diff --git a/tests/Machines/TestContainerTree.py b/tests/Machines/TestContainerTree.py
index ed54774acd..c6fbccc266 100644
--- a/tests/Machines/TestContainerTree.py
+++ b/tests/Machines/TestContainerTree.py
@@ -93,4 +93,12 @@ def test_getCurrentQualityGroups(container_registry, application):
     expected_material_base_files = ["current_global_stack_left_material_base_file", "current_global_stack_right_material_base_file"]
     expected_is_enabled = [True, True]
 
-    container_tree.machines["current_global_stack"].getQualityGroups.assert_called_with(expected_variant_names, expected_material_base_files, expected_is_enabled)
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+    container_tree.machines["current_global_stack"].getQualityGroups.assert_called_with(expected_variant_names, expected_material_base_files, expected_is_enabled)
+
+def test_getCurrentQualityChangesGroupsNoGlobalStack(container_registry):
+    with patch("UM.Settings.ContainerRegistry.ContainerRegistry.getInstance", MagicMock(return_value = container_registry)):
+        with patch("cura.CuraApplication.CuraApplication.getInstance", MagicMock(return_value = MagicMock(getGlobalContainerStack = MagicMock(return_value = None)))):
+            container_tree = ContainerTree()
+            result = container_tree.getCurrentQualityChangesGroups()
+
+    assert len(result) == 0
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