diff --git a/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py b/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
index c6e98257ba..837ecc97c6 100644
--- a/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
+++ b/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class PrinterOutputDevice(QObject, OutputDevice):
         self._can_pause = True
         self._can_abort = True
         self._can_pre_heat_bed = True
+        self._can_control_manually = True
 
     def requestWrite(self, nodes, file_name = None, filter_by_machine = False, file_handler = None):
         raise NotImplementedError("requestWrite needs to be implemented")
@@ -144,6 +145,11 @@ class PrinterOutputDevice(QObject, OutputDevice):
     def canAbort(self):
         return self._can_abort
 
+    # Does the printer support manual control at all
+    @pyqtProperty(bool, constant=True)
+    def canControlManually(self):
+        return self._can_control_manually
+
     @pyqtProperty(QObject, constant=True)
     def monitorItem(self):
         # Note that we specifically only check if the monitor component is created.
diff --git a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkClusterPrinterOutputDevice.py b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkClusterPrinterOutputDevice.py
index cfa793996b..dee6b30e4b 100644
--- a/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkClusterPrinterOutputDevice.py
+++ b/plugins/UM3NetworkPrinting/NetworkClusterPrinterOutputDevice.py
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ class NetworkClusterPrinterOutputDevice(NetworkPrinterOutputDevice.NetworkPrinte
         self._can_pause = True
         self._can_abort = True
         self._can_pre_heat_bed = False
+        self._can_control_manually = False
         self._cluster_size = int(properties.get(b"cluster_size", 0))
 
         self._cleanupRequest()
diff --git a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
index 412b6e9a59..f926444847 100644
--- a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
@@ -677,14 +677,9 @@ Column
         watchedProperties: ["value"]
     }
 
-    Loader
-    {
-        sourceComponent: monitorSection
-        property string label: catalog.i18nc("@label", "Printer control")
-    }
-
     Column
     {
+        visible: connectedPrinter != null ? connectedPrinter.canControlManually : false
         enabled:
         {
             if (connectedPrinter == null)
@@ -702,6 +697,12 @@ Column
             return true;
         }
 
+        Loader
+        {
+            sourceComponent: monitorSection
+            property string label: catalog.i18nc("@label", "Printer control")
+        }
+
         Row
         {
             width: base.width - 2 * UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").width