diff --git a/resources/qml/Cura.qml b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
index e5a2219c8f..5a11538763 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Cura.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
@@ -135,6 +135,23 @@ UM.MainWindow {
 
                 MenuSeparator { }
 
+                Instantiator {
+                    model: UM.MachineVariantsModel { }
+                    MenuItem {
+                        text: model.name;
+                        checkable: true;
+                        checked: model.active;
+                        exclusiveGroup: machineVariantsGroup;
+                        onTriggered: UM.MachineManager.setActiveMachineVariant(model.name)
+                    }
+                    onObjectAdded: machineMenu.insertItem(index, object)
+                    onObjectRemoved: machineMenu.removeItem(object)
+                }
+
+                ExclusiveGroup { id: machineVariantsGroup; }
+
+                MenuSeparator { visible: UM.MachineManager.hasVariants; }
+
                 MenuItem { action: actions.addMachine; }
                 MenuItem { action: actions.configureMachines; }
             }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml b/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml
index e46cfbe501..36798c2c73 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.1
 import QtQuick.Layouts 1.1
 
-import UM 1.0 as UM
+import UM 1.1 as UM
 
 Rectangle {
     id: base;
@@ -60,6 +60,28 @@ Rectangle {
             onCurrentModeIndexChanged: UM.Preferences.setValue("cura/active_mode", currentModeIndex);
         }
 
+        Item {
+            Layout.fillWidth: true;
+            implicitHeight: UM.Theme.sizes.setting.height;
+
+            visible: UM.MachineManager.hasVariants;
+
+            Row {
+                spacing: UM.Theme.sizes.default_margin.width;
+                Label {
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
+                    text: "Variant";
+                }
+
+                ComboBox {
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter;
+                    model: UM.MachineVariantsModel { }
+                    textRole: "name"
+                    onActivated: UM.MachineManager.setActiveMachineVariant(model.getItem(index).name);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         Item {
             Layout.fillWidth: true;
             implicitHeight: UM.Theme.sizes.setting.height;
@@ -83,6 +105,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 }
             }
         }
+
         Loader {
             id: sidebarContents;