diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e6878202..ce647687 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -356,10 +356,10 @@ Here's a list of the methods supported:
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td><code>source(...)</code></td>
-    <td>String or Array</td>
+    <td>String or Array or (null|undefined)</td>
     <td>
-      Set the media source.
-      <br><br> 
+      Get/Set the media source.
+      <br><br>
       <strong>string</strong><br>
       <code>.source("/path/to/video.mp4")</code><br>
       This will set the <code>src</code> attribute on the <code>video</code> or <code>audio</code> element.
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ Here's a list of the methods supported:
       <br><br>
       <strong>YouTube</strong><br>
       Currently this API method only accepts a YouTube ID when used with a YouTube player. I will add URL support soon, along with being able to swap between types (e.g. YouTube to Audio or Video and vice versa.)
+      <br><br>
+      <strong> null or undefined </strong><br>
+      Returns the current media source. Works for both native videos and embeds.
     </td>
   </tr>
   <tr>
@@ -504,3 +507,4 @@ Also these links helped created Plyr:
 
 ## Copyright and License
 [The MIT license](license.md).
+
diff --git a/src/js/plyr.js b/src/js/plyr.js
index 44f17290..638deaad 100644
--- a/src/js/plyr.js
+++ b/src/js/plyr.js
@@ -1716,6 +1716,27 @@
             }
         }
 
+        // Add common function to retrieve media source
+        function _source(args) {
+            // If not null or undefined, parse it
+            if(args !== null && args !== undefined) {
+                return _parseSource(args);
+            }
+
+            // Return the current source
+
+            // The following lines inside if/else may fail.
+            // Not sure whether to bubble exception up or
+            // return a default value or log to console.
+            if(player.type === "youtube") {
+                return player.embed.getVideoUrl();
+            }
+            else {
+                return player.media.currentSrc;
+            }
+        }
+
+
         // Update poster
         function _updatePoster(source) {
             if (player.type === 'video') {
@@ -1997,7 +2018,7 @@
             rewind:             _rewind,
             forward:            _forward,
             seek:               _seek,
-            source:             _parseSource,
+            source:             _source,
             poster:             _updatePoster,
             setVolume:          _setVolume,
             togglePlay:         _togglePlay,
@@ -2088,4 +2109,4 @@
         return players;
     };
 
-}(this.plyr = this.plyr || {}));
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+}(this.plyr = this.plyr || {}));