diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 47c50d2f..9fd15638 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -936,23 +936,31 @@ Description
 extractor.*.actions
 -------------------
 Type
-    * ``object`` (`pattern` -> `action`)
-    * ``list`` of ``lists`` with 2 ``strings`` as elements
+    * ``object`` (`pattern` -> `action(s)`)
+    * ``list`` of ``lists`` with `pattern` -> `action(s)` pairs as elements
 Example
     .. code:: json
 
         {
-            "error"                   : "status |= 1",
+            "info:Logging in as .+"   : "level = debug",
             "warning:(?i)unable to .+": "exit 127",
-            "info:Logging in as .+"   : "level = debug"
+            "error"                   : [
+                "status |= 1",
+                "exec notify.sh 'gdl error'",
+                "abort"
+            ]
         }
 
     .. code:: json
 
         [
-            ["error"                   , "status |= 1"  ],
+            ["info:Logging in as .+"   , "level = debug"],
             ["warning:(?i)unable to .+", "exit 127"     ],
-            ["info:Logging in as .+"   , "level = debug"]
+            ["error"                   , [
+                "status |= 1",
+                "exec notify.sh 'gdl error'",
+                "abort"
+            ]]
         ]
 
 Description
@@ -968,6 +976,9 @@ Description
     ``action`` is parsed as action type
     followed by (optional) arguments.
 
+    It is possible to specify more than one ``action`` per ``pattern``
+    by providing them as a ``list``: ``["<action1>", "<action2>", …]``
+
     Supported Action Types:
 
     ``status``:
@@ -982,9 +993,9 @@ Description
     ``level``:
         | Modify severity level of the current logging message.
         | Can be one of ``debug``, ``info``, ``warning``, ``error`` or an integer value.
-    ``print``
+    ``print``:
         Write argument to stdout.
-    ``exec``
+    ``exec``:
         Run a shell command.
     ``abort``:
         Stop the current extractor run.
@@ -993,7 +1004,8 @@ Description
     ``restart``:
         Restart the current extractor run.
     ``wait``:
-        Stop execution until Enter is pressed.
+        | Sleep for a given Duration_ or
+        | wait until Enter is pressed when no argument was given.
     ``exit``:
         Exit the program with the given argument as exit status.
 
diff --git a/gallery_dl/actions.py b/gallery_dl/actions.py
index 6b682b72..2dd8599d 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/actions.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/actions.py
@@ -27,9 +27,17 @@ def parse(actionspec):
 
     for event, spec in actionspec:
         level, _, pattern = event.partition(":")
-        type, _, args = spec.partition(" ")
         search = re.compile(pattern).search if pattern else util.true
-        action = (search, ACTIONS[type](args))
+
+        if isinstance(spec, str):
+            type, _, args = spec.partition(" ")
+            action = (search, ACTIONS[type](args))
+        else:
+            action_list = []
+            for s in spec:
+                type, _, args = s.partition(" ")
+                action_list.append(ACTIONS[type](args))
+            action = (search, _chain_actions(action_list))
 
         level = level.strip()
         if not level or level == "*":
@@ -50,6 +58,13 @@ def _level_to_int(level):
         return int(level)
 
 
+def _chain_actions(actions):
+    def _chain(args):
+        for action in actions:
+            action(args)
+    return _chain
+
+
 def action_print(opts):
     def _print(_):
         print(opts)