diff --git a/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py b/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py
index 657329aad4..859c0282ba 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 import urllib.parse
 import uuid
 from typing import Any
-from typing import Dict, Union
+from typing import Dict, Union, Optional
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, QUrl, QVariant
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMessageBox
@@ -46,13 +46,18 @@ class ContainerManager(QObject):
         self._quality_manager = self._application.getQualityManager()
         self._container_name_filters = {}   # type: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]]
 
-    @pyqtSlot(str, str, result=str)
-    def getContainerMetaDataEntry(self, container_id, entry_name):
+    @pyqtSlot(str, str, str, result=str)
+    def getContainerMetaDataEntry(self, container_id, entry_name, sub_entry: Optional = None):
         metadatas = self._container_registry.findContainersMetadata(id = container_id)
         if not metadatas:
             Logger.log("w", "Could not get metadata of container %s because it was not found.", container_id)
             return ""
 
+        if sub_entry != "":
+            sub_data = metadatas[0].get(entry_name, "")
+            if sub_data:
+                return str(sub_data.get(sub_entry, ""))
+
         return str(metadatas[0].get(entry_name, ""))
 
     ##  Set a metadata entry of the specified container.
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
index ad91f2ee9a..a7017d7f62 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
@@ -529,6 +529,12 @@ TabView
         {
             return materialPreferenceValues[material_guid][entry_name];
         }
+
+        var material_weight = Cura.ContainerManager.getContainerMetaDataEntry(base.containerId, "properties", "weight");
+        if(material_weight != undefined && material_weight != "")
+        {
+            return material_weight
+        }
         return 0;
     }