diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 837db6cd78..8b4de49841 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1899,6 +1899,9 @@ Default
 Description
     Fetch media from replies to other Tweets.
 
+    If this value is ``"self"``, only consider replies where
+    reply and original Tweet are from the same user.
+
 
 extractor.twitter.retweets
 --------------------------
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index af79525282..c497ef8dd4 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -50,12 +50,17 @@ def items(self):
             if not self.retweets and "retweeted_status_id_str" in tweet:
                 self.log.debug("Skipping %s (retweet)", tweet["id_str"])
                 continue
-            if not self.replies and "in_reply_to_user_id_str" in tweet:
-                self.log.debug("Skipping %s (reply)", tweet["id_str"])
-                continue
             if not self.quoted and "quoted" in tweet:
                 self.log.debug("Skipping %s (quoted tweet)", tweet["id_str"])
                 continue
+            if "in_reply_to_user_id_str" in tweet and (
+                not self.replies or (
+                    self.replies == "self" and
+                    tweet["in_reply_to_user_id_str"] != tweet["user_id_str"]
+                )
+            ):
+                self.log.debug("Skipping %s (reply)", tweet["id_str"])
+                continue
 
             files = []
             if "extended_entities" in tweet:
@@ -452,6 +457,15 @@ class TwitterTweetExtractor(TwitterExtractor):
             "options": (("replies", False),),
             "count": 0,
         }),
+        # 'replies' to self (#1254)
+        ("https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1424882930803908612", {
+            "options": (("replies", "self"),),
+            "count": 4,
+        }),
+        ("https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1424898916156284928", {
+            "options": (("replies", "self"),),
+            "count": 0,
+        }),
         # "quoted" option (#854)
         ("https://twitter.com/StobiesGalaxy/status/1270755918330896395", {
             "options": (("quoted", True),),