diff --git a/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py b/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py
index 5cdcba68b0..1b12814ab0 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ExtruderStack.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Any, TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty, pyqtSignal
 
+from UM.Application import Application
 from UM.Decorators import override
 from UM.MimeTypeDatabase import MimeType, MimeTypeDatabase
 from UM.Settings.ContainerStack import ContainerStack
@@ -111,6 +112,8 @@ class ExtruderStack(CuraContainerStack):
 
         limit_to_extruder = super().getProperty(key, "limit_to_extruder", context)
         if limit_to_extruder is not None:
+            if limit_to_extruder == -1:
+                limit_to_extruder = int(Application.getInstance().getMachineManager().defaultExtruderPosition)
             limit_to_extruder = str(limit_to_extruder)
         if (limit_to_extruder is not None and limit_to_extruder != "-1") and self.getMetaDataEntry("position") != str(limit_to_extruder):
             if str(limit_to_extruder) in self.getNextStack().extruders:
diff --git a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
index ae1f1370ed..5d8a4505a5 100755
--- a/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/GlobalStack.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtProperty
 
+from UM.Application import Application
 from UM.Decorators import override
 
 from UM.MimeTypeDatabase import MimeType, MimeTypeDatabase
@@ -104,6 +105,8 @@ class GlobalStack(CuraContainerStack):
         # Handle the "limit_to_extruder" property.
         limit_to_extruder = super().getProperty(key, "limit_to_extruder", context)
         if limit_to_extruder is not None:
+            if limit_to_extruder == -1:
+                limit_to_extruder = int(Application.getInstance().getMachineManager().defaultExtruderPosition)
             limit_to_extruder = str(limit_to_extruder)
         if limit_to_extruder is not None and limit_to_extruder != "-1" and limit_to_extruder in self._extruders:
             if super().getProperty(key, "settable_per_extruder", context):