diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/acast.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/acast.py
index c5aa60ea7..a0912094a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/acast.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/acast.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 class ACastIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'acast'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?acast\.com/(?P<channel>[^/]+)/(?P<id>[^/#?]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:(?:embed|www)\.)?acast\.com/(?P<channel>[^/]+)/(?P<id>[^/#?]+)'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'https://www.acast.com/sparpodcast/2.raggarmordet-rosterurdetforflutna',
         'md5': 'a02393c74f3bdb1801c3ec2695577ce0',
@@ -33,6 +33,21 @@ class ACastIE(InfoExtractor):
             'series': 'Spår',
             'episode': '2. Raggarmordet - Röster ur det förflutna',
         }
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://embed.acast.com/adambuxton/ep.12-adam-joeschristmaspodcast2015',
+        'md5': 'b51346d1d16885f17b6deed8061bac78',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '56ce23e1-7920-4692-910d-9aee5979b651',
+            'ext': 'mp3',
+            'title': 'EP.12 - ADAM & JOE\'S CHRISTMAS PODCAST 2015',
+            'description': 'md5:94e5e6a63b3c9c57f1a47285a5c4c998',
+            'timestamp': 1451005979,
+            'upload_date': '20151225',
+            'duration': 4692.118063,
+            'creator': 'ADAM BUXTON',
+            'series': 'THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST',
+            'episode': 'EP.12 - ADAM & JOE\'S CHRISTMAS PODCAST 2015',
+        }
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):