diff --git a/state/liquidsoap/config/main.liq b/state/liquidsoap/config/main.liq
index 55b66b5..c1af105 100644
--- a/state/liquidsoap/config/main.liq
+++ b/state/liquidsoap/config/main.liq
@@ -8,6 +8,50 @@ set("server.telnet.bind_addr", "0.0.0.0")
 set("decoder.file_extensions.gstreamer",["wav", "webm"])
 set("decoder.mime_types.gstreamer",["audio/x-wav", "audio/wav", "video/webm"])
 
+register(name="Youtube_dl-x protocol settings","protocol.youtube-dl-x",())
+register(name="Youtube-dl path","protocol.youtube-dl-x.path","youtube-dl -x --audio-format wav --postprocessor-args \"-y\"")
+
+# Register the youtube-dl protocol, using youtube-dl.
+# Syntax: youtube-d-xl:<ID>
+# @flag hidden
+def youtube_dl_x_protocol(~rlog,~maxtime,arg)
+  binary = get(default="youtube-dl","protocol.youtube-dl-x.path")
+
+  log = log(label="protocol.youtube-dl-x")
+
+  def log(~level,s) =
+    rlog(s)
+    log(level=level,s)
+  end
+
+  delay = maxtime - gettimeofday()
+  cmd = "#{binary} -x --audio-format wav  --get-title --get-filename -- #{quote(arg)}"
+  log(level=4,"Executing #{cmd}")
+  x = get_process_lines(timeout=delay,cmd)
+
+  x =
+    if list.length(x) >= 2 then
+      x
+    else
+      ["",".osb"]
+    end
+
+
+  ext = "wav"
+  title = list.hd(default="",x)
+  cmd   = "rm -f $(output) && #{binary} -x --audio-format wav -q -f bestaudio/best --no-playlist --exec \"mv {} $(output)\" -- #{quote(arg)}"
+  process = process_uri(extname=ext,cmd)
+
+  if title != "" then
+    ["annotate:title=#{quote(title)}:#{process}"]
+  else
+    [process]
+  end
+end
+add_protocol("youtube-dl-x", youtube_dl_x_protocol,
+              doc="Resolve a request using youtube-dl.",
+syntax="youtube-dl-x:uri")
+
 def crossfade(a,b)
   add(normalize=false,
       [ sequence([ blank(duration=5.),