diff --git a/go_backend/extension_providers.go b/go_backend/extension_providers.go
index c5465806..52ece19e 100644
--- a/go_backend/extension_providers.go
+++ b/go_backend/extension_providers.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func (m *extensionManager) SearchTracksWithMetadataProvidersForItemID(query stri
 
 	tracks := make([]ExtTrackMetadata, 0, limit)
 	seenTracks := make(map[string]struct{})
+	var verificationErr error
 	for _, providerID := range orderedProviderIDs {
 		if isDownloadCancelled(itemID) {
 			return nil, ErrDownloadCancelled
@@ -150,6 +151,13 @@ func (m *extensionManager) SearchTracksWithMetadataProvidersForItemID(query stri
 			if errors.Is(err, ErrDownloadCancelled) {
 				return nil, ErrDownloadCancelled
 			}
+			if verificationErr == nil && strings.EqualFold(classifyDownloadErrorType(err.Error()), "verification_required") {
+				verificationErr = fmt.Errorf(
+					"verification_required: extension '%s' needs verification: %w",
+					providerID,
+					err,
+				)
+			}
 			GoLog("[MetadataSearch] Search error from %s: %v\n", providerID, err)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -169,6 +177,9 @@ func (m *extensionManager) SearchTracksWithMetadataProvidersForItemID(query stri
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if len(tracks) == 0 && verificationErr != nil {
+		return nil, verificationErr
+	}
 
 	return tracks, nil
 }
diff --git a/lib/screens/track_metadata_edit_sheet.dart b/lib/screens/track_metadata_edit_sheet.dart
index 154b375c..f25e6743 100644
--- a/lib/screens/track_metadata_edit_sheet.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/track_metadata_edit_sheet.dart
@@ -991,6 +991,70 @@ class _EditMetadataSheetState extends State<_EditMetadataSheet> {
     return false;
   }
 
+  Future<List<Map<String, dynamic>>> _searchAutoFillCandidates({
+    required String query,
+    required bool usesAutomaticProvider,
+    required Extension? selectedProvider,
+    required ExtensionState extensionState,
+    bool allowVerificationRetry = true,
+  }) async {
+    try {
+      if (usesAutomaticProvider) {
+        return await PlatformBridge.searchTracksWithMetadataProviders(
+          query,
+          limit: 5,
+        );
+      }
+
+      final provider = selectedProvider!;
+      if (provider.hasCustomSearch) {
+        final trackFilter = provider.searchBehavior?.filterIdForKind('track');
+        return await PlatformBridge.customSearchWithExtension(
+          provider.id,
+          query,
+          options: {'limit': 5, 'filter': ?trackFilter},
+        );
+      }
+      return await PlatformBridge.searchTracksWithMetadataProvider(
+        provider.id,
+        query,
+        limit: 5,
+      );
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (!allowVerificationRetry || !isExtensionVerificationRequired(error)) {
+        rethrow;
+      }
+
+      final extensionId = usesAutomaticProvider
+          ? extensionIdFromVerificationError(
+              error,
+              extensionState.extensions.map((extension) => extension.id),
+            )
+          : selectedProvider?.id;
+      if (extensionId == null || extensionId.isEmpty) rethrow;
+
+      _log.i(
+        'Metadata autofill requires verification; waiting for $extensionId',
+      );
+      final verified = await openVerificationAndAwaitGrant(
+        extensionId,
+        browserMode: ProviderScope.containerOf(
+          context,
+          listen: false,
+        ).read(settingsProvider).extensionVerificationBrowserMode,
+      );
+      if (!verified || !mounted) rethrow;
+
+      return _searchAutoFillCandidates(
+        query: query,
+        usesAutomaticProvider: usesAutomaticProvider,
+        selectedProvider: selectedProvider,
+        extensionState: extensionState,
+        allowVerificationRetry: false,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> _fetchAutoFillPreview() async {
     if (_autoFillFields.isEmpty) {
       _showSheetSnackBar(context.l10n.editMetadataAutoFillNoneSelected);
@@ -1067,28 +1131,12 @@ class _EditMetadataSheetState extends State<_EditMetadataSheet> {
 
       if (needsTrackLookup && best == null) {
         final query = queryParts.join(' ');
-        final List<Map<String, dynamic>> results;
-        if (usesAutomaticProvider) {
-          results = await PlatformBridge.searchTracksWithMetadataProviders(
-            query,
-            limit: 5,
-          );
-        } else if (selectedProvider!.hasCustomSearch) {
-          final trackFilter = selectedProvider.searchBehavior?.filterIdForKind(
-            'track',
-          );
-          results = await PlatformBridge.customSearchWithExtension(
-            selectedProvider.id,
-            query,
-            options: {'limit': 5, 'filter': ?trackFilter},
-          );
-        } else {
-          results = await PlatformBridge.searchTracksWithMetadataProvider(
-            selectedProvider.id,
-            query,
-            limit: 5,
-          );
-        }
+        final results = await _searchAutoFillCandidates(
+          query: query,
+          usesAutomaticProvider: usesAutomaticProvider,
+          selectedProvider: selectedProvider,
+          extensionState: extensionState,
+        );
 
         if (!mounted) return;
 
diff --git a/lib/screens/track_metadata_screen.dart b/lib/screens/track_metadata_screen.dart
index a7adebf4..df59dcd1 100644
--- a/lib/screens/track_metadata_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/track_metadata_screen.dart
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/logger.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/lyrics_metadata_helper.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/mime_utils.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/image_cache_utils.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/extension_auth_launcher.dart';
 
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/string_utils.dart';
 import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/user_facing_error.dart';
diff --git a/lib/utils/extension_auth_launcher.dart b/lib/utils/extension_auth_launcher.dart
index 8583ba85..8d07503f 100644
--- a/lib/utils/extension_auth_launcher.dart
+++ b/lib/utils/extension_auth_launcher.dart
@@ -25,6 +25,37 @@ bool isExtensionVerificationRequired(Object error) {
       _containsHttpStatusCode(message, '428');
 }
 
+String? extensionIdFromVerificationError(
+  Object error,
+  Iterable<String> knownExtensionIds,
+) {
+  final idsByNormalized = <String, String>{
+    for (final id in knownExtensionIds)
+      if (id.trim().isNotEmpty) id.trim().toLowerCase(): id.trim(),
+  };
+  if (idsByNormalized.isEmpty) return null;
+
+  final message = error.toString();
+  final canonicalMatch = RegExp(
+    r'''extension\s+['"]([^'"]+)['"]''',
+    caseSensitive: false,
+  ).firstMatch(message);
+  final canonicalId = canonicalMatch?.group(1)?.trim().toLowerCase();
+  if (canonicalId != null && idsByNormalized.containsKey(canonicalId)) {
+    return idsByNormalized[canonicalId];
+  }
+
+  final lowerMessage = message.toLowerCase();
+  final orderedIds = idsByNormalized.keys.toList()
+    ..sort((a, b) => b.length.compareTo(a.length));
+  for (final normalizedId in orderedIds) {
+    if (lowerMessage.contains(normalizedId)) {
+      return idsByNormalized[normalizedId];
+    }
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
 bool _containsHttpStatusCode(String message, String code) {
   return message.contains('http $code') ||
       message.contains('http status $code') ||
diff --git a/test/extension_auth_launcher_test.dart b/test/extension_auth_launcher_test.dart
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b16e9ca8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/extension_auth_launcher_test.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
+import 'package:spotiflac_android/utils/extension_auth_launcher.dart';
+
+void main() {
+  test('extracts the extension that raised a verification challenge', () {
+    expect(
+      extensionIdFromVerificationError(
+        "verification_required: extension 'tidal-web' needs verification",
+        const ['amazon-web', 'tidal-web'],
+      ),
+      'tidal-web',
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('prefers the longest known extension id in legacy errors', () {
+    expect(
+      extensionIdFromVerificationError(
+        'qobuz-web verification_required',
+        const ['qobuz', 'qobuz-web'],
+      ),
+      'qobuz-web',
+    );
+  });
+}