diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/DeferredRendererTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/DeferredRendererTests.cs
index 4c302a24a2..568ccb81d8 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/DeferredRendererTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/DeferredRendererTests.cs
@@ -270,6 +270,56 @@ namespace Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.Rendering
             Assert.Same(stackNode.Children[1].Visual, canvas1);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Update_VisualNodes_When_Child_Moved_To_New_Parent()
+        {
+            var dispatcher = new ImmediateDispatcher();
+            var loop = new Mock<IRenderLoop>();
+
+            Decorator moveFrom;
+            Decorator moveTo;
+            Canvas moveMe;
+            var root = new TestRoot
+            {
+                Child = new StackPanel
+                {
+                    Children =
+                    {
+                        (moveFrom = new Decorator
+                        {
+                            Child = moveMe = new Canvas(),
+                        }),
+                        (moveTo = new Decorator()),
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var sceneBuilder = new SceneBuilder();
+            var target = new DeferredRenderer(
+                root,
+                loop.Object,
+                sceneBuilder: sceneBuilder,
+                dispatcher: dispatcher);
+
+            root.Renderer = target;
+            target.Start();
+            RunFrame(target);
+
+            moveFrom.Child = null;
+            moveTo.Child = moveMe;
+
+            RunFrame(target);
+
+            var scene = target.UnitTestScene();
+            var moveFromNode = (VisualNode)scene.FindNode(moveFrom);
+            var moveToNode = (VisualNode)scene.FindNode(moveTo);
+
+            Assert.Empty(moveFromNode.Children);
+            Assert.Equal(1, moveToNode.Children.Count);
+            Assert.Same(moveMe, moveToNode.Children[0].Visual);
+
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Should_Push_Opacity_For_Controls_With_Less_Than_1_Opacity()
         {
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilderTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilderTests.cs
index 3d084b81e1..13bcd27240 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilderTests.cs
@@ -475,6 +475,64 @@ namespace Avalonia.Visuals.UnitTests.Rendering.SceneGraph
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Should_Update_When_Control_Moved()
+        {
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockPlatformRenderInterface))
+            {
+                Decorator moveFrom;
+                Decorator moveTo;
+                Canvas moveMe;
+                var tree = new TestRoot
+                {
+                    Width = 100,
+                    Height = 100,
+                    Child = new StackPanel
+                    {
+                        Children =
+                        {
+                            (moveFrom = new Decorator
+                            {
+                                Child = moveMe = new Canvas(),
+                            }),
+                            (moveTo = new Decorator()),
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
+
+                tree.Measure(Size.Infinity);
+                tree.Arrange(new Rect(tree.DesiredSize));
+
+                var scene = new Scene(tree);
+                var sceneBuilder = new SceneBuilder();
+                sceneBuilder.UpdateAll(scene);
+
+                var moveFromNode = (VisualNode)scene.FindNode(moveFrom);
+                var moveToNode = (VisualNode)scene.FindNode(moveTo);
+
+                Assert.Equal(1, moveFromNode.Children.Count);
+                Assert.Same(moveMe, moveFromNode.Children[0].Visual);
+                Assert.Empty(moveToNode.Children);
+
+                moveFrom.Child = null;
+                moveTo.Child = moveMe;
+
+                scene = scene.CloneScene();
+                moveFromNode = (VisualNode)scene.FindNode(moveFrom);
+                moveToNode = (VisualNode)scene.FindNode(moveTo);
+
+                moveFromNode.SortChildren(scene);
+                moveToNode.SortChildren(scene);
+                sceneBuilder.Update(scene, moveFrom);
+                sceneBuilder.Update(scene, moveTo);
+                sceneBuilder.Update(scene, moveMe);
+
+                Assert.Empty(moveFromNode.Children);
+                Assert.Equal(1, moveToNode.Children.Count);
+                Assert.Same(moveMe, moveToNode.Children[0].Visual);
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Should_Update_When_Control_Made_Invisible()
         {