diff --git a/resources/qml/Menus/MaterialMenu.qml b/resources/qml/Menus/MaterialMenu.qml
index f9e343d2dd..0116169ed6 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Menus/MaterialMenu.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Menus/MaterialMenu.qml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ Menu
     title: catalog.i18nc("@label:category menu label", "Material")
 
     property int extruderIndex: 0
-
+    property string currentRootMaterialId: Cura.MachineManager.currentRootMaterialId[extruderIndex]
+    property string activeMaterialId: Cura.MachineManager.allActiveMaterialIds[Cura.ExtruderManager.extruderIds[extruderIndex]]
     Cura.FavoriteMaterialsModel
     {
         id: favoriteMaterialsModel
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ Menu
         {
             text: model.brand + " " + model.name
             checkable: true
-            checked: model.root_material_id == Cura.MachineManager.currentRootMaterialId[extruderIndex]
+            checked: model.root_material_id === menu.currentRootMaterialId
             onTriggered: Cura.MachineManager.setMaterial(extruderIndex, model.container_node)
             exclusiveGroup: group
         }
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ Menu
             {
                 text: model.name
                 checkable: true
-                checked: model.root_material_id == Cura.MachineManager.currentRootMaterialId[extruderIndex]
+                checked: model.root_material_id === menu.currentRootMaterialId
                 exclusiveGroup: group
                 onTriggered: Cura.MachineManager.setMaterial(extruderIndex, model.container_node)
             }
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ Menu
                         {
                             text: model.name
                             checkable: true
-                            checked: model.id == Cura.MachineManager.allActiveMaterialIds[Cura.ExtruderManager.extruderIds[extruderIndex]]
+                            checked: model.id === menu.activeMaterialId
                             exclusiveGroup: group
                             onTriggered: Cura.MachineManager.setMaterial(extruderIndex, model.container_node)
                         }