diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/AvaloniaSynchronizationContext.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/AvaloniaSynchronizationContext.cs
index b991f9eb40..21649306cb 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/AvaloniaSynchronizationContext.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/AvaloniaSynchronizationContext.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Threading
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public override void Post(SendOrPostCallback d, object? state)
         {
-           Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => d(state), DispatcherPriority.Send);
+           Dispatcher.UIThread.Post(() => d(state), DispatcherPriority.Background);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>