diff --git a/spotdl/downloader.py b/spotdl/downloader.py
index 8e8c243..9d0190d 100644
--- a/spotdl/downloader.py
+++ b/spotdl/downloader.py
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ class Downloader:
             if not refined_songname == " - ":
                 songname = refined_songname
         else:
-            if not const.args.no_metadata:
-                log.warning("Could not find metadata")
             songname = internals.sanitize_title(songname)
 
         return songname
diff --git a/spotdl/handle.py b/spotdl/handle.py
index 4b6ceb6..c6ebc7e 100644
--- a/spotdl/handle.py
+++ b/spotdl/handle.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ default_conf = {
     "spotify-downloader": {
         "manual": False,
         "no-metadata": False,
+        "no-fallback-metadata": False,
         "avconv": False,
         "folder": internals.get_music_dir(),
         "overwrite": "prompt",
@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ def get_arguments(raw_args=None, to_group=True, to_merge=True):
         "-m",
         "--manual",
         default=config["manual"],
-        help="choose the track to download manually from a list " "of matching tracks",
+        help="choose the track to download manually from a list of matching tracks",
         action="store_true",
     )
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -142,6 +143,13 @@ def get_arguments(raw_args=None, to_group=True, to_merge=True):
         help="do not embed metadata in tracks",
         action="store_true",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-nf",
+        "--no-fallback-metadata",
+        default=config["no-fallback-metadata"],
+        help="use YouTube metadata as fallback if track not found on Spotify",
+        action="store_true",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-a",
         "--avconv",
@@ -284,6 +292,9 @@ def get_arguments(raw_args=None, to_group=True, to_merge=True):
     if parsed.avconv and parsed.trim_silence:
         parser.error("--trim-silence can only be used with FFmpeg")
 
+    if parsed.no_metadata and parsed.no_fallback_metadata:
+        parser.error('--no-metadata and --no-fallback-metadata cannot be used together')
+
     parsed.log_level = log_leveller(parsed.log_level)
 
     return parsed
diff --git a/spotdl/youtube_tools.py b/spotdl/youtube_tools.py
index 8f19d3d..7b81d73 100644
--- a/spotdl/youtube_tools.py
+++ b/spotdl/youtube_tools.py
@@ -45,29 +45,48 @@ def go_pafy(raw_song, meta_tags=None):
     return track_info
 
 
-def match_video_and_metadata(track, force_pafy=True):
+def match_video_and_metadata(track):
     """ Get and match track data from YouTube and Spotify. """
     meta_tags = None
 
+
+    def fallback_metadata(meta_tags):
+        fallback_metadata_info = "Track not found on Spotify, falling back on YouTube metadata"
+        skip_fallback_metadata_warning = "Fallback condition not met, shall not embed metadata"
+        if meta_tags is None:
+            if const.args.no_fallback_metadata:
+                log.warning(skip_fallback_metadata_warning)
+            else:
+                log.info(fallback_metadata_info)
+                meta_tags = generate_metadata(content)
+        return meta_tags
+
+
     if internals.is_youtube(track):
         log.debug("Input song is a YouTube URL")
         content = go_pafy(track, meta_tags=None)
         track = slugify(content.title).replace("-", " ")
         if not const.args.no_metadata:
             meta_tags = spotify_tools.generate_metadata(track)
-            if meta_tags is None: # and const.args.allow_youtube:
-                meta_tags = generate_metadata(content)
-    else:
-        # Let it generate metadata, youtube doesn't know spotify slang
-        if not const.args.no_metadata or internals.is_spotify(track):
-            meta_tags = spotify_tools.generate_metadata(track)
+            meta_tags = fallback_metadata(meta_tags)
 
-        if force_pafy:
-            content = go_pafy(track, meta_tags)
-            if meta_tags is None: # and const.args.allow_youtube:
-                meta_tags = generate_metadata(content)
+    elif internals.is_spotify(track):
+        log.debug("Input song is a Spotify URL")
+        # Let it generate metadata, YouTube doesn't know Spotify slang
+        meta_tags = spotify_tools.generate_metadata(track)
+        content = go_pafy(track, meta_tags)
+        if const.args.no_metadata:
+            meta_tags = None
+
+    else:
+        log.debug("Input song is plain text based")
+        if const.args.no_metadata:
+            content = go_pafy(track, meta_tags=None)
         else:
-            content = None
+            meta_tags = spotify_tools.generate_metadata(track)
+            content = go_pafy(track, meta_tags=meta_tags)
+            meta_tags = fallback_metadata(meta_tags)
+
     return content, meta_tags