diff --git a/kodi.youtube b/kodi.youtube
index ec6568e..075ab93 100755
--- a/kodi.youtube
+++ b/kodi.youtube
@@ -36,11 +36,24 @@ REQ_ARG_ERR='requires an argument'
 WRONG_ARGS_ERR='wrong number of arguments passed to script'
 
 
+#===============================================================================
+# try to get a youtube URL from clipboard
+#===============================================================================
+
+is_clipboard_youtube_url () {
+  infile=$(xclip -out -selection clipboard)
+  if printf "%s" "${infile}" | grep -q -E "http.*youtube.*"; then
+    printf "%b\n" "Clipboard content can be used: ${infile}"
+  else
+    usage "${WRONG_ARGS_ERR}"
+  fi
+}
+
 #===============================================================================
 # check number of aruments passed to script
 #===============================================================================
 
-[ $# -gt 0 ] || usage "${WRONG_ARGS_ERR}"
+[ $# -gt 0 ] || is_clipboard_youtube_url
 
 
 #===============================================================================
@@ -91,7 +104,7 @@ video_url=$(echo "${url}" | awk 'BEGIN{ RS ="" ; FS ="\n" }{print $1}')
 audio_url=$(echo "${url}" | awk 'BEGIN{ RS ="" ; FS ="\n" }{print $2}')
 
 # kodi-send
-#kodi-send --host="${ip}" --port=9777 --action="PlayMedia(udp://${ip}:1234?pkt_size=1316)" 1>/dev/null
+kodi-send --host="${ip}" --port=9777 --action="PlayMedia(udp://${ip}:1234?pkt_size=1316)" 1>/dev/null
 
 # ffmpeg join audio and video and stream
 ffmpeg \