diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,20 @@ source. Clone the repo first, then:
 $ pip install -e .
 ```
 
+#### Testing changes
+
+To run tests, make sure you have the development dependencies as well:
+
+```shell
+$ pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
+```
+
+Run the test suite from the repo root directory:
+
+```shell
+$ pytest -v .
+```
+
 ## Getting your API key
 Go to the [Google Developers Console](https://console.developers.google.com/)
 and create an application. When it's created, go to the APIs section, select
diff --git a/dev-requirements.txt b/dev-requirements.txt
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index 0000000..b9f2347
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+++ b/dev-requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pytest~=7.1.0
diff --git a/tests/test_url_matching.py b/tests/test_url_matching.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/test_url_matching.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+"""Tests for Sopel's ``youtube`` plugin"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+from sopel.trigger import PreTrigger
+
+
+TMP_CONFIG = """
+[core]
+owner = Admin
+nick = Sopel
+enable =
+    youtube
+host = irc.libera.chat
+
+[youtube]
+api_key = deadbeef
+"""
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def bot(botfactory, configfactory):
+    settings = configfactory('default.ini', TMP_CONFIG)
+    return botfactory.preloaded(settings, ['youtube'])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('proto', ('http://', 'https://'))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('base', (
+    'youtube.com',
+    'www.youtube.com',
+))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('path, expected_matches', (
+    ('/watch?v=kbLrmesC9x0&list=PLzV2uljPvyAcwIad4RmPAZRgdQNBWHDPp&index=1&pp=iBQA', ('get_video_info', 'get_playlist_info')),
+    ('/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ', ('get_video_info',)),
+    ('/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ/', ('get_video_info',)),
+    ('/shorts/dQw4w9WgXcQ', ('get_video_info',)),
+    ('/live/dQw4w9WgXcQ/', ('get_video_info',)),
+    ('/live/dQw4w9WgXcQ', ('get_video_info',)),
+    ('/playlist?list=PLzV2uljPvyAcwIad4RmPAZRgdQNBWHDPp', ('get_playlist_info',)),
+))
+def test_long_url_matching(proto, base, path, expected_matches, bot):
+    link = proto + base + path
+
+    line = PreTrigger(bot.nick, ':User!user@irc.libera.chat PRIVMSG #channel {}'.format(link))
+    matched_rules = [
+        # we can ignore matches that don't come from this plugin
+        match[0].get_rule_label()
+        for match in bot.rules.get_triggered_rules(bot, line)
+        if match[0].get_plugin_name() == 'youtube'
+    ]
+
+    matched_set = set(matched_rules)
+    expected_set = set(expected_matches)
+
+    assert len(matched_set) == len(expected_matches)
+    assert matched_set == expected_set
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('proto', ('http://', 'https://'))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('base', ('youtu.be',))
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('trailing_slash', ('/', ''))
+def test_short_url_matching(proto, base, trailing_slash, bot):
+    link = proto + base + '/dQw4w9WgXcQ' + trailing_slash
+
+    line = PreTrigger(bot.nick, ':User!user@irc.libera.chat PRIVMSG #channel {}'.format(link))
+    matched_rules = [
+        # we can ignore matches that don't come from this plugin
+        match[0].get_rule_label()
+        for match in bot.rules.get_triggered_rules(bot, line)
+        if match[0].get_plugin_name() == 'youtube'
+    ]
+
+    assert len(matched_rules) == 1
+    assert matched_rules[0] == 'get_video_info'