diff --git a/internal/feed/youtube.go b/internal/feed/youtube.go
index e478259..65a5376 100644
--- a/internal/feed/youtube.go
+++ b/internal/feed/youtube.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type youtubeFeedResponseXml struct {
-	Channel     string `xml:"title"`
+	Channel     string `xml:"author>name"`
 	ChannelLink struct {
 		Href string `xml:"href,attr"`
 	} `xml:"link"`
@@ -39,11 +39,19 @@ func parseYoutubeFeedTime(t string) time.Time {
 	return parsedTime
 }
 
-func FetchYoutubeChannelUploads(channelIds []string, videoUrlTemplate string) (Videos, error) {
+func FetchYoutubeChannelUploads(channelIds []string, videoUrlTemplate string, includeShorts bool) (Videos, error) {
 	requests := make([]*http.Request, 0, len(channelIds))
 
 	for i := range channelIds {
-		request, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id="+channelIds[i], nil)
+		var feedUrl string
+		if !includeShorts && strings.HasPrefix(channelIds[i], "UC") {
+			playlistId := strings.Replace(channelIds[i], "UC", "UULF", 1)
+			feedUrl = "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?playlist_id=" + playlistId
+		} else {
+			feedUrl = "https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=" + channelIds[i]
+		}
+
+		request, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", feedUrl, nil)
 		requests = append(requests, request)
 	}
 
@@ -70,12 +78,6 @@ func FetchYoutubeChannelUploads(channelIds []string, videoUrlTemplate string) (V
 
 		for j := range response.Videos {
 			video := &response.Videos[j]
-
-			// TODO: figure out a better way of skipping shorts
-			if strings.Contains(video.Title, "#shorts") {
-				continue
-			}
-
 			var videoUrl string
 
 			if videoUrlTemplate == "" {
diff --git a/internal/widget/videos.go b/internal/widget/videos.go
index 717f302..8943603 100644
--- a/internal/widget/videos.go
+++ b/internal/widget/videos.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type Videos struct {
 	CollapseAfterRows int         `yaml:"collapse-after-rows"`
 	Channels          []string    `yaml:"channels"`
 	Limit             int         `yaml:"limit"`
+	IncludeShorts     bool        `yaml:"include-shorts"`
 }
 
 func (widget *Videos) Initialize() error {
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func (widget *Videos) Initialize() error {
 }
 
 func (widget *Videos) Update(ctx context.Context) {
-	videos, err := feed.FetchYoutubeChannelUploads(widget.Channels, widget.VideoUrlTemplate)
+	videos, err := feed.FetchYoutubeChannelUploads(widget.Channels, widget.VideoUrlTemplate, widget.IncludeShorts)
 
 	if !widget.canContinueUpdateAfterHandlingErr(err) {
 		return