diff --git a/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py b/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
index c155783417..fe35673f16 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/MachineManager.py
@@ -778,6 +778,12 @@ class MachineManager(QObject):
         stacks.append(self._global_container_stack)
         return [ s.containersChanged for s in stacks ]
 
+    @pyqtSlot(str, str, str)
+    def setSettingForAllExtruders(self, setting_name: str, property_name: str, property_value: str):
+        for key, extruder in self._global_container_stack.extruders.items():
+            container = extruder.userChanges
+            container.setProperty(setting_name, property_name, property_value)
+
     #
     # New
     #
diff --git a/resources/qml/SidebarSimple.qml b/resources/qml/SidebarSimple.qml
index 877e3a1557..507091a721 100644
--- a/resources/qml/SidebarSimple.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/SidebarSimple.qml
@@ -518,8 +518,7 @@ Item
                         // Update the slider value to represent the rounded value
                         infillSlider.value = roundedSliderValue
 
-                        // Explicitly cast to string to make sure the value passed to Python is an integer.
-                        infillDensity.setPropertyValue("value", String(roundedSliderValue))
+                        Cura.MachineManager.setSettingForAllExtruders("infill_sparse_density", "value", roundedSliderValue)
                     }
 
                     style: SliderStyle
@@ -649,14 +648,20 @@ Item
 
                         onClicked: {
                             // Set to 90% only when enabling gradual infill
+                            var newInfillDensity;
                             if (parseInt(infillSteps.properties.value) == 0) {
                                 previousInfillDensity = parseInt(infillDensity.properties.value)
-                                infillDensity.setPropertyValue("value", String(90))
+                                newInfillDensity = 90;
                             } else {
-                                infillDensity.setPropertyValue("value", String(previousInfillDensity))
+                                newInfillDensity = previousInfillDensity;
                             }
+                            Cura.MachineManager.setSettingForAllExtruders("infill_sparse_density", "value", String(newInfillDensity))
 
-                            infillSteps.setPropertyValue("value", (parseInt(infillSteps.properties.value) == 0) ? 5 : 0)
+                            var infill_steps_value = 0;
+                            if (parseInt(infillSteps.properties.value) == 0)
+                                infill_steps_value = 5;
+
+                            Cura.MachineManager.setSettingForAllExtruders("gradual_infill_steps", "value", infill_steps_value)
                         }
 
                         onEntered: {