diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index 1ab4a73569..b450a15f16 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -838,6 +838,20 @@ Description Controls how a user is directed to an OAuth authorization site.
 =========== =====
 
 
+extractor.oauth.port
+--------------------
+=========== =====
+Type        ``integer``
+Default     ``6414``
+Description Port number to listen on during OAuth authorization.
+
+            Note: All redirects will go to http://localhost:6414/, regardless
+            of the port specified here. You'll have to manually adjust the
+            port number in your browser's address bar when using a different
+            port than the default.
+=========== =====
+
+
 extractor.photobucket.subalbums
 -------------------------------
 =========== =====
diff --git a/docs/gallery-dl.conf b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
index a0daf85731..f57ccc105f 100644
--- a/docs/gallery-dl.conf
+++ b/docs/gallery-dl.conf
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@
         },
         "oauth":
         {
-            "browser": true
+            "browser": true,
+            "port": 6414
         },
         "pixiv":
         {
diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py
index 74835bfe4e..b070666131 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/oauth.py
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
-# Copyright 2017-2019 Mike Fährmann
+# Copyright 2017-2020 Mike Fährmann
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 
-"""Utility classes to setup OAuth and link a users account to gallery-dl"""
+"""Utility classes to setup OAuth and link accounts to gallery-dl"""
 
 from .common import Extractor, Message
 from . import deviantart, flickr, reddit, smugmug, tumblr
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def recv(self):
         print("Waiting for response. (Cancel with Ctrl+c)")
         server = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         server.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
-        server.bind(("localhost", 6414))
+        server.bind(("localhost", self.config("port", 6414)))
         server.listen(1)
 
         # workaround for ctrl+c not working during server.accept on Windows