diff --git a/plugins/3MFReader/ThreeMFWorkspaceReader.py b/plugins/3MFReader/ThreeMFWorkspaceReader.py
index 8db6334552..0163877e3a 100755
--- a/plugins/3MFReader/ThreeMFWorkspaceReader.py
+++ b/plugins/3MFReader/ThreeMFWorkspaceReader.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from typing import cast, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Any, Set
 
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
+from UM.Util import parseBool
 from UM.Workspace.WorkspaceReader import WorkspaceReader
 from UM.Application import Application
 
@@ -601,6 +602,7 @@ class ThreeMFWorkspaceReader(WorkspaceReader):
         self._dialog.setUpdatableMachines(updatable_machines)
         self._dialog.setMachineName(machine_name)
         self._dialog.setIsNetworkedMachine(existing_global_stack.hasNetworkedConnection())
+        self._dialog.setIsAbstractMachine(parseBool(existing_global_stack.getMetaDataEntry("is_abstract_machine", False)))
         self._dialog.setMachineToOverride(global_stack_id)
         self._dialog.setMaterialLabels(material_labels)
         self._dialog.setMachineType(machine_type)