diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
index 16b049c921..58901652d3 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ Item
             target: UM.Preferences
             onPreferenceChanged:
             {
+                if (preference !== "view/only_show_top_layers" && preference !== "view/top_layer_count" && ! preference.match("layerview/"))
+                {
+                    return;
+                }
+
                 playButton.pauseSimulation()
             }
         }
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
index 4c952d4c43..957d8170cf 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ Cura.ExpandableComponent
         target: UM.Preferences
         onPreferenceChanged:
         {
+            if (preference !== "view/only_show_top_layers" && preference !== "view/top_layer_count" && ! preference.match("layerview/"))
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex = UM.SimulationView.compatibilityMode ? 1 : UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/layer_view_type")
             layerTypeCombobox.updateLegends(layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex)
             viewSettings.extruder_opacities = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/extruder_opacities").split("|")
diff --git a/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml b/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml
index 08966ce82c..21d6fac2d8 100644
--- a/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/ActionPanel/SliceProcessWidget.qml
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ Column
         target: UM.Preferences
         onPreferenceChanged:
         {
+            if (preference !== "general/auto_slice")
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             var autoSlice = UM.Preferences.getValue("general/auto_slice")
             if(prepareButtons.autoSlice != autoSlice)
             {
diff --git a/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/ConfigurationMenu.qml b/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/ConfigurationMenu.qml
index 86cb7f9acf..1e3b48b1df 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/ConfigurationMenu.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Menus/ConfigurationMenu/ConfigurationMenu.qml
@@ -64,29 +64,33 @@ Cura.ExpandablePopup
                 // Label for the brand of the material
                 Label
                 {
-                    id: brandNameLabel
+                    id: typeAndBrandNameLabel
 
-                    text: model.material_brand
+                    text: model.material_brand + " " + model.material
                     elide: Text.ElideRight
                     font: UM.Theme.getFont("default")
-                    color: UM.Theme.getColor("text_inactive")
+                    color: UM.Theme.getColor("text")
                     renderType: Text.NativeRendering
 
                     anchors
                     {
+                        top: extruderIcon.top
                         left: extruderIcon.right
                         leftMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
                         right: parent.right
                         rightMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
                     }
                 }
-
-                // Label that shows the name of the material
+                // Label that shows the name of the variant
                 Label
                 {
-                    text: model.material
+                    id: variantLabel
+
+                    visible: Cura.MachineManager.hasVariants
+
+                    text: model.variant
                     elide: Text.ElideRight
-                    font: UM.Theme.getFont("medium")
+                    font: UM.Theme.getFont("default_bold")
                     color: UM.Theme.getColor("text")
                     renderType: Text.NativeRendering
 
@@ -94,9 +98,7 @@ Cura.ExpandablePopup
                     {
                         left: extruderIcon.right
                         leftMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
-                        right: parent.right
-                        rightMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width
-                        top: brandNameLabel.bottom
+                        top: typeAndBrandNameLabel.bottom
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
index 5ff5f567ea..0dd6c6313a 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/GeneralPage.qml
@@ -746,6 +746,11 @@ UM.PreferencesPage
                 target: UM.Preferences
                 onPreferenceChanged:
                 {
+                    if (preference !== "info/send_slice_info")
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     sendDataCheckbox.checked = boolCheck(UM.Preferences.getValue("info/send_slice_info"))
                 }
             }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsBrandSection.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsBrandSection.qml
index c976233805..8db8e99d44 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsBrandSection.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsBrandSection.qml
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ Item
         target: UM.Preferences
         onPreferenceChanged:
         {
+            if (preference !== "cura/expanded_types" && preference !== "cura/expanded_brands")
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             expanded = materialList.expandedBrands.indexOf(sectionName) > -1
         }
     }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsTypeSection.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsTypeSection.qml
index 8f34217cce..b5054591c0 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsTypeSection.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/Materials/MaterialsTypeSection.qml
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ Item
         target: UM.Preferences
         onPreferenceChanged:
         {
+            if (preference !== "cura/expanded_types" && preference !== "cura/expanded_brands")
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
             expanded = materialList.expandedTypes.indexOf(materialType.brand + "_" + materialType.name) > -1
         }
     }
diff --git a/resources/qml/PrintSetupSelector/PrintSetupSelectorContents.qml b/resources/qml/PrintSetupSelector/PrintSetupSelectorContents.qml
index 7c82a7324d..e5de8bfb7d 100644
--- a/resources/qml/PrintSetupSelector/PrintSetupSelectorContents.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/PrintSetupSelector/PrintSetupSelectorContents.qml
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ Item
                 target: UM.Preferences
                 onPreferenceChanged:
                 {
+                    if (preference !== "view/settings_list_height" && preference !== "general/window_height" && preference !== "general/window_state")
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
                     customPrintSetup.height =
                         Math.min
                         (