diff --git a/plugins/BlackBeltPlugin/BlackBeltPlugin.py b/plugins/BlackBeltPlugin/BlackBeltPlugin.py
index 5dc4ac0334..cfa55d6648 100644
--- a/plugins/BlackBeltPlugin/BlackBeltPlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/BlackBeltPlugin/BlackBeltPlugin.py
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("BlackBeltPlugin")
 from . import BuildVolumePatches
 from . import CuraEngineBackendPatches
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtProperty, QObject
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, pyqtProperty, QObject
 from PyQt5.QtQml import qmlRegisterSingletonType
 
 import math
 import os.path
 import json
+import re
 
 class BlackBeltPlugin(Extension):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -98,23 +99,62 @@ class BlackBeltPlugin(Extension):
         preferences.setValue("cura/categories_expanded", expanded_settings)
         self._application.expandedCategoriesChanged.emit()
 
+## QML-accessible singleton for access to extended data on definition and variants
 class BlackBeltSingleton(QObject):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        Application.getInstance().globalContainerStackChanged.connect(self._onGlobalContainerStackChanged)
 
-    def _onGlobalContainerStackChanged(self):
-        self.activeMachineChanged.emit()
+        self._application = Application.getInstance()
+        self._machine_manager = self._application.getMachineManager()
+        self._global_container_stack = None
+
+        self._variants_terms_pattern = ""
+        self._variants_terms = []
+
+        self._application.globalContainerStackChanged.connect(self._onGlobalContainerStackChanged)
+        self._onGlobalContainerStackChanged(emit = False)
+        self._machine_manager.activeVariantChanged.connect(self._onActiveVariantChanged)
+        self._onActiveVariantChanged(emit = False)
+
+    def _onGlobalContainerStackChanged(self, emit = True):
+        self._global_container_stack = self._application.getGlobalContainerStack()
+
+        self._variants_terms_pattern = self._global_container_stack.getMetaDataEntry("variants_id_pattern", "")
+        self._variants_terms_pattern = self._variants_terms_pattern.replace("{definition_id}", self._global_container_stack.getBottom().getId())
+        self._variants_terms_pattern = self._variants_terms_pattern.replace("{term}", "(.*?)")
+
+        if emit:
+            self.activeMachineChanged.emit()
+
+    def _onActiveVariantChanged(self, emit = True):
+        active_variant_id = self._machine_manager.activeVariantId
+
+        result = re.match("^%s$" % self._variants_terms_pattern, active_variant_id)
+        if result:
+            self._variants_terms = list(result.groups())
+        else:
+            self._variants_terms = []
+
+        if emit:
+            self.activeVariantChanged.emit()
 
     activeMachineChanged = pyqtSignal()
+    activeVariantChanged = pyqtSignal()
 
     @pyqtProperty(str, notify = activeMachineChanged)
     def variantsTerms(self):
-        return  json.dumps(Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack().getMetaDataEntry("variants_terms", []))
+        return json.dumps(self._global_container_stack.getMetaDataEntry("variants_terms", []))
+
+    @pyqtProperty("QVariantList", notify = activeVariantChanged)
+    def activeVariantTerms(self):
+        return self._variants_terms
+
+    @pyqtSlot(int, str)
+    def setActiveVariantTerm(self, index, term):
+        self._variants_terms[index] = term
+        variant_id = self._variants_terms_pattern.replace("(.*?)", "%s") % tuple(self._variants_terms)
+        self._machine_manager.setActiveVariant(variant_id)
 
-    @pyqtProperty(str, notify = activeMachineChanged)
-    def variantsPattern(self):
-        return Application.getInstance().getGlobalContainerStack().getMetaDataEntry("variants_pattern", "")
 
     ##  Get the singleton instance for this class.
     @classmethod
@@ -126,6 +166,7 @@ class BlackBeltSingleton(QObject):
 
     __instance = None   # type: "BlackBeltSingleton"
 
+
 ## Decorator for easy access to gantry angle and transform matrix.
 class BlackBeltDecorator(SceneNodeDecorator):
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/resources/definitions/blackbelt.def.json b/resources/definitions/blackbelt.def.json
index 2077050868..3b2c16ce9c 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/blackbelt.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/blackbelt.def.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         "preferred_variant": "*45_04*",
         "preferred_quality": "*Normal*",
         "preferred_material": "*ngen*",
-        "variants_id_pattern": "{definition_id}_{term_0}_{term_1}",
+        "variants_id_pattern": "{definition_id}_{term}_{term}",
         "variants_name": "Configuration",
         "variants_terms":
         [
diff --git a/resources/qml/SidebarHeader.qml b/resources/qml/SidebarHeader.qml
index 8db395e0b8..cae979b0b0 100644
--- a/resources/qml/SidebarHeader.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/SidebarHeader.qml
@@ -280,8 +280,10 @@ Column
                 ToolButton
                 {
                     id: termSelectionButton
-                    text: "%1: %2".arg(model.modelData.name).arg(model.modelData.values[Object.keys(model.modelData.values)[0]])
+                    text: "%1: %2".arg(model.modelData.name).arg(model.modelData.values[activeVariantTerm])
                     property var values: model.modelData.values
+                    property string activeVariantTerm: Cura.BlackBeltPlugin && Cura.BlackBeltPlugin.activeVariantTerms.length > index ? Cura.BlackBeltPlugin.activeVariantTerms[index] : ""
+                    property int termIndex: index
 
                     width: (variantTermsSelection.width - (variantTermsRepeater.count-1) *  UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width) / variantTermsRepeater.count
                     height: UM.Theme.getSize("setting_control").height
@@ -297,13 +299,18 @@ Column
                             MenuItem
                             {
                                 text: termSelectionButton.values[model.modelData]
+                                checkable: true
+                                checked: activeVariantTerm == model.modelData
+                                exclusiveGroup: variantTermGroup
                                 onTriggered:
                                 {
+                                    Cura.BlackBeltPlugin.setActiveVariantTerm(termSelectionButton.termIndex, model.modelData)
                                 }
                             }
                             onObjectAdded: variantTermMenu.insertItem(index, object)
                             onObjectRemoved: variantTermMenu.removeItem(object)
                         }
+                        ExclusiveGroup { id: variantTermGroup }
                     }
                 }
             }