diff --git a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py
index 4595bf3996..f594ad3d0c 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/CuraContainerStack.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2018 Ultimaker B.V.
 # Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
 
-from typing import Any, cast, List, Optional
+from typing import Any, cast, List, Optional, Dict
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal, QObject
 
 from UM.Application import Application
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class CuraContainerStack(ContainerStack):
         import cura.CuraApplication #Here to prevent circular imports.
         self.setMetaDataEntry("setting_version", cura.CuraApplication.CuraApplication.SettingVersion)
 
+        self._settable_per_extruder_cache = {}  # type: Dict[str, Any]
+
         self.setDirty(False)
 
     # This is emitted whenever the containersChanged signal from the ContainerStack base class is emitted.
@@ -387,6 +389,18 @@ class CuraContainerStack(ContainerStack):
             value = int(Application.getInstance().getMachineManager().defaultExtruderPosition)
         return value
 
+    def getProperty(self, key: str, property_name: str, context = None) -> Any:
+        if property_name == "settable_per_extruder":
+            # Setable per extruder isn't a value that can ever change. So once we requested it once, we can just keep
+            # that in memory.
+            try:
+                return self._settable_per_extruder_cache[key]
+            except KeyError:
+                self._settable_per_extruder_cache[key] = super().getProperty(key, property_name, context)
+                return self._settable_per_extruder_cache[key]
+
+        return super().getProperty(key, property_name, context)
+
 
 class _ContainerIndexes:
     """Private helper class to keep track of container positions and their types."""
diff --git a/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py b/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py
index bb35b336c7..2a9838c671 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ class ExtruderStack(CuraContainerStack):
         if not self._next_stack:
             raise Exceptions.NoGlobalStackError("Extruder {id} is missing the next stack!".format(id = self.id))
 
-        if context is None:
-            context = PropertyEvaluationContext()
-        context.pushContainer(self)
+        if context:
+            context.pushContainer(self)
 
         if not super().getProperty(key, "settable_per_extruder", context):
             result = self.getNextStack().getProperty(key, property_name, context)
-            context.popContainer()
+            if context:
+                context.popContainer()
             return result
 
         limit_to_extruder = super().getProperty(key, "limit_to_extruder", context)
@@ -150,13 +150,15 @@ class ExtruderStack(CuraContainerStack):
             try:
                 result = self.getNextStack().extruderList[int(limit_to_extruder)].getProperty(key, property_name, context)
                 if result is not None:
-                    context.popContainer()
+                    if context:
+                        context.popContainer()
                     return result
             except IndexError:
                 pass
 
         result = super().getProperty(key, property_name, context)
-        context.popContainer()
+        if context:
+            context.popContainer()
         return result
 
     @override(CuraContainerStack)
diff --git a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
index a9164d0fb9..2c7cbf5e25 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
@@ -211,9 +211,8 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
         if not self.definition.findDefinitions(key = key):
             return None
 
-        if context is None:
-            context = PropertyEvaluationContext()
-        context.pushContainer(self)
+        if context:
+            context.pushContainer(self)
 
         # Handle the "resolve" property.
         #TODO: Why the hell does this involve threading?
@@ -238,13 +237,15 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
             if super().getProperty(key, "settable_per_extruder", context):
                 result = self._extruders[str(limit_to_extruder)].getProperty(key, property_name, context)
                 if result is not None:
-                    context.popContainer()
+                    if context:
+                        context.popContainer()
                     return result
             else:
                 Logger.log("e", "Setting {setting} has limit_to_extruder but is not settable per extruder!", setting = key)
 
         result = super().getProperty(key, property_name, context)
-        context.popContainer()
+        if context:
+            context.popContainer()
         return result
 
     @override(ContainerStack)
@@ -256,8 +257,6 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
 
         raise Exceptions.InvalidOperationError("Global stack cannot have a next stack!")
 
-    # protected:
-
     # Determine whether or not we should try to get the "resolve" property instead of the
     # requested property.
     def _shouldResolve(self, key: str, property_name: str, context: Optional[PropertyEvaluationContext] = None) -> bool:
@@ -265,6 +264,10 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
             # Do not try to resolve anything but the "value" property
             return False
 
+        if not self.definition.getProperty(key, "resolve"):
+            # If there isn't a resolve set for this setting, there isn't anything to do here.
+            return False
+
         current_thread = threading.current_thread()
         if key in self._resolving_settings[current_thread.name]:
             # To prevent infinite recursion, if getProperty is called with the same key as
@@ -273,10 +276,8 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
             # track all settings that are being resolved.
             return False
 
-        setting_state = super().getProperty(key, "state", context = context)
-        if setting_state is not None and setting_state != InstanceState.Default:
-            # When the user has explicitly set a value, we should ignore any resolve and
-            # just return that value.
+        if self.hasUserValue(key):
+            # When the user has explicitly set a value, we should ignore any resolve and just return that value.
             return False
 
         return True