diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index f683760e4b..f6b984300d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ def _playlist_from_matches(matches, getter=None, ie=None):
         if sportbox_urls:
             return _playlist_from_matches(sportbox_urls, ie='SportBoxEmbed')
 
+        # Look for embedded PornHub player
         pornhub_url = PornHubIE._extract_url(webpage)
         if pornhub_url:
             return self.url_result(pornhub_url, 'PornHub')
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/tumblr.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
index e6218808f2..63c20310d8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/tumblr.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from .pornhub import PornHubIE
 
 
 class TumblrIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
         if vid_me_embed_url is not None:
             return self.url_result(vid_me_embed_url, 'Vidme')
 
+        pornhub_url = PornHubIE._extract_url(webpage)
+        if pornhub_url:
+            return self.url_result(pornhub_url, 'PornHub')
+
         iframe_url = self._search_regex(
             r'src=\'(https?://www\.tumblr\.com/video/[^\']+)\'',
             webpage, 'iframe url')