diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.cpp b/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.cpp
index 67899bd54f..6e01b50c73 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.cpp
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.cpp
@@ -492,6 +492,22 @@ wxDataViewItem TreeModel::FindInteger(long needle, const Column& column, const w
 	});
 }
 
+wxDataViewItem TreeModel::FindItem(const std::function<bool(const TreeModel::Row&)>& predicate)
+{
+    return FindItem(predicate, wxDataViewItem());
+}
+
+wxDataViewItem TreeModel::FindItem(const std::function<bool(const TreeModel::Row&)>& predicate, const wxDataViewItem& startItem)
+{
+    auto* startNode = !startItem.IsOk() ? _rootNode.get() : static_cast<Node*>(startItem.GetID());
+
+    return FindRecursive(*startNode, [&](const Node& node)->bool
+    {
+        Row row(node.item, *this);
+        return predicate(row);
+    });
+}
+
 wxDataViewItem TreeModel::FindRecursive(const TreeModel::Node& node, const std::function<bool (const TreeModel::Node&)>& predicate)
 {
 	// Test the node itself
diff --git a/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.h b/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.h
index 5b2b1100f2..663cd78583 100644
--- a/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.h
+++ b/libs/wxutil/dataview/TreeModel.h
@@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ class TreeModel :
     // Find the given number needle in the given column (searches only the subtree given by the startNode item)
 	virtual wxDataViewItem FindInteger(long needle, const Column& column, const wxDataViewItem& startNode);
 
+    // Find the item matching the predicate (searches the entire tree)
+    virtual wxDataViewItem FindItem(const std::function<bool(const TreeModel::Row&)>& predicate);
+
+    // Find the item matching the predicate (searches from the given item)
+    virtual wxDataViewItem FindItem(const std::function<bool(const TreeModel::Row&)>& predicate, const wxDataViewItem& startNode);
+
     // Returns true if any of the given columns in the given row contains the string value
     // Set lowerStrings to true to convert the column values to lowercase first (the value is not touched
     // and needs to be made lowercase by the calling code).
diff --git a/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialEditor.cpp b/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialEditor.cpp
index 56f2d411ba..0038fbfb1c 100644
--- a/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialEditor.cpp
+++ b/radiant/ui/materials/editor/MaterialEditor.cpp
@@ -2036,14 +2036,19 @@ void MaterialEditor::updateStageListFromMaterial()
         row[STAGE_COLS().index] = index;
         row[STAGE_COLS().name] = getNameForLayer(*layer);
         row[STAGE_COLS().visible] = true;
+        row[STAGE_COLS().global] = false;
 
         row.SendItemAdded();
 
         ++index;
     }
 
-    // Pre-select the first stage (it's ok if there are no stages)
-    selectStageByIndex(0);
+    // Pre-select the global settings page
+    auto globalSettings = _stageList->FindItem([&](const wxutil::TreeModel::Row& row)
+    {
+        return row[STAGE_COLS().global].getBool();
+    });
+    _stageView->Select(globalSettings);
 }
 
 void MaterialEditor::updateMaterialPropertiesFromMaterial()