diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
index 95f00f0f4..f67f97244 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/Print.pm
@@ -393,6 +393,7 @@ sub export_gcode {
     # write start commands to file
     printf $fh "M104 S%d ; set temperature\n", $Slic3r::temperature unless $Slic3r::temperature;
     print  $fh "$Slic3r::start_gcode\n";
+    printf $fh "M109 S%d ; wait for temperature to be reached\n", $Slic3r::temperature unless $Slic3r::temperature;
     print  $fh "G90 ; use absolute coordinates\n";
     print  $fh "G21 ; set units to millimeters\n";
     print  $fh "G92 E0 ; reset extrusion distance\n" if !$Slic3r::no_extrusion;