diff --git a/lib/info-extras.js b/lib/info-extras.js
index b1fd2c92..44f01baf 100644
--- a/lib/info-extras.js
+++ b/lib/info-extras.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ const isVerified = badges => !!(badges && badges.find(b => b.metadataBadgeRender
  * @returns {Object}
  */
 exports.getAuthor = info => {
-  let channelId, avatar, subscriberCount, verified = false;
+  let channelId, thumbnails = [], subscriberCount, verified = false;
   try {
     let results = info.response.contents.twoColumnWatchNextResults.results.results.contents;
     let v = results.find(v2 =>
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ exports.getAuthor = info => {
       v2.videoSecondaryInfoRenderer.owner.videoOwnerRenderer);
     let videoOwnerRenderer = v.videoSecondaryInfoRenderer.owner.videoOwnerRenderer;
     channelId = videoOwnerRenderer.navigationEndpoint.browseEndpoint.browseId;
-    avatar = urllib.resolve(VIDEO_URL, videoOwnerRenderer.thumbnail.thumbnails[0].url);
+    thumbnails = videoOwnerRenderer.thumbnail.thumbnails.map(thumbnail => {
+      thumbnail.url = urllib.resolve(VIDEO_URL, thumbnail.url);
+      return thumbnail;
+    });
     subscriberCount = utils.parseAbbreviatedNumber(getText(videoOwnerRenderer.subscriberCountText));
     verified = isVerified(videoOwnerRenderer.badges);
   } catch (err) {
@@ -114,10 +117,11 @@ exports.getAuthor = info => {
       channel_url: `https://www.youtube.com/channel/${id}`,
       external_channel_url: `https://www.youtube.com/channel/${videoDetails.externalChannelId}`,
       user_url: urllib.resolve(VIDEO_URL, videoDetails.ownerProfileUrl),
-      avatar,
+      thumbnails,
       verified,
       subscriber_count: subscriberCount,
     };
+    utils.deprecate(author, 'avatar', author.thumbnails[0].url, 'author.avatar', 'author.thumbnails[0].url');
     return author;
   } catch (err) {
     return {};
diff --git a/test/info-extras-test.js b/test/info-extras-test.js
index 18fe81e7..14e5f2e0 100644
--- a/test/info-extras-test.js
+++ b/test/info-extras-test.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ describe('extras.getAuthor()', () => {
     const author = extras.getAuthor(info);
     assert.ok(author);
     assertURL(author.avatar);
+    assertThumbnails(author.thumbnails);
     assertChannelURL(author.channel_url);
     assertChannelURL(author.external_channel_url);
     assertUserID(author.id);
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ describe('extras.getAuthor()', () => {
       const author = extras.getAuthor(info);
       assert.ok(author);
       assertURL(author.avatar);
+      assertThumbnails(author.thumbnails);
       assertChannelURL(author.channel_url);
       assertChannelURL(author.external_channel_url);
       assertUserID(author.id);
diff --git a/typings/index.d.ts b/typings/index.d.ts
index adf9a8c9..6f9dc359 100644
--- a/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ declare module 'ytdl-core' {
       id: string;
       name: string;
       avatar: string; // to remove later
+      thumbnails: thumbnail[];
       verified: boolean;
       user?: string;
       channel_url: string;