diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsDetailsPanel.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsDetailsPanel.qml
index f72d93aff3..92970f40e2 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsDetailsPanel.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsDetailsPanel.qml
@@ -27,9 +27,20 @@ Item
 
     function updateMaterialPropertiesObject()
     {
+        // DRAGON WARNING!!! DO NOT TOUCH THIS IF YOU DON'T KNOW.
+        // TL;DR: Always update "container_id" first!
+        //
+        // Other widgets such as MaterialsView have bindings towards "materialProperties" and its properties. Here the
+        // properties are updated one by one, and each change can trigger a reaction on those widgets that have
+        // connections to the property gets changed, and some reactions will use functions such as
+        // ContainerManager.getContainerMetaDataEntry() to fetch data using the "container_id" as the reference.
+        // We need to change "container_id" first so any underlying triggers will use the correct "container_id" to
+        // fetch data. Or, for example, if we change GUID first, which triggered the weight widget to fetch weight
+        // before we can update "container_id", so it will fetch weight with the wrong (old) "container_id".
+        materialProperties.container_id = currentItem.id
+
         materialProperties.name = currentItem.name || "Unknown"
         materialProperties.guid = currentItem.GUID
-        materialProperties.container_id = currentItem.id
         materialProperties.brand = currentItem.brand || "Unknown"
         materialProperties.material = currentItem.material || "Unknown"
         materialProperties.color_name = currentItem.color_name || "Yellow"