diff --git a/docs/supportedsites.md b/docs/supportedsites.md
index 22e848a5..9d558755 100644
--- a/docs/supportedsites.md
+++ b/docs/supportedsites.md
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ Consider all sites to be NSFW unless otherwise known.
 <tr>
     <td>Twitter</td>
     <td>https://twitter.com/</td>
-    <td>Avatars, Backgrounds, Bookmarks, Events, individual Images, Likes, Lists, List Members, Media Timelines, Search Results, Timelines, Tweets</td>
+    <td>Avatars, Backgrounds, Bookmarks, Events, Hashtags, individual Images, Likes, Lists, List Members, Media Timelines, Search Results, Timelines, Tweets</td>
     <td>Supported</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index 43b39c59..89d96d73 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -649,6 +649,21 @@ class TwitterSearchExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
         return self.api.search_adaptive(query)
 
 
+class TwitterHashtagExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
+    """Extractor for Twitter hashtags"""
+    subcategory = "hashtag"
+    pattern = BASE_PATTERN + r"/hashtag/([^/?#]+)"
+    test = ("https://twitter.com/hashtag/nature", {
+        "pattern": TwitterSearchExtractor.pattern,
+        "url": "3571c3a53b7647ea35517041fdc17f77ec5b2cb9",
+    })
+
+    def items(self):
+        url = "{}/search?q=%23{}".format(self.root, self.user)
+        data = {"_extractor": TwitterSearchExtractor}
+        yield Message.Queue, url, data
+
+
 class TwitterEventExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
     """Extractor for Tweets from a Twitter Event"""
     subcategory = "event"