diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index 319f510b..b769912c 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ class TwitterAPI():
         if params is None:
             params = self.params.copy()
         original_retweets = (self.extractor.retweets == "original")
+        pinned_tweet = True
 
         while True:
             cursor = tweet = None
@@ -659,6 +660,12 @@ class TwitterAPI():
             tweets = data["globalObjects"]["tweets"]
             users = data["globalObjects"]["users"]
 
+            if pinned_tweet:
+                if "pinEntry" in instr[-1]:
+                    tweet_ids.append(instr[-1]["pinEntry"]["entry"]["content"]
+                                     ["item"]["content"]["tweet"]["id"])
+                pinned_tweet = False
+
             # collect tweet IDs and cursor value
             for entry in instr[0]["addEntries"]["entries"]:
                 entry_startswith = entry["entryId"].startswith