diff --git a/resources/views/partial/blogitems.blade.php b/resources/views/partial/blogitems.blade.php
index d25ad7df..b6dcc42d 100644
--- a/resources/views/partial/blogitems.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partial/blogitems.blade.php
@@ -62,9 +62,7 @@
                 
                 @if($item->video)
 		@include('widgets/mediaplayer')
-		<video controls>
-			<source src="{!!$item->video!!}" type="application/x-mpegurl" /> 
-                </video>
+		@php(createVideoElement($item->video))
                 @endif
 
                 @if($item->source && $item->source->show)
diff --git a/resources/views/widgets/mediaplayer.blade.php b/resources/views/widgets/mediaplayer.blade.php
index d1613396..7b43ef3d 100644
--- a/resources/views/widgets/mediaplayer.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/widgets/mediaplayer.blade.php
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 if(!isset($MEDIAPLAYER_INCLUDED)): 
 	// Make sure mediaplayer JS is not applied more than once on a page.
 	View::share('MEDIAPLAYER_INCLUDED', true); 
+
+	function createVideoElement($url) {
+		$type = "application/x-mpegurl";
+		if(strpos($url, "youtube.com") !== false) { $type = "video/youtube"; }
+		if(strpos($url, "youtu.be") !== false) { $type = "video/youtube"; }
+?>
+	<video controls>
+		<source src="{!!$url!!}" type="{!!$type!!}" /> 
+	</video>
+<?php
+	}
 ?>
 	@push('scripts')
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mediaelement/4.2.16/mediaelement-and-player.min.js"></script>