diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 623727af95..53c058401e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1270,6 +1270,19 @@ Description
     the first in the list gets chosen (usually `mp3`).
 
 
+extractor.luscious.gif
+--------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``false``
+Description
+    Format in which to download animated images.
+
+    Use ``true`` to download animated images as gifs and ``false`` 
+    to download as mp4 videos.
+
+
 extractor.mangadex.api-server
 -----------------------------
 Type
@@ -1558,6 +1571,19 @@ Description
     Also search Plurk comments for URLs.
 
 
+extractor.reactor.gif
+--------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``false``
+Description
+    Format in which to download animated images.
+
+    Use ``true`` to download animated images as gifs and ``false`` 
+    to download as mp4 videos.
+
+
 extractor.readcomiconline.captcha
 ---------------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index 5eab0fa969..671c7a4ae3 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@
         {
             "format": "mp3"
         },
+        "luscious":
+        {
+            "gif": false
+        },
         "mangadex":
         {
             "api-server": "https://api.mangadex.org",
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@
         },
         "reactor":
         {
+            "gif": false,
             "sleep-request": 5.0
         },
         "reddit":
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/luscious.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/luscious.py
index 852c49fece..de90d95634 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/luscious.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/luscious.py
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ class LusciousAlbumExtractor(LusciousExtractor):
     def __init__(self, match):
         LusciousExtractor.__init__(self, match)
         self.album_id = match.group(1)
+        self.gif = self.config("gif", False)
 
     def items(self):
         album = self.metadata()
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ def items(self):
             image["date"] = text.parse_timestamp(image["created"])
             image["id"] = text.parse_int(image["id"])
 
-            url = image["url_to_video"] or image["url_to_original"]
+            url = image["url_to_original"] or image["url_to_video"] \
+                if self.gif else image["url_to_video"] or image["url_to_original"]
             yield Message.Url, url, text.nameext_from_url(url, image)
 
     def metadata(self):
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/reactor.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/reactor.py
index 104dc23e9a..bbbdd3f416 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/reactor.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/reactor.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ def __init__(self, match):
         Extractor.__init__(self, match)
         self.root = "http://" + match.group(1)
         self.session.headers["Referer"] = self.root
+        self.gif = self.config("gif", False)
 
         if not self.category:
             # set category based on domain name
@@ -124,6 +125,12 @@ def _parse_post(self, post):
             elif "/post/webm/" not in url and "/post/mp4/" not in url:
                 url = url.replace("/post/", "/post/full/")
 
+            if self.gif and ("/post/webm/" in url or "/post/mp4/" in url):
+                gif_url = text.extract(image, '<a href="', '"')[0]
+                if not gif_url:
+                    continue
+                url = gif_url
+
             yield {
                 "url": url,
                 "post_id": post_id,