diff --git a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
index 0f649e5860..359cd74f09 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ExtruderManager.py
@@ -520,6 +520,10 @@ class ExtruderManager(QObject):
 
         result = []
         for extruder in ExtruderManager.getInstance().getMachineExtruders(global_stack.getId()):
+            # only include values from extruders that are "active" for the current machine instance
+            if int(extruder.getMetaDataEntry("position")) >= global_stack.getProperty("machine_extruder_count", "value"):
+                continue
+
             value = extruder.getRawProperty(key, "value")
 
             if value is None:
diff --git a/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py b/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
index 66aee70f14..2a83fa0d51 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
@@ -525,6 +525,22 @@ class MachineManager(QObject):
 
         return ""
 
+    @pyqtProperty("QVariantMap", notify = activeVariantChanged)
+    def allActiveVariantIds(self):
+        if not self._global_container_stack:
+            return {}
+
+        result = {}
+
+        for stack in ExtruderManager.getInstance().getActiveGlobalAndExtruderStacks():
+            variant_container = stack.variant
+            if not variant_container:
+                continue
+
+            result[stack.getId()] = variant_container.getId()
+
+        return result
+
     @pyqtProperty("QVariantMap", notify = activeMaterialChanged)
     def allActiveMaterialIds(self):
         if not self._global_container_stack:
diff --git a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py
index 28cd8ba2f3..486ab25918 100755
--- a/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py
+++ b/plugins/MachineSettingsAction/MachineSettingsAction.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class MachineSettingsAction(MachineAction):
             if machine_manager.hasMaterials:
                 extruder_material_id = machine_manager.allActiveMaterialIds[extruder_manager.extruderIds["0"]]
             if machine_manager.hasVariants:
-                extruder_variant_id = machine_manager.activeVariantIds[0]
+                extruder_variant_id = machine_manager.allActiveVariantIds[extruder_manager.extruderIds["0"]]
 
             # Copy any settable_per_extruder setting value from the extruders to the global stack
             extruder_stacks = ExtruderManager.getInstance().getActiveExtruderStacks()