diff --git a/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py b/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py
index 7161169b22..760a288b7b 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ContainerManager.py
@@ -348,15 +348,18 @@ class ContainerManager(QObject):
     #
     #   \param material_id \type{str} the id of the material for which to get the linked materials.
     #   \return \type{list} a list of names of materials with the same GUID
-    @pyqtSlot("QVariant", result = "QStringList")
-    def getLinkedMaterials(self, material_node):
+    @pyqtSlot("QVariant", bool, result = "QStringList")
+    def getLinkedMaterials(self, material_node, exclude_self = False):
         guid = material_node.metadata["GUID"]
 
+        self_root_material_id = material_node.metadata["base_file"]
         material_group_list = self._material_manager.getMaterialGroupListByGUID(guid)
 
         linked_material_names = []
         if material_group_list:
             for material_group in material_group_list:
+                if exclude_self and material_group.name == self_root_material_id:
+                    continue
                 linked_material_names.append(material_group.root_material_node.metadata["name"])
         return linked_material_names
 
diff --git a/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml b/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
index d2f653e650..50dc6b65a4 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Preferences/MaterialView.qml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ TabView
         if (!base.containerId || !base.editingEnabled) {
             return ""
         }
-        var linkedMaterials = Cura.ContainerManager.getLinkedMaterials(base.currentMaterialNode);
-        if (linkedMaterials.length <= 1) {
+        var linkedMaterials = Cura.ContainerManager.getLinkedMaterials(base.currentMaterialNode, true);
+        if (linkedMaterials.length == 0) {
             return ""
         }
         return linkedMaterials.join(", ");