diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 4c73b2c1..e6aa99c4 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -1176,6 +1176,16 @@ Description
     Download video files.
 
 
+extractor.kemonoparty.metadata
+------------------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``false``
+Description
+    Extract ``username`` metadata
+
+
 extractor.khinsider.format
 --------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/kemonoparty.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/kemonoparty.py
index d0c0fe37..3abf11be 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/kemonoparty.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/kemonoparty.py
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ class KemonopartyExtractor(Extractor):
     def items(self):
         find_inline = re.compile(r'src="(/inline/[^"]+)').findall
 
+        if self.config("metadata"):
+            username = text.unescape(text.extract(
+                self.request(self.user_url).text, "<title>", " | Kemono<")[0])
+        else:
+            username = None
+
         for post in self.posts():
 
             files = []
@@ -38,6 +44,8 @@ class KemonopartyExtractor(Extractor):
 
             post["date"] = text.parse_datetime(
                 post["published"], "%a, %d %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z")
+            if username:
+                post["username"] = username
             yield Message.Directory, post
 
             for post["num"], file in enumerate(files, 1):
@@ -67,6 +75,7 @@ class KemonopartyUserExtractor(KemonopartyExtractor):
         KemonopartyExtractor.__init__(self, match)
         service, user_id = match.groups()
         self.api_url = "{}/api/{}/user/{}".format(self.root, service, user_id)
+        self.user_url = "{}/{}/user/{}".format(self.root, service, user_id)
 
     def posts(self):
         url = self.api_url
@@ -125,6 +134,7 @@ class KemonopartyPostExtractor(KemonopartyExtractor):
         service, user_id, post_id = match.groups()
         self.api_url = "{}/api/{}/user/{}/post/{}".format(
             self.root, service, user_id, post_id)
+        self.user_url = "{}/{}/user/{}".format(self.root, service, user_id)
 
     def posts(self):
         posts = self.request(self.api_url).json()