diff --git a/pandora/archive/external.py b/pandora/archive/external.py
index 510d3f707..1fbe33f32 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/external.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/external.py
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ def get_info(url):
                     info[-1]['tags'] = []
                 if 'upload_date' in i and i['upload_date']:
                     info[-1]['date'] = '-'.join([i['upload_date'][:4], i['upload_date'][4:6], i['upload_date'][6:]])
+                if 'referer' not in info[-1]:
+                    info[-1]['referer'] = url
     return info
 
 def add_subtitles(item, media, tmp):
@@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ def add_subtitles(item, media, tmp):
                     sub.selected = True
                     sub.save()
 
-def download(item_id, url):
+def download(item_id, url, referer=None):
     item = Item.objects.get(public_id=item_id)
     info = get_info(url)
     if not len(info):
@@ -96,6 +98,11 @@ def download(item_id, url):
         tmp = tmp.decode('utf-8')
     os.chdir(tmp)
     cmd = ['youtube-dl', '-q', media['url']]
+    if referer:
+        cmd += ['--referer', referer]
+    elif 'referer' in media:
+        cmd += ['--referer', media['referer']]
+
     if settings.CONFIG['video'].get('reuseUload', False):
         max_resolution = max(settings.CONFIG['video']['resolutions'])
         format = settings.CONFIG['video']['formats'][0]
diff --git a/pandora/archive/tasks.py b/pandora/archive/tasks.py
index 022cd3776..a2aa3d8ea 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/tasks.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/tasks.py
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ def update_stream(id):
         c.save()
 
 @task(queue="encoding")
-def download_media(item_id, url):
-    return external.download(item_id, url)
+def download_media(item_id, url, referer=None):
+    return external.download(item_id, url, referer)
 
 @task(queue='default')
 def move_media(data, user):
diff --git a/pandora/archive/views.py b/pandora/archive/views.py
index fd026c1fc..308e7c109 100644
--- a/pandora/archive/views.py
+++ b/pandora/archive/views.py
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ def addMediaUrl(request, data):
 
     takes {
         url: string, // url
+        referer: string // optional referer url
         item: string // item
     }
     returns {
@@ -757,7 +758,7 @@ def addMediaUrl(request, data):
         response = json_response()
         i = Item.objects.get(public_id=data['item'])
         Task.start(i, request.user)
-        t = tasks.download_media.delay(data['item'], data['url'])
+        t = tasks.download_media.delay(data['item'], data['url'], data.get('referer'))
         response['data']['taskId'] = t.task_id
         add_changelog(request, data, data['item'])
     return render_to_json_response(response)
diff --git a/static/js/importMediaDialog.js b/static/js/importMediaDialog.js
index 05bfff244..419aeb4e0 100644
--- a/static/js/importMediaDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/importMediaDialog.js
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ pandora.ui.importMediaDialog = function(options) {
                 pandora.api.edit(edit, function(result) {
                     pandora.api.addMediaUrl({
                         url: info.url,
+                        referer: info.referer,
                         item: edit.id
                     }, function(result) {
                         if (result.data.taskId) {