diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 0fddcecf..85755d55 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -183,6 +183,25 @@ Description
     escaped with backslashes, e.g. ``"\\[\\]"``
 
 
+extractor.*.extension-map
+-------------------------
+Type
+    ``object``
+Default
+    ``null``
+Example
+    .. code:: json
+        {
+            "jpeg": "jpg",
+            "jpe" : "jpg",
+            "jfif": "jpg",
+            "jif" : "jpg",
+            "jfi" : "jpg"
+        }
+Description
+    A JSON ``object`` mapping filename extensions to alternatives.
+
+
 extractor.*.skip
 ----------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/util.py b/gallery_dl/util.py
index 09f851ea..a334b6ed 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/util.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/util.py
@@ -723,6 +723,12 @@ class PathFormat():
         directory_fmt = extractor.config("directory", extractor.directory_fmt)
         kwdefault = extractor.config("keywords-default")
 
+        extension_map = extractor.config("extension-map")
+        if extension_map is None:
+            # TODO: better default value in 1.16.0
+            extension_map = {}
+        self.extension_map = extension_map.get
+
         try:
             self.filename_formatter = Formatter(
                 filename_fmt, kwdefault).format_map
@@ -850,7 +856,9 @@ class PathFormat():
         """Set general filename data"""
         self.kwdict = kwdict
         self.temppath = self.prefix = ""
-        self.extension = kwdict["extension"]
+
+        ext = kwdict["extension"]
+        kwdict["extension"] = self.extension = self.extension_map(ext, ext)
 
         if self.extension:
             self.build_path()
@@ -859,6 +867,7 @@ class PathFormat():
 
     def set_extension(self, extension, real=True):
         """Set filename extension"""
+        extension = self.extension_map(extension, extension)
         if real:
             self.extension = extension
         self.kwdict["extension"] = self.prefix + extension