": group_id}
         return self._pagination("groups.pools.getPhotos", params)
 
+    def people_getInfo(self, user_id):
+        """Get information about a user."""
+        params = {"user_id": user_id}
+        user = self._call("people.getInfo", params)
+
+        try:
+            user = user["person"]
+            for key in ("description", "username", "realname", "location",
+                        "profileurl", "photosurl", "mobileurl"):
+                if isinstance(user.get(key), dict):
+                    user[key] = user[key]["_content"]
+            photos = user["photos"]
+            for key in ("count", "firstdate", "firstdatetaken"):
+                if isinstance(photos.get(key), dict):
+                    photos[key] = photos[key]["_content"]
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+
+        return user
+
     def people_getPhotos(self, user_id):
         """Return photos from the given user's photostream."""
         params = {"user_id": user_id}
diff --git a/test/results/flickr.py b/test/results/flickr.py
index c877a905..3518f6eb 100644
--- a/test/results/flickr.py
+++ b/test/results/flickr.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#options" : {
         "contexts": True,
         "exif": True,
+        "profile": True,
     },
     "#urls"        : "https://live.staticflickr.com/7463/16089302239_de18cd8017_b_d.jpg",
     "#pattern"     : flickr.FlickrImageExtractor.pattern,
@@ -43,6 +44,37 @@ __tests__ = (
     "url"        : str,
     "views"      : int,
     "width"      : 1024,
+
+    "user": {
+        "description": str,
+        "has_adfree": 0,
+        "has_free_educational_resources": 0,
+        "has_free_standard_shipping": 0,
+        "has_stats": 0,
+        "iconfarm": 8,
+        "iconserver": "7265",
+        "id": "59437997@N05",
+        "ispro": 0,
+        "location": "Canada",
+        "mobileurl": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/departingyyz/",
+        "nsid": "59437997@N05",
+        "path_alias": "departingyyz",
+        "photosurl": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/departingyyz/",
+        "profileurl": "https://www.flickr.com/people/departingyyz/",
+        "realname": "Joshua Paul Shefman",
+        "username": "departing(YYZ)",
+        "photos": {
+            "count": int,
+            "firstdate": "1297577284",
+            "firstdatetaken": "2008-07-07 18:31:47",
+        },
+        "timezone": {
+            "label": "Eastern Time (US & Canada)",
+            "offset": "-05:00",
+            "timezone": 14,
+            "timezone_id": "EST5EDT",
+        },
+    },
 },
 
 {
@@ -166,7 +198,10 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#url"     : "https://www.flickr.com/photos/shona_s/favorites",
     "#category": ("", "flickr", "favorite"),
     "#class"   : flickr.FlickrFavoriteExtractor,
-    "#options" : {"info": True},
+    "#options" : {
+        "info": True,
+        "profile": True,
+    },
     "#urls"    : (
         "https://live.staticflickr.com/7322/8719105033_4a21140220_o_d.jpg",
         "https://live.staticflickr.com/7376/8720226282_eae0faefd1_o_d.jpg",
@@ -179,6 +214,38 @@ __tests__ = (
     "license_name": "All Rights Reserved",
     "notes"       : dict,
     "safety_level": "0",
+    "owner": {
+        "iconfarm"  : int,
+        "iconserver": str,
+        "location"  : None,
+        "nsid"      : str,
+        "path_alias": None,
+        "realname"  : str,
+        "username"  : str,
+    },
+    "user": {
+        "nsid": "95410434@N08",
+        "path_alias": "shona_s",
+        "username": "Shona_S",
+
+        "description": "",
+        "has_adfree": 0,
+        "has_free_educational_resources": 0,
+        "has_free_standard_shipping": 0,
+        "has_stats": 0,
+        "iconfarm": 0,
+        "iconserver": "0",
+        "id": "95410434@N08",
+        "ispro": 0,
+        "mobileurl": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/shona_s/",
+        "photosurl": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/shona_s/",
+        "profileurl": "https://www.flickr.com/people/shona_s/",
+        "photos": {
+            "count": 28,
+            "firstdate": "1367947187",
+            "firstdatetaken": "2012-09-21 19:35:39",
+        },
+    },
 },
 
 {