diff --git a/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py b/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
index 05aed1f5e2..b3a2e6612b 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ class MachineManager(QObject):
     ## Set the active material by switching out a container
     #  Depending on from/to material+current variant, a quality profile is chosen and set.
     @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def setActiveMaterial(self, material_id: str):
+    def setActiveMaterial(self, material_id: str, always_discard_changes = False):
         with postponeSignals(*self._getContainerChangedSignals(), compress = CompressTechnique.CompressPerParameterValue):
             containers = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = material_id)
             if not containers or not self._active_container_stack:
@@ -821,10 +821,10 @@ class MachineManager(QObject):
                     if not old_quality_changes:
                         new_quality_id = candidate_quality.getId()
 
-                self.setActiveQuality(new_quality_id)
+                self.setActiveQuality(new_quality_id, always_discard_changes = always_discard_changes)
 
     @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def setActiveVariant(self, variant_id: str):
+    def setActiveVariant(self, variant_id: str, always_discard_changes = False):
         with postponeSignals(*self._getContainerChangedSignals(), compress = CompressTechnique.CompressPerParameterValue):
             containers = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = variant_id)
             if not containers or not self._active_container_stack:
@@ -840,14 +840,14 @@ class MachineManager(QObject):
                 if old_material:
                     preferred_material_name = old_material.getName()
                 preferred_material_id = self._updateMaterialContainer(self._global_container_stack.definition, self._global_container_stack, containers[0], preferred_material_name).id
-                self.setActiveMaterial(preferred_material_id)
+                self.setActiveMaterial(preferred_material_id, always_discard_changes = always_discard_changes)
             else:
                 Logger.log("w", "While trying to set the active variant, no variant was found to replace.")
 
     ##  set the active quality
     #   \param quality_id The quality_id of either a quality or a quality_changes
     @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def setActiveQuality(self, quality_id: str):
+    def setActiveQuality(self, quality_id: str, always_discard_changes = False):
         with postponeSignals(*self._getContainerChangedSignals(), compress = CompressTechnique.CompressPerParameterValue):
             self.blurSettings.emit()
 
@@ -909,7 +909,7 @@ class MachineManager(QObject):
             # the dialog will be the those before the switching.
             self._executeDelayedActiveContainerStackChanges()
 
-            if self.hasUserSettings and Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/active_mode") == 1:
+            if self.hasUserSettings and Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/active_mode") == 1 and not always_discard_changes:
                 Application.getInstance().discardOrKeepProfileChanges()
 
     ##  Used to update material and variant in the active container stack with a delay.