diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 021945a89..6108f2b94 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -241,6 +241,8 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
                     fields. This depends on a particular extractor.
     channel_id:     Id of the channel.
     channel_url:    Full URL to a channel webpage.
+    channel_verified: If the channel is verified (e.g. has checkmark badge on
+                      YouTube)
     location:       Physical location where the video was filmed.
     subtitles:      The available subtitles as a dictionary in the format
                     {tag: subformats}. "tag" is usually a language code, and
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index 02f3ab61a..60388c426 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/phihag',
                 'channel_id': 'UCLqxVugv74EIW3VWh2NOa3Q',
                 'channel_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/channel/UCLqxVugv74EIW3VWh2NOa3Q',
+                'channel_verified': False,
                 'upload_date': '20121002',
                 'description': 'test chars:  "\'/\\ä↭𝕐\ntest URL: https://github.com/rg3/youtube-dl/issues/1892\n\nThis is a test video for youtube-dl.\n\nFor more information, contact phihag@phihag.de .',
                 'categories': ['Science & Technology'],
@@ -598,6 +599,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'creator': 'Icona Pop',
                 'track': 'I Love It (feat. Charli XCX)',
                 'artist': 'Icona Pop',
+                'channel_verified': True,
             }
         },
         {
@@ -614,6 +616,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'uploader': 'justintimberlakeVEVO',
                 'uploader_id': 'justintimberlakeVEVO',
                 'uploader_url': r're:https?://(?:www\.)?youtube\.com/user/justintimberlakeVEVO',
+                'channel_verified': True,
                 'creator': 'Justin Timberlake',
                 'track': 'Tunnel Vision',
                 'artist': 'Justin Timberlake',
@@ -689,6 +692,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 'uploader': 'AfrojackVEVO',
                 'uploader_id': 'AfrojackVEVO',
                 'upload_date': '20131011',
+                'channel_verified': True,
             },
             'params': {
                 'youtube_include_dash_manifest': True,
@@ -2265,6 +2269,10 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
                 r'data-channel-external-id=(["\'])(?P<id>(?:(?!\1).)+)\1',
                 video_webpage, 'channel id', default=None, group='id'))
         channel_url = 'http://www.youtube.com/channel/%s' % channel_id if channel_id else None
+        channel_verified = re.search(
+            r'<span.*(?:data-tooltip-text="Verified"|class=".*yt-channel-title-icon-verified[^"]+")',
+            video_webpage
+        ) is not None
 
         thumbnails = []
         thumbnails_list = try_get(
@@ -2526,6 +2534,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             'uploader_url': video_uploader_url,
             'channel_id': channel_id,
             'channel_url': channel_url,
+            'channel_verified': channel_verified,
             'upload_date': upload_date,
             'license': video_license,
             'creator': video_creator or artist,