diff --git a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
index 453907ffc0..8729bdf7be 100644
--- a/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
+++ b/plugins/CuraEngineBackend/StartSliceJob.py
@@ -411,8 +411,10 @@ class StartSliceJob(Job):
         extruder_nr = stack.getProperty("extruder_nr", "value")
         settings = self._all_extruders_settings[str(extruder_nr)].copy()
 
-        # Also send the material GUID. This is a setting in fdmprinter, but we have no interface for it.
+        # Also send the material GUID, type and name. These are settings in fdmprinter, but we have no interface for it.
         settings["material_guid"] = stack.material.getMetaDataEntry("GUID", "")
+        settings["material_type"] = stack.material.getMetaDataEntry("material", "")
+        settings["material_name"] = stack.material.getMetaDataEntry("name", "")
 
         # Replace the setting tokens in start and end g-code.
         extruder_nr = stack.getProperty("extruder_nr", "value")
diff --git a/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json b/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json
index a38cfc8852..dab3260388 100644
--- a/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json
+++ b/resources/definitions/fdmprinter.def.json
@@ -79,6 +79,22 @@
                     "type": "str",
                     "enabled": false
                 },
+                "material_type":
+                {
+                    "label": "Material Type",
+                    "description": "Type of material. This is set automatically.",
+                    "default_value": "",
+                    "type": "str",
+                    "enabled": false
+                },
+                "material_name":
+                {
+                    "label": "Material Name",
+                    "description": "Name of the material. This is set automatically.",
+                    "default_value": "",
+                    "type": "str",
+                    "enabled": false
+                },
                 "material_diameter":
                 {
                     "label": "Diameter",