diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py
index 063872b4f5..80853487ef 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/afreecatv.py
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
     determine_ext,
     ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
+    qualities,
+    traverse_obj,
     unified_strdate,
+    unified_timestamp,
+    update_url_query,
     url_or_none,
     urlencode_postdata,
     xpath_text,
@@ -380,3 +384,96 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
             })
 
         return info
+
+
+class AfreecaTVLiveIE(AfreecaTVIE):
+
+    IE_NAME = 'afreecatv:live'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://play\.afreeca(?:tv)?\.com/(?P<id>[^/]+)(?:/(?P<bno>\d+))?'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'https://play.afreecatv.com/pyh3646/237852185',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '237852185',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '【 우루과이 오늘은 무슨일이? 】',
+            'uploader': '박진우[JINU]',
+            'uploader_id': 'pyh3646',
+            'timestamp': 1640661495,
+            'is_live': True,
+        },
+        'skip': 'Livestream has ended',
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://play.afreeca.com/pyh3646/237852185',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://play.afreeca.com/pyh3646',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    _LIVE_API_URL = 'https://live.afreecatv.com/afreeca/player_live_api.php'
+
+    _QUALITIES = ('sd', 'hd', 'hd2k', 'original')
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        broadcaster_id, broadcast_no = self._match_valid_url(url).group('id', 'bno')
+
+        info = self._download_json(self._LIVE_API_URL, broadcaster_id, fatal=False,
+                                   data=urlencode_postdata({'bid': broadcaster_id})) or {}
+        channel_info = info.get('CHANNEL') or {}
+        broadcaster_id = channel_info.get('BJID') or broadcaster_id
+        broadcast_no = channel_info.get('BNO') or broadcast_no
+        if not broadcast_no:
+            raise ExtractorError(f'Unable to extract broadcast number ({broadcaster_id} may not be live)', expected=True)
+
+        formats = []
+        quality_key = qualities(self._QUALITIES)
+        for quality_str in self._QUALITIES:
+            aid_response = self._download_json(
+                self._LIVE_API_URL, broadcast_no, fatal=False,
+                data=urlencode_postdata({
+                    'bno': broadcast_no,
+                    'stream_type': 'common',
+                    'type': 'aid',
+                    'quality': quality_str,
+                }),
+                note=f'Downloading access token for {quality_str} stream',
+                errnote=f'Unable to download access token for {quality_str} stream')
+            aid = traverse_obj(aid_response, ('CHANNEL', 'AID'))
+            if not aid:
+                continue
+
+            stream_base_url = channel_info.get('RMD') or 'https://livestream-manager.afreecatv.com'
+            stream_info = self._download_json(
+                f'{stream_base_url}/broad_stream_assign.html', broadcast_no, fatal=False,
+                query={
+                    'return_type': channel_info.get('CDN', 'gcp_cdn'),
+                    'broad_key': f'{broadcast_no}-common-{quality_str}-hls',
+                },
+                note=f'Downloading metadata for {quality_str} stream',
+                errnote=f'Unable to download metadata for {quality_str} stream') or {}
+
+            if stream_info.get('view_url'):
+                formats.append({
+                    'format_id': quality_str,
+                    'url': update_url_query(stream_info['view_url'], {'aid': aid}),
+                    'ext': 'mp4',
+                    'protocol': 'm3u8',
+                    'quality': quality_key(quality_str),
+                })
+
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+
+        station_info = self._download_json(
+            'https://st.afreecatv.com/api/get_station_status.php', broadcast_no,
+            query={'szBjId': broadcaster_id}, fatal=False,
+            note='Downloading channel metadata', errnote='Unable to download channel metadata') or {}
+
+        return {
+            'id': broadcast_no,
+            'title': channel_info.get('TITLE') or station_info.get('station_title'),
+            'uploader': channel_info.get('BJNICK') or station_info.get('station_name'),
+            'uploader_id': broadcaster_id,
+            'timestamp': unified_timestamp(station_info.get('broad_start')),
+            'formats': formats,
+            'is_live': True,
+        }
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
index cb506dbb97..0353a8c74e 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@
     HistoryPlayerIE,
     BiographyIE,
 )
-from .afreecatv import AfreecaTVIE
+from .afreecatv import (
+    AfreecaTVIE,
+    AfreecaTVLiveIE,
+)
 from .airmozilla import AirMozillaIE
 from .aljazeera import AlJazeeraIE
 from .alphaporno import AlphaPornoIE