diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/completion_spec.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/completion_spec.js
index c4994caae4..94f45eb800 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/completion_spec.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/completion_spec.js
@@ -67,5 +67,20 @@
             state.el.trigger('ended');
             expect(state.completionHandler.markCompletion).toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
+
+        it('calls the completion api if the video is age restricted', function() {
+            spyOn(state, 'youtubeId').and.returnValue('fakeYouTubeID');
+            spyOn(state.completionHandler, 'markCompletion').and.callThrough();
+            state.metadata = {fakeYouTubeID: {contentRating: {}}};
+
+            // Check metadata once with no content rating and it should not be marked complete
+            state.el.trigger('metadata_received');
+            expect(state.completionHandler.markCompletion).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+            // But with age restricted rating, it will be completed immediately
+            state.metadata.fakeYouTubeID.contentRating.ytRating = 'ytAgeRestricted';
+            state.el.trigger('metadata_received');
+            expect(state.completionHandler.markCompletion).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
     });
 }).call(this);
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_completion.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_completion.js
index 97378e92ef..aa53a97b80 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_completion.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/09_completion.js
@@ -86,6 +86,13 @@
                     self.handleTimeUpdate(currentTime);
                 });
 
+                /** Event handler to receive youtube metadata (if we even are a youtube link),
+                 *  and mark complete, if youtube will insist on hosting the video itself.
+                 */
+                this.state.el.on('metadata_received', function() {
+                    self.checkMetadata();
+                });
+
                 /** Event handler to clean up resources when the video player
                  *  is destroyed.
                  */
@@ -126,6 +133,21 @@
                 }
             },
 
+            /** Handler to call when youtube metadata is received */
+            checkMetadata: function() {
+                var metadata = this.state.metadata[this.state.youtubeId()];
+
+                // https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos#contentDetails.contentRating.ytRating
+                if (metadata && metadata.contentRating && metadata.contentRating.ytRating === 'ytAgeRestricted') {
+                    // Age-restricted videos won't play in embedded players. Instead, they ask you to watch it on
+                    // youtube itself. Which means we can't notice if they complete it. Rather than leaving an
+                    // incompletable video in the course, let's just mark it complete right now.
+                    if (!this.isComplete) {
+                        this.markCompletion();
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+
             /** Submit completion to the LMS */
             markCompletion: function(currentTime) {
                 var self = this;