diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 2f57a164..1ec47196 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -4005,6 +4005,17 @@ Description
     at 600 requests every 10 minutes/600 seconds.
 
 
+extractor.reddit.selftext
+-------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    * ``true`` if `comments <extractor.reddit.comments_>`__ are enabled
+    * ``false`` otherwise
+Description
+    Follow links in the original post's ``selftext``.
+
+
 extractor.reddit.videos
 -----------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 1e30d940..0ad87c0f 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@
             "id-max"      : null,
             "previews"    : true,
             "recursion"   : 0,
+            "selftext"    : null,
             "videos"      : true
         },
         "redgifs":
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
index f36b1f5c..7a9e3c54 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ class RedditExtractor(Extractor):
                 self._extract_video = self._extract_video_dash
             videos = True
 
+        selftext = self.config("selftext")
+        if selftext is None:
+            selftext = self.api.comments
+        selftext = True if selftext else False
+
         submissions = self.submissions()
         visited = set()
         depth = 0
@@ -92,12 +97,12 @@ class RedditExtractor(Extractor):
                 elif parentdir:
                     yield Message.Directory, comments[0]
 
+                if selftext and submission:
+                    for url in text.extract_iter(
+                            submission["selftext_html"] or "", ' href="', '"'):
+                        urls.append((url, submission))
+
                 if self.api.comments:
-                    if submission:
-                        for url in text.extract_iter(
-                                submission["selftext_html"] or "",
-                                ' href="', '"'):
-                            urls.append((url, submission))
                     for comment in comments:
                         html = comment["body_html"] or ""
                         href = (' href="' in html)
diff --git a/test/results/reddit.py b/test/results/reddit.py
index 3d531922..d71073ea 100644
--- a/test/results/reddit.py
+++ b/test/results/reddit.py
@@ -223,6 +223,18 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#urls"    : "https://preview.redd.it/u9ud4k6xaf271.jpg?auto=webp&s=19b1334cb4409111cda136c01f7b44c2c42bf9fb",
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://www.reddit.com/r/gonewildaudio/comments/1j2pxfn/",
+    "#comment" : "'selftext' option (#7111)",
+    "#category": ("", "reddit", "submission"),
+    "#class"   : reddit.RedditSubmissionExtractor,
+    "#options" : {"selftext": True, "comments": 0},
+    "#urls"    : (
+        "https://www.reddit.com/r/gonewildaudio/s/22pP7vizkx",
+        "https://soundgasm.net/u/chuwa/Your-Timid-Neighbor-Asks-You-To-Turn-Your-Music-Down-So-You-Fuck-Her-Stupid",
+    ),
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://old.reddit.com/r/lavaporn/comments/2a00np/",
     "#category": ("", "reddit", "submission"),