diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/weasyl.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/weasyl.py
index ddbfaa06..8ea448cd 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/weasyl.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/weasyl.py
@@ -160,14 +160,20 @@ class WeasylJournalsExtractor(WeasylExtractor):
 class WeasylFavoriteExtractor(WeasylExtractor):
     subcategory = "favorite"
     directory_fmt = ("{category}", "{owner_login}", "Favorites")
-    pattern = BASE_PATTERN + r"favorites\?userid=(\d+)"
+    pattern = BASE_PATTERN + r"favorites(?:\?userid=(\d+)|\/([\w~-]+))"
     example = "https://www.weasyl.com/favorites?userid=12345"
 
     def __init__(self, match):
         WeasylExtractor.__init__(self, match)
         self.userid = match.group(1)
+        self.username = match.group(2)
 
     def items(self):
+        if self.userid is None and self.username is not None:
+            new_url = self.root + f"/favorites/{self.username}"
+            page = self.request(new_url).text
+            self.userid = text.extr(page, '<a class="more" href="/favorites?userid=', '&amp')
+
         owner_login = lastid = None
         url = self.root + "/favorites"
         params = {
diff --git a/test/results/weasyl.py b/test/results/weasyl.py
index 1b41a6c5..0c652644 100644
--- a/test/results/weasyl.py
+++ b/test/results/weasyl.py
@@ -92,4 +92,11 @@ __tests__ = (
     "#count"   : ">= 5",
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://www.weasyl.com/favorites/furoferre",
+    "#category": ("", "weasyl", "favorite"),
+    "#class"   : weasyl.WeasylFavoriteExtractor,
+    "#count"   : ">= 5",
+}
+
 )