diff --git a/plugins/USBPrinting/USBPrinterOutputController.py b/plugins/USBPrinting/USBPrinterOutputController.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c42348ee6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/USBPrinting/USBPrinterOutputController.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ultimaker B.V.
+# Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
+
+from cura.PrinterOutput.PrinterOutputController import PrinterOutputController
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QTimer
+
+MYPY = False
+if MYPY:
+    from cura.PrinterOutput.PrintJobOutputModel import PrintJobOutputModel
+    from cura.PrinterOutput.PrinterOutputModel import PrinterOutputModel
+
+
+class USBPrinterOuptutController(PrinterOutputController):
+    def __init__(self, output_device):
+        super().__init__(output_device)
+
+        self._preheat_bed_timer = QTimer()
+        self._preheat_bed_timer.setSingleShot(True)
+        self._preheat_bed_timer.timeout.connect(self._onPreheatBedTimerFinished)
+        self._preheat_printer = None
+
+    def moveHead(self, printer: "PrinterOutputModel", x, y, z, speed):
+        self._output_device.sendCommand("G91")
+        self._output_device.sendCommand("G0 X%s Y%s Z%s F%s" % (x, y, z, speed))
+        self._output_device.sendCommand("G90")
+
+    def homeHead(self, printer):
+        self._output_device.sendCommand("G28 X")
+        self._output_device.sendCommand("G28 Y")
+
+    def homeBed(self, printer):
+        self._output_device.sendCommand("G28 Z")
+
+    def preheatBed(self, printer: "PrinterOutputModel", temperature, duration):
+        try:
+            temperature = round(temperature)  # The API doesn't allow floating point.
+            duration = round(duration)
+        except ValueError:
+            return  # Got invalid values, can't pre-heat.
+
+        self.setTargetBedTemperature(printer, temperature=temperature)
+        self._preheat_bed_timer.setInterval(duration * 1000)
+        self._preheat_bed_timer.start()
+        self._preheat_printer = printer
+        printer.updateIsPreheating(True)
+
+    def cancelPreheatBed(self, printer: "PrinterOutputModel"):
+        self.preheatBed(printer, temperature=0, duration=0)
+        self._preheat_bed_timer.stop()
+        printer.updateIsPreheating(False)
+
+    def setTargetBedTemperature(self, printer: "PrinterOutputModel", temperature: int):
+        self._output_device.sendCommand("M140 S%s" % temperature)
+
+    def _onPreheatBedTimerFinished(self):
+        self.setTargetBedTemperature(self._preheat_printer, 0)
+        self._preheat_printer.updateIsPreheating(False)
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diff --git a/plugins/USBPrinting/USBPrinterOutputDevice.py b/plugins/USBPrinting/USBPrinterOutputDevice.py
index 7fbbb12be3..d7fd2cea7c 100644
--- a/plugins/USBPrinting/USBPrinterOutputDevice.py
+++ b/plugins/USBPrinting/USBPrinterOutputDevice.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from cura.PrinterOutput.PrinterOutputModel import PrinterOutputModel
 from cura.PrinterOutput.PrintJobOutputModel import PrintJobOutputModel
 
 from .AutoDetectBaudJob import AutoDetectBaudJob
+from .USBPrinterOutputController import USBPrinterOuptutController
 
 from serial import Serial, SerialException
 from threading import Thread
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ class USBPrinterOutputDevice(PrinterOutputDevice):
 
         self._baud_rate = baud_rate
 
-
         self._all_baud_rates = [115200, 250000, 230400, 57600, 38400, 19200, 9600]
 
         # Instead of using a timer, we really need the update to be as a thread, as reading from serial can block.
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class USBPrinterOutputDevice(PrinterOutputDevice):
         self._print_start_time = None
         self._print_estimated_time = None
 
+        self._accepts_commands = True
+
         # Queue for commands that need to be send. Used when command is sent when a print is active.
         self._command_queue = Queue()
 
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ class USBPrinterOutputDevice(PrinterOutputDevice):
         num_extruders = container_stack.getProperty("machine_extruder_count", "value")
 
         # Ensure that a printer is created.
-        self._printers = [PrinterOutputModel(output_controller=None, number_of_extruders=num_extruders)]
+        self._printers = [PrinterOutputModel(output_controller=USBPrinterOuptutController(self), number_of_extruders=num_extruders)]
         self.setConnectionState(ConnectionState.connected)
         self._update_thread.start()
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ class USBPrinterOutputDevice(PrinterOutputDevice):
         elapsed_time = int(time() - self._print_start_time)
         print_job = self._printers[0].activePrintJob
         if print_job is None:
-            print_job = PrintJobOutputModel(output_controller = None, name= Application.getInstance().getPrintInformation().jobName)
+            print_job = PrintJobOutputModel(output_controller = USBPrinterOuptutController(self), name= Application.getInstance().getPrintInformation().jobName)
             self._printers[0].updateActivePrintJob(print_job)
 
         print_job.updateTimeElapsed(elapsed_time)