diff --git a/backend/common/src/urlparser.py b/backend/common/src/urlparser.py
index 6c058a0a..ae314791 100644
--- a/backend/common/src/urlparser.py
+++ b/backend/common/src/urlparser.py
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class Parser:
         if all_paths[0] == "channel":
             return self._validate_expected(all_paths[1], "channel")
 
+        if all_paths[0] == "live":
+            return self._validate_expected(all_paths[1], "video")
+
         # detect channel
         channel_id = self._extract_channel_name(parsed.geturl())
         return {"type": "channel", "url": channel_id}
diff --git a/backend/common/tests/test_src/test_urlparser.py b/backend/common/tests/test_src/test_urlparser.py
index f25f3ca9..2f54544e 100644
--- a/backend/common/tests/test_src/test_urlparser.py
+++ b/backend/common/tests/test_src/test_urlparser.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ VIDEO_URL_IN = [
     "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKv5H5Frt0&t=113&feature=shared",
     "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DKv5H5Frt0&list=PL96C35uN7xGJu6skU4TBYrIWxggkZBrF5&index=1&pp=iAQB"  # noqa: E501
     "https://youtu.be/7DKv5H5Frt0",
+    "https://www.youtube.com/live/7DKv5H5Frt0",
 ]
 VIDEO_OUT = [{"type": "video", "url": "7DKv5H5Frt0", "vid_type": "unknown"}]
 VIDEO_TEST_CASES = [(i, VIDEO_OUT) for i in VIDEO_URL_IN]