diff --git a/app/logical/downloads/rewrite_strategies/twitter.rb b/app/logical/downloads/rewrite_strategies/twitter.rb
index 0bd456583..944efc061 100644
--- a/app/logical/downloads/rewrite_strategies/twitter.rb
+++ b/app/logical/downloads/rewrite_strategies/twitter.rb
@@ -3,19 +3,29 @@ module Downloads
     class Twitter < Base
       def rewrite(url, headers, data = {})
         if url =~ %r!^https?://(?:mobile\.)?twitter\.com!
-          url, headers = rewrite_image_url(url, headers)
+          url, headers = rewrite_status_page(url, headers)
+        elsif url =~ %r{^https?://pbs\.twimg\.com}
+          url, headers = rewrite_direct_image_url(url, headers)
         end
 
         return [url, headers, data]
       end
 
     protected
-      def rewrite_image_url(url, headers)
+      def rewrite_status_page(url, headers)
         source = ::Sources::Strategies::Twitter.new(url)
         source.get
         url = source.image_url
         return [url, headers]
       end
+
+      def rewrite_direct_image_url(url, headers)
+        if url =~ %r{^(https?://pbs\.twimg\.com/media/[^:]+)}
+          url = $1 + ":orig"
+        end
+
+        return [url, headers]
+      end
     end
   end
 end