diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java
index a0ee0bf3b..4bb491d05 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeStreamExtractor.java
@@ -479,8 +479,17 @@ public class YoutubeStreamExtractor extends StreamExtractor {
                     .getObject("secondaryResults").getArray("results").getObject(0).getObject("compactAutoplayRenderer")
                     .getArray("contents").getObject(0).getObject("compactVideoRenderer").getObject("channelThumbnail")
                     .getArray("thumbnails").getObject(0).getString("url");
+            if (uploaderAvatarUrl != null && !uploaderAvatarUrl.isEmpty()) {
+                return uploaderAvatarUrl;
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {}
 
-        } catch (Exception e) {//todo: add fallback method
+        try {
+            uploaderAvatarUrl = ytInitialData.getObject("contents").getObject("twoColumnWatchNextResults").getObject("results")
+                    .getObject("results").getArray("contents").getObject(1).getObject("videoSecondaryInfoRenderer")
+                    .getObject("owner").getObject("videoOwnerRenderer").getObject("thumbnail").getArray("thumbnails")
+                    .getObject(0).getString("url");
+        } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new ParsingException("Could not get uploader avatar url", e);
         }