diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 532d5307..58fb6285 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2020,6 +2020,16 @@ Description
     Logout and retry as guest when access to another user's Tweets is blocked.
 
 
+extractor.twitter.pinned
+------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``false``
+Description
+    Fetch media from pinned Tweets.
+
+
 extractor.twitter.quoted
 ------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index c89f4b9b..56be1346 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
             "password": null,
             "cards": false,
             "conversations": false,
+            "pinned": false,
             "quoted": false,
             "replies": true,
             "retweets": false,
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index 568ee2eb..00f3b041 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class TwitterExtractor(Extractor):
         self.retweets = self.config("retweets", False)
         self.replies = self.config("replies", True)
         self.twitpic = self.config("twitpic", False)
+        self.pinned = self.config("pinned", False)
         self.quoted = self.config("quoted", False)
         self.videos = self.config("videos", True)
         self.cards = self.config("cards", False)
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ class TwitterAPI():
         if params is None:
             params = self.params.copy()
         original_retweets = (self.extractor.retweets == "original")
-        pinned_tweet = True
+        pinned_tweet = self.extractor.pinned
 
         while True:
             cursor = tweet = None