diff --git a/data/structures/youtube.yml b/data/structures/youtube.yml
index 7493826e..327788e5 100644
--- a/data/structures/youtube.yml
+++ b/data/structures/youtube.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,12 @@ arguments:
     type: bool
     optional: true
     default: false
-    comment: Flag indicating the video should start playing immediately when loaded.
+    comment: >-
+      Flag indicating the video should start playing immediately when loaded, if
+      supported by the browser. The audio will be muted.
+  autotitle:
+    type: bool
+    optional: true
+    default: false
+    comment: >-
+      Trigger to retrieve the title from the video metadata.
diff --git a/exampleSite/content/en/blog/bootstrap-elements.md b/exampleSite/content/en/blog/bootstrap-elements.md
index 5335df37..7cd17ac5 100644
--- a/exampleSite/content/en/blog/bootstrap-elements.md
+++ b/exampleSite/content/en/blog/bootstrap-elements.md
@@ -466,3 +466,13 @@ As an example, the following shortcode displays a tooltip for a colored hyperlin
 {{</* tooltip color="primary" title="Tooltip caption" href="#!" */>}}Tooltip{{</* /tooltip */>}} demonstration
 {{< /example >}}
 <!-- markdownlint-enable MD037 -->
+
+## Youtube
+
+As an example, the following shortcode displays a Hugo quickstart guide.
+
+<!-- markdownlint-disable MD037 -->
+{{< example lang="hugo" >}}
+{{</* youtube id="w7Ft2ymGmfc" autoplay=true autotitle=true */>}}
+{{< /example >}}
+<!-- markdownlint-enable MD037 -->
diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/youtube.html b/layouts/shortcodes/youtube.html
index a873c1c5..86e6fab8 100644
--- a/layouts/shortcodes/youtube.html
+++ b/layouts/shortcodes/youtube.html
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     following modifications:
      - Isolated the styles to comply with the Content Security Policy
      - Added validation of shortcode arguments
+     - Added support to retrieve the title from the video metadata
+     - Adjusted autoplay configuration
      - Modified the layout
     
     The original source code is available on:
@@ -16,26 +18,53 @@
 
 {{- $pc := .Page.Site.Config.Privacy.YouTube -}}
 {{- if not $pc.Disable -}}
-  {{ $error := false }}
+    {{ $error := false }}
 
-  <!-- Validate arguments -->
-  {{ if partial "utilities/IsInvalidArgs.html" (dict "structure" "youtube" "args" .Params) }}
-      {{ errorf "Invalid arguments: %s" .Position -}}
-      {{ $error = true }}
-  {{ end }}
+    <!-- Validate arguments -->
+    {{ if partial "utilities/IsInvalidArgs.html" (dict "structure" "youtube" "args" .Params) }}
+        {{ errorf "Invalid arguments: %s" .Position -}}
+        {{ $error = true }}
+    {{ end }}
+
+    <!-- Initialize arguments -->
+    {{- $id := "" -}}
+    {{- $class := "" -}}
+    {{- $title := "YouTube Video" }}
+    {{- $autoplay := false }}
+    {{- $autotitle := false }}
+    {{- $host := cond $pc.PrivacyEnhanced  "www.youtube-nocookie.com" "www.youtube.com" -}}
+
+    {{- if .IsNamedParams }}
+        {{ with .Get "id" }}{{ $id = . }}{{ end }}
+        {{ with .Get "class" }}{{ $class = . }}{{ end }}
+        {{ with .Get "title" }}{{ $title = . }}{{ end }}
+        {{ if isset .Params "autoplay" }}{{ $autoplay = partial "utilities/CastBool.html" (.Get "autoplay") }}{{ end -}}
+        {{ if isset .Params "autotitle" }}{{ $autotitle = partial "utilities/CastBool.html" (.Get "autotitle") }}{{ end -}}
+    {{ else }}
+        {{- $id = .Get 0 -}}
+        {{- $class = .Get 1 -}}
+    {{ end }}
   
-  <!-- Initialize arguments -->
-  {{- $id := .Get "id" | default (.Get 0) -}}
-  {{- $class := .Get "class" | default (.Get 1) -}}
-  {{- $title := .Get "title" | default "YouTube Video" }}
-  {{- $autoplay := false }}
-  {{ with .Get "autoplay" }}{{ $autoplay = partial "utilities/CastBool.html" . }}{{ end -}}
-  {{- $host := cond $pc.PrivacyEnhanced  "www.youtube-nocookie.com" "www.youtube.com" -}}
-  
-  <!-- Main code -->
-  <div class="youtube-embedded {{ $class }}">
-    <iframe src="https://{{ $host }}/embed/{{ $id }}?origin={{ .Site.BaseURL }}{{ if $autoplay }}&autoplay=1{{ end }}"
-      allowfullscreen title="{{ $title }}">
+    {{ $url := printf "https://%s/embed/%s?origin=%s" $host $id .Site.BaseURL }}
+    {{ $api := printf "https://www.youtube.com/oembed?format=json&url=%s" (printf "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=%s" $id) }}
+
+    {{ if $autotitle }}
+        {{ with resources.GetRemote $api }}
+            {{ with .Err }}
+                {{ errorf "Unable to parse video metadata '%q': %s\n  %s" $api .Position . }}
+            {{ else }}
+                {{ $data := . | transform.Unmarshal }}
+                {{ with $data.title }}{{ $title = . }}{{ end }}
+            {{ end }}
+        {{ else }}
+            {{ errorf "Unable to get video metadata '%q': %s" $api .Position }}
+        {{ end }}
+    {{ end }}
+
+    <!-- Main code -->
+    <div class="youtube-embedded {{ $class }}">
+    <iframe src="{{ $url }}{{ if $autoplay }}&autoplay=1&mute=1{{ end }}"
+        allowfullscreen title="{{ $title }}" {{ if $autoplay }}allow="autoplay"{{ end }}>
     </iframe>
-  </div>
+    </div>
 {{ end -}}
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