diff --git a/engines/advancedDetector.cpp b/engines/advancedDetector.cpp
index 80e9b23406d..e7391c33459 100644
--- a/engines/advancedDetector.cpp
+++ b/engines/advancedDetector.cpp
@@ -255,12 +255,26 @@ DetectedGames AdvancedMetaEngineDetection::detectGames(const Common::FSList &fsl
 
 	if (!foundKnownGames) {
 		// Use fallback detector if there were no matches by other means
-		ADDetectedGame fallbackDetectionResult = fallbackDetect(allFiles, fslist);
+		ADDetectedGameExtraInfo *extraInfo = nullptr;
+		ADDetectedGame fallbackDetectionResult = fallbackDetect(allFiles, fslist, &extraInfo);
 
 		if (fallbackDetectionResult.desc) {
 			DetectedGame fallbackDetectedGame = toDetectedGame(fallbackDetectionResult);
 			fallbackDetectedGame.preferredTarget += "-fallback";
 
+			// if we have extraInfo here
+			if (extraInfo != nullptr) {
+				// if we have specified game name or targetID, then we replace the original one
+				// maybe we need to use generatePreferredTarget to generate it
+				if (!extraInfo->gameName.empty())
+					fallbackDetectedGame.description = extraInfo->gameName;
+				if (!extraInfo->targetID.empty())
+					fallbackDetectedGame.preferredTarget = extraInfo->targetID;
+
+				// then it's our duty to free it
+				delete extraInfo;
+			}
+
 			detectedGames.push_back(fallbackDetectedGame);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/engines/advancedDetector.h b/engines/advancedDetector.h
index dff8f9474f5..64eb74d3493 100644
--- a/engines/advancedDetector.h
+++ b/engines/advancedDetector.h
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ struct ADGameDescription {
  * struct which saved extra information for detected games
  */
 struct ADDetectedGameExtraInfo {
-	const char *gameName;			/*!< Extra info which saved game name */
-	const char *targetID;			/*!< targetID which will be used on preferred target id */
+	Common::String gameName;			/*!< Extra info which saved game name */
+	Common::String targetID;			/*!< targetID which will be used on preferred target id */
 };
 
 /**