diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 5824d21b1c..8f9816e968 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
             "XmlMaterialProfile",
             "Toolbox",
             "PrepareStage",
+            "PreviewStage",
             "MonitorStage",
             "LocalFileOutputDevice",
             "LocalContainerProvider",
diff --git a/plugins/MonitorStage/__init__.py b/plugins/MonitorStage/__init__.py
index bdaf53a36c..0468e6319b 100644
--- a/plugins/MonitorStage/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/MonitorStage/__init__.py
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ from . import MonitorStage
 from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
 i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
 
+
 def getMetaData():
     return {
         "stage": {
             "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Monitor"),
-            "weight": 1
+            "weight": 2
         }
     }
 
+
 def register(app):
     return {
         "stage": MonitorStage.MonitorStage()
diff --git a/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewStage.py b/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewStage.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a51bf766b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewStage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
+from UM.Application import Application
+from cura.Stages.CuraStage import CuraStage
+
+
+class PreviewStage(CuraStage):
+    def __init__(self, parent = None) -> None:
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        Application.getInstance().engineCreatedSignal.connect(self._engineCreated)
+
+    def _engineCreated(self):
+        return
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diff --git a/plugins/PreviewStage/__init__.py b/plugins/PreviewStage/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e03992fc00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/PreviewStage/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
+
+from . import PreviewStage
+
+from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
+i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")
+
+
+def getMetaData():
+    return {
+        "stage": {
+            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@item:inmenu", "Preview"),
+            "weight": 1
+        }
+    }
+
+
+def register(app):
+    return {
+        "stage": PreviewStage.PreviewStage()
+    }
diff --git a/plugins/PreviewStage/plugin.json b/plugins/PreviewStage/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9349da2b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/PreviewStage/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "name": "Preview Stage",
+    "author": "Ultimaker B.V.",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "description": "Provides a preview stage in Cura.",
+    "api": 5,
+    "i18n-catalog": "cura"
+}
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