diff --git a/build/SkiaSharp.props b/build/SkiaSharp.props
index cc573825cd..31619399f9 100644
--- a/build/SkiaSharp.props
+++ b/build/SkiaSharp.props
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.88.1-preview.108" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.88.1-preview.108" />
-    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeWasmSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly" Version="2.88.1-preview.108" />
+    <PackageReference Include="SkiaSharp" Version="2.88.1" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeLinuxSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux" Version="2.88.1" />
+    <PackageReference Condition="'$(IncludeWasmSkia)' == 'true'" Include="SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.WebAssembly" Version="2.88.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
 </Project>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Converter/HexConverter.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog/Converter/HexConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83a52212f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Converter/HexConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Avalonia;
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+
+namespace ControlCatalog.Converter;
+
+public class HexConverter : IValueConverter
+{
+    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        var str = value?.ToString();
+        if (str == null)
+            return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+        if (int.TryParse(str, NumberStyles.HexNumber, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out int x))
+            return (decimal)x;
+        return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+
+    }
+
+    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            if (value is decimal d)
+                return ((int)d).ToString("X8");
+            return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+        }
+        catch
+        {
+            return AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
index 1f4d1e6018..045ba4a059 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
              xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=netstandard"
+             xmlns:converter="clr-namespace:ControlCatalog.Converter"
              x:Class="ControlCatalog.Pages.NumericUpDownPage">
   <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="4"
               MaxWidth="800">
@@ -97,6 +98,17 @@
           </DataValidationErrors.Error>
         </NumericUpDown>
       </StackPanel>
+
+      <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="10">
+        <Label Target="HexUpDown" FontSize="14" FontWeight="Bold" VerticalAlignment="Center">NumericUpDown in HEX mode:</Label>
+        <NumericUpDown x:Name="HexUpDown" Value="0"
+                       VerticalAlignment="Center">
+          <NumericUpDown.TextConverter>
+            <converter:HexConverter></converter:HexConverter>
+          </NumericUpDown.TextConverter>
+        </NumericUpDown>
+        
+      </StackPanel>
     </WrapPanel>
 
   </StackPanel>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml
index 5ae83427b5..364a2a52e3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
       <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
     </ControlTheme>
     <ControlTheme x:Key="DataGridCellTextBoxTheme" TargetType="TextBox" BasedOn="{StaticResource {x:Type TextBox}}">
-      <Setter Property="Margin" Value="12,0,12,0" />
       <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Stretch" />
       <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent" />
       <Style Selector="^ /template/ DataValidationErrors">
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/NumericUpDown/NumericUpDown.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/NumericUpDown/NumericUpDown.cs
index dc2b2cd7cc..190dab67aa 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/NumericUpDown/NumericUpDown.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/NumericUpDown/NumericUpDown.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Metadata;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
 using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
 using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.Layout;
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<NumericUpDown, string?>(nameof(Text), o => o.Text, (o, v) => o.Text = v,
                 defaultBindingMode: BindingMode.TwoWay, enableDataValidation: true);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="TextConverter"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<NumericUpDown, IValueConverter?> TextConverterProperty =
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<NumericUpDown, IValueConverter?>(nameof(TextConverter),
+                updown => updown.TextConverter, (o, v) => o.TextConverter = v, null, BindingMode.OneWay, false);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="Value"/> property.
         /// </summary>
@@ -125,6 +133,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
 
         private decimal? _value;
         private string? _text;
+        private IValueConverter? _textConverter;
         private bool _internalValueSet;
         private bool _clipValueToMinMax;
         private bool _isSyncingTextAndValueProperties;
@@ -235,6 +244,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the parsing style (AllowLeadingWhite, Float, AllowHexSpecifier, ...). By default, Any.
+        /// Note that Hex style does not work with decimal. 
+        /// For hexadecimal display, use <see cref="TextConverter"/>.
         /// </summary>
         public NumberStyles ParsingNumberStyle
         {
@@ -251,6 +262,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             set { SetAndRaise(TextProperty, ref _text, value); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the custom bidirectional Text-Value converter.
+        /// Non-null converter overrides <see cref="ParsingNumberStyle"/>, providing finer control over 
+        /// string representation of the underlying value.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IValueConverter? TextConverter
+        {
+            get { return _textConverter; }
+            set { SetAndRaise(TextConverterProperty, ref _textConverter, value); }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the value.
         /// </summary>
@@ -319,6 +341,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             MaximumProperty.Changed.Subscribe(OnMaximumChanged);
             MinimumProperty.Changed.Subscribe(OnMinimumChanged);
             TextProperty.Changed.Subscribe(OnTextChanged);
+            TextConverterProperty.Changed.Subscribe(OnTextConverterChanged);
             ValueProperty.Changed.Subscribe(OnValueChanged);
         }
 
@@ -485,6 +508,19 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 SyncTextAndValueProperties(true, Text);
             }
         }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the <see cref="Text"/> property value changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="oldValue">The old value.</param>
+        /// <param name="newValue">The new value.</param>
+        protected virtual void OnTextConverterChanged(IValueConverter? oldValue, IValueConverter? newValue)
+        {
+            if (IsInitialized)
+            {
+                SyncTextAndValueProperties(false, null);
+            }
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Called when the <see cref="Value"/> property value changed.
@@ -612,6 +648,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <returns></returns>
         private string? ConvertValueToText()
         {
+            if (TextConverter != null)
+            {
+                return TextConverter.ConvertBack(Value, typeof(string), null, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)?.ToString();
+            }
             //Manage FormatString of type "{}{0:N2} °" (in xaml) or "{0:N2} °" in code-behind.
             if (FormatString.Contains("{0"))
             {
@@ -788,6 +828,21 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the <see cref="TextConverter"/> property value changed.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
+        private static void OnTextConverterChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (e.Sender is NumericUpDown upDown)
+            {
+                var oldValue = (IValueConverter?)e.OldValue;
+                var newValue = (IValueConverter?)e.NewValue;
+                upDown.OnTextConverterChanged(oldValue, newValue);
+            }
+        }
+
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Called when the <see cref="Value"/> property value changed.
         /// </summary>
@@ -1012,6 +1067,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 return null;
             }
             
+            if (TextConverter != null)
+            {
+                var valueFromText = TextConverter.Convert(text, typeof(decimal?), null, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
+                return (decimal?)valueFromText;
+            }
+
             if (IsPercent(FormatString))
             {
                 result = ParsePercent(text, NumberFormat);
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/RemoteDesignerEntryPoint.cs b/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/RemoteDesignerEntryPoint.cs
index be2405efde..ca2c2c7fb2 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/RemoteDesignerEntryPoint.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/Remote/RemoteDesignerEntryPoint.cs
@@ -168,8 +168,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.DesignerSupport.Remote
             var entryPoint = asm.EntryPoint;
             if (entryPoint == null)
                 throw Die($"Assembly {args.AppPath} doesn't have an entry point");
-            var builderMethod = entryPoint.DeclaringType.GetMethod(BuilderMethodName,
-                BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic, null, Array.Empty<Type>(), null);
+            var builderMethod = entryPoint.DeclaringType.GetMethod(
+                BuilderMethodName,
+                BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.NonPublic | BindingFlags.FlattenHierarchy,
+                null,
+                Array.Empty<Type>(),
+                null);
             if (builderMethod == null)
                 throw Die($"{entryPoint.DeclaringType.FullName} doesn't have a method named {BuilderMethodName}");
             Design.IsDesignMode = true;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/ButtonSpinner.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/ButtonSpinner.xaml
index aa55065f6d..c6980bf97d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/ButtonSpinner.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/ButtonSpinner.xaml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     </Style>
 
     <Style Selector="^:disabled /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_ContentPresenter">
+      <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource RepeatButtonBackgroundDisabled}" />
       <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource RepeatButtonForegroundDisabled}" />
     </Style>
   </ControlTheme>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/DatePicker.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/DatePicker.xaml
index bc47f3892e..e9c60570c7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/DatePicker.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/DatePicker.xaml
@@ -56,18 +56,11 @@
       </ControlTemplate>
     </Setter>
     
-    <Style Selector="^:pointerover /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_ContentPresenter">
-      <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource DatePickerButtonBorderBrushPointerOver}"/>
-      <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource DatePickerButtonBackgroundPointerOver}"/>
-      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource DatePickerButtonForegroundPointerOver}"/>
-    </Style>
-    
     <Style Selector="^:pressed">
       <Setter Property="RenderTransform" Value="scale(0.98)" />
     </Style>
     
     <Style Selector="^:pressed /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_ContentPresenter">
-      <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource DatePickerButtonBorderBrushPressed}"/>
       <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource DatePickerButtonBackgroundPressed}"/>
       <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource DatePickerButtonForegroundPressed}"/>
     </Style>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/TimePicker.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/TimePicker.xaml
index 0d1b416d7a..fb02071c3f 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/TimePicker.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Controls/TimePicker.xaml
@@ -55,18 +55,11 @@
       </ControlTemplate>
     </Setter>
 
-    <Style Selector="^:pointerover /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_ContentPresenter">
-      <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource TimePickerButtonBorderBrushPointerOver}"/>
-      <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource TimePickerButtonBackgroundPointerOver}"/>
-      <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource TimePickerButtonForegroundPointerOver}"/>
-    </Style>
-
     <Style Selector="^:pressed">
       <Setter Property="RenderTransform" Value="scale(0.98)" />
     </Style>
 
     <Style Selector="^:pressed /template/ ContentPresenter#PART_ContentPresenter">
-      <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource TimePickerButtonBorderBrushPressed}"/>
       <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource TimePickerButtonBackgroundPressed}"/>
       <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource TimePickerButtonForegroundPressed}"/>
     </Style>
diff --git a/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Avalonia.Web.Blazor.csproj b/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Avalonia.Web.Blazor.csproj
index 1531c95830..2d598687a9 100644
--- a/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Avalonia.Web.Blazor.csproj
+++ b/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Avalonia.Web.Blazor.csproj
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TypeScript.MSBuild" Version="4.5.2" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web" Version="6.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.TypeScript.MSBuild" Version="4.7.4" PrivateAssets="all" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/AvaloniaView.razor b/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/AvaloniaView.razor
index b501db16d3..4802191077 100644
--- a/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/AvaloniaView.razor
+++ b/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/AvaloniaView.razor
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
     <input id="inputElement" @ref="_inputElement" type="text" @oninput="OnInput" 
         onpaste="return false;"
         oncopy="return false;" 
-        oncut="return false;"/>
+        oncut="return false;"
+        autocapitalize="none"/>
 </div>
 
 <style>
diff --git a/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Interop/Typescript/StorageProvider.ts b/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Interop/Typescript/StorageProvider.ts
index aee74b9067..1ee055eff9 100644
--- a/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Interop/Typescript/StorageProvider.ts
+++ b/src/Web/Avalonia.Web.Blazor/Interop/Typescript/StorageProvider.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ declare global {
     type PermissionsMode = "read" | "readwrite";
     interface FileSystemFileHandle {
         name: string,
-        kind: "file" | "directory",
         getFile(): Promise<File>;
         createWritable(options?: { keepExistingData?: boolean }): Promise<FileSystemWritableFileStream>;
 
@@ -169,10 +168,6 @@ class StorageItem {
     }
 
     public async getItems(): Promise<StorageItems> {
-        if (this.handle.kind !== "directory"){
-            return new StorageItems([]);
-        }
-        
         const items: StorageItem[] = [];
         for await (const [key, value] of this.handle.entries()) {
             items.push(new StorageItem(value));