diff --git a/app/logical/downloads/file.rb b/app/logical/downloads/file.rb
index 0fa1b26d7..af8fd1725 100644
--- a/app/logical/downloads/file.rb
+++ b/app/logical/downloads/file.rb
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ module Downloads
 
     def set_source_to_referer(src, referer)
       if Sources::Strategies::Nijie.url_match?(src) ||
-         Sources::Strategies::Twitter.url_match?(src) ||
+         Sources::Strategies::Twitter.url_match?(src) || Sources::Strategies::Twitter.url_match?(referer)
          Sources::Strategies::Pawoo.url_match?(src) ||
          Sources::Strategies::Tumblr.url_match?(src) || Sources::Strategies::Tumblr.url_match?(referer)
          Sources::Strategies::ArtStation.url_match?(src) || Sources::Strategies::ArtStation.url_match?(referer)
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/twitter.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/twitter.rb
index ac80d7a44..646f9ec47 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/twitter.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/twitter.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ module Sources::Strategies
     attr_reader :image_urls
 
     def self.url_match?(url)
-      url =~ %r!https?://(?:mobile\.)?twitter\.com/\w+/status/\d+! || url =~ %r{https?://pbs\.twimg\.com/media/}
+      self.status_id_from_url(url).present?
     end
 
     def referer_url
-      if @referer_url =~ %r!https?://(?:mobile\.)?twitter\.com/\w+/status/\d+! && @url =~ %r{https?://pbs\.twimg\.com/media/}
+      if self.class.url_match?(@referer_url)
         @referer_url
       else
         @url
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ module Sources::Strategies
     end
 
     def api_response
-      status_id = status_id_from_url(url)
       @api_response ||= TwitterService.new.client.status(status_id, tweet_mode: "extended")
     end
 
@@ -62,11 +61,15 @@ module Sources::Strategies
       desc.strip
     end
 
-    def status_id_from_url(url)
+    def status_id
+      self.class.status_id_from_url(referer_url)
+    end
+
+    def self.status_id_from_url(url)
       if url =~ %r{^https?://(?:mobile\.)?twitter\.com/\w+/status/(\d+)}
         $1.to_i
       else
-        raise Sources::Error.new("Couldn't get status ID from URL: #{url}")
+        nil
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/test/functional/sources_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/sources_controller_test.rb
index f78df071b..3012cad43 100644
--- a/test/functional/sources_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/sources_controller_test.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,20 @@ require 'test_helper'
 class SourcesControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
   context "The sources controller" do
     context "show action" do
-      should "work" do
+      should "work for a pixiv URL" do
         get :show, { url: "http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=14901720", format: "json" }
         assert_response :success
       end
+
+      should "work for a direct twitter URL with referer" do
+        get :show, {
+          url: "https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4HSEP5CUAA4xyu.png:large",
+          ref: "https://twitter.com/nounproject/status/540944400767922176",
+          format: "json"
+        }
+
+        assert_response :success
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/sources/twitter_test.rb b/test/unit/sources/twitter_test.rb
index 8dfcc526d..895efaacd 100644
--- a/test/unit/sources/twitter_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/sources/twitter_test.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,21 @@ module Sources
       end
     end
 
+    context "The source site for a direct image and a referer" do
+      setup do
+        @site = Sources::Site.new("https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4HSEP5CUAA4xyu.png:large", referer_url: "https://twitter.com/nounproject/status/540944400767922176")
+        @site.get
+      end
+
+      should "get the artist name" do
+        assert_equal("Noun Project", @site.artist_name)
+      end
+
+      should "get the image url" do
+        assert_equal("https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4HSEP5CUAA4xyu.png:orig", @site.image_url)
+      end
+    end
+
     context "A tweet" do
       setup do
         @site = Sources::Site.new("https://twitter.com/noizave/status/875768175136317440")