diff --git a/inventree_kicad/KiCadLibraryPlugin.py b/inventree_kicad/KiCadLibraryPlugin.py
index 5bedfc3..3a24fc4 100644
--- a/inventree_kicad/KiCadLibraryPlugin.py
+++ b/inventree_kicad/KiCadLibraryPlugin.py
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ class KiCadLibraryPlugin(UrlsMixin, AppMixin, SettingsMixin, SettingsContentMixi
             'description': _('This identifier specifies what key the import tool looks for to get the part ID'),
             'default': "InvenTree"
         },
+        'IMPORT_INVENTREE_ID_FALLBACK': {
+            'name': _('Also Match Against Part Name'),
+            'description': _(
+                'When activated, the import tool will use the part name as fallback if the ID does not return an existing part.'),
+            'validator': bool,
+            'default': False,
+        },
     }
 
     def get_settings_content(self, request):
@@ -249,7 +256,7 @@ def import_meta_data(self, request):  # noqa
 
                 symbol = f'{lib_name}:{lib_part}'
 
-                inventree_id = None
+                inventree_part_id = None
 
                 # check if there are fields, some parts may not have any like fiducials.
                 fields = comp.find('fields')
@@ -262,34 +269,44 @@ def import_meta_data(self, request):  # noqa
 
                 for field in fields:
                     if str(field.attrib.get('name', '')).lower().startswith(inventree_id_identifier.lower()):
-                        inventree_id = field.text
+                        inventree_part_id = field.text
                         break
 
                 # Missing inventree_id, cannot continue
-                if not inventree_id:
-                    logger.debug('Missing inventree_id, skipping')
-                    continue
-
-                try:
-                    inventree_id = int(inventree_id)
-                except ValueError:
-                    logger.debug('InvenTree ID is not an integer, skipping')
+                if not inventree_part_id:
+                    logger.debug('Missing part id, skipping')
                     continue
 
                 # Already checked this one
-                if inventree_id in inventree_parts:
+                if inventree_part_id in inventree_parts:
                     continue
 
                 # add to our cache, we use this to not add the same data multiple times
-                inventree_parts.add(inventree_id)
+                inventree_parts.add(inventree_part_id)
 
+                # try load part from database
+                part = None
                 try:
-                    part = Part.objects.get(id=inventree_id)
+                    part = Part.objects.get(id=inventree_part_id)
+
                 except Part.DoesNotExist:
-                    logger.debug(f'Part ID: {inventree_id} does not belong to an existing part, skipping')
-                    continue
+                    invalid_part = True
+
+                    # try also the part name if user wants it
+                    if self.get_setting('IMPORT_INVENTREE_ID_FALLBACK', None):
+                        try:
+                            part = Part.objects.get(name=inventree_part_id)
+                            invalid_part = False
+
+                        except Part.DoesNotExist:
+                            invalid_part = True
+
+                    if invalid_part:
+                        logger.debug(f'Part ID: {inventree_part_id} does not belong to an existing part, skipping')
+                        continue
+
                 except Exception as exp:
-                    logger.debug(f'Part ID: {inventree_id} caused uknown error {exp}')
+                    logger.debug(f'Part ID: {inventree_part_id} caused uknown error {exp}')
                     continue
 
                 # find and/or add template and value
@@ -318,7 +335,7 @@ def import_meta_data(self, request):  # noqa
                     try:
                         # inventree is not happy with urls which are too long, so let's make sure that this
                         # doesn't prevent us from importing all the following parts.
-                        PartAttachment.objects.get_or_create(part_id=inventree_id, link=datasheet, comment='datasheet')
+                        PartAttachment.objects.get_or_create(part_id=inventree_part_id, link=datasheet, comment='datasheet')
                     except Exception as exp:
                         logger.debug(exp)
                         pass