diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
index d82225718c..d799529697 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube/_video.py
@@ -4204,8 +4204,16 @@ def process_language(container, base_url, lang_code, sub_name, client_name, quer
                 elif info.get('view_count') is None:
                     info['view_count'] = vc
 
+            if self._preferred_lang:
+                info['title'] = traverse_obj(
+                    vpir, ('title', 'runs', 0, 'text', {str}), default=info['title'])
+
         vsir = get_first(contents, 'videoSecondaryInfoRenderer')
         if vsir:
+            if self._preferred_lang:
+                info['description'] = traverse_obj(
+                    vsir, ('attributedDescription', 'content', {str}), default=info['description'])
+
             vor = traverse_obj(vsir, ('owner', 'videoOwnerRenderer'))
             info.update({
                 'channel': self._get_text(vor, 'title'),