diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index a5d89d53..bee737d5 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2328,6 +2328,18 @@ Description
     Search posts for inline images and videos.
 
 
+extractor.tumblr.offset
+-----------------------
+Type
+    ``integer``
+Default
+    ``0``
+Description
+    Custom ``offset`` starting value when paginating over blog posts.
+
+    Allows skipping over posts without having to waste API calls.
+
+
 extractor.tumblr.original
 -------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 80793422..e507eb03 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@
             "external": false,
             "inline": true,
             "posts": "all",
+            "offset": 0,
             "original": true,
             "reblogs": true
         },
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
index 0b21c0af..5ad8122a 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
@@ -435,11 +435,15 @@ class TumblrAPI(oauth.OAuth1API):
 
     def posts(self, blog, params):
         """Retrieve published posts"""
-        params.update({"offset": 0, "limit": 50, "reblog_info": "true"})
+        params["offset"] = self.extractor.config("offset") or 0
+        params["limit"] = 50
+        params["reblog_info"] = "true"
+
         if self.posts_type:
             params["type"] = self.posts_type
         if self.before:
             params["before"] = self.before
+
         while True:
             data = self._call(blog, "posts", params)
             self.BLOG_CACHE[blog] = data["blog"]