diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 7bb8146e0..d7b30adca 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
 class YoutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
 	"""Information extractor for youtube.com."""
 
-	_VALID_URL = r'^((?:http://)?(?:youtu\.be/|(?:\w+\.)?youtube\.com/(?:(?:v/)|(?:(?:watch(?:_popup)?(?:\.php)?)?[\?#](?:.+&)?v=))))?([0-9A-Za-z_-]+)(?(1).+)?$'
+	_VALID_URL = r'^((?:http://)?(?:youtu\.be/|(?:\w+\.)?youtube\.com/(?:(?:v/)|(?:(?:watch(?:_popup)?(?:\.php)?)?(?:\?|#!?)(?:.+&)?v=))))?([0-9A-Za-z_-]+)(?(1).+)?$'
 	_LANG_URL = r'http://www.youtube.com/?hl=en&persist_hl=1&gl=US&persist_gl=1&opt_out_ackd=1'
 	_LOGIN_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/signup?next=/&gl=US&hl=en'
 	_AGE_URL = 'http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/&gl=US&hl=en'