diff --git a/src/libslic3r/Preset.hpp b/src/libslic3r/Preset.hpp
index b6dc3b37bb..8d5372c5e4 100644
--- a/src/libslic3r/Preset.hpp
+++ b/src/libslic3r/Preset.hpp
@@ -756,7 +756,14 @@ public:
     Preset&         get_edited_preset()         { return m_edited_preset; }
     const Preset&   get_edited_preset() const   { return m_edited_preset; }
 
-    const Preset& get_selected_preset_base() const { return *get_preset_base(m_presets[m_idx_selected]); }
+    // The root of the selected preset's inherits chain, or the selected preset itself when
+    // the chain names a preset that is not loaded (e.g. a vendor that is not installed).
+    const Preset& get_selected_preset_base() const
+    {
+        const Preset &selected = m_presets[m_idx_selected];
+        const Preset *base     = get_preset_base(selected);
+        return base ? *base : selected;
+    }
 
     // Return the last saved preset.
 //  const Preset&   get_saved_preset() const { return m_saved_preset; }
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/CreatePresetsDialog.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/CreatePresetsDialog.cpp
index 0d5f688948..92925227ac 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/CreatePresetsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/CreatePresetsDialog.cpp
@@ -3151,7 +3151,7 @@ void CreatePrinterPresetDialog::set_current_visible_printer()
     m_printer_name_to_preset.clear();
     for (const Preset &printer_preset : printer_presets) {
         if (!printer_preset.is_visible) continue;
-        if (preset_bundle->printers.get_preset_base(printer_preset)->name != printer_preset.name) continue;
+        if (preset_bundle->printers.get_preset_base(printer_preset) != &printer_preset) continue;
         if (auto printer_model = dynamic_cast<ConfigOptionString*>(const_cast<Preset&>(printer_preset).config.option("printer_model", false))) {
             if (m_printer_name_to_preset.find(printer_model->value) == m_printer_name_to_preset.end()) {
                 printer_choice.push_back(from_u8(printer_model->value));
@@ -4962,7 +4962,7 @@ void CreatePresetForPrinterDialog::get_visible_printer_and_compatible_filament_p
                     if (filament_preset.is_default || !filament_preset.is_compatible || filament_preset.is_project_embedded) continue;
                     ConfigOptionStrings *filament_types;
                     const Preset *       filament_preset_base = m_preset_bundle->filaments.get_preset_base(filament_preset);
-                    if (filament_preset_base == &filament_preset) {
+                    if (filament_preset_base == &filament_preset || filament_preset_base == nullptr) {
                         filament_types = dynamic_cast<ConfigOptionStrings *>(const_cast<Preset *>(&filament_preset)->config.option("filament_type"));
                     } else {
                         filament_types = dynamic_cast<ConfigOptionStrings *>(const_cast<Preset *>(filament_preset_base)->config.option("filament_type"));
diff --git a/tests/libslic3r/test_preset_bundle_loading.cpp b/tests/libslic3r/test_preset_bundle_loading.cpp
index 7ea1452042..1b4927f08c 100644
--- a/tests/libslic3r/test_preset_bundle_loading.cpp
+++ b/tests/libslic3r/test_preset_bundle_loading.cpp
@@ -1219,6 +1219,24 @@ TEST_CASE("find_preset2 auto-matches removed Generic vendor profiles to the libr
     CHECK(bundle.filaments.find_preset2("BrandX Generic PETG", /*auto_match=*/true) == nullptr);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("The selected preset is its own base when its parent is not loaded", "[Preset]")
+{
+    PresetCollection printers(Preset::TYPE_PRINTER, Preset::printer_options(),
+                              static_cast<const PrintRegionConfig &>(FullPrintConfig::defaults()));
+    add_inmemory_preset(printers, "Printer");
+    add_inmemory_preset(printers, "User Printer", "Printer");
+    add_inmemory_preset(printers, "Orphan Printer", "Uninstalled Vendor Printer");
+
+    printers.select_preset_by_name("User Printer", true);
+    REQUIRE(printers.get_selected_preset_name() == "User Printer");
+    CHECK(printers.get_selected_preset_base().name == "Printer");
+
+    printers.select_preset_by_name("Orphan Printer", true);
+    REQUIRE(printers.get_selected_preset_name() == "Orphan Printer");
+    REQUIRE(printers.get_preset_base(printers.get_selected_preset()) == nullptr);
+    CHECK(printers.get_selected_preset_base().name == "Orphan Printer");
+}
+
 TEST_CASE("Renamed parent is normalized into a loaded preset's inherits", "[Preset][Rename]")
 {
     ScopedTemporaryDir   temp_dir;