diff --git a/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py b/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
index 64544d3d3f..ea00122105 100644
--- a/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
+++ b/cura/PrinterOutputDevice.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class PrinterOutputDevice(QObject, OutputDevice):
         self._qml_context = None
         self._can_pause = True
         self._can_abort = True
+        self._can_pre_heat_bed = True
 
     def requestWrite(self, nodes, file_name = None, filter_by_machine = False, file_handler = None):
         raise NotImplementedError("requestWrite needs to be implemented")
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ class PrinterOutputDevice(QObject, OutputDevice):
     # Signal to be emitted when some drastic change occurs in the remaining time (not when the time just passes on normally).
     preheatBedRemainingTimeChanged = pyqtSignal()
 
+    # Does the printer support pre-heating the bed at all
+    @pyqtProperty(bool, constant=True)
+    def canPreHeatBed(self):
+        return self._can_pre_heat_bed
+
     # Does the printer support pause at all
     @pyqtProperty(bool,  constant=True)
     def canPause(self):
diff --git a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
index ac17681b33..0aecf839d2 100644
--- a/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/PrintMonitor.qml
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ Column
             anchors.bottomMargin: UM.Theme.getSize("default_margin").height
             width: UM.Theme.getSize("setting_control").width
             height: UM.Theme.getSize("setting_control").height
-
+            visible: connectedPrinter != null ? connectedPrinter.canPreHeatBed: true
             Rectangle //Highlight of input field.
             {
                 anchors.fill: parent
@@ -511,6 +511,7 @@ Column
         {
             id: preheatButton
             height: UM.Theme.getSize("setting_control").height
+            visible: connectedPrinter != null ? connectedPrinter.canPreHeatBed: true
             enabled:
             {
                 if (!preheatTemperatureControl.enabled)