diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index ca9bc615..b26a8241 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ Default
         ``weebcentral``,
         ``xfolio``,
         ``zerochan``
+    * ``"1.0"``
+        ``furaffinity``
     * ``"1.0-2.0"``
         ``flickr``,
         ``pexels``,
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index fbbab753..3598ab9f 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -264,7 +264,8 @@
         },
         "furaffinity":
         {
-            "cookies"     : null,
+            "cookies"      : null,
+            "sleep-request": "1.0",
 
             "descriptions": "text",
             "external"    : false,
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/furaffinity.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/furaffinity.py
index d2535829..14663907 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/furaffinity.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/furaffinity.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ class FuraffinityExtractor(Extractor):
     cookies_domain = ".furaffinity.net"
     cookies_names = ("a", "b")
     root = "https://www.furaffinity.net"
+    request_interval = 1.0
     _warning = True
 
     def __init__(self, match):