diff --git a/resources/qml/Cura.qml b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
index 37c481defc..702864f01b 100755
--- a/resources/qml/Cura.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ UM.MainWindow
         target: Printer
         onShowPrintMonitor:
         {
+            topbar.monitoringChanged(show)
+
             if (show)
             {
+
                 topbar.startMonitoringPrint()
             }
             else
@@ -349,13 +352,17 @@ UM.MainWindow
                 }
             }
 
+            function isMonitoringPrint () {
+                return base.showPrintMonitor
+            }
+
             Topbar
             {
                 id: topbar
                 anchors.left:parent.left
                 anchors.right: parent.right
                 anchors.top: parent.top
-                monitoringPrint: base.showPrintMonitor
+                monitoringPrint: isMonitoringPrint()
                 onStartMonitoringPrint: base.showPrintMonitor = true
                 onStopMonitoringPrint: base.showPrintMonitor = false
             }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Topbar.qml b/resources/qml/Topbar.qml
index e3550aaad7..4cd684339f 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Topbar.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Topbar.qml
@@ -22,7 +22,16 @@ Rectangle
 
     property bool printerConnected: Cura.MachineManager.printerOutputDevices.length != 0
     property bool printerAcceptsCommands: printerConnected && Cura.MachineManager.printerOutputDevices[0].acceptsCommands
-    property bool monitoringPrint: false
+
+    // monitoring status
+    property bool monitoringPrint
+
+    // incoming signal
+    function monitoringChanged (isNowMonitoring) {
+        monitoringPrint = isNowMonitoring
+    }
+
+    // outgoing signal
     signal startMonitoringPrint()
     signal stopMonitoringPrint()