diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 79233022c6..5e78aeeed1 100644
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         SettingDefinition.addSettingType("extruder", None, str, Validator)
 
         SettingFunction.registerOperator("extruderValues", cura.Settings.ExtruderManager.getExtruderValues)
+        SettingFunction.registerOperator("extruderValue", cura.Settings.ExtruderManager.getExtruderValue)
+
         ## Add the 4 types of profiles to storage.
         Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.QualityInstanceContainer, "quality")
         Resources.addStorageType(self.ResourceTypes.VariantInstanceContainer, "variants")
diff --git a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
index 3925f67295..641b5a8642 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtProperty, pyqtSlot, QObject, QVariant #
 import UM.Application #To get the global container stack to find the current machine.
 import UM.Logger
 import UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry #Finding containers by ID.
+import UM.Settings.SettingFunction
 
 
 ##  Manages all existing extruder stacks.
@@ -92,6 +93,15 @@ class ExtruderManager(QObject):
                     return self._extruder_trains[global_container_stack.getId()][str(self._active_extruder_index)]
         return None
 
+    ##  Get an extruder stack by index
+    def getExtruderStack(self, index):
+        global_container_stack = UM.Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack()
+        if global_container_stack:
+            if global_container_stack.getId() in self._extruder_trains:
+                if str(index) in self._extruder_trains[global_container_stack.getId()]:
+                    return self._extruder_trains[global_container_stack.getId()][str(index)]
+        return None
+
     ##  Adds all extruders of a specific machine definition to the extruder
     #   manager.
     #
@@ -295,3 +305,10 @@ class ExtruderManager(QObject):
 
         return result
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def getExtruderValue(extruder_index, name):
+        extruder = ExtruderManager.getInstance().getExtruderStack(extruder_index)
+        if extruder:
+            return extruder.getRawProperty(name, "value", use_next = False)
+
+        return None