diff --git a/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py b/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
index e23efc0f5a..bf013e4b9f 100644
--- a/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
+++ b/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ class PrinterOutputDevice(QObject, OutputDevice):
         self._monitor_view_qml_path = ""
         self._monitor_component = None
         self._monitor_item = None
+
+        self._control_view_qml_path = ""
+        self._control_component = None
+        self._control_item = None
+
         self._qml_context = None
 
     def requestWrite(self, nodes, file_name = None, filter_by_machine = False, file_handler = None):
@@ -131,6 +136,29 @@ class PrinterOutputDevice(QObject, OutputDevice):
 
         return self._monitor_item
 
+    @pyqtProperty(QObject, constant=True)
+    def controlItem(self):
+        if not self._control_component:
+            self._createControlViewFromQML()
+
+        return self._control_item
+
+    def _createControlViewFromQML(self):
+        path = QUrl.fromLocalFile(self._control_view_qml_path)
+
+        # Because of garbage collection we need to keep this referenced by python.
+        self._control_component = QQmlComponent(Application.getInstance()._engine, path)
+
+        # Check if the context was already requested before (Printer output device might have multiple items in the future)
+        if self._qml_context is None:
+            self._qml_context = QQmlContext(Application.getInstance()._engine.rootContext())
+            self._qml_context.setContextProperty("OutputDevice", self)
+
+        self._control_item = self._control_component.create(self._qml_context)
+        if self._control_item is None:
+            Logger.log("e", "QQmlComponent status %s", self._control_component.status())
+            Logger.log("e", "QQmlComponent error string %s", self._control_component.errorString())
+
     def _createMonitorViewFromQML(self):
         path = QUrl.fromLocalFile(self._monitor_view_qml_path)
 
diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py
index 5a7fb3a409..b14737a2a3 100755
--- a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.py
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ class NetworkPrinterOutputDevice(PrinterOutputDevice):
 
         self._compressing_print = False
         self._monitor_view_qml_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), "MonitorItem.qml")
-
         printer_type = self._properties.get(b"machine", b"").decode("utf-8")
         if printer_type.startswith("9511"):
             self._updatePrinterType("ultimaker3_extended")
diff --git a/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml b/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml
index b57b56c292..db5f60862d 100755
--- a/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Sidebar.qml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ Rectangle
     // Is there an output device for this printer?
     property bool printerConnected: Cura.MachineManager.printerOutputDevices.length != 0
     property bool printerAcceptsCommands: printerConnected && Cura.MachineManager.printerOutputDevices[0].acceptsCommands
+    property var connectedPrinter: Cura.MachineManager.printerOutputDevices.length >= 1 ? Cura.MachineManager.printerOutputDevices[0] : null
     property int backendState: UM.Backend.state;
 
     property bool monitoringPrint: false
@@ -344,12 +345,48 @@ Rectangle
 
     Loader
     {
+        id: controlItem
         anchors.bottom: footerSeparator.top
         anchors.top: headerSeparator.bottom
         anchors.left: base.left
         anchors.right: base.right
-        source: monitoringPrint ? "PrintMonitor.qml": "SidebarContents.qml"
-   }
+        sourceComponent:
+        {
+            if(monitoringPrint && connectedPrinter != null)
+            {
+                if(connectedPrinter.controlItem != null)
+                {
+                    return connectedPrinter.controlItem
+                }
+            }
+            return null
+        }
+    }
+
+    Loader
+    {
+        anchors.bottom: footerSeparator.top
+        anchors.top: headerSeparator.bottom
+        anchors.left: base.left
+        anchors.right: base.right
+        source:
+        {
+            if(controlItem.sourceComponent == null)
+            {
+                if(monitoringPrint)
+                {
+                    return "PrintMonitor.qml"
+                } else
+                {
+                    return "SidebarContents.qml"
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return ""
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     Rectangle
     {