diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoEditor/components/VideoEditorModal.jsx b/src/editors/containers/VideoEditor/components/VideoEditorModal.jsx
index 071241b50..f3c5c8a3c 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoEditor/components/VideoEditorModal.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoEditor/components/VideoEditorModal.jsx
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ export const {
 } = appHooks;
 
 export const hooks = {
-  initialize: (dispatch, selectedVideoId) => {
+  initialize: (dispatch, selectedVideoId, selectedVideoUrl) => {
     React.useEffect(() => {
-      dispatch(thunkActions.video.loadVideoData(selectedVideoId));
+      dispatch(thunkActions.video.loadVideoData(selectedVideoId, selectedVideoUrl));
     }, []);
   },
   returnToGallery: () => {
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ const VideoEditorModal = ({
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const searchParams = new URLSearchParams(document.location.search);
   const selectedVideoId = searchParams.get('selectedVideoId');
+  const selectedVideoUrl = searchParams.get('selectedVideoUrl');
   const onReturn = module.hooks.returnToGallery();
-  module.hooks.initialize(dispatch, selectedVideoId);
+  module.hooks.initialize(dispatch, selectedVideoId, selectedVideoUrl);
   return (
     <VideoSettingsModal {...{
       close,
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.js b/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.js
index e5a2bc3aa..c6f9d8bb9 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.js
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ export const onFileUploaded = () => {
   return (edxVideoId) => navigateTo(`/course/${learningContextId}/editor/video/${blockId}?selectedVideoId=${edxVideoId}`);
 };
 
+export const onUrlUploaded = () => {
+  const state = store.getState();
+  const learningContextId = selectors.app.learningContextId(state);
+  const blockId = selectors.app.blockId(state);
+  return (videoUrl) => navigateTo(`/course/${learningContextId}/editor/video/${blockId}?selectedVideoUrl=${videoUrl}`);
+};
+
 export default {
   uploadVideo,
 };
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.test.js b/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.test.js
index 217c52c14..c1ef806df 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.test.js
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/hooks.test.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ describe('uploadVideo', () => {
         { file_name: 'file2.mov', upload_url: 'http://example.com/put_video2' },
       ],
     };
-    const spyConsoleLog = jest.spyOn(console, 'log');
     const mockRequestResponse = { data: response };
     requests.uploadVideo.mockImplementation(async ({ onSuccess }) => {
       await onSuccess(mockRequestResponse);
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ describe('uploadVideo', () => {
         { file_name: 'file2.mov', upload_url: 'http://example.com/put_video2' },
       ],
     };
-    const spyConsoleError = jest.spyOn(console, 'error');
     const mockRequestResponse = { data: response };
     requests.uploadVideo.mockImplementation(async ({ onSuccess }) => {
       await onSuccess(mockRequestResponse);
diff --git a/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/index.jsx b/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/index.jsx
index 7d998193f..71b2ce68d 100644
--- a/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/index.jsx
+++ b/src/editors/containers/VideoUploadEditor/index.jsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import * as editorHooks from '../EditorContainer/hooks';
 export const VideoUploader = ({ onUpload, errorMessage }) => {
   const [, setUploadedFile] = useState();
   const [textInputValue, setTextInputValue] = useState('');
+  const onUrlUpdatedHook = hooks.onUrlUploaded();
 
   const { getRootProps, getInputProps, isDragActive } = useDropzone({
     accept: 'video/*',
@@ -31,8 +32,7 @@ export const VideoUploader = ({ onUpload, errorMessage }) => {
   };
 
   const handleSaveButtonClick = () => {
-    // do something with the textInputValue, e.g. save to state or send to server
-    console.log(`Saving input value: ${textInputValue}`);
+    onUrlUpdatedHook(textInputValue);
   };
 
   if (errorMessage) {
diff --git a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js
index 1caebe1af..41a273129 100644
--- a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js
+++ b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as module from './video';
 import { valueFromDuration } from '../../../containers/VideoEditor/components/VideoSettingsModal/components/DurationWidget/hooks';
 import { parseYoutubeId } from '../../services/cms/api';
 
-export const loadVideoData = (selectedVideoId) => (dispatch, getState) => {
+export const loadVideoData = (selectedVideoId, selectedVideoUrl) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const state = getState();
   const blockValueData = state.app.blockValue.data;
   let rawVideoData = blockValueData.metadata ? blockValueData.metadata : {};
@@ -32,8 +32,10 @@ export const loadVideoData = (selectedVideoId) => (dispatch, getState) => {
     youtubeId: rawVideoData.youtube_id_1_0,
     html5Sources: rawVideoData.html5_sources,
   });
-  const [licenseType, licenseOptions] = module.parseLicense({ licenseData: studioView, level: 'block' });
 
+  // Use the selected video url first
+  const videoSourceUrl = selectedVideoUrl != null ? selectedVideoUrl : videoUrl;
+  const [licenseType, licenseOptions] = module.parseLicense({ licenseData: studioView, level: 'block' });
   const transcripts = rawVideoData.transcripts ? rawVideoData.transcripts
     : module.parseTranscripts({ transcriptsData: studioView });
 
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ export const loadVideoData = (selectedVideoId) => (dispatch, getState) => {
     blockSetting: rawVideoData.public_access,
   });
   dispatch(actions.video.load({
-    videoSource: videoUrl || '',
+    videoSource: videoSourceUrl || '',
     videoId,
     fallbackVideos,
     allowVideoDownloads: rawVideoData.download_video,
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ export const loadVideoData = (selectedVideoId) => (dispatch, getState) => {
       videoSharingEnabledForAll: response.data.videoSharingEnabled,
     })),
   }));
-  const youTubeId = parseYoutubeId(videoUrl);
+  const youTubeId = parseYoutubeId(videoSourceUrl);
   if (youTubeId) {
     dispatch(requests.checkTranscriptsForImport({
       videoId,
diff --git a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js
index e6bd7a038..edb211f6c 100644
--- a/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js
+++ b/src/editors/data/redux/thunkActions/video.test.js
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ const mockVideoFeatures = {
   },
 };
 const mockSelectedVideoId = 'ThisIsAVideoId';
+const mockSelectedVideoUrl = 'ThisIsAYoutubeUrl';
 
 const testMetadata = {
   download_track: 'dOWNlOAdTraCK',
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ describe('video thunkActions', () => {
           videos: testVideosState,
         },
       }));
-      thunkActions.loadVideoData(mockSelectedVideoId)(dispatch, getState);
+      thunkActions.loadVideoData(mockSelectedVideoId, null)(dispatch, getState);
       [
         [dispatchedLoad],
         [dispatchedAction1],
@@ -263,6 +264,44 @@ describe('video thunkActions', () => {
         thumbnail: undefined,
       });
     });
+    it('dispatches actions.video.load with selectedVideoUrl', () => {
+      thunkActions.loadVideoData(null, mockSelectedVideoUrl)(dispatch, getState);
+      [
+        [dispatchedLoad],
+        [dispatchedAction1],
+        [dispatchedAction2],
+      ] = dispatch.mock.calls;
+      expect(dispatchedLoad.load).toEqual({
+        videoSource: mockSelectedVideoUrl,
+        videoId: 'videOiD',
+        fallbackVideos: 'fALLbACKvIDeos',
+        allowVideoDownloads: testMetadata.download_video,
+        transcripts: testMetadata.transcripts,
+        allowTranscriptDownloads: testMetadata.download_track,
+        showTranscriptByDefault: testMetadata.show_captions,
+        duration: {
+          startTime: testMetadata.start_time,
+          stopTime: testMetadata.end_time,
+          total: 0,
+        },
+        handout: testMetadata.handout,
+        licenseType: 'liCENSEtyPe',
+        licenseDetails: {
+          attribution: true,
+          noncommercial: true,
+          noDerivatives: true,
+          shareAlike: false,
+        },
+        courseLicenseType: 'liCENSEtyPe',
+        courseLicenseDetails: {
+          attribution: true,
+          noncommercial: true,
+          noDerivatives: true,
+          shareAlike: false,
+        },
+        thumbnail: testMetadata.thumbnail,
+      });
+    });
     it('dispatches actions.video.updateField on success', () => {
       thunkActions.loadVideoData()(dispatch, getState);
       [