diff --git a/src/Perspex.Controls/ItemsControl.cs b/src/Perspex.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
index 27028cba4b..20344af928 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             {
                 // If the item is its own container, then it will be removed from the logical tree
                 // when it is removed from the Items collection.
-                if (container.ContainerControl != container.Item)
+                if (container?.ContainerControl != container?.Item)
                 {
                     toRemove.Add(container.ContainerControl);
                 }
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj b/src/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
index 8c62f1d66c..96481a1959 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
+++ b/src/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Platform\PlatformManager.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Presenters\IContentPresenterHost.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Presenters\IItemsPresenterHost.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Presenters\ItemsPresenterBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Primitives\HeaderedSelectingControl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Primitives\IScrollable.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Primitives\TabStripItem.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs b/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs
index cde7bcf823..3ba9d14589 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
     /// <summary>
     /// Displays pages inside an <see cref="ItemsControl"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public class CarouselPresenter : Control, IItemsPresenter
+    public class CarouselPresenter : ItemsPresenterBase
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="IsVirtualized"/> property.
@@ -26,24 +27,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
         public static readonly StyledProperty<bool> IsVirtualizedProperty =
             Carousel.IsVirtualizedProperty.AddOwner<CarouselPresenter>();
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="Items"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly DirectProperty<CarouselPresenter, IEnumerable> ItemsProperty =
-            ItemsControl.ItemsProperty.AddOwner<CarouselPresenter>(o => o.Items, (o, v) => o.Items = v);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="ItemsPanel"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly StyledProperty<ITemplate<IPanel>> ItemsPanelProperty =
-            ItemsControl.ItemsPanelProperty.AddOwner<CarouselPresenter>();
-        
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="MemberSelector"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly StyledProperty<IMemberSelector> MemberSelectorProperty =
-            ItemsControl.MemberSelectorProperty.AddOwner<CarouselPresenter>();
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="SelectedIndex"/> property.
         /// </summary>
@@ -58,10 +41,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
         public static readonly StyledProperty<IPageTransition> TransitionProperty =
             Carousel.TransitionProperty.AddOwner<CarouselPresenter>();
 
-        private IEnumerable _items;
         private int _selectedIndex = -1;
-        private bool _createdPanel;
-        private IItemContainerGenerator _generator;
         private Task _currentTransition;
         private int _queuedTransitionIndex = -1;
 
@@ -71,35 +51,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
         static CarouselPresenter()
         {
             SelectedIndexProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<CarouselPresenter>(x => x.SelectedIndexChanged);
-            TemplatedParentProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<CarouselPresenter>(x => x.TemplatedParentChanged);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the <see cref="IItemContainerGenerator"/> used to generate item container
-        /// controls.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IItemContainerGenerator ItemContainerGenerator
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_generator == null)
-                {
-                    var i = TemplatedParent as ItemsControl;
-                    _generator = i?.ItemContainerGenerator ?? new ItemContainerGenerator(this);
-                }
-
-                return _generator;
-            }
-
-            set
-            {
-                if (_generator != null)
-                {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("ItemContainerGenerator is already set.");
-                }
-
-                _generator = value;
-            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -114,33 +65,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
             set { SetValue(IsVirtualizedProperty, value); }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the items to display.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IEnumerable Items
-        {
-            get { return _items; }
-            set { SetAndRaise(ItemsProperty, ref _items, value); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the panel used to display the pages.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ITemplate<IPanel> ItemsPanel
-        {
-            get { return GetValue(ItemsPanelProperty); }
-            set { SetValue(ItemsPanelProperty, value); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Selects a member from <see cref="Items"/> to use as the list item.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IMemberSelector MemberSelector
-        {
-            get { return GetValue(MemberSelectorProperty); }
-            set { SetValue(MemberSelectorProperty, value); }
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the index of the selected page.
         /// </summary>
@@ -164,15 +88,6 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the panel used to display the pages.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IPanel Panel
-        {
-            get;
-            private set;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a transition to use when switching pages.
         /// </summary>
@@ -183,29 +98,16 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override sealed void ApplyTemplate()
+        protected override void CreatePanel()
         {
-            if (!_createdPanel)
-            {
-                CreatePanel();
-            }
+            base.CreatePanel();
+            var task = MoveToPage(-1, SelectedIndex);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the <see cref="Panel"/>.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void CreatePanel()
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void ItemsChanged(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            Panel = ItemsPanel.Build();
-            Panel.SetValue(TemplatedParentProperty, TemplatedParent);
-
-            LogicalChildren.Clear();
-            VisualChildren.Clear();
-            LogicalChildren.Add(Panel);
-            VisualChildren.Add(Panel);
-
-            _createdPanel = true;
-            var task = MoveToPage(-1, SelectedIndex);
+            // TODO: Handle items changing.
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -224,24 +126,13 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
 
                 if (fromIndex != -1)
                 {
-                    from = generator.ContainerFromIndex(fromIndex);
+                    from = ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(fromIndex);
                 }
 
                 if (toIndex != -1)
                 {
                     var item = Items.Cast<object>().ElementAt(toIndex);
-                    to = generator.ContainerFromIndex(toIndex);
-
-                    if (to == null)
-                    {
-                        to = generator.Materialize(toIndex, new[] { item }, MemberSelector)
-                           .FirstOrDefault()?.ContainerControl;
-
-                        if (to != null)
-                        {
-                            Panel.Children.Add(to);
-                        }
-                    }
+                    to = GetOrCreateContainer(toIndex);
                 }
 
                 if (Transition != null && (from != null || to != null))
@@ -268,6 +159,24 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
             }
         }
 
+        private IControl GetOrCreateContainer(int index)
+        {
+            var container = ItemContainerGenerator.ContainerFromIndex(index);
+
+            if (container == null)
+            {
+                var item = Items.Cast<object>().ElementAt(index);
+                var materialized = ItemContainerGenerator.Materialize(
+                    index,
+                    new[] { item },
+                    MemberSelector);
+                container = materialized.First().ContainerControl;
+                Panel.Children.Add(container);
+            }
+
+            return container;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Called when the <see cref="SelectedIndex"/> property changes.
         /// </summary>
@@ -305,10 +214,5 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        private void TemplatedParentChanged(PerspexPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            (e.NewValue as IItemsPresenterHost)?.RegisterItemsPresenter(this);
-        }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs b/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
index 909a1e011f..e60fa846dc 100644
--- a/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
@@ -1,45 +1,19 @@
 // Copyright (c) The Perspex Project. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See licence.md file in the project root for full license information.
 
-using System;
-using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using Perspex.Controls.Generators;
-using Perspex.Controls.Templates;
 using Perspex.Controls.Utils;
 using Perspex.Input;
-using Perspex.Styling;
 
 namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// Displays items inside an <see cref="ItemsControl"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public class ItemsPresenter : Control, IItemsPresenter, ITemplatedControl
+    public class ItemsPresenter : ItemsPresenterBase
     {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="Items"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly DirectProperty<ItemsPresenter, IEnumerable> ItemsProperty =
-            ItemsControl.ItemsProperty.AddOwner<ItemsPresenter>(o => o.Items, (o, v) => o.Items = v);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="ItemsPanel"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly StyledProperty<ITemplate<IPanel>> ItemsPanelProperty =
-            ItemsControl.ItemsPanelProperty.AddOwner<ItemsPresenter>();
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines the <see cref="MemberSelector"/> property.
-        /// </summary>
-        public static readonly StyledProperty<IMemberSelector> MemberSelectorProperty =
-            ItemsControl.MemberSelectorProperty.AddOwner<ItemsPresenter>();
-
-        private IEnumerable _items;
-        private bool _createdPanel;
-        private IItemContainerGenerator _generator;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes static members of the <see cref="ItemsPresenter"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -48,112 +22,12 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
             KeyboardNavigation.TabNavigationProperty.OverrideDefaultValue(
                 typeof(ItemsPresenter),
                 KeyboardNavigationMode.Once);
-            ItemsProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<ItemsPresenter>(x => x.ItemsChanged);
-            TemplatedParentProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<ItemsPresenter>(x => x.TemplatedParentChanged);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="ItemsPresenter"/> class.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ItemsPresenter()
-        {
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the <see cref="IItemContainerGenerator"/> used to generate item container
-        /// controls.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IItemContainerGenerator ItemContainerGenerator
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                if (_generator == null)
-                {
-                    var i = TemplatedParent as ItemsControl;
-                    _generator = i?.ItemContainerGenerator ?? new ItemContainerGenerator(this);
-                }
-
-                return _generator;
-            }
-
-            set
-            {
-                if (_generator != null)
-                {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException("ItemContainerGenerator is already set.");
-                }
-
-                _generator = value;
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets the items to be displayed.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IEnumerable Items
-        {
-            get { return _items; }
-            set { SetAndRaise(ItemsProperty, ref _items, value); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets or sets a template which creates the <see cref="Panel"/> used to display the items.
-        /// </summary>
-        public ITemplate<IPanel> ItemsPanel
-        {
-            get { return GetValue(ItemsPanelProperty); }
-            set { SetValue(ItemsPanelProperty, value); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Selects a member from <see cref="Items"/> to use as the list item.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IMemberSelector MemberSelector
-        {
-            get { return GetValue(MemberSelectorProperty); }
-            set { SetValue(MemberSelectorProperty, value); }
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the panel used to display the items.
-        /// </summary>
-        public IPanel Panel
-        {
-            get;
-            private set;
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public override sealed void ApplyTemplate()
+        protected override void CreatePanel()
         {
-            if (!_createdPanel)
-            {
-                CreatePanel();
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
-        {
-            Panel.Measure(availableSize);
-            return Panel.DesiredSize;
-        }
-
-        /// <inheritdoc/>
-        protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
-        {
-            Panel.Arrange(new Rect(finalSize));
-            return finalSize;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the <see cref="Panel"/> when <see cref="ApplyTemplate"/> is called for the first
-        /// time.
-        /// </summary>
-        private void CreatePanel()
-        {
-            Panel = ItemsPanel.Build();
-            Panel.SetValue(TemplatedParentProperty, TemplatedParent);
+            base.CreatePanel();
 
             if (!Panel.IsSet(KeyboardNavigation.DirectionalNavigationProperty))
             {
@@ -162,123 +36,81 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
                     KeyboardNavigationMode.Contained);
             }
 
-            LogicalChildren.Clear();
-            VisualChildren.Clear();
-            LogicalChildren.Add(Panel);
-            VisualChildren.Add(Panel);
-
             KeyboardNavigation.SetTabNavigation(
                 (InputElement)Panel,
                 KeyboardNavigation.GetTabNavigation(this));
-            _createdPanel = true;
-            CreateItemsAndListenForChanges(Items);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates the items for a collection and starts listening for changes on the collection.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="items">The items, may be null.</param>
-        private void CreateItemsAndListenForChanges(IEnumerable items)
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override void ItemsChanged(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            if (items != null)
-            {
-                AddContainers(ItemContainerGenerator.Materialize(0, Items, MemberSelector));
-
-                INotifyCollectionChanged incc = items as INotifyCollectionChanged;
-
-                if (incc != null)
-                {
-                    incc.CollectionChanged += ItemsCollectionChanged;
-                }
-            }
-        }
+            var generator = ItemContainerGenerator;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Called when the <see cref="Items"/> property changes.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
-        private void ItemsChanged(PerspexPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (_createdPanel)
+            // TODO: Handle Move and Replace etc.
+            switch (e.Action)
             {
-                var generator = ItemContainerGenerator;
-
-                if (e.OldValue != null)
-                {
-                    generator.Clear();
-                    Panel.Children.Clear();
-
-                    INotifyCollectionChanged incc = e.OldValue as INotifyCollectionChanged;
-
-                    if (incc != null)
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add:
+                    if (e.NewStartingIndex + e.NewItems.Count < Items.Count())
                     {
-                        incc.CollectionChanged -= ItemsCollectionChanged;
+                        generator.InsertSpace(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems.Count);
                     }
-                }
 
-                if (Panel != null)
-                {
-                    CreateItemsAndListenForChanges((IEnumerable)e.NewValue);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+                    AddContainers(generator.Materialize(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems, MemberSelector));
+                    break;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Called when the <see cref="Items"/> collection changes.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="sender">The sender.</param>
-        /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
-        private void ItemsCollectionChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (_createdPanel)
-            {
-                var generator = ItemContainerGenerator;
-
-                // TODO: Handle Move and Replace etc.
-                switch (e.Action)
-                {
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add:
-                        if (e.NewStartingIndex + e.NewItems.Count < this.Items.Count())
-                        {
-                            generator.InsertSpace(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems.Count);
-                        }
-
-                        AddContainers(generator.Materialize(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems, MemberSelector));
-                        break;
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove:
+                    RemoveContainers(generator.RemoveRange(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems.Count));
+                    break;
 
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove:
-                        RemoveContainers(generator.RemoveRange(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems.Count));
-                        break;
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace:
+                    RemoveContainers(generator.Dematerialize(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems.Count));
+                    var containers = generator.Materialize(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems, MemberSelector);
+                    AddContainers(containers);
 
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Replace:
-                        RemoveContainers(generator.Dematerialize(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems.Count));
-                        var containers = generator.Materialize(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems, MemberSelector);
-                        AddContainers(containers);
+                    var i = e.NewStartingIndex;
 
-                        var i = e.NewStartingIndex;
+                    foreach (var container in containers)
+                    {
+                        Panel.Children[i++] = container.ContainerControl;
+                    }
 
-                        foreach (var container in containers)
-                        {
-                            Panel.Children[i++] = container.ContainerControl;
-                        }
+                    break;
 
-                        break;
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Move:
+                // TODO: Implement Move in a more efficient manner.
+                case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset:
+                    RemoveContainers(generator.Clear());
 
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Move:
-                        // TODO: Implement Move in a more efficient manner.
-                    case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset:
-                        RemoveContainers(generator.Clear());
+                    if (Items != null)
+                    {
                         AddContainers(generator.Materialize(0, Items, MemberSelector));
-                        break;
-                }
+                    }
 
-                InvalidateMeasure();
+                    break;
             }
+
+            InvalidateMeasure();
         }
 
-        private void TemplatedParentChanged(PerspexPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        private void AddContainersToPanel(IEnumerable<ItemContainer> items)
         {
-            (e.NewValue as IItemsPresenterHost)?.RegisterItemsPresenter(this);
+            foreach (var i in items)
+            {
+                if (i.ContainerControl != null)
+                {
+                    if (i.Index < this.Panel.Children.Count)
+                    {
+                        // HACK: This will insert at the wrong place when there are null items,
+                        // but all of this will need to be rewritten when we implement 
+                        // virtualization so hope no-one notices until then :)
+                        this.Panel.Children.Insert(i.Index, i.ContainerControl);
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        this.Panel.Children.Add(i.ContainerControl);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         private void AddContainers(IEnumerable<ItemContainer> items)
@@ -313,4 +145,4 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenterBase.cs b/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenterBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cc7d40bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenterBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+// Copyright (c) The Perspex Project. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license. See licence.md file in the project root for full license information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Specialized;
+using Perspex.Controls.Generators;
+using Perspex.Controls.Templates;
+using Perspex.Styling;
+
+namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Base class for controls that present items inside an <see cref="ItemsControl"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class ItemsPresenterBase : Control, IItemsPresenter, ITemplatedControl
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="Items"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly DirectProperty<ItemsPresenterBase, IEnumerable> ItemsProperty =
+            ItemsControl.ItemsProperty.AddOwner<ItemsPresenterBase>(o => o.Items, (o, v) => o.Items = v);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="ItemsPanel"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<ITemplate<IPanel>> ItemsPanelProperty =
+            ItemsControl.ItemsPanelProperty.AddOwner<ItemsPresenterBase>();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Defines the <see cref="MemberSelector"/> property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly StyledProperty<IMemberSelector> MemberSelectorProperty =
+            ItemsControl.MemberSelectorProperty.AddOwner<ItemsPresenterBase>();
+
+        private IEnumerable _items;
+        private bool _createdPanel;
+        private IItemContainerGenerator _generator;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes static members of the <see cref="ItemsPresenter"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        static ItemsPresenterBase()
+        {
+            TemplatedParentProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<ItemsPresenterBase>(x => x.TemplatedParentChanged);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets the items to be displayed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IEnumerable Items
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return _items;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                if (_createdPanel)
+                {
+                    INotifyCollectionChanged incc = _items as INotifyCollectionChanged;
+
+                    if (incc != null)
+                    {
+                        incc.CollectionChanged -= ItemsCollectionChanged;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (_createdPanel && value != null)
+                {
+                    INotifyCollectionChanged incc = value as INotifyCollectionChanged;
+
+                    if (incc != null)
+                    {
+                        incc.CollectionChanged += ItemsCollectionChanged;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                SetAndRaise(ItemsProperty, ref _items, value);
+
+                if (_createdPanel)
+                {
+                    ItemsChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the item container generator.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IItemContainerGenerator ItemContainerGenerator
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_generator == null)
+                {
+                    var i = TemplatedParent as ItemsControl;
+                    _generator = (i?.ItemContainerGenerator) ?? new ItemContainerGenerator(this);
+                }
+
+                return _generator;
+            }
+
+            internal set
+            {
+                if (_generator != null)
+                {
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException("ItemContainerGenerator already created.");
+                }
+
+                _generator = value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets or sets a template which creates the <see cref="Panel"/> used to display the items.
+        /// </summary>
+        public ITemplate<IPanel> ItemsPanel
+        {
+            get { return GetValue(ItemsPanelProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(ItemsPanelProperty, value); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Selects a member from <see cref="Items"/> to use as the list item.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IMemberSelector MemberSelector
+        {
+            get { return GetValue(MemberSelectorProperty); }
+            set { SetValue(MemberSelectorProperty, value); }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the panel used to display the items.
+        /// </summary>
+        public IPanel Panel
+        {
+            get;
+            private set;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override sealed void ApplyTemplate()
+        {
+            if (!_createdPanel)
+            {
+                CreatePanel();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
+        {
+            Panel.Measure(availableSize);
+            return Panel.DesiredSize;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        protected override Size ArrangeOverride(Size finalSize)
+        {
+            Panel.Arrange(new Rect(finalSize));
+            return finalSize;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates the <see cref="Panel"/> when <see cref="ApplyTemplate"/> is called for the first
+        /// time.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected virtual void CreatePanel()
+        {
+            Panel = ItemsPanel.Build();
+            Panel.SetValue(TemplatedParentProperty, TemplatedParent);
+
+            LogicalChildren.Clear();
+            VisualChildren.Clear();
+            LogicalChildren.Add(Panel);
+            VisualChildren.Add(Panel);
+
+            _createdPanel = true;
+
+            INotifyCollectionChanged incc = Items as INotifyCollectionChanged;
+
+            if (incc != null)
+            {
+                incc.CollectionChanged += ItemsCollectionChanged;
+            }
+
+            ItemsChanged(new NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs(NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the items for the presenter change, either because <see cref="Items"/>
+        /// has been set, or the items collection has been modified.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="e">A description of the change.</param>
+        protected abstract void ItemsChanged(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Called when the <see cref="Items"/> collection changes.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sender">The sender.</param>
+        /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
+        private void ItemsCollectionChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (_createdPanel)
+            {
+                ItemsChanged(e);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void TemplatedParentChanged(PerspexPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            (e.NewValue as IItemsPresenterHost)?.RegisterItemsPresenter(this);
+        }
+    }
+}
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