diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index f33312d3..01d374ea 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2775,6 +2775,9 @@ Default
 Description
     Fetch media from quoted Tweets.
 
+    If this option is enabled, gallery-dl will try to fetch
+    a quoted (original) Tweet when it sees the Tweet which quotes it.
+
 
 extractor.twitter.replies
 -------------------------
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
index ca25c15f..c2d82478 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/twitter.py
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ class TwitterExtractor(Extractor):
             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
@@ -98,6 +93,13 @@ class TwitterExtractor(Extractor):
                 self.log.debug("Skipping %s (reply)", data["id_str"])
                 continue
 
+            if seen_tweets is not None:
+                if data["id_str"] in seen_tweets:
+                    self.log.debug(
+                        "Skipping %s (previously seen)", data["id_str"])
+                    continue
+                seen_tweets.add(data["id_str"])
+
             files = []
             if "extended_entities" in data:
                 self._extract_media(