diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
index 6fba33a88c..badc7eab9d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/SelectingItemsControl.cs
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
 
                 bool Match(ItemContainerInfo info)
                 {
-                    foreach (var child in info.ContainerControl.GetVisualDescendants().OfType<Control>())
+                    foreach (var child in info.ContainerControl.GetSelfAndVisualDescendants().OfType<Control>())
                     {
                         if (!child.IsSet(TextSearch.TextProperty))
                         {