diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index 1073288b7a..6b04503ebc 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
         SettingFunction.registerOperator("extruderValue", self._cura_formula_functions.getValueInExtruder)
         SettingFunction.registerOperator("extruderValues", self._cura_formula_functions.getValuesInAllExtruders)
+        SettingFunction.registerOperator("anyExtruderNrWithOrDefault", self._cura_formula_functions.getAnyExtruderPositionWithOrDefault)
         SettingFunction.registerOperator("resolveOrValue", self._cura_formula_functions.getResolveOrValue)
         SettingFunction.registerOperator("defaultExtruderPosition", self._cura_formula_functions.getDefaultExtruderPosition)
         SettingFunction.registerOperator("valueFromContainer", self._cura_formula_functions.getValueFromContainerAtIndex)
diff --git a/cura/Settings/CuraFormulaFunctions.py b/cura/Settings/CuraFormulaFunctions.py
index 13e3dfb26e..fd6555e679 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/CuraFormulaFunctions.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/CuraFormulaFunctions.py
@@ -58,9 +58,7 @@ class CuraFormulaFunctions:
 
         return value
 
-    # Gets all extruder values as a list for the given property.
-    def getValuesInAllExtruders(self, property_key: str,
-                                context: Optional["PropertyEvaluationContext"] = None) -> List[Any]:
+    def _getActiveExtruders(self, context: Optional["PropertyEvaluationContext"] = None) -> List[str]:
         machine_manager = self._application.getMachineManager()
         extruder_manager = self._application.getExtruderManager()
 
@@ -73,7 +71,17 @@ class CuraFormulaFunctions:
             # only include values from extruders that are "active" for the current machine instance
             if int(extruder.getMetaDataEntry("position")) >= global_stack.getProperty("machine_extruder_count", "value", context = context):
                 continue
+            result.append(extruder)
 
+        return result
+
+    # Gets all extruder values as a list for the given property.
+    def getValuesInAllExtruders(self, property_key: str,
+                                context: Optional["PropertyEvaluationContext"] = None) -> List[Any]:
+        global_stack = self._application.getMachineManager().activeMachine
+
+        result = []
+        for extruder in self._getActiveExtruders(context):
             value = extruder.getRawProperty(property_key, "value", context = context)
 
             if value is None:
@@ -89,6 +97,16 @@ class CuraFormulaFunctions:
 
         return result
 
+    # Get the first extruder that adheres to a specific (boolean) property, like 'material_is_support_material'.
+    def getAnyExtruderPositionWithOrDefault(self, filter_key: str,
+                               context: Optional["PropertyEvaluationContext"] = None) -> str:
+        for extruder in self._getActiveExtruders(context):
+            value = extruder.getRawProperty(filter_key, "value", context=context)
+            if value is None or not value:
+                continue
+            return str(extruder.position)
+        return self.getDefaultExtruderPosition()
+
     # Get the resolve value or value for a given key.
     def getResolveOrValue(self, property_key: str, context: Optional["PropertyEvaluationContext"] = None) -> Any:
         machine_manager = self._application.getMachineManager()
diff --git a/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json b/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json
index 706aa52905..566e32b349 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json
@@ -4490,7 +4490,7 @@
                     "type": "extruder",
                     "default_value": "0",
                     "enabled": "(support_enable or support_meshes_present) and extruders_enabled_count > 1",
-                    "value": "[*map(lambda x: str(x).lower() == 'true', (extruderValues('support_enable') and extruderValues('material_is_support_material')))].index(True) if any([*map(lambda x: str(x).lower() == 'true', (extruderValues('support_enable') and extruderValues('material_is_support_material')))]) else int(defaultExtruderPosition())",
+                    "value": "int(anyExtruderNrWithOrDefault('material_is_support_material'))",
                     "settable_per_mesh": false,
                     "settable_per_extruder": false,
                     "children":