diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj b/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
index 3cdd69bbbb..360d044f75 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     <Compile Include="UserControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Templates\TemplateExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TextWrapping.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Utils\IEnumerableUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\StringUtils.cs" />
     <Compile Include="TopLevel.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PopupRoot.cs" />
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
index 70421ca0e8..b73af7712c 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 
 namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
 {
-    using System;
-    using System.Collections;
-    using System.Linq;
+    using Perspex.Controls.Utils;
     using Perspex.Input;
     using Perspex.VisualTree;
-    using System.Collections.Generic;
+    using System;
+    using System.Linq;
 
     public abstract class SelectingItemsControl : ItemsControl
     {
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
 
                 if (control != null)
                 {
-                    control.SelectedItem = control.GetItemAt((int)x.NewValue);
+                    control.SelectedItem = control.Items.ElementAt((int)x.NewValue);
                 }
             });
 
@@ -58,58 +57,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
             set { this.SetValue(SelectedItemProperty, value); }
         }
 
-        protected static int GetIndexOfItem(IEnumerable items, object item)
-        {
-            var list = items as IList;
-
-            if (list != null)
-            {
-                return list.IndexOf(item);
-            }
-            else if (items != null)
-            {
-                int index = 0;
-
-                foreach (var i in items)
-                {
-                    if (object.ReferenceEquals(i, item))
-                    {
-                        return index;
-                    }
-
-                    ++index;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        protected static object GetItemAt(IEnumerable items, int index)
-        {
-            var list = items as IList;
-
-            if (list != null)
-            {
-                return list[index];
-            }
-            else if (items != null)
-            {
-                return items.Cast<object>().ElementAt(index);
-            }
-
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        protected int GetIndexOfItem(object item)
-        {
-            return GetIndexOfItem(this.Items, item);
-        }
-
-        protected object GetItemAt(int index)
-        {
-            return GetItemAt(this.Items, index);
-        }
-
         protected virtual void MoveSelection(FocusNavigationDirection direction)
         {
             var panel = this.Presenter?.Panel as INavigablePanel;
@@ -209,7 +156,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
                 }
                 else if (value > -1)
                 {
-                    var count = control.Items.Cast<object>().Count();
+                    var count = control.Items.Count();
                     return Math.Min(value, count - 1);
                 }
             }
@@ -242,7 +189,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
             }
             else
             {
-                this.SelectedIndex = GetIndexOfItem(selected);
+                this.SelectedIndex = this.Items.IndexOf(selected);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Utils/IEnumerableUtils.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Utils/IEnumerableUtils.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..247dcf34d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Utils/IEnumerableUtils.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="IEnumerableUtils.cs" company="Steven Kirk">
+// Copyright 2014 MIT Licence. See licence.md for more information.
+// </copyright>
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace Perspex.Controls.Utils
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Collections;
+    using System.Globalization;
+    using System.Linq;
+
+    internal static class IEnumerableUtils
+    {
+        public static int Count(this IEnumerable items)
+        {
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(items != null);
+
+            var collection = items as ICollection;
+
+            if (collection != null)
+            {
+                return collection.Count;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return items.Cast<object>().Count();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static int IndexOf(this IEnumerable items, object item)
+        {
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(items != null);
+
+            var list = items as IList;
+
+            if (list != null)
+            {
+                return list.IndexOf(item);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                int index = 0;
+
+                foreach (var i in items)
+                {
+                    if (object.ReferenceEquals(i, item))
+                    {
+                        return index;
+                    }
+
+                    ++index;
+                }
+
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static object ElementAt(this IEnumerable items, int index)
+        {
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(items != null);
+
+            var list = items as IList;
+
+            if (list != null)
+            {
+                return list[index];
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return items.Cast<object>().ElementAt(index);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}