diff --git a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
index 042af5ff6c..775923da42 100755
--- a/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
+++ b/plugins/LayerView/LayerView.qml
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ Item
             // update values when layer data changes
             Connections {
                 target: UM.LayerView
+                onMaxLayersChanged:
+                {
+                    slider.setUpperValue(UM.LayerView.currentLayer);
+                    slider.updateRangeHandle();
+                }
                 onMinimumLayerChanged: slider.setLowerValue(UM.LayerView.minimumLayer)
                 onCurrentLayerChanged: slider.setUpperValue(UM.LayerView.currentLayer)
             }