diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
index c30ea621c4..7a7aaa0649 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/LayerSlider.qml
@@ -13,22 +13,22 @@ Item
 {
     id: sliderRoot
 
-    // handle properties
-    property real handleSize: 10
+    // Handle properties
+    property real handleSize: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").width
     property real handleRadius: handleSize / 2
     property real minimumRangeHandleSize: handleSize / 2
-    property color upperHandleColor: "black"
-    property color lowerHandleColor: "black"
-    property color rangeHandleColor: "black"
-    property color handleActiveColor: "white"
-    property real handleLabelWidth: width
+    property color upperHandleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle")
+    property color lowerHandleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle")
+    property color rangeHandleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_fill")
+    property color handleActiveColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle_active")
+    property real handleLabelWidth: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_layerview_background").width
     property var activeHandle: upperHandle
 
-    // track properties
-    property real trackThickness: 4 // width of the slider track
+    // Track properties
+    property real trackThickness: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_groove").width // width of the slider track
     property real trackRadius: trackThickness / 2
-    property color trackColor: "white"
-    property real trackBorderWidth: 1 // width of the slider track border
+    property color trackColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove")
+    property real trackBorderWidth: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_border")
     property color trackBorderColor: "black"
 
     // value properties
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml
index f3c28fb5f7..701e54e398 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/PathSlider.qml
@@ -14,19 +14,19 @@ Item
     id: sliderRoot
 
     // handle properties
-    property real handleSize: 10
+    property real handleSize: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").width
     property real handleRadius: handleSize / 2
-    property color handleColor: "black"
-    property color handleActiveColor: "white"
-    property color rangeColor: "black"
+    property color handleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle")
+    property color handleActiveColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle_active")
+    property color rangeColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_fill")
     property real handleLabelWidth: width
 
     // track properties
-    property real trackThickness: 4 // width of the slider track
+    property real trackThickness: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_groove").width
     property real trackRadius: trackThickness / 2
-    property color trackColor: "white"
+    property color trackColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove")
     property real trackBorderWidth: 1 // width of the slider track border
-    property color trackBorderColor: "black"
+    property color trackBorderColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_border")
 
     // value properties
     property real maximumValue: 100
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
index a4ec411124..2484ec25ba 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMainComponent.qml
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ Item
         // Custom properties
         handleValue: UM.SimulationView.currentPath
         maximumValue: UM.SimulationView.numPaths
-        handleSize: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").width
-        trackThickness: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_groove").width
-        trackColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove")
-        trackBorderColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_border")
-        handleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle")
-        handleActiveColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle_active")
-        rangeColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_fill")
 
         // Update values when layer data changes.
         Connections
@@ -175,15 +168,6 @@ Item
         upperValue: UM.SimulationView.currentLayer
         lowerValue: UM.SimulationView.minimumLayer
         maximumValue: UM.SimulationView.numLayers
-        handleSize: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_handle").width
-        trackThickness: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_groove").width
-        trackColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove")
-        trackBorderColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_border")
-        upperHandleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle")
-        lowerHandleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle")
-        rangeHandleColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_groove_fill")
-        handleActiveColor: UM.Theme.getColor("slider_handle_active")
-        handleLabelWidth: UM.Theme.getSize("slider_layerview_background").width
 
         // Update values when layer data changes
         Connections
diff --git a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
index 91ef7a2794..a9c7305c17 100644
--- a/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
+++ b/plugins/SimulationView/SimulationViewMenuComponent.qml
@@ -216,15 +216,14 @@ Item
                 onPreferenceChanged:
                 {
                     layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex = UM.SimulationView.compatibilityMode ? 1 : UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/layer_view_type");
-                    layerTypeCombobox.updateLegends(layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex);
-                    playButton.pauseSimulation();
-                    viewSettings.extruder_opacities = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/extruder_opacities").split("|");
-                    viewSettings.show_travel_moves = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_travel_moves");
-                    viewSettings.show_helpers = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_helpers");
-                    viewSettings.show_skin = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_skin");
-                    viewSettings.show_infill = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_infill");
-                    viewSettings.only_show_top_layers = UM.Preferences.getValue("view/only_show_top_layers");
-                    viewSettings.top_layer_count = UM.Preferences.getValue("view/top_layer_count");
+                    layerTypeCombobox.updateLegends(layerTypeCombobox.currentIndex)
+                    viewSettings.extruder_opacities = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/extruder_opacities").split("|")
+                    viewSettings.show_travel_moves = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_travel_moves")
+                    viewSettings.show_helpers = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_helpers")
+                    viewSettings.show_skin = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_skin")
+                    viewSettings.show_infill = UM.Preferences.getValue("layerview/show_infill")
+                    viewSettings.only_show_top_layers = UM.Preferences.getValue("view/only_show_top_layers")
+                    viewSettings.top_layer_count = UM.Preferences.getValue("view/top_layer_count")
                 }
             }