diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
index 36e7a206c44..3590b1281be 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/detail/VideoDetailFragment.java
@@ -694,6 +694,18 @@ public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(final MenuItem item) {
                             currentInfo.getOriginalUrl());
                 }
                 return true;
+            case R.id.menu_item_share_stream:
+                if (currentInfo != null) {
+                    final Stream stream;
+                    if (currentInfo.getVideoStreams().isEmpty()
+                            && currentInfo.getVideoOnlyStreams().isEmpty()) {
+                        stream = getDefaultAudioStream();
+                    } else {
+                        stream = getSelectedVideoStream();
+                    }
+                    ShareUtils.shareUrl(requireContext(), currentInfo.getName(), stream.getUrl());
+                }
+                return true;
             case R.id.menu_item_openInBrowser:
                 if (currentInfo != null) {
                     ShareUtils.openUrlInBrowser(requireContext(), currentInfo.getOriginalUrl());
@@ -927,10 +939,10 @@ private boolean shouldShowComments() {
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////*/
 
     private void openBackgroundPlayer(final boolean append) {
-        AudioStream audioStream = currentInfo.getAudioStreams()
-                .get(ListHelper.getDefaultAudioFormat(activity, currentInfo.getAudioStreams()));
+        final AudioStream audioStream = getDefaultAudioStream();
 
-        boolean useExternalAudioPlayer = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity)
+        final boolean useExternalAudioPlayer = PreferenceManager
+                .getDefaultSharedPreferences(activity)
                 .getBoolean(activity.getString(R.string.use_external_audio_player_key), false);
 
         if (!useExternalAudioPlayer && android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 16) {
@@ -1014,6 +1026,20 @@ private VideoStream getSelectedVideoStream() {
         return sortedVideoStreams != null ? sortedVideoStreams.get(selectedVideoStreamIndex) : null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the stream to play when the current stream is an audio-only stream.
+     *
+     * This is the audio-only equivalent of getSelectedVideoStream,
+     * without the ability for the user to select a custom stream quality.
+     *
+     * @return AudioStream instance according to user settings
+     */
+    private AudioStream getDefaultAudioStream() {
+        final List<AudioStream> audioStreams = currentInfo.getAudioStreams();
+        final int streamIndex = ListHelper.getDefaultAudioFormat(activity, audioStreams);
+        return audioStreams.get(streamIndex);
+    }
+
     private void prepareDescription(final Description description) {
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(description.getContent())
                 || description == Description.emptyDescription) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/video_detail_menu.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/video_detail_menu.xml
index 609b5a08c44..6fd00b13f28 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/video_detail_menu.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/video_detail_menu.xml
@@ -25,4 +25,10 @@
         android:orderInCategory="2"
         android:title="@string/open_in_browser"
         app:showAsAction="never"/>
+
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/menu_item_share_stream"
+        android:orderInCategory="3"
+        android:title="@string/share_stream"
+        app:showAsAction="never"/>
 </menu>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f2e79a79b39..5124a3dacb9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     <string name="open_in_browser">Open in browser</string>
     <string name="open_in_popup_mode">Open in popup mode</string>
     <string name="share">Share</string>
+    <string name="share_stream">Share stream link</string>
     <string name="download">Download</string>
     <string name="controls_download_desc">Download stream file</string>
     <string name="search">Search</string>