diff --git a/test/test_all_urls.py b/test/test_all_urls.py
index 5d8d93e0e..99fc7bd28 100644
--- a/test/test_all_urls.py
+++ b/test/test_all_urls.py
@@ -72,10 +72,13 @@ class TestAllURLsMatching(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(JustinTVIE.suitable(u"http://www.twitch.tv/tsm_theoddone/c/2349361"))
 
     def test_youtube_extract(self):
-        self.assertEqual(YoutubeIE()._extract_id('http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=BaW_jenozKc'), 'BaW_jenozKc')
-        self.assertEqual(YoutubeIE()._extract_id('https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=BaW_jenozKc'), 'BaW_jenozKc')
-        self.assertEqual(YoutubeIE()._extract_id('https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BaW_jenozKc'), 'BaW_jenozKc')
-        self.assertEqual(YoutubeIE()._extract_id('https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BaW_jenozKc'), 'BaW_jenozKc')
+        assertExtractId = lambda url, id: self.assertEqual(YoutubeIE()._extract_id(url), id)
+        assertExtractId('http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=BaW_jenozKc', 'BaW_jenozKc')
+        assertExtractId('https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=BaW_jenozKc', 'BaW_jenozKc')
+        assertExtractId('https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BaW_jenozKc', 'BaW_jenozKc')
+        assertExtractId('https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=BaW_jenozKc', 'BaW_jenozKc')
+        assertExtractId('http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKcsharePLED17F32AD9753930', 'BaW_jenozKc')
+        assertExtractId('BaW_jenozKc', 'BaW_jenozKc')
 
     def test_no_duplicates(self):
         ies = gen_extractors()
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index bad15cb44..6a8351293 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                          |youtu\.be/                                          # just youtu.be/xxxx
                          )
                      )?                                                       # all until now is optional -> you can pass the naked ID
-                     ([0-9A-Za-z_-]+)                                         # here is it! the YouTube video ID
+                     ([0-9A-Za-z_-]{11})                                      # here is it! the YouTube video ID
                      (?(1).+)?                                                # if we found the ID, everything can follow
                      $"""
     _NEXT_URL_RE = r'[\?&]next_url=([^&]+)'