diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index c986e07c..117e143c 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1388,6 +1388,18 @@ Description
     Extract ``comments`` metadata.
 
 
+extractor.deviantart.comments-avatars
+-------------------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``false``
+Description
+    Download the avatar of each commenting user.
+
+    Note: Enabling this option also enables deviantart.comments_.
+
+
 extractor.deviantart.extra
 --------------------------
 Type
@@ -6009,6 +6021,7 @@ Description
 .. _base-directory: `extractor.*.base-directory`_
 .. _date-format: `extractor.*.date-format`_
 .. _deviantart.metadata: `extractor.deviantart.metadata`_
+.. _deviantart.comments: `extractor.deviantart.comments`_
 .. _postprocessors: `extractor.*.postprocessors`_
 .. _download archive: `extractor.*.archive`_
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
index c0c0f9a3..7235c479 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ class DeviantartExtractor(Extractor):
         self.extra = self.config("extra", False)
         self.quality = self.config("quality", "100")
         self.original = self.config("original", True)
-        self.comments = self.config("comments", False)
         self.intermediary = self.config("intermediary", True)
+        self.comments_avatars = self.config("comments-avatars", False)
+        self.comments = self.comments_avatars or self.config("comments", False)
 
         self.api = DeviantartOAuthAPI(self)
         self.group = False
@@ -172,6 +173,13 @@ class DeviantartExtractor(Extractor):
                     deviation["is_original"] = True
                     yield self.commit_journal(deviation, journal)
 
+            if self.comments_avatars:
+                for comment in deviation["comments"]:
+                    url = "{}/{}/avatar/".format(
+                        self.root, comment["user"]["username"])
+                    comment["_extractor"] = DeviantartAvatarExtractor
+                    yield Message.Queue, url, comment
+
             if not self.extra:
                 continue
 
diff --git a/test/results/deviantart.py b/test/results/deviantart.py
index 5fd17761..599ca9ff 100644
--- a/test/results/deviantart.py
+++ b/test/results/deviantart.py
@@ -703,6 +703,20 @@ __tests__ = (
     "comments": "len:20",
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://www.deviantart.com/justatest235723/art/Blue-811519058",
+    "#comment" : "comment avatars (#4995)",
+    "#category": ("", "deviantart", "deviation"),
+    "#class"   : deviantart.DeviantartDeviationExtractor,
+    "#options" : {
+        "original"        : False,
+        "comments-avatars": True,
+    },
+    "#range"   : "5-",
+    "#pattern" : r"^https://www\.deviantart\.com/justatest235723/avatar/$",
+    "#count"   : 16,
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://www.deviantart.com/citizenfresh/art/Hverarond-789295466",
     "#comment" : "wixmp URL rewrite /intermediary/",