diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 2c6c6809..64d1a0af 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1306,13 +1306,21 @@ Description
 extractor.deviantart.group
 --------------------------
 Type
-    ``bool``
+    * ``bool``
+    * ``string``
 Default
     ``true``
 Description
     Check whether the profile name in a given URL
     belongs to a group or a regular user.
 
+    When disabled, assume every given profile name
+    belongs to a regular user.
+
+    Special values:
+
+    * ``"skip"``: Skip groups
+
 
 extractor.deviantart.include
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
index 69953adb..78d8473a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
@@ -91,14 +91,20 @@ class DeviantartExtractor(Extractor):
             return True
 
     def items(self):
-        if self.user and self.config("group", True):
-            profile = self.api.user_profile(self.user)
-            self.group = not profile
-            if self.group:
-                self.subcategory = "group-" + self.subcategory
-                self.user = self.user.lower()
-            else:
-                self.user = profile["user"]["username"]
+        if self.user:
+            group = self.config("group", True)
+            if group:
+                profile = self.api.user_profile(self.user)
+                if profile:
+                    self.user = profile["user"]["username"]
+                    self.group = False
+                elif group == "skip":
+                    self.log.info("Skipping group '%s'", self.user)
+                    raise exception.StopExtraction()
+                else:
+                    self.subcategory = "group-" + self.subcategory
+                    self.user = self.user.lower()
+                    self.group = True
 
         for deviation in self.deviations():
             if isinstance(deviation, tuple):
diff --git a/test/results/deviantart.py b/test/results/deviantart.py
index 82513ee3..e7ca59bb 100644
--- a/test/results/deviantart.py
+++ b/test/results/deviantart.py
@@ -123,6 +123,16 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#count"   : ">= 15",
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"      : "https://www.deviantart.com/yakuzafc/gallery",
+    "#comment"  : "'group': 'skip' (#4630)",
+    "#category" : ("", "deviantart", "gallery"),
+    "#class"    : deviantart.DeviantartGalleryExtractor,
+    "#options"  : {"group": "skip"},
+    "#exception": exception.StopExtraction,
+    "#count"    : 0,
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://www.deviantart.com/justatest235723/gallery",
     "#comment" : "'folders' option (#276)",
@@ -725,7 +735,7 @@ __tests__ = (
 
 {
     "#url"     : "https://www.deviantart.com/chain-man/gallery/scraps",
-    "#comment" : "deactivated account"
+    "#comment" : "deactivated account",
     "#category": ("", "deviantart", "scraps"),
     "#class"   : deviantart.DeviantartScrapsExtractor,
 },