diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index e3388f778e..43c453e9fb 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2415,6 +2415,16 @@ Description
     Extract `TwitPic <https://twitpic.com/>`__ embeds.
 
 
+extractor.twitter.unique
+------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``true``
+Description
+    Ignore previously seen Tweets.
+
+
 extractor.twitter.users
 -----------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index d447bdbfa6..1492653493 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@
             "strategy": null,
             "text-tweets": false,
             "twitpic": false,
+            "unique": true,
             "users": "timeline",
             "videos": true
         },
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index 33e9e10d33..fc81f1cd44 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ def items(self):
             tweets = self._expand_tweets(self.tweets())
             self.tweets = lambda : tweets
 
+        if self.config("unique", True):
+            seen_tweets = set()
+        else:
+            seen_tweets = None
+
         for tweet in self.tweets():
 
             if "legacy" in tweet:
@@ -71,6 +76,11 @@ def items(self):
             else:
                 data = tweet
 
+            if seen_tweets is not None:
+                if data["id_str"] in seen_tweets:
+                    continue
+                seen_tweets.add(data["id_str"])
+
             if not self.retweets and "retweeted_status_id_str" in data:
                 self.log.debug("Skipping %s (retweet)", data["id_str"])
                 continue