diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py
index 76bb08ddb1..8ad061d45f 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/pixiv.py
@@ -606,7 +606,10 @@ def __init__(self, match):
         self.mode = self.date = None
 
     def works(self):
-        return self.api.illust_ranking(self.mode, self.date)
+        ranking = self.ranking
+        for ranking["rank"], work in enumerate(
+                self.api.illust_ranking(self.mode, self.date), 1):
+            yield work
 
     def metadata(self):
         query = text.parse_query(self.query)
@@ -645,10 +648,12 @@ def metadata(self):
             date = (now - timedelta(days=1)).strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
         self.date = date
 
-        return {"ranking": {
+        self.ranking = ranking = {
             "mode": mode,
             "date": self.date,
-        }}
+            "rank": 0,
+        }
+        return {"ranking": ranking}
 
 
 class PixivSearchExtractor(PixivExtractor):
diff --git a/test/results/pixiv.py b/test/results/pixiv.py
index d3f5bde496..c4ebc94fb6 100644
--- a/test/results/pixiv.py
+++ b/test/results/pixiv.py
@@ -445,6 +445,13 @@
     "#url"     : "https://www.pixiv.net/ranking.php",
     "#category": ("", "pixiv", "ranking"),
     "#class"   : pixiv.PixivRankingExtractor,
+    "#options" : {"max-posts": 10},
+
+    "ranking": {
+        "date": r"re:\d\d\d\d-\d\d-\d\d",
+        "mode": "day",
+        "rank": range(1, 10),
+    },
 },
 
 {