diff --git a/xs/src/libslic3r/Model.cpp b/xs/src/libslic3r/Model.cpp
index 6f1ce1ce5..ad2ce54cd 100644
--- a/xs/src/libslic3r/Model.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/libslic3r/Model.cpp
@@ -450,6 +450,8 @@ bool Model::fits_print_volume(const DynamicPrintConfig* config) const
 
     BoundingBox bed_box_2D = get_extents(Polygon::new_scale(opt->values));
     BoundingBoxf3 print_volume(Pointf3(unscale(bed_box_2D.min.x), unscale(bed_box_2D.min.y), 0.0), Pointf3(unscale(bed_box_2D.max.x), unscale(bed_box_2D.max.y), config->opt_float("max_print_height")));
+    // Allow the objects to protrude below the print bed
+    print_volume.min.z = -1e10;
     return print_volume.contains(transformed_bounding_box());
 }
 
@@ -459,6 +461,8 @@ bool Model::fits_print_volume(const FullPrintConfig &config) const
         return true;
     BoundingBox bed_box_2D = get_extents(Polygon::new_scale(config.bed_shape.values));
     BoundingBoxf3 print_volume(Pointf3(unscale(bed_box_2D.min.x), unscale(bed_box_2D.min.y), 0.0), Pointf3(unscale(bed_box_2D.max.x), unscale(bed_box_2D.max.y), config.max_print_height));
+    // Allow the objects to protrude below the print bed
+    print_volume.min.z = -1e10;
     return print_volume.contains(transformed_bounding_box());
 }
 
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
index f6be96a78..cb5d580c1 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/3DScene.cpp
@@ -627,6 +627,8 @@ void GLVolumeCollection::update_outside_state(const DynamicPrintConfig* config,
 
     BoundingBox bed_box_2D = get_extents(Polygon::new_scale(opt->values));
     BoundingBoxf3 print_volume(Pointf3(unscale(bed_box_2D.min.x), unscale(bed_box_2D.min.y), 0.0), Pointf3(unscale(bed_box_2D.max.x), unscale(bed_box_2D.max.y), config->opt_float("max_print_height")));
+    // Allow the objects to protrude below the print bed
+    print_volume.min.z = -1e10;
 
     for (GLVolume* volume : this->volumes)
     {