diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 7f8fef05ad..a2efa887c0 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ from cura.ShapeArray import ShapeArray
 from cura.ConvexHullDecorator import ConvexHullDecorator
 from cura.SetParentOperation import SetParentOperation
 from cura.Sidebar.SidebarController import SidebarController
+from cura.Sidebar.SidebarViewModel import SidebarViewModel
 from cura.SliceableObjectDecorator import SliceableObjectDecorator
 from cura.BlockSlicingDecorator import BlockSlicingDecorator
 
@@ -819,6 +820,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
         qmlRegisterType(UserChangesModel, "Cura", 1, 1, "UserChangesModel")
         qmlRegisterSingletonType(ContainerManager, "Cura", 1, 0, "ContainerManager", ContainerManager.createContainerManager)
         qmlRegisterSingletonType(SidebarController, "Cura", 1, 0, "SidebarController", self.getSidebarController)
+        qmlRegisterType(SidebarViewModel, "Cura", 1, 0, "SidebarViewModel")
 
         # As of Qt5.7, it is necessary to get rid of any ".." in the path for the singleton to work.
         actions_url = QUrl.fromLocalFile(os.path.abspath(Resources.getPath(CuraApplication.ResourceTypes.QmlFiles, "Actions.qml")))
diff --git a/cura/Settings/SettingsSidebarView.py b/cura/Settings/SettingsSidebarView.py
index abd3968ca9..648e056044 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/SettingsSidebarView.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/SettingsSidebarView.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ class SettingsSidebarView(QObject, SidebarView):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
 
+    ##  As the default sidebar is not a plugin, we have a get plugin ID method to allow the sidebar view model to get the needed data.
+    def getPluginId(self):
+        return "default"
+
     ##  As the default sidebar is not a plugin, we have a get meta data method here to allow the sidebar view model to get the needed data.
     def getMetaData(self):
         return {
diff --git a/cura/Sidebar/SidebarController.py b/cura/Sidebar/SidebarController.py
index cb0e4a1e8e..1212091b2d 100644
--- a/cura/Sidebar/SidebarController.py
+++ b/cura/Sidebar/SidebarController.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class SidebarController:
     ##  Change the active sidebar view to one of the registered views.
     def setActiveSidebarView(self, name: str):
         print("setting active sidebar view")
+        self.activeSidebarViewChanged.emit()
 
     ##  Get all sidebar views registered in this controller.
     def getAllSidebarViews(self) -> Dict[SidebarView]:
diff --git a/cura/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.py b/cura/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.py
index 638800247d..4ed1ca60cb 100644
--- a/cura/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.py
+++ b/cura/Sidebar/SidebarViewModel.py
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ class SidebarViewModel(ListModel):
     def __init__(self, parent = None):
         super().__init__(parent)
 
+        # connect views changed signals
         self._controller = Application.getInstance().getSidebarController()
+        self._controller.sidebarViewsChanged.connect(self._onSidebarViewsChanged)
+        self._controller.activeSidebarViewChanged.connect(self._onSidebarViewsChanged)
 
         # register Qt list roles
         self.addRoleName(self.IdRole, "id")
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ class SidebarViewModel(ListModel):
             if "visible" in sidebar_view_metadata and not sidebar_view_metadata["visible"]:
                 continue
 
-            name = sidebar_view_metadata.get("name", id)
+            name = sidebar_view_metadata.get("name", sidebar_view_id)
             weight = sidebar_view_metadata.get("weight", 0)
 
             items.append({
diff --git a/resources/qml/Menus/ViewMenu.qml b/resources/qml/Menus/ViewMenu.qml
index bb5999edb9..654de3391a 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Menus/ViewMenu.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Menus/ViewMenu.qml
@@ -12,21 +12,40 @@ Menu
     title: catalog.i18nc("@title:menu menubar:toplevel", "&View");
     id: menu
     enabled: !PrintInformation.preSliced
+
+    // main views
     Instantiator
     {
-        model: UM.ViewModel { }
+        model: UM.ViewModel{}
         MenuItem
         {
-            text: model.name;
-            checkable: true;
-            checked: model.active;
-            exclusiveGroup: group;
-            onTriggered: UM.Controller.setActiveView(model.id);
+            text: model.name
+            checkable: true
+            checked: model.active
+            exclusiveGroup: group
+            onTriggered: UM.Controller.setActiveView(model.id)
         }
         onObjectAdded: menu.insertItem(index, object)
         onObjectRemoved: menu.removeItem(object)
     }
-    ExclusiveGroup { id: group; }
+    ExclusiveGroup { id: group }
+
+    // sidebar views
+    Instantiator
+    {
+        model: Cura.SidebarViewModel{}
+        MenuItem
+        {
+            text: model.name
+            checkable: true
+            checked: model.active
+            exclusiveGroup: sidebarGroup
+            onTriggered: Cura.SidebarController.setActiveSidebarView(model.id)
+        }
+        onObjectAdded: menu.insertItem(index, object)
+        onObjectRemoved: menu.removeItem(object)
+    }
+    ExclusiveGroup { id: sidebarGroup }
 
     MenuSeparator {}
     MenuItem { action: Cura.Actions.homeCamera; }