diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 301dff3d20..4800950fab 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
         self._message_box_callback = None
         self._message_box_callback_arguments = []
-
+        self._preferred_mimetype = ""
         self._i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
         self.getController().getScene().sceneChanged.connect(self.updatePlatformActivity)
@@ -314,6 +314,9 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
         self.applicationShuttingDown.connect(self.saveSettings)
         self.engineCreatedSignal.connect(self._onEngineCreated)
+
+        self.globalContainerStackChanged.connect(self._onGlobalContainerChanged)
+        self._onGlobalContainerChanged()
         self._recent_files = []
         files = Preferences.getInstance().getValue("cura/recent_files").split(";")
         for f in files:
@@ -731,14 +734,30 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
             self._camera_animation.setTarget(Selection.getSelectedObject(0).getWorldPosition())
             self._camera_animation.start()
 
+    def _onGlobalContainerChanged(self):
+        if self._global_container_stack is not None:
+            machine_file_formats = [file_type.strip() for file_type in self._global_container_stack.getMetaDataEntry("file_formats").split(";")]
+            new_preferred_mimetype = ""
+            if machine_file_formats:
+                new_preferred_mimetype =  machine_file_formats[0]
+
+            if new_preferred_mimetype != self._preferred_mimetype:
+                self._preferred_mimetype = new_preferred_mimetype
+                self.preferredOutputMimetypeChanged.emit()
+
     requestAddPrinter = pyqtSignal()
     activityChanged = pyqtSignal()
     sceneBoundingBoxChanged = pyqtSignal()
+    preferredOutputMimetypeChanged = pyqtSignal()
 
     @pyqtProperty(bool, notify = activityChanged)
     def platformActivity(self):
         return self._platform_activity
 
+    @pyqtProperty(str, notify=preferredOutputMimetypeChanged)
+    def preferredOutputMimetype(self):
+        return self._preferred_mimetype
+
     @pyqtProperty(str, notify = sceneBoundingBoxChanged)
     def getSceneBoundingBoxString(self):
         return self._i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info", "%(width).1f x %(depth).1f x %(height).1f mm") % {'width' : self._scene_bounding_box.width.item(), 'depth': self._scene_bounding_box.depth.item(), 'height' : self._scene_bounding_box.height.item()}
diff --git a/resources/qml/SaveButton.qml b/resources/qml/SaveButton.qml
index bbc40b6627..fef4f3780d 100644
--- a/resources/qml/SaveButton.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/SaveButton.qml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Item {
             text: UM.OutputDeviceManager.activeDeviceShortDescription
             onClicked:
             {
-                UM.OutputDeviceManager.requestWriteToDevice(UM.OutputDeviceManager.activeDevice, PrintInformation.jobName, { "filter_by_machine": true })
+                UM.OutputDeviceManager.requestWriteToDevice(UM.OutputDeviceManager.activeDevice, PrintInformation.jobName, { "filter_by_machine": true, "preferred_mimetype":Printer.preferredOutputMimetype })
             }
 
             style: ButtonStyle {