diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.Properties.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.Properties.cs
index 8c58834c97..bed27ecb73 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.Properties.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.Properties.cs
@@ -44,30 +44,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 nameof(ColorSpectrumShape),
                 ColorSpectrumShape.Box);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="CustomPaletteColors"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly DirectProperty<ColorView, ObservableCollection<Color>> CustomPaletteColorsProperty =
-            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<ColorView, ObservableCollection<Color>>(
-                nameof(CustomPaletteColors),
-                o => o.CustomPaletteColors);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="CustomPaletteColumnCount"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly StyledProperty<int> CustomPaletteColumnCountProperty =
-            AvaloniaProperty.Register<ColorView, int>(
-                nameof(CustomPaletteColumnCount),
-                4);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="CustomPalette"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly StyledProperty<IColorPalette?> CustomPaletteProperty =
-            AvaloniaProperty.Register<ColorView, IColorPalette?>(
-                nameof(CustomPalette),
-                null);
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="HsvColor"/> property.
         /// </summary>
@@ -197,6 +173,30 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 nameof(MinValue),
                 0);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="PaletteColors"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<ColorView, ObservableCollection<Color>> PaletteColorsProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<ColorView, ObservableCollection<Color>>(
+                nameof(PaletteColors),
+                o => o.PaletteColors);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="PaletteColumnCount"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<int> PaletteColumnCountProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<ColorView, int>(
+                nameof(PaletteColumnCount),
+                4);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="Palette"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<IColorPalette?> PaletteProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.Register<ColorView, IColorPalette?>(
+                nameof(Palette),
+                null);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="SelectedIndex"/> property.
         /// </summary>
@@ -245,35 +245,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             set => SetValue(ColorSpectrumShapeProperty, value);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the list of custom palette colors.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ObservableCollection<Color> CustomPaletteColors
-        {
-            get => _customPaletteColors;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the number of colors in each row (section) of the custom color palette.
-        /// Within a standard palette, rows are shades and columns are colors.
-        /// </summary>
-        public int CustomPaletteColumnCount
-        {
-            get => GetValue(CustomPaletteColumnCountProperty);
-            set => SetValue(CustomPaletteColumnCountProperty, value);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the custom color palette.
-        /// This will automatically set <see cref="CustomPaletteColors"/> and <see cref="CustomPaletteColumnCount"/>
-        /// overwriting any existing values.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IColorPalette? CustomPalette
-        {
-            get => GetValue(CustomPaletteProperty);
-            set => SetValue(CustomPaletteProperty, value);
-        }
-
         /// <inheritdoc cref="ColorSpectrum.HsvColor"/>
         public HsvColor HsvColor
         {
@@ -420,6 +391,51 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             set => SetValue(MinValueProperty, value);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the list of individual colors in the palette.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This is not commonly set manually. Instead, it should be set automatically by
+        /// providing an <see cref="IColorPalette"/> to the <see cref="Palette"/> property.
+        /// <br/><br/>
+        /// Also note that this property is what should be bound in the control template.
+        /// <see cref="Palette"/> is too high-level to use on its own.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public ObservableCollection<Color> PaletteColors
+        {
+            get => _paletteColors;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the number of colors in each row (section) of the color palette.
+        /// Within a standard palette, rows are shades and columns are colors.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This is not commonly set manually. Instead, it should be set automatically by
+        /// providing an <see cref="IColorPalette"/> to the <see cref="Palette"/> property.
+        /// <br/><br/>
+        /// Also note that this property is what should be bound in the control template.
+        /// <see cref="Palette"/> is too high-level to use on its own.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public int PaletteColumnCount
+        {
+            get => GetValue(PaletteColumnCountProperty);
+            set => SetValue(PaletteColumnCountProperty, value);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the color palette.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// This will automatically set both <see cref="PaletteColors"/> and
+        /// <see cref="PaletteColumnCount"/> overwriting any existing values.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public IColorPalette? Palette
+        {
+            get => GetValue(PaletteProperty);
+            set => SetValue(PaletteProperty, value);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the index of the selected tab/panel/page (subview).
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.cs
index 194b4a2f06..659318edb0 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/ColorView/ColorView.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         private TextBox?    _hexTextBox;
         private TabControl? _tabControl;
 
-        private ObservableCollection<Color> _customPaletteColors = new ObservableCollection<Color>();
+        private ObservableCollection<Color> _paletteColors = new ObservableCollection<Color>();
         private ColorToHexConverter colorToHexConverter = new ColorToHexConverter();
         protected bool ignorePropertyChanged = false;
 
@@ -214,22 +214,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
 
                 ignorePropertyChanged = false;
             }
-            else if (change.Property == CustomPaletteProperty)
+            else if (change.Property == PaletteProperty)
             {
-                IColorPalette? palette = CustomPalette;
+                IColorPalette? palette = Palette;
 
                 // Any custom palette change must be automatically synced with the
                 // bound properties controlling the palette grid
                 if (palette != null)
                 {
-                    CustomPaletteColumnCount = palette.ColorCount;
-                    CustomPaletteColors.Clear();
+                    PaletteColumnCount = palette.ColorCount;
+                    PaletteColors.Clear();
 
                     for (int shadeIndex = 0; shadeIndex < palette.ShadeCount; shadeIndex++)
                     {
                         for (int colorIndex = 0; colorIndex < palette.ColorCount; colorIndex++)
                         {
-                            CustomPaletteColors.Add(palette.GetColor(colorIndex, shadeIndex));
+                            PaletteColors.Add(palette.GetColor(colorIndex, shadeIndex));
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorPicker.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorPicker.xaml
index 2b8bdf74e1..f6fb3236af 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorPicker.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorPicker.xaml
@@ -46,15 +46,13 @@
           <DropDownButton.Flyout>
             <Flyout FlyoutPresenterClasses="NoPadding">
               <!-- Skip the following:
-                - CustomPaletteColors
+                - PaletteColors
               -->
               <ColorView x:Name="FlyoutColorView"
                          Color="{Binding Color, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Mode=TwoWay}"
                          ColorModel="{Binding ColorModel, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Mode=TwoWay}"
                          ColorSpectrumComponents="{TemplateBinding ColorSpectrumComponents}"
                          ColorSpectrumShape="{TemplateBinding ColorSpectrumShape}"
-                         CustomPaletteColumnCount="{TemplateBinding CustomPaletteColumnCount}"
-                         CustomPalette="{TemplateBinding CustomPalette}"
                          HsvColor="{Binding HsvColor, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Mode=TwoWay}"
                          IsAlphaEnabled="{TemplateBinding IsAlphaEnabled}"
                          IsAlphaVisible="{TemplateBinding IsAlphaVisible}"
@@ -71,6 +69,8 @@
                          MinHue="{TemplateBinding MinHue}"
                          MinSaturation="{TemplateBinding MinSaturation}"
                          MinValue="{TemplateBinding MinValue}"
+                         PaletteColumnCount="{TemplateBinding PaletteColumnCount}"
+                         Palette="{TemplateBinding Palette}"
                          SelectedIndex="{Binding SelectedIndex, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Mode=TwoWay}"
                          ShowAccentColors="{TemplateBinding ShowAccentColors}" />
             </Flyout>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorView.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorView.xaml
index 62aafa67ad..3758a37120 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorView.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.ColorPicker/Themes/Fluent/ColorView.xaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
   <Style Selector="ColorView">
     <Setter Property="CornerRadius" Value="{DynamicResource ControlCornerRadius}" />
-    <Setter Property="CustomPalette">
+    <Setter Property="Palette">
       <local:FluentColorPalette />
     </Setter>
     <Setter Property="Template">
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
                             Data="{DynamicResource ColorViewPaletteIconGeometry}" />
                 </Border>
               </TabItem.Header>
-              <ListBox Items="{TemplateBinding CustomPaletteColors}"
+              <ListBox Items="{TemplateBinding PaletteColors}"
                        SelectedItem="{Binding Color, RelativeSource={RelativeSource TemplatedParent}, Mode=TwoWay}"
                        UseLayoutRounding="False"
                        Margin="12">
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
                 </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
                 <ListBox.ItemsPanel>
                   <ItemsPanelTemplate>
-                    <UniformGrid Columns="{Binding $parent[ColorView].CustomPaletteColumnCount}" />
+                    <UniformGrid Columns="{Binding $parent[ColorView].PaletteColumnCount}" />
                   </ItemsPanelTemplate>
                 </ListBox.ItemsPanel>
               </ListBox>