diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b96d3781..6ff8a956 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Rebasing master onto v3 doesn't require a changelog update.
 - Replaced the `set_auth` and `auth_manager` properties with standard attributes.
 - Replaced string concatenations and `str.format()` with f-strings
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed playlist_add_items() to accept only URIs and URLs and not IDs, since 'track' and 'episode' cannot be inferred from ID only
+
 ### Removed
 
 - Removed the following deprecated methods from `Spotify`:
@@ -52,7 +56,7 @@ Rebasing master onto v3 doesn't require a changelog update.
 ### Added
 
 - Added examples for audiobooks, shows and episodes methods to examples directory
-- Use newer string formatters (https://pyformat.info)
+- Use newer string formatters ([https://pyformat.info](https://pyformat.info))
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/spotipy/client.py b/spotipy/client.py
index c3d0201d..da61db87 100644
--- a/spotipy/client.py
+++ b/spotipy/client.py
@@ -787,10 +787,15 @@ def playlist_add_items(
                 - items - a list of track/episode URIs or URLs
                 - position - the position to add the tracks
         """
+        for item in items:
+            if not self._is_uri(item) and not self._is_url(item):
+                raise RuntimeError("playlist_add_items() only accepts URIs and URLs.")
         plid = self._get_id("playlist", playlist_id)
-        ftracks = [self._get_uri("track", tid) for tid in items]
+        items = [self._url_to_uri(item) if self._is_url(item) else item for item in items]
         return self._post(
-            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks", payload=ftracks, position=position
+            f"playlists/{plid}/tracks",
+            payload=items,
+            position=position,
         )
 
     def playlist_replace_items(self, playlist_id, items):
@@ -1717,6 +1722,13 @@ def _get_uri(self, type, id):
     def _is_uri(self, uri):
         return re.search(Spotify._regex_spotify_uri, uri) is not None
 
+    def _is_url(self, url):
+        return url.startswith("http")
+
+    def _url_to_uri(self, url):
+        splitted = url.split("/")
+        return "spotify:" + splitted[-2] + ":" + splitted[-1]
+
     def _search_multiple_markets(self, q, limit, offset, type, markets, total):
         if total and limit > total:
             limit = total
diff --git a/tests/integration/user_endpoints/test.py b/tests/integration/user_endpoints/test.py
index ab7cba1f..568fac6f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/user_endpoints/test.py
+++ b/tests/integration/user_endpoints/test.py
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
             "spotify:episode:7cRcsGYYRUFo1OF3RgRzdx",
         ]
 
+        cls.tracks_and_episodes = [
+            "spotify:track:3F5CgOj3wFlRv51JsHbxhe",
+            "http://open.spotify.com/track/5mCPDVBb16L4XQwDdbRUpz",
+
+            "spotify:episode:7AY0yaj2k0W3obOSCfm6m4",
+            "https://open.spotify.com/episode/5AJB2BTp7RExSGpbQlIsXI"
+        ]
+
         scope = (
             'playlist-modify-public '
             'user-library-read '
@@ -112,7 +120,7 @@ def test_current_user_follow_playlist(self):
     def test_playlist_replace_items(self):
         # add tracks to playlist
         self.spotify.playlist_add_items(
-            self.new_playlist['id'], self.four_tracks)
+            self.new_playlist['id'], self.tracks_and_episodes)
         playlist = self.spotify.playlist(self.new_playlist['id'])
         self.assertEqual(playlist['tracks']['total'], 4)
         self.assertEqual(len(playlist['tracks']['items']), 4)