diff --git a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
index 4567226060..21ab8e16aa 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerRegistry.py
@@ -211,6 +211,34 @@ class CuraContainerRegistry(ContainerRegistry):
                 return { "status": "error", "message": catalog.i18nc("@info:status Don't translate the XML tags <filename> or <message>!", "Failed to import profile from <filename>{0}</filename>: <message>{1}</message>", file_name, str(e))}
 
             if profile_or_list:
+                # Ensure it is always a list of profiles
+                if not isinstance(profile_or_list, list):
+                    profile_or_list = [profile_or_list]
+
+                # First check if this profile is suitable for this machine
+                global_profile = None
+                if len(profile_or_list) == 1:
+                    global_profile = profile_or_list[0]
+                else:
+                    for profile in profile_or_list:
+                        if not profile.getMetaDataEntry("extruder"):
+                            global_profile = profile
+                            break
+                if not global_profile:
+                    Logger.log("e", "Incorrect profile [%s]. Could not find global profile", file_name)
+                    return { "status": "error",
+                             "message": catalog.i18nc("@info:status Don't translate the XML tags <filename> or <message>!", "This profile <filename>{0}</filename> contains incorrect data, could not import it.", file_name)}
+                profile_definition = global_profile.getMetaDataEntry("definition")
+                expected_machine_definition = "fdmprinter"
+                if global_container_stack.getMetaDataEntry("has_machine_quality"):
+                    expected_machine_definition = global_container_stack.getMetaDataEntry("quality_definition")
+                    if not expected_machine_definition:
+                        expected_machine_definition = global_container_stack.definition.getId()
+                if expected_machine_definition is not None and profile_definition is not None and profile_definition != expected_machine_definition:
+                    Logger.log("e", "Profile [%s] is for machine [%s] but the current active machine is [%s]. Will not import the profile", file_name)
+                    return { "status": "error",
+                             "message": catalog.i18nc("@info:status Don't translate the XML tags <filename> or <message>!", "The machine defined in profile <filename>{0}</filename> doesn't match with your current machine, could not import it.", file_name)}
+
                 name_seed = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(file_name))[0]
                 new_name = self.uniqueName(name_seed)