diff --git a/nx/include/switch/applets/web.h b/nx/include/switch/applets/web.h
index 0e7ec19b..eb1d208f 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/applets/web.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/applets/web.h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void webWifiCreate(WebWifiConfig* config, const char* conntest_url, const char*
 Result webWifiShow(WebWifiConfig* config, WebWifiReturnValue *out);
 
 /**
- * @brief Creates the config for WebApplet. This applet uses an URL whitelist loaded from the user-process host title.
+ * @brief Creates the config for WebApplet. This applet uses an URL whitelist loaded from the user-process host title, when running under an Application. Content mounting *must* be successful otherwise the applet will throw a fatalerr.
  * @note Sets WebArgType_UnknownD, and WebArgType_Unknown12 on pre-3.0.0, to value 1.
  * @param config WebCommonConfig object.
  * @param url Initial URL navigated to by the applet.
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ Result webPageCreate(WebCommonConfig* config, const char* url);
  */
 Result webNewsCreate(WebCommonConfig* config, const char* url);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Creates the config for WebApplet. This is based on \ref webPageCreate, for YouTubeVideo. Hence other functions referencing \ref webPageCreate also apply to this. This uses a whitelist which essentially only allows youtube embed/ URLs (without mounting content from the host title).
+ * @note This is only available on [5.0.0+].
+ * @note Sets WebArgType_UnknownD to value 1, and sets WebArgType_YouTubeVideoFlag to true. Also uses \ref webConfigSetBootAsMediaPlayer with flag=true.
+ * @param config WebCommonConfig object.
+ * @param url Initial URL navigated to by the applet.
+ */
+Result webYouTubeVideoCreate(WebCommonConfig* config, const char* url);
+
 /**
  * @brief Sets the CallbackUrl.
  * @note Only available with config created by \ref webPageCreate or with Share-applet.
diff --git a/nx/source/applets/web.c b/nx/source/applets/web.c
index 66de415f..d3084402 100644
--- a/nx/source/applets/web.c
+++ b/nx/source/applets/web.c
@@ -194,6 +194,21 @@ Result webNewsCreate(WebCommonConfig* config, const char* url) {
     return rc;
 }
 
+Result webYouTubeVideoCreate(WebCommonConfig* config, const char* url) {
+    Result rc=0;
+    if (hosversionBefore(5,0,0)) return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_IncompatSysVer);
+
+    _webArgInitialize(config, AppletId_web, WebShimKind_Web);
+
+    rc = _webConfigSetU8(config, WebArgType_UnknownD, 1);
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = _webConfigSetFlag(config, WebArgType_YouTubeVideoFlag, true);
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = webConfigSetBootAsMediaPlayer(config, true);
+
+    if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = _webConfigSetUrl(config, url);
+
+    return rc;
+}
+
 Result webConfigSetCallbackUrl(WebCommonConfig* config, const char* url) {
     WebShimKind shim = _webGetShimKind(config);
     if (shim != WebShimKind_Share && shim != WebShimKind_Web) return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);