diff --git a/sdg/inputs/InputMetaFiles.py b/sdg/inputs/InputMetaFiles.py
index 11f12e03..58c0ec72 100644
--- a/sdg/inputs/InputMetaFiles.py
+++ b/sdg/inputs/InputMetaFiles.py
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ def add_language_folders(self, meta, filepath):
                 self.apply_metadata_mapping(translated_meta)
                 self.fix_booleans(translated_meta)
                 meta[language] = translated_meta
+                if meta[language]:
+                    for field in meta[language]:
+                        if (not meta[language][field]) and (field in meta):
+                            # Fallback to source language for missing values.
+                            meta[language][field] = meta[field]
 
 
     def fix_booleans(self, meta):