diff --git a/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingComboBox.qml b/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingComboBox.qml
index 338e14b144..1b7101e9e7 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingComboBox.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingComboBox.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Cura.ComboBox {
     // The displayed value will be read from the extruder with index "defaultExtruderIndex" instead of the machine.
     property bool updateAllExtruders: false
     // This is only used if updateAllExtruders == true
-    property int defaultExtruderIndex: 0
+    property int defaultExtruderIndex: Cura.ExtruderManager.activeExtruderIndex
 
     model:  ListModel
     {
diff --git a/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingSlider.qml b/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingSlider.qml
index 27e2be562c..aac204970e 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingSlider.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingSlider.qml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ UM.Slider
     // The displayed value will be read from the extruder with index "defaultExtruderIndex" instead of the machine.
     property bool updateAllExtruders: false
     // This is only used if updateAllExtruders == true
-    property int defaultExtruderIndex: 0
+    property int defaultExtruderIndex: Cura.ExtruderManager.activeExtruderIndex
     property int previousValue: -1
 
     // set range from 0 to 100
diff --git a/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingTextField.qml b/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingTextField.qml
index 12d24d285d..22c080ebf4 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingTextField.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Widgets/SingleSettingTextField.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ UM.TextField
     // The displayed value will be read from the extruder with index "defaultExtruderIndex" instead of the machine.
     property bool updateAllExtruders: false
     // This is only used if updateAllExtruders == true
-    property int defaultExtruderIndex: 0
+    property int defaultExtruderIndex: Cura.ExtruderManager.activeExtruderIndex
 
     // Resolving the value in the textField.
     Binding