diff --git a/packages/core/src/rest/heuristics.ts b/packages/core/src/rest/heuristics.ts
index 570297c599..1632f89180 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/rest/heuristics.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/rest/heuristics.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export class YoutubeHeuristics implements SearchHeuristics<Partial<Video>> {
     }
 
     const channelNameScore = track.author.name.toLowerCase().includes(artist.toLowerCase()) ? 200 : 0;
+    const verifiedChannelScore = track.author.verified ? 200 : 0;
 
     return mean([
       titleScore,
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ export class YoutubeHeuristics implements SearchHeuristics<Partial<Video>> {
       promotedWordsScore,
       penalizedWordsScore,
       liveVideoScore,
-      channelNameScore
+      channelNameScore,
+      verifiedChannelScore
     ]);
   };