diff --git a/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py b/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py
index 414886e1da..7a76c1522e 100644
--- a/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py
+++ b/plugins/XmlMaterialProfile/XmlMaterialProfile.py
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ class XmlMaterialProfile(InstanceContainer):
             "type": "material",
             "status": "unknown", #TODO: Add material verification.
             "container_type": XmlMaterialProfile,
-            "id": container_id
+            "id": container_id,
+            "base_file": container_id
         }
 
         try: