diff --git a/test/test_youtube_signature.py b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
index c8e85b5005a..fc5e9828e2c 100644
--- a/test/test_youtube_signature.py
+++ b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@
         'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/f1ca6900/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
         'cu3wyu6LQn2hse', 'jvxetvmlI9AN9Q',
     ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/8040e515/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'wvOFaY-yjgDuIEg5', 'HkfBFDHmgw4rsw',
+    ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/e06dea74/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'AiuodmaDDYw8d3y4bf', 'ankd8eza2T6Qmw',
+    ),
 ]
 
 
@@ -110,10 +118,17 @@ def test_youtube_extract_player_info(self):
 class TestSignature(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         TEST_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-        self.TESTDATA_DIR = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, 'testdata')
+        self.TESTDATA_DIR = os.path.join(TEST_DIR, 'testdata/sigs')
         if not os.path.exists(self.TESTDATA_DIR):
             os.mkdir(self.TESTDATA_DIR)
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        try:
+            for f in os.listdir(self.TESTDATA_DIR):
+                os.remove(f)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
 
 def t_factory(name, sig_func, url_pattern):
     def make_tfunc(url, sig_input, expected_sig):
@@ -145,12 +160,7 @@ def signature(jscode, sig_input):
 
 
 def n_sig(jscode, sig_input):
-    # Pending implementation of _extract_n_function_name() or similar in
-    # youtube.py, hard-code here
-    # funcname = YoutubeIE(FakeYDL())._extract_n_function_name(jscode)
-    import re
-    funcname = re.search(r'[=(,&|](\w+)\(\w+\),\w+\.set\("n",', jscode)
-    funcname = funcname and funcname.group(1)
+    funcname = YoutubeIE(FakeYDL())._extract_n_function_name(jscode)
     return JSInterpreter(jscode).call_function(funcname, sig_input)
 
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index 63918924df8..7943b94f9d5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     dict_get,
     float_or_none,
     int_or_none,
+    js_to_json,
     mimetype2ext,
     parse_codecs,
     parse_duration,
@@ -1391,9 +1392,16 @@ def _extract_player_url(self, webpage):
     # 2. https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc/-/blob/4fb284e5af69aa9ac2100ccbdd3b88debec9987f/share/lua/playlist/youtube.lua#L116
     # 3. https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/issues/30097#issuecomment-950157377
     def _extract_n_function_name(self, jscode):
-        return self._search_regex(
-            (r'\.get\("n"\)\)&&\(b=(?P<nfunc>[a-zA-Z0-9$]{3})\([a-zA-Z0-9]\)',),
-            jscode, 'Initial JS player n function name', group='nfunc')
+        target = r'(?P<nfunc>[a-zA-Z0-9$]{3})(?:\[(?P<idx>\d+)\])?'
+        nfunc_and_idx = self._search_regex(
+            r'\.get\("n"\)\)&&\(b=(%s)\([a-zA-Z0-9]\)' % (target, ),
+            jscode, 'Initial JS player n function name')
+        nfunc, idx = re.match(target, nfunc_and_idx).group('nfunc', 'idx')
+        if not idx:
+            return nfunc
+        return self._parse_json(self._search_regex(
+            r'var %s\s*=\s*(\[.+?\]);' % (nfunc, ), jscode,
+            'Initial JS player n function list ({nfunc}[{idx}])'.format(**locals())), nfunc, transform_source=js_to_json)[int(idx)]
 
     def _extract_n_function(self, video_id, player_url):
         player_id = self._extract_player_info(player_url)