diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index ca6d6485..1835ac8e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -3702,6 +3702,16 @@ Description
     Note: This requires 1 additional API call for every 100 extra comments.
 
 
+extractor.reddit.embeds
+-----------------------
+Type
+    ``bool``
+Default
+    ``true``
+Description
+    Download embedded comments media.
+
+
 extractor.reddit.date-min & .date-max
 -------------------------------------
 Type
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
index 465cfdf9..8577e74b 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/reddit.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class RedditExtractor(Extractor):
         parentdir = self.config("parent-directory")
         max_depth = self.config("recursion", 0)
         previews = self.config("previews", True)
+        embeds = self.config("embeds", True)
 
         videos = self.config("videos", True)
         if videos:
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ class RedditExtractor(Extractor):
                     for comment in comments:
                         html = comment["body_html"] or ""
                         href = (' href="' in html)
-                        media = ("media_metadata" in comment)
+                        media = (embeds and "media_metadata" in comment)
 
                         if media or href:
                             comment["date"] = text.parse_timestamp(
diff --git a/test/results/reddit.py b/test/results/reddit.py
index 55623337..1221fa5c 100644
--- a/test/results/reddit.py
+++ b/test/results/reddit.py
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ __tests__ = (
 {
     "#url"     : "https://www.reddit.com/r/RobloxArt/comments/15ko0qu/",
     "#comment" : "comment embeds (#5366)",
-    "#category": ("", "reddit", "submission"),
     "#class"   : reddit.RedditSubmissionExtractor,
     "#options" : {"comments": 10},
     "#urls"    : (
@@ -180,6 +179,14 @@ __tests__ = (
     ),
 },
 
+{
+    "#url"     : "https://www.reddit.com/r/RobloxArt/comments/15ko0qu/",
+    "#comment" : "disabled comment embeds (#6357)",
+    "#class"   : reddit.RedditSubmissionExtractor,
+    "#options" : {"comments": 10, "embeds": False},
+    "#urls"    : "https://i.redd.it/ppt5yciyipgb1.jpg",
+},
+
 {
     "#url"     : "https://www.reddit.com/user/TheSpiritTree/comments/srilyf/",
     "#comment" : "user page submission (#2301)",