diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index ba3cc413..00be43a7 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1559,6 +1559,19 @@ Description
     Minimum wait time in seconds before API requests.
 
 
+extractor.deviantart.avatar.formats
+-----------------------------------
+Type
+    ``list`` of ``strings``
+Example
+    ``["original.jpg", "big.jpg", "big.gif", ".png"]``
+Description
+    Avatar URL formats to return.
+
+    | Each format is parsed as ``SIZE.EXT``.
+    | Leave ``SIZE`` empty to download the regular, small avatar format.
+
+
 extractor.[E621].metadata
 -------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
index 32dedacf..7df1890e 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/deviantart.py
@@ -547,23 +547,45 @@ class DeviantartAvatarExtractor(DeviantartExtractor):
     example = "https://www.deviantart.com/USER/avatar/"
 
     def deviations(self):
-        profile = self.api.user_profile(self.user.lower())
-        if profile:
-            url = profile["user"]["usericon"]
-            return ({
-                "author"         : profile["user"],
-                "category"       : "avatar",
-                "index"          : text.parse_int(url.rpartition("?")[2]),
-                "is_deleted"     : False,
-                "is_downloadable": False,
-                "published_time" : 0,
-                "title"          : "avatar",
-                "stats"          : {"comments": 0},
-                "content"        : {
-                    "src": url.replace("/avatars/", "/avatars-big/", 1),
-                },
-            },)
-        return ()
+        name = self.user.lower()
+        profile = self.api.user_profile(name)
+        if not profile:
+            return ()
+
+        user = profile["user"]
+        icon = user["usericon"]
+        index = icon.rpartition("?")[2]
+
+        formats = self.config("formats")
+        if not formats:
+            url = icon.replace("/avatars/", "/avatars-big/", 1)
+            return (self._make_deviation(url, user, index, ""),)
+
+        if isinstance(formats, str):
+            formats = formats.replace(" ", "").split(",")
+
+        results = []
+        for fmt in formats:
+            fmt, _, ext = fmt.rpartition(".")
+            if fmt:
+                fmt = "-" + fmt
+            url = "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars{}/{}/{}/{}.{}?{}".format(
+                fmt, name[0], name[1], name, ext, index)
+            results.append(self._make_deviation(url, user, index, fmt))
+        return results
+
+    def _make_deviation(self, url, user, index, fmt):
+        return {
+            "author"         : user,
+            "category"       : "avatar",
+            "index"          : text.parse_int(index),
+            "is_deleted"     : False,
+            "is_downloadable": False,
+            "published_time" : 0,
+            "title"          : "avatar" + fmt,
+            "stats"          : {"comments": 0},
+            "content"        : {"src": url},
+        }
 
 
 class DeviantartBackgroundExtractor(DeviantartExtractor):
diff --git a/test/results/deviantart.py b/test/results/deviantart.py
index 45ee6c18..41cb3219 100644
--- a/test/results/deviantart.py
+++ b/test/results/deviantart.py
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#sha1_content": "abf2cc79b842315f2e54bfdd93bf794a0f612b6f",
 
     "author"         : {
-        "type"    : "premium",
+        "type"    : "regular",
         "usericon": "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars/s/h/shimoda7.jpg?4",
         "userid"  : "9AE51FC7-0278-806C-3FFF-F4961ABF9E2B",
         "username": "shimoda7",
@@ -237,6 +237,21 @@ __tests__ = (
     "username"       : "shimoda7",
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://deviantart.com/shimoda7/avatar",
+    "#comment" : "'formats' option",
+    "#category": ("", "deviantart", "avatar"),
+    "#class"   : deviantart.DeviantartAvatarExtractor,
+    "#archive" : False,
+    "#options" : {"formats": ["original.jpg", "big.jpg", "big.png", "big.gif"]},
+    "#urls"    : (
+        "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-original/s/h/shimoda7.jpg?4",
+        "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/s/h/shimoda7.jpg?4",
+        "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/s/h/shimoda7.png?4",
+        "https://a.deviantart.net/avatars-big/s/h/shimoda7.gif?4",
+    ),
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://deviantart.com/gdldev/banner",
     "#category": ("", "deviantart", "background"),