diff --git a/docs/source/platypush/plugins/google.youtube.rst b/docs/source/platypush/plugins/google.youtube.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7d9646d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/source/platypush/plugins/google.youtube.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+``platypush.plugins.google.youtube``
+====================================
+
+.. automodule:: platypush.plugins.google.youtube
+	:members:
+
diff --git a/docs/source/plugins.rst b/docs/source/plugins.rst
index bfa87806..12507764 100644
--- a/docs/source/plugins.rst
+++ b/docs/source/plugins.rst
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Plugins
     platypush/plugins/google.mail.rst
     platypush/plugins/google.maps.rst
     platypush/plugins/google.rst
+    platypush/plugins/google.youtube.rst
     platypush/plugins/gpio.rst
     platypush/plugins/gpio.sensor.accelerometer.rst
     platypush/plugins/gpio.sensor.distance.rst
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/google/youtube.py b/platypush/plugins/google/youtube.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f9b4514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platypush/plugins/google/youtube.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+"""
+.. moduleauthor:: Fabio Manganiello <blacklight86@gmail.com>
+"""
+
+import base64
+import datetime
+import httplib2
+import os
+
+from apiclient import discovery
+
+from platypush.plugins import action
+from platypush.plugins.google import GooglePlugin
+from platypush.plugins.calendar import CalendarInterface
+
+
+class GoogleYoutubePlugin(GooglePlugin, CalendarInterface):
+    """
+    YouTube plugin
+    """
+
+    scopes = ['https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly']
+
+    # See https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started#part
+    _default_parts = ['snippet']
+
+    # See https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started#resources
+    _default_types = ['video']
+
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(scopes=self.scopes, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+    @action
+    def search(self, parts=None, query='', types=None, max_results=25, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Search for YouTube content.
+
+        :param parts: List of parts to get (default: snippet). See the `YouTube API documentation <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started#part>`_.
+        :type parts: list[str] or str
+
+        :param query: Query string (default: empty string)
+        :type query: str
+
+        :param types: List of types to retrieve (default: video). See the `YouTube API documentation <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/getting-started#resources>`_.
+        :type types: list[str] or str
+
+        :param max_results: Maximum number of items that will be returned (default: 25).
+        :type max_results: int
+
+        :param kwargs: Any extra arguments that will be transparently passed to the YouTube API, see the `YouTube API documentation <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/search/list#parameters>`_.
+
+        :return: A list of YouTube resources, see the `YouTube API documentation <https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/search#resource>`_.
+        """
+
+        parts = parts or self._default_parts[:]
+        if isinstance(parts, list):
+            parts = ','.join(parts)
+
+        types = types or self._default_types[:]
+        if isinstance(types, list):
+            types = ','.join(types)
+
+        service = self._get_service()
+        result = service.search().list(part=parts, q=query, type=types,
+                                       **kwargs).execute()
+
+        events = result.get('items', [])
+        return events
+
+
+    def _get_service(self, scope=None):
+        if scope is None:
+            scope = self.scopes[0]
+
+        credentials = self.credentials[scope]
+        http = credentials.authorize(httplib2.Http())
+        return discovery.build('youtube', 'v3', http=http, cache_discovery=False)
+
+
+# vim:sw=4:ts=4:et:
+
diff --git a/platypush/plugins/video/omxplayer.py b/platypush/plugins/video/omxplayer.py
index 79a88816..325c3e2c 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/video/omxplayer.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/video/omxplayer.py
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ import time
 import urllib.request
 import urllib.parse
 
-from dbus.exceptions import DBusException
-from omxplayer import OMXPlayer
-
 from platypush.context import get_backend, get_plugin
 from platypush.plugins.media import PlayerState
 from platypush.message.event.video import VideoPlayEvent, VideoPauseEvent, \
@@ -89,6 +86,8 @@ class VideoOmxplayerPlugin(Plugin):
             * Torrents (format: Magnet links, Torrent URLs or local Torrent files)
         """
 
+        from dbus.exceptions import DBusException
+
         if resource.startswith('youtube:') \
                 or resource.startswith('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v='):
             resource = self._get_youtube_content(resource)
@@ -114,6 +113,7 @@ class VideoOmxplayerPlugin(Plugin):
                                 'of OMXPlayer, trying to play anyway')
 
         try:
+            from omxplayer import OMXPlayer
             self.player = OMXPlayer(resource, args=self.args)
             self._init_player_handlers()
         except DBusException as e:
@@ -430,8 +430,25 @@ class VideoOmxplayerPlugin(Plugin):
 
     @action
     def youtube_search(self, query):
+        """
+        Performs a YouTube search either using the YouTube API (faster and
+        recommended, it requires the :mod:`platypush.plugins.google.youtube`
+        plugin to be configured) or parsing the HTML search results (fallback
+        slower method)
+        """
+
         self.logger.info('Searching YouTube for "{}"'.format(query))
 
+        try:
+            return get_plugin('google.youtube').search(query=query)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.warning('Unable to load the YouTube plugin, falling ' +
+                                'back to HTML parse method: {}'.format(str(e)))
+
+            return self._youtube_search_html_parse(query=query)
+
+
+    def _youtube_search_html_parse(self, query):
         query = urllib.parse.quote(query)
         url = "https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=" + query
         response = urllib.request.urlopen(url)