diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
index fd1df925b..663b75583 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 class RutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
     IE_NAME = 'rutube'
     IE_DESC = 'Rutube videos'
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://rutube\.ru/(?:video|play/embed)/(?P<id>[\da-z]{32})'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://rutube\.ru/(?:video|(?:play/)?embed)/(?P<id>[\da-z]{32})'
 
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://rutube.ru/video/3eac3b4561676c17df9132a9a1e62e3e/',
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class RutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
     }, {
         'url': 'http://rutube.ru/play/embed/a10e53b86e8f349080f718582ce4c661',
         'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://rutube.ru/embed/a10e53b86e8f349080f718582ce4c661',
+        'only_matching': True,
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):