diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
index 4588982bf2..c83ffb655d 100644
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ class StartSliceJob(Job):
             if stack.getProperty("machine_extruder_count", "value") > 1:
                 for extruder_stack in ExtruderManager.getInstance().getMachineExtruders(stack.getId()):
                     self._buildExtruderMessage(extruder_stack)
+            else:
+                self._buildExtruderMessageFromGlobalStack(stack)
 
             for group in object_groups:
                 group_message = self._slice_message.addRepeatedMessage("object_lists")
@@ -226,6 +228,19 @@ class StartSliceJob(Job):
                 setting.value = str(stack.getProperty(key, "value")).encode("utf-8")
             Job.yieldThread()
 
+    ##  Create extruder message from global stack
+    def _buildExtruderMessageFromGlobalStack(self, stack):
+        message = self._slice_message.addRepeatedMessage("extruders")
+
+        for key in stack.getAllKeys():
+            # Do not send settings that are not settable_per_extruder.
+            if not stack.getProperty(key, "settable_per_extruder"):
+                continue
+            setting = message.getMessage("settings").addRepeatedMessage("settings")
+            setting.name = key
+            setting.value = str(stack.getProperty(key, "value")).encode("utf-8")
+            Job.yieldThread()
+
     ##  Sends all global settings to the engine.
     #
     #   The settings are taken from the global stack. This does not include any