diff --git a/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py b/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py
index ceb9d79087..a85ee489cb 100644
--- a/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py
+++ b/plugins/UFPWriter/UFPWriter.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from UM.PluginRegistry import PluginRegistry #To get the g-code writer.
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QBuffer
 
 from cura.Snapshot import Snapshot
+from cura.Utils.Threading import call_on_qt_thread
 
 from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
@@ -29,6 +30,11 @@ class UFPWriter(MeshWriter):
         Logger.log("d", "Creating thumbnail image...")
         self._snapshot = Snapshot.snapshot(width = 300, height = 300)
 
+    # This needs to be called on the main thread (Qt thread) because the serialization of material containers can
+    # trigger loading other containers. Because those loaded containers are QtObjects, they must be created on the
+    # Qt thread. The File read/write operations right now are executed on separated threads because they are scheduled
+    # by the Job class.
+    @call_on_qt_thread
     def write(self, stream, nodes, mode = MeshWriter.OutputMode.BinaryMode):
         archive = VirtualFile()
         archive.openStream(stream, "application/x-ufp", OpenMode.WriteOnly)
@@ -60,5 +66,50 @@ class UFPWriter(MeshWriter):
         else:
             Logger.log("d", "Thumbnail not created, cannot save it")
 
+        # Store the material.
+        application = Application.getInstance()
+        machine_manager = application.getMachineManager()
+        material_manager = application.getMaterialManager()
+        global_stack = machine_manager.activeMachine
+
+        material_extension = "xml.fdm_material"
+        material_mime_type = "application/x-ultimaker-material-profile"
+
+        try:
+            archive.addContentType(extension = material_extension, mime_type = material_mime_type)
+        except:
+            Logger.log("w", "The material extension: %s was already added", material_extension)
+
+        added_materials = []
+        for extruder_stack in global_stack.extruders.values():
+            material = extruder_stack.material
+            material_file_name = material.getMetaData()["base_file"] + ".xml.fdm_material"
+            material_file_name = "/Materials/" + material_file_name
+
+            #Same material cannot be added
+            if material_file_name in added_materials:
+                continue
+
+            material_root_id = material.getMetaDataEntry("base_file")
+            material_group = material_manager.getMaterialGroup(material_root_id)
+            if material_group is None:
+                Logger.log("e", "Cannot find material container with root id [%s]", material_root_id)
+                return False
+
+            material_container = material_group.root_material_node.getContainer()
+            try:
+                serialized_material = material_container.serialize()
+            except NotImplementedError:
+                Logger.log("e", "Unable serialize material container with root id: %s", material_root_id)
+                return False
+
+            material_file = archive.getStream(material_file_name)
+            material_file.write(serialized_material.encode("UTF-8"))
+            archive.addRelation(virtual_path = material_file_name,
+                                relation_type = "http://schemas.ultimaker.org/package/2018/relationships/material",
+                                origin = "/3D/model.gcode")
+
+            added_materials.append(material_file_name)
+
         archive.close()
         return True