diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index a009208b..e3388f77 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2375,6 +2375,22 @@ Description
     will be taken from the original Tweets, not the Retweets.
 
 
+extractor.twitter.timeline.strategy
+-----------------------------------
+Type
+    ``string``
+Default
+    ``"auto"``
+Description
+    Controls the strategy / tweet source used for user URLs
+    (``https://twitter.com/USER``).
+
+    * ``"tweets"``: `/tweets <https://twitter.com/USER/tweets>`__ timeline + search
+    * ``"media"``: `/media <https://twitter.com/USER/media>`__ timeline + search
+    * ``"with_replies"``: `/with_replies <https://twitter.com/USER/with_replies>`__ timeline + search
+    * ``"auto"``: ``"tweets"`` or ``"media"``, depending on `retweets <extractor.twitter.retweets_>`__ and `text-tweets <extractor.twitter.text-tweets_>`__ settings
+
+
 extractor.twitter.text-tweets
 -----------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 78550b51..d447bdbf 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@
             "quoted": false,
             "replies": true,
             "retweets": false,
+            "strategy": null,
             "text-tweets": false,
             "twitpic": false,
             "users": "timeline",
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index a0d6194f..33e9e10d 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -440,12 +440,9 @@ class TwitterTimelineExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
             self.user = "id:" + user_id
 
     def tweets(self):
-        tweets = (self.api.user_tweets if self.retweets else
-                  self.api.user_media)
-
         # yield initial batch of (media) tweets
         tweet = None
-        for tweet in tweets(self.user):
+        for tweet in self._select_tweet_source()(self.user):
             yield tweet
 
         if tweet is None:
@@ -476,6 +473,19 @@ class TwitterTimelineExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
         # yield search results starting from last tweet id
         yield from self.api.search_adaptive(query)
 
+    def _select_tweet_source(self):
+        strategy = self.config("strategy")
+        if strategy is None or strategy == "auto":
+            if self.retweets or self.textonly:
+                return self.api.user_tweets
+            else:
+                return self.api.user_media
+        if strategy == "tweets":
+            return self.api.user_tweets
+        if strategy == "with_replies":
+            return self.api.user_tweets_and_replies
+        return self.api.user_media
+
 
 class TwitterTweetsExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
     """Extractor for Tweets from a user's Tweets timeline"""