diff --git a/plugins/PrepareStage/PrepareMenu.qml b/plugins/PrepareStage/PrepareMenu.qml
index c464727dde..ef01625a22 100644
--- a/plugins/PrepareStage/PrepareMenu.qml
+++ b/plugins/PrepareStage/PrepareMenu.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Item
     signal showTooltip(Item item, point location, string text)
     signal hideTooltip()
 
+
     UM.I18nCatalog
     {
         id: catalog
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ Item
                 {
                     Layout.fillHeight: true
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
-                    Layout.preferredWidth: itemRow.width - machineSelection.width - printSetupSelector.width - 2 * UM.Theme.getSize("default_lining").width
+                    Layout.preferredWidth: itemRow.width - machineSelection.width - printSetupSelectorItem.width - 2 * UM.Theme.getSize("default_lining").width
                 }
 
                 // Separator line
@@ -82,17 +83,14 @@ Item
                     color: UM.Theme.getColor("lining")
                 }
 
-                Cura.PrintSetupSelector
+                Item
                 {
-                    id: printSetupSelector
-
-                    onShowTooltip: prepareMenu.showTooltip(item, location, text)
-                    onHideTooltip: prepareMenu.hideTooltip()
-
-                    Layout.minimumWidth: UM.Theme.getSize("print_setup_widget").width
-                    Layout.maximumWidth: UM.Theme.getSize("print_setup_widget").width
-                    Layout.fillWidth: true
-                    Layout.fillHeight: true
+                    id: printSetupSelectorItem
+                    // This is a work around to prevent the printSetupSelector from having to be re-loaded every time
+                    // a stage switch is done.
+                    children: [printSetupSelector]
+                    height: childrenRect.height
+                    width: childrenRect.width
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMenu.qml b/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMenu.qml
index b73c1088ae..b331ff69c5 100644
--- a/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMenu.qml
+++ b/plugins/PreviewStage/PreviewMenu.qml
@@ -138,12 +138,14 @@ Item
                 color: UM.Theme.getColor("lining")
             }
 
-            Cura.PrintSetupSelector
+            Item
             {
-                width: UM.Theme.getSize("print_setup_widget").width
-                height: parent.height
-                onShowTooltip: previewMenu.showTooltip(item, location, text)
-                onHideTooltip: previewMenu.hideTooltip()
+                id: printSetupSelectorItem
+                // This is a work around to prevent the printSetupSelector from having to be re-loaded every time
+                // a stage switch is done.
+                children: [printSetupSelector]
+                height: childrenRect.height
+                width: childrenRect.width
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/resources/qml/Cura.qml b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
index 0312a636a6..c239dc8d6f 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Cura.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Cura.qml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ UM.MainWindow
         tooltip.hide();
     }
 
+
     Component.onCompleted:
     {
         CuraApplication.setMinimumWindowSize(UM.Theme.getSize("window_minimum_size"))
@@ -249,6 +250,16 @@ UM.MainWindow
 
                 height: UM.Theme.getSize("stage_menu").height
                 source: UM.Controller.activeStage != null ? UM.Controller.activeStage.stageMenuComponent : ""
+
+                // The printSetupSelector is defined here so that the setting list doesn't need to get re-instantiated
+                // Every time the stage is changed.
+                property var printSetupSelector: Cura.PrintSetupSelector
+                {
+                    onShowTooltip: base.showTooltip(item, location, text)
+                    onHideTooltip: base.hideTooltip()
+                    width: UM.Theme.getSize("print_setup_widget").width
+                    height: UM.Theme.getSize("stage_menu").height
+                }
             }
 
             UM.MessageStack