diff --git a/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup/Binding/PropertyAccessorNode.cs b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup/Binding/PropertyAccessorNode.cs
index 08ecafac6a..c1a45d8784 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup/Binding/PropertyAccessorNode.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Perspex.Markup/Binding/PropertyAccessorNode.cs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Binding
 
             if (target != null)
             {
-                _propertyInfo = target.GetType().GetTypeInfo().GetDeclaredProperty(PropertyName);
+                _propertyInfo = FindProperty(target, PropertyName);
 
                 if (_propertyInfo != null)
                 {
@@ -82,6 +82,27 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.Binding
             }
         }
 
+        private static PropertyInfo FindProperty(object target, string propertyName)
+        {
+            var typeInfo = target.GetType().GetTypeInfo();
+
+            do
+            {
+                var result = typeInfo.GetDeclaredProperty(propertyName);
+
+                if (result != null)
+                {
+                    return result;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    typeInfo = typeInfo.BaseType?.GetTypeInfo();
+                }
+            } while (typeInfo != null);
+
+            return null;
+        }
+
         private void ReadValue(object target)
         {
             var value = _propertyInfo.GetValue(target);
diff --git a/tests/Perspex.Markup.UnitTests/Binding/ExpressionObserverTests_Property.cs b/tests/Perspex.Markup.UnitTests/Binding/ExpressionObserverTests_Property.cs
index ccda547bd5..ac159a2deb 100644
--- a/tests/Perspex.Markup.UnitTests/Binding/ExpressionObserverTests_Property.cs
+++ b/tests/Perspex.Markup.UnitTests/Binding/ExpressionObserverTests_Property.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,17 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.UnitTests.Binding
             Assert.Equal("foo", result.Value);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public async void Should_Get_Simple_Property_From_Base_Class()
+        {
+            var data = new Class3 { Foo = "foo" };
+            var target = new ExpressionObserver(data, "Foo");
+            var result = await target.Take(1);
+
+            Assert.True(result.HasValue);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", result.Value);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public async void Should_Get_Simple_Property_Chain()
         {
@@ -235,6 +246,10 @@ namespace Perspex.Markup.UnitTests.Binding
             }
         }
 
+        private class Class3 : Class1
+        {
+        }
+
         private class WithoutBar : NotifyingBase, INext
         {
         }