diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
index 15da3496e..e49adef52 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/soundcloud.py
@@ -217,8 +217,15 @@ class SoundcloudIE(InfoExtractor):
         if quiet:
             self.report_extraction(name)
         thumbnail = info.get('artwork_url') or info.get('user', {}).get('avatar_url')
+        thumbnails = []
         if isinstance(thumbnail, compat_str):
-            thumbnail = thumbnail.replace('-large', '-t500x500')
+            thumbnail = thumbnail.replace('-large', '-original')
+            thumbnails.append({
+                    'url': thumbnail.replace('-original', '-t500x500'),
+                    'width': 500,
+                    'height': 500
+            })
+            thumbnails.append({'url': thumbnail})
         username = try_get(info, lambda x: x['user']['username'], compat_str)
 
         def extract_count(key):
@@ -231,6 +238,7 @@ class SoundcloudIE(InfoExtractor):
             'title': title,
             'description': info.get('description'),
             'thumbnail': thumbnail,
+            'thumbnails': thumbnails,
             'duration': int_or_none(info.get('duration'), 1000),
             'webpage_url': info.get('permalink_url'),
             'license': info.get('license'),