diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index d6a8fb4c263..ddce4f88321 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -2403,6 +2403,27 @@ Description
     You can use ``"all"`` instead of listing all types separately.
 
 
+extractor.tumblr.fallback-delay
+-------------------------------
+Type
+    ``float``
+Default
+    ``120.0``
+Description
+    Number of seconds to wait between retries
+    for fetching full-resolution images.
+
+
+extractor.tumblr.fallback-retries
+---------------------------------
+Type
+    ``integer``
+Default
+    ``2``
+Description
+    Number of retries for fetching full-resolution images.
+
+
 extractor.twibooru.api-key
 --------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
index 324a3c6ef37..5451f6e0d69 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ def __init__(self, match):
         self.reblogs = self.config("reblogs", True)
         self.external = self.config("external", False)
         self.original = self.config("original", True)
+        self.fallback_delay = self.config("fallback-delay", 120.0)
+        self.fallback_retries = self.config("fallback-retries", 2)
 
         if len(self.types) == 1:
             self.api.posts_type = next(iter(self.types))
@@ -250,8 +252,8 @@ def _update_image_token(self, resized):
             return updated, (resized == updated)
 
     def _original_image_fallback(self, url, post_id):
-        for _ in range(3):
-            self.sleep(120, "image token")
+        for _ in range(self.fallback_retries):
+            self.sleep(self.fallback_delay, "image token")
             yield self._update_image_token(url)[0]
         self.log.warning("Unable to fetch higher-resolution "
                          "version of %s (%s)", url, post_id)