diff --git a/Sources/YouTubeKit/YouTube+PlayerItem.swift b/Sources/YouTubeKit/YouTube+PlayerItem.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b3fc7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/YouTubeKit/YouTube+PlayerItem.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+//
+//  YouTube+PlayerItem.swift
+//  YouTubeKit
+//
+//  Created by Alexander Eichhorn on 15.10.2024.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import AVFoundation
+
+@available(iOS 13.0, watchOS 6.0, tvOS 13.0, macOS 10.15, *)
+extension YouTube {
+
+    /// Returns `AVPlayerItem` for the highest resolution stream that is natively playable with potentially audio and video automatically combined.
+    /// - Parameter maxResolution: The maximum resolution of the video stream. If `nil`, the highest resolution stream is used.
+    @MainActor
+    @available(iOS 15.0, watchOS 8.0, tvOS 15.0, macOS 12.0, *)
+    public func playerItem(maxResolution: Int? = nil) async throws -> AVPlayerItem {
+        let streams = try await streams
+
+        let composition = AVMutableComposition()
+
+        guard let videoStream = streams.filter({ $0.isNativelyPlayable }).filterVideoOnly().filter(byResolution: { ($0 ?? .max) <= (maxResolution ?? .max) }).highestResolutionStream(),
+              let audioStream = streams.filter({ $0.isNativelyPlayable }).filterAudioOnly().highestAudioBitrateStream() else {
+            throw YouTubeKitError.extractError
+        }
+
+        // Add video track
+        let videoAsset = AVURLAsset(url: videoStream.url)
+        let videoTrack = composition.addMutableTrack(withMediaType: .video, preferredTrackID: kCMPersistentTrackID_Invalid)
+        let videoAssetTrack = try await videoAsset.loadTracks(withMediaType: .video).first
+        let videoTimeRange = try await videoAsset.load(.duration)
+        try videoTrack?.insertTimeRange(CMTimeRange(start: .zero, duration: videoTimeRange), of: videoAssetTrack!, at: .zero)
+
+        // Add audio track
+        let audioAsset = AVURLAsset(url: audioStream.url)
+        let audioTrack = composition.addMutableTrack(withMediaType: .audio, preferredTrackID: kCMPersistentTrackID_Invalid)
+        let audioAssetTrack = try await audioAsset.load(.tracks).first { $0.mediaType == .audio }
+        let audioTimeRange = try await audioAsset.load(.duration)
+        try audioTrack?.insertTimeRange(CMTimeRange(start: .zero, duration: audioTimeRange), of: audioAssetTrack!, at: .zero)
+
+        let playerItem = AVPlayerItem(asset: composition)
+        return playerItem
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/Tests/YouTubeKitTests/PlayabilityTests.swift b/Tests/YouTubeKitTests/PlayabilityTests.swift
index 6121ec6..5c8b5b0 100644
--- a/Tests/YouTubeKitTests/PlayabilityTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/YouTubeKitTests/PlayabilityTests.swift
@@ -60,4 +60,22 @@ final class PlayabilityTests: XCTestCase {
         }
     }
     
+    
+    func testAutoCombinedPlayerItemPlayability() async throws {
+        
+        let videoID = "njX2bu-_Vw4"
+        let youtubeLocal = YouTube(videoID: videoID, methods: [.local])
+        let youtubeRemote = YouTube(videoID: videoID, methods: [.remote])
+        
+        let localPlayerItem = try await youtubeLocal.playerItem()
+        let remotePlayerItem = try await youtubeRemote.playerItem()
+        
+        let localIsPlayable = try await localPlayerItem.asset.load(.isPlayable)
+        let remoteIsPlayable = try await remotePlayerItem.asset.load(.isPlayable)
+
+        XCTAssert(localIsPlayable, "Local player item should be playable")
+        XCTAssert(remoteIsPlayable, "Remote player item should be playable")
+
+    }
+    
 }