diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
index 6645d25b5d..fdd688cf9d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         private EventHandler<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs> _propertyChanged;
         private List<IAvaloniaObject> _inheritanceChildren;
         private ValueStore _values;
-        private ValueStore Values => _values ?? (_values = new ValueStore(this));
+        private bool _batchUpdate;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="AvaloniaObject"/> class.
@@ -117,6 +117,22 @@ namespace Avalonia
             set { this.Bind(binding.Property, value); }
         }
 
+        private ValueStore Values
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (_values is null)
+                {
+                    _values = new ValueStore(this);
+
+                    if (_batchUpdate)
+                        _values.BeginBatchUpdate();
+                }
+
+                return _values;
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool CheckAccess() => Dispatcher.UIThread.CheckAccess();
 
         public void VerifyAccess() => Dispatcher.UIThread.VerifyAccess();
@@ -434,6 +450,28 @@ namespace Avalonia
             _values?.CoerceValue(property);
         }
 
+        public void BeginBatchUpdate()
+        {
+            if (_batchUpdate)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Batch update already in progress.");
+            }
+
+            _batchUpdate = true;
+            _values?.BeginBatchUpdate();
+        }
+
+        public void EndBatchUpdate()
+        {
+            if (!_batchUpdate)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("No batch update in progress.");
+            }
+
+            _batchUpdate = false;
+            _values?.EndBatchUpdate();
+        }
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         void IAvaloniaObject.AddInheritanceChild(IAvaloniaObject child)
         {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs
index 0d563947e7..38c1728cd9 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
     /// <summary>
     /// Represents an untyped interface to <see cref="BindingEntry{T}"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    internal interface IBindingEntry : IPriorityValueEntry, IDisposable
+    internal interface IBindingEntry : IBatchUpdate, IPriorityValueEntry, IDisposable
     {
+        void Start(bool ignoreBatchUpdate);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         private readonly IAvaloniaObject _owner;
         private IValueSink _sink;
         private IDisposable? _subscription;
+        private bool _isSubscribed;
+        private bool _batchUpdate;
         private Optional<T> _value;
 
         public BindingEntry(
@@ -39,10 +42,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         }
 
         public StyledPropertyBase<T> Property { get; }
-        public BindingPriority Priority { get; }
+        public BindingPriority Priority { get; private set; }
         public IObservable<BindingValue<T>> Source { get; }
         Optional<object> IValue.GetValue() => _value.ToObject();
 
+        public void BeginBatchUpdate() => _batchUpdate = true;
+
+        public void EndBatchUpdate()
+        {
+            _batchUpdate = false;
+
+            if (_sink is ValueStore)
+                Start();
+        }
+
         public Optional<T> GetValue(BindingPriority maxPriority)
         {
             return Priority >= maxPriority ? _value : Optional<T>.Empty;
@@ -52,10 +65,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         {
             _subscription?.Dispose();
             _subscription = null;
-            _sink.Completed(Property, this, _value);
+            _isSubscribed = false;
+            OnCompleted();
         }
 
-        public void OnCompleted() => _sink.Completed(Property, this, _value);
+        public void OnCompleted()
+        {
+            var oldValue = _value;
+            _value = default;
+            Priority = BindingPriority.Unset;
+            _sink.Completed(Property, this, oldValue);
+        }
 
         public void OnError(Exception error)
         {
@@ -79,13 +99,36 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             }
         }
 
-        public void Start()
+        public void Start() => Start(false);
+
+        public void Start(bool ignoreBatchUpdate)
         {
-            _subscription = Source.Subscribe(this);
+            // We can't use _subscription to check whether we're subscribed because it won't be set
+            // until Subscribe has finished, which will be too late to prevent reentrancy.
+            if (!_isSubscribed && (!_batchUpdate || ignoreBatchUpdate))
+            {
+                _isSubscribed = true;
+                _subscription = Source.Subscribe(this);
+            }
         }
 
         public void Reparent(IValueSink sink) => _sink = sink;
-        
+
+        public void RaiseValueChanged(
+            IValueSink sink,
+            IAvaloniaObject owner,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            Optional<object> oldValue,
+            Optional<object> newValue)
+        {
+            sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
+                owner,
+                (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
+                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                Priority));
+        }
+
         private void UpdateValue(BindingValue<T> value)
         {
             if (value.HasValue && Property.ValidateValue?.Invoke(value.Value) == false)
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs
index 46f6f9a137..600d725187 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using Avalonia.Data;
 
 #nullable enable
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
 
         public ConstantValueEntry(
             StyledPropertyBase<T> property,
-            T value,
+            [AllowNull] T value,
             BindingPriority priority,
             IValueSink sink)
         {
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         }
 
         public StyledPropertyBase<T> Property { get; }
-        public BindingPriority Priority { get; }
+        public BindingPriority Priority { get; private set; }
         Optional<object> IValue.GetValue() => _value.ToObject();
 
         public Optional<T> GetValue(BindingPriority maxPriority = BindingPriority.Animation)
@@ -36,7 +37,30 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             return Priority >= maxPriority ? _value : Optional<T>.Empty;
         }
 
-        public void Dispose() => _sink.Completed(Property, this, _value);
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            var oldValue = _value;
+            _value = default;
+            Priority = BindingPriority.Unset;
+            _sink.Completed(Property, this, oldValue);
+        }
+
         public void Reparent(IValueSink sink) => _sink = sink;
+        public void Start() { }
+
+        public void RaiseValueChanged(
+            IValueSink sink,
+            IAvaloniaObject owner,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            Optional<object> oldValue,
+            Optional<object> newValue)
+        {
+            sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
+                owner,
+                (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
+                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                Priority));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/IBatchUpdate.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/IBatchUpdate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af4faf989c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/IBatchUpdate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
+{
+    internal interface IBatchUpdate
+    {
+        void BeginBatchUpdate();
+        void EndBatchUpdate();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/IValue.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/IValue.cs
index 249cfc360c..7f5245bb45 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/IValue.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/IValue.cs
@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
     /// </summary>
     internal interface IValue
     {
-        Optional<object> GetValue();
         BindingPriority Priority { get; }
+        Optional<object> GetValue();
+        void Start();
+        void RaiseValueChanged(
+            IValueSink sink,
+            IAvaloniaObject owner,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            Optional<object> oldValue,
+            Optional<object> newValue);
     }
 
     /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs
index 859e9ba81c..f49b74f4a8 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs
@@ -24,5 +24,21 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         }
 
         public void SetValue(T value) => _value = value;
+        public void Start() { }
+
+        public void RaiseValueChanged(
+            IValueSink sink,
+            IAvaloniaObject owner,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            Optional<object> oldValue,
+            Optional<object> newValue)
+        {
+            sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
+                owner,
+                (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
+                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                BindingPriority.LocalValue));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
index 5e223cad60..80496fc045 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
     /// <see cref="IPriorityValueEntry{T}"/> entries (sorted first by priority and then in the order
     /// they were added) plus a local value.
     /// </remarks>
-    internal class PriorityValue<T> : IValue<T>, IValueSink
+    internal class PriorityValue<T> : IValue<T>, IValueSink, IBatchUpdate
     {
         private readonly IAvaloniaObject _owner;
         private readonly IValueSink _sink;
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         private readonly Func<IAvaloniaObject, T, T>? _coerceValue;
         private Optional<T> _localValue;
         private Optional<T> _value;
+        private bool _isCalculatingValue;
+        private bool _batchUpdate;
 
         public PriorityValue(
             IAvaloniaObject owner,
@@ -53,6 +55,18 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             existing.Reparent(this);
             _entries.Add(existing);
 
+            if (existing is IBindingEntry binding &&
+                existing.Priority == BindingPriority.LocalValue)
+            {
+                // Bit of a special case here: if we have a local value binding that is being
+                // promoted to a priority value we need to make sure the binding is subscribed
+                // even if we've got a batch operation in progress because otherwise we don't know
+                // whether the binding or a subsequent SetValue with local priority will win. A
+                // notification won't be sent during batch update anyway because it will be
+                // caught and stored for later by the ValueStore.
+                binding.Start(ignoreBatchUpdate: true);
+            }
+
             var v = existing.GetValue();
             
             if (v.HasValue)
@@ -78,6 +92,28 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
         public IReadOnlyList<IPriorityValueEntry<T>> Entries => _entries;
         Optional<object> IValue.GetValue() => _value.ToObject();
 
+        public void BeginBatchUpdate()
+        {
+            _batchUpdate = true;
+
+            foreach (var entry in _entries)
+            {
+                (entry as IBatchUpdate)?.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void EndBatchUpdate()
+        {
+            _batchUpdate = false;
+
+            foreach (var entry in _entries)
+            {
+                (entry as IBatchUpdate)?.EndBatchUpdate();
+            }
+
+            UpdateEffectiveValue(null);
+        }
+
         public void ClearLocalValue()
         {
             UpdateEffectiveValue(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
@@ -134,10 +170,37 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             var binding = new BindingEntry<T>(_owner, Property, source, priority, this);
             var insert = FindInsertPoint(binding.Priority);
             _entries.Insert(insert, binding);
+
+            if (_batchUpdate)
+            {
+                binding.BeginBatchUpdate();
+                
+                if (priority == BindingPriority.LocalValue)
+                {
+                    binding.Start(ignoreBatchUpdate: true);
+                }
+            }
+
             return binding;
         }
 
-        public void CoerceValue() => UpdateEffectiveValue(null);
+        public void UpdateEffectiveValue() => UpdateEffectiveValue(null);
+        public void Start() => UpdateEffectiveValue(null);
+
+        public void RaiseValueChanged(
+            IValueSink sink,
+            IAvaloniaObject owner,
+            AvaloniaProperty property,
+            Optional<object> oldValue,
+            Optional<object> newValue)
+        {
+            sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
+                owner,
+                (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
+                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                Priority));
+        }
 
         void IValueSink.ValueChanged<TValue>(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<TValue> change)
         {
@@ -146,7 +209,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
                 _localValue = default;
             }
 
-            if (change is AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T> c)
+            if (!_isCalculatingValue && change is AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T> c)
             {
                 UpdateEffectiveValue(c);
             }
@@ -188,41 +251,47 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
 
         public (Optional<T>, BindingPriority) CalculateValue(BindingPriority maxPriority)
         {
-            var reachedLocalValues = false;
+            _isCalculatingValue = true;
 
-            for (var i = _entries.Count - 1; i >= 0; --i)
+            try
             {
-                var entry = _entries[i];
-
-                if (entry.Priority < maxPriority)
+                for (var i = _entries.Count - 1; i >= 0; --i)
                 {
-                    continue;
+                    var entry = _entries[i];
+
+                    if (entry.Priority < maxPriority)
+                    {
+                        continue;
+                    }
+
+                    entry.Start();
+
+                    if (entry.Priority >= BindingPriority.LocalValue &&
+                        maxPriority <= BindingPriority.LocalValue &&
+                        _localValue.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        return (_localValue, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+                    }
+
+                    var entryValue = entry.GetValue();
+
+                    if (entryValue.HasValue)
+                    {
+                        return (entryValue, entry.Priority);
+                    }
                 }
 
-                if (!reachedLocalValues &&
-                    entry.Priority >= BindingPriority.LocalValue &&
-                    maxPriority <= BindingPriority.LocalValue &&
-                    _localValue.HasValue)
+                if (maxPriority <= BindingPriority.LocalValue && _localValue.HasValue)
                 {
                     return (_localValue, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
                 }
 
-                var entryValue = entry.GetValue();
-
-                if (entryValue.HasValue)
-                {
-                    return (entryValue, entry.Priority);
-                }
+                return (default, BindingPriority.Unset);
             }
-
-            if (!reachedLocalValues &&
-                maxPriority <= BindingPriority.LocalValue &&
-                _localValue.HasValue)
+            finally
             {
-                return (_localValue, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+                _isCalculatingValue = false;
             }
-
-            return (default, BindingPriority.Unset);
         }
 
         private void UpdateEffectiveValue(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>? change)
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/AvaloniaPropertyValueStore.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/AvaloniaPropertyValueStore.cs
index 6e52b6770a..1af6f21156 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/AvaloniaPropertyValueStore.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/AvaloniaPropertyValueStore.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Utilities
             _entries = s_emptyEntries;
         }
 
+        public int Count => _entries.Length - 1;
+        public TValue this[int index] => _entries[index].Value;
+
         private (int, bool) TryFindEntry(int propertyId)
         {
             if (_entries.Length <= 12)
@@ -163,18 +166,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Utilities
             }
         }
 
-        public Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, TValue> ToDictionary()
-        {
-            var dict = new Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, TValue>(_entries.Length - 1);
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < _entries.Length - 1; ++i)
-            {
-                dict.Add(AvaloniaPropertyRegistry.Instance.FindRegistered(_entries[i].PropertyId), _entries[i].Value);
-            }
-
-            return dict;
-        }
-
         private struct Entry
         {
             internal int PropertyId;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
index 6b89fcbdb9..e32b20cc96 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Avalonia.Data;
 using Avalonia.PropertyStore;
 using Avalonia.Utilities;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         private readonly AvaloniaObject _owner;
         private readonly IValueSink _sink;
         private readonly AvaloniaPropertyValueStore<IValue> _values;
+        private BatchUpdate? _batchUpdate;
 
         public ValueStore(AvaloniaObject owner)
         {
@@ -33,6 +35,25 @@ namespace Avalonia
             _values = new AvaloniaPropertyValueStore<IValue>();
         }
 
+        public void BeginBatchUpdate()
+        {
+            _batchUpdate ??= new BatchUpdate(this);
+            _batchUpdate.Begin();
+        }
+
+        public void EndBatchUpdate()
+        {
+            if (_batchUpdate is null)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("No batch update in progress.");
+            }
+
+            if (_batchUpdate.End())
+            {
+                _batchUpdate = null;
+            }
+        }
+
         public bool IsAnimating(AvaloniaProperty property)
         {
             if (_values.TryGetValue(property, out var slot))
@@ -90,23 +111,21 @@ namespace Avalonia
             {
                 // If the property has any coercion callbacks then always create a PriorityValue.
                 var entry = new PriorityValue<T>(_owner, property, this);
-                _values.AddValue(property, entry);
+                AddValue(property, entry);
                 result = entry.SetValue(value, priority);
             }
             else
             {
-                var change = new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(_owner, property, default, value, priority);
-
                 if (priority == BindingPriority.LocalValue)
                 {
-                    _values.AddValue(property, new LocalValueEntry<T>(value));
-                    _sink.ValueChanged(change);
+                    AddValue(property, new LocalValueEntry<T>(value));
+                    NotifyValueChanged<T>(property, default, value, priority);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     var entry = new ConstantValueEntry<T>(property, value, priority, this);
-                    _values.AddValue(property, entry);
-                    _sink.ValueChanged(change);
+                    AddValue(property, entry);
+                    NotifyValueChanged<T>(property, default, value, priority);
                     result = entry;
                 }
             }
@@ -128,15 +147,13 @@ namespace Avalonia
                 // If the property has any coercion callbacks then always create a PriorityValue.
                 var entry = new PriorityValue<T>(_owner, property, this);
                 var binding = entry.AddBinding(source, priority);
-                _values.AddValue(property, entry);
-                binding.Start();
+                AddValue(property, entry);
                 return binding;
             }
             else
             {
                 var entry = new BindingEntry<T>(_owner, property, source, priority, this);
-                _values.AddValue(property, entry);
-                entry.Start();
+                AddValue(property, entry);
                 return entry;
             }
         }
@@ -149,23 +166,32 @@ namespace Avalonia
                 {
                     p.ClearLocalValue();
                 }
-                else
+                else if (slot.Priority == BindingPriority.LocalValue)
                 {
-                    var remove = slot is ConstantValueEntry<T> c ?
-                        c.Priority == BindingPriority.LocalValue : 
-                        !(slot is IPriorityValueEntry<T>);
+                    var old = TryGetValue(property, BindingPriority.LocalValue, out var value) ? value : default;
 
-                    if (remove)
+                    // During batch update values can't be removed immediately because they're needed to raise
+                    // a correctly-typed _sink.ValueChanged notification. They instead mark themselves for removal
+                    // by setting their priority to Unset.
+                    if (_batchUpdate is null)
                     {
-                        var old = TryGetValue(property, BindingPriority.LocalValue, out var value) ? value : default;
                         _values.Remove(property);
-                        _sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
-                            _owner,
-                            property,
-                            new Optional<T>(old),
-                            default,
-                            BindingPriority.Unset));
                     }
+                    else if (slot is IDisposable d)
+                    {
+                        d.Dispose();
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Local value entries are optimized and contain only a single value field to save space,
+                        // so there's no way to mark them for removal at the end of a batch update. Instead convert
+                        // them to a constant value entry with Unset priority in the event of a local value being
+                        // cleared during a batch update.
+                        var sentinel = new ConstantValueEntry<T>(property, default, BindingPriority.Unset, _sink);
+                        _values.SetValue(property, sentinel);
+                    }
+
+                    NotifyValueChanged<T>(property, old, default, BindingPriority.Unset);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -176,7 +202,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
             {
                 if (slot is PriorityValue<T> p)
                 {
-                    p.CoerceValue();
+                    p.UpdateEffectiveValue();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -198,7 +224,17 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
         void IValueSink.ValueChanged<T>(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T> change)
         {
-            _sink.ValueChanged(change);
+            if (_batchUpdate is object)
+            {
+                if (change.IsEffectiveValueChange)
+                {
+                    NotifyValueChanged<T>(change.Property, change.OldValue, change.NewValue, change.Priority);
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _sink.ValueChanged(change);
+            }
         }
 
         void IValueSink.Completed<T>(
@@ -206,13 +242,17 @@ namespace Avalonia
             IPriorityValueEntry entry,
             Optional<T> oldValue)
         {
-            if (_values.TryGetValue(property, out var slot))
+            if (_values.TryGetValue(property, out var slot) && slot == entry)
             {
-                if (slot == entry)
+                if (_batchUpdate is null)
                 {
                     _values.Remove(property);
                     _sink.Completed(property, entry, oldValue);
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    _batchUpdate.ValueChanged(property, oldValue.ToObject());
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -240,16 +280,13 @@ namespace Avalonia
                 {
                     var old = l.GetValue(BindingPriority.LocalValue);
                     l.SetValue(value);
-                    _sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
-                        _owner,
-                        property,
-                        old,
-                        value,
-                        priority));
+                    NotifyValueChanged<T>(property, old, value, priority);
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     var priorityValue = new PriorityValue<T>(_owner, property, this, l);
+                    if (_batchUpdate is object)
+                        priorityValue.BeginBatchUpdate();
                     result = priorityValue.SetValue(value, priority);
                     _values.SetValue(property, priorityValue);
                 }
@@ -273,6 +310,11 @@ namespace Avalonia
             if (slot is IPriorityValueEntry<T> e)
             {
                 priorityValue = new PriorityValue<T>(_owner, property, this, e);
+
+                if (_batchUpdate is object)
+                {
+                    priorityValue.BeginBatchUpdate();
+                }
             }
             else if (slot is PriorityValue<T> p)
             {
@@ -289,8 +331,162 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
             var binding = priorityValue.AddBinding(source, priority);
             _values.SetValue(property, priorityValue);
-            binding.Start();
+            priorityValue.UpdateEffectiveValue();
             return binding;
         }
+
+        private void AddValue(AvaloniaProperty property, IValue value)
+        {
+            _values.AddValue(property, value);
+            if (_batchUpdate is object && value is IBatchUpdate batch)
+                batch.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            value.Start();
+        }
+
+        private void NotifyValueChanged<T>(
+            AvaloniaProperty<T> property,
+            Optional<T> oldValue,
+            BindingValue<T> newValue,
+            BindingPriority priority)
+        {
+            if (_batchUpdate is null)
+            {
+                _sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
+                    _owner,
+                    property,
+                    oldValue,
+                    newValue,
+                    priority));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _batchUpdate.ValueChanged(property, oldValue.ToObject());
+            }
+        }
+
+        private class BatchUpdate
+        {
+            private ValueStore _owner;
+            private List<Notification>? _notifications;
+            private int _batchUpdateCount;
+            private int _iterator = -1;
+
+            public BatchUpdate(ValueStore owner) => _owner = owner;
+
+            public void Begin()
+            {
+                if (_batchUpdateCount++ == 0)
+                {
+                    var values = _owner._values;
+
+                    for (var i = 0; i < values.Count; ++i)
+                    {
+                        (values[i] as IBatchUpdate)?.BeginBatchUpdate();
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            public bool End()
+            {
+                if (--_batchUpdateCount > 0)
+                    return false;
+
+                var values = _owner._values;
+
+                // First call EndBatchUpdate on all bindings. This should cause the active binding to be subscribed
+                // but notifications will still not be raised because the owner ValueStore will still have a reference
+                // to this batch update object.
+                for (var i = 0; i < values.Count; ++i)
+                {
+                    (values[i] as IBatchUpdate)?.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+                    // Somehow subscribing to a binding caused a new batch update. This shouldn't happen but in case it
+                    // does, abort and continue batch updating.
+                    if (_batchUpdateCount > 0)
+                        return false;
+                }
+
+                if (_notifications is object)
+                {
+                    // Raise all batched notifications. Doing this can cause other notifications to be added and even
+                    // cause a new batch update to start, so we need to handle _notifications being modified by storing
+                    // the index in field.
+                    _iterator = 0;
+
+                    for (; _iterator < _notifications.Count; ++_iterator)
+                    {
+                        var entry = _notifications[_iterator];
+
+                        if (values.TryGetValue(entry.property, out var slot))
+                        {
+                            var oldValue = entry.oldValue;
+                            var newValue = slot.GetValue();
+
+                            // Raising this notification can cause a new batch update to be started, which in turn
+                            // results in another change to the property. In this case we need to update the old value
+                            // so that the *next* notification has an oldValue which follows on from the newValue
+                            // raised here.
+                            _notifications[_iterator] = new Notification
+                            {
+                                property = entry.property,
+                                oldValue = newValue,
+                            };
+
+                            // Call _sink.ValueChanged with an appropriately typed AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>.
+                            slot.RaiseValueChanged(_owner._sink, _owner._owner, entry.property, oldValue, newValue);
+
+                            // During batch update values can't be removed immediately because they're needed to raise
+                            // the _sink.ValueChanged notification. They instead mark themselves for removal by setting
+                            // their priority to Unset.
+                            if (slot.Priority == BindingPriority.Unset)
+                            {
+                                values.Remove(entry.property);
+                            }
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            throw new AvaloniaInternalException("Value could not be found at the end of batch update.");
+                        }
+
+                        // If a new batch update was started while ending this one, abort.
+                        if (_batchUpdateCount > 0)
+                            return false;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                _iterator = int.MaxValue - 1;
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            public void ValueChanged(AvaloniaProperty property, Optional<object> oldValue)
+            {
+                _notifications ??= new List<Notification>();
+
+                for (var i = 0; i < _notifications.Count; ++i)
+                {
+                    if (_notifications[i].property == property)
+                    {
+                        oldValue = _notifications[i].oldValue;
+                        _notifications.RemoveAt(i);
+
+                        if (i <= _iterator)
+                            --_iterator;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                _notifications.Add(new Notification
+                {
+                    property = property,
+                    oldValue = oldValue,
+                });
+            }
+
+            private struct Notification
+            {
+                public AvaloniaProperty property;
+                public Optional<object> oldValue;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Collections/DataGridCollectionView.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Collections/DataGridCollectionView.cs
index b97f2a2bcb..7c81c90d82 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Collections/DataGridCollectionView.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Collections/DataGridCollectionView.cs
@@ -3275,7 +3275,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Collections
                 addIndex);
 
             // next check if we need to add an item into the current group
-            // bool needsGrouping = false;
+            bool needsGrouping = false;
             if (Count == 1 && GroupDescriptions.Count > 0)
             {
                 // if this is the first item being added
@@ -3302,7 +3302,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Collections
                 // otherwise, we need to validate that it is within the current page.
                 if (PageSize == 0 || (PageIndex + 1) * PageSize > leafIndex)
                 {
-                    //needsGrouping = true;
+                    needsGrouping = true;
 
                     int pageStartIndex = PageIndex * PageSize;
 
@@ -3340,6 +3340,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Collections
                 }
             }
 
+            // if we need to add the item into the current group
+            // that will be displayed
+            if (needsGrouping)
+            {
+                this._group.AddToSubgroups(addedItem, false /*loading*/);
+            }
+
             int addedIndex = IndexOf(addedItem);
 
             // if the item is within the current page
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ApiCompatBaseline.txt b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ApiCompatBaseline.txt
index f55f440db9..ac799104c8 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ApiCompatBaseline.txt
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ApiCompatBaseline.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Compat issues with assembly Avalonia.Controls:
 MembersMustExist : Member 'public void Avalonia.Controls.Embedding.Offscreen.OffscreenTopLevelImplBase.SetCursor(Avalonia.Platform.IPlatformHandle)' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
+MembersMustExist : Member 'public Avalonia.AvaloniaProperty Avalonia.AvaloniaProperty Avalonia.Controls.Notifications.NotificationCard.CloseOnClickProperty' does not exist in the implementation but it does exist in the contract.
 EnumValuesMustMatch : Enum value 'Avalonia.Platform.ExtendClientAreaChromeHints Avalonia.Platform.ExtendClientAreaChromeHints.Default' is (System.Int32)2 in the implementation but (System.Int32)1 in the contract.
 InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public void Avalonia.Platform.ITopLevelImpl.SetCursor(Avalonia.Platform.ICursorImpl)' is present in the implementation but not in the contract.
 InterfacesShouldHaveSameMembers : Interface member 'public void Avalonia.Platform.ITopLevelImpl.SetCursor(Avalonia.Platform.IPlatformHandle)' is present in the contract but not in the implementation.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
index 620f5afa81..4aab92c428 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
     ///
     /// - A <see cref="Tag"/> property to allow user-defined data to be attached to the control.
     /// </remarks>
-    public class Control : InputElement, IControl, INamed, ISupportInitialize, IVisualBrushInitialize, ISetterValue
+    public class Control : InputElement, IControl, INamed, IVisualBrushInitialize, ISetterValue
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="FocusAdorner"/> property.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Notifications/NotificationCard.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Notifications/NotificationCard.cs
index cdbace3ced..ad883c8076 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Notifications/NotificationCard.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Notifications/NotificationCard.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Notifications
         private bool _isClosed;
         private bool _isClosing;
 
+        static NotificationCard()
+        {
+            CloseOnClickProperty.Changed.AddClassHandler<Button>(OnCloseOnClickPropertyChanged);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="NotificationCard"/> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -105,22 +110,26 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Notifications
 
         public static bool GetCloseOnClick(Button obj)
         {
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(obj != null);
             return (bool)obj.GetValue(CloseOnClickProperty);
         }
 
         public static void SetCloseOnClick(Button obj, bool value)
         {
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(obj != null);
             obj.SetValue(CloseOnClickProperty, value);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the CloseOnClick property.
         /// </summary>
-        public static readonly AvaloniaProperty CloseOnClickProperty =
-          AvaloniaProperty.RegisterAttached<Button, bool>("CloseOnClick", typeof(NotificationCard)/*, validate: CloseOnClickChanged*/);
+        public static readonly AttachedProperty<bool> CloseOnClickProperty =
+          AvaloniaProperty.RegisterAttached<NotificationCard, Button, bool>("CloseOnClick", defaultValue: false);
 
-        private static bool CloseOnClickChanged(Button button, bool value)
+        private static void OnCloseOnClickPropertyChanged(AvaloniaObject d, AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
+            var button = (Button)d;
+            var value = (bool)e.NewValue;
             if (value)
             {
                 button.Click += Button_Click;
@@ -129,8 +138,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Notifications
             {
                 button.Click -= Button_Click;
             }
-
-            return true;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Styling/IStyledElement.cs b/src/Avalonia.Styling/IStyledElement.cs
index 37e6ed6fbb..046a6f9872 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Styling/IStyledElement.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Styling/IStyledElement.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
@@ -10,7 +11,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
         IStyleHost,
         ILogical,
         IResourceHost,
-        IDataContextProvider
+        IDataContextProvider,
+        ISupportInitialize
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Occurs when the control has finished initialization.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Styling/StyledElement.cs b/src/Avalonia.Styling/StyledElement.cs
index fad281244f..5f26f65512 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Styling/StyledElement.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Styling/StyledElement.cs
@@ -334,7 +334,16 @@ namespace Avalonia
         {
             if (_initCount == 0 && !_styled)
             {
-                AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetService<IStyler>()?.ApplyStyles(this);
+                try
+                {
+                    BeginBatchUpdate();
+                    AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetService<IStyler>()?.ApplyStyles(this);
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    EndBatchUpdate();
+                }
+
                 _styled = true;
             }
 
@@ -748,12 +757,21 @@ namespace Avalonia
         {
             if (_appliedStyles is object)
             {
-                foreach (var i in _appliedStyles)
+                BeginBatchUpdate();
+
+                try
                 {
-                    i.Dispose();
-                }
+                    foreach (var i in _appliedStyles)
+                    {
+                        i.Dispose();
+                    }
 
-                _appliedStyles.Clear();
+                    _appliedStyles.Clear();
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    EndBatchUpdate();
+                }
             }
 
             _styled = false;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterBindingInstance.cs b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterBindingInstance.cs
index 929f7142bb..f187199c00 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterBindingInstance.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterBindingInstance.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         {
             if (!_isActive)
             {
+                _innerSubscription ??= _binding.Observable.Subscribe(_inner);
                 _isActive = true;
                 PublishNext();
             }
@@ -102,6 +103,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
             if (_isActive)
             {
                 _isActive = false;
+                _innerSubscription?.Dispose();
+                _innerSubscription = null;
                 PublishNext();
             }
         }
@@ -122,9 +125,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
                 sub.Dispose();
             }
 
-            _innerSubscription?.Dispose();
-            _innerSubscription = null;
-
             base.Dispose();
         }
 
@@ -148,7 +148,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
 
         protected override void Subscribed()
         {
-            _innerSubscription = _binding.Observable.Subscribe(_inner);
+            if (_isActive)
+            {
+                if (_innerSubscription is null)
+                {
+                    _innerSubscription ??= _binding.Observable.Subscribe(_inner);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    PublishNext();
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         protected override void Unsubscribed()
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterInstance.cs b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterInstance.cs
index 689438dfd7..b52ae6b146 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterInstance.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterInstance.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ using Avalonia.Reactive;
 namespace Avalonia.Styling
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// A <see cref="Setter"/> which has been instance on a control.
+    /// A <see cref="Setter"/> which has been instanced on a control.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="T">The target property type.</typeparam>
     internal class PropertySetterInstance<T> : SingleSubscriberObservableBase<BindingValue<T>>,
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterLazyInstance.cs b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterLazyInstance.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03d33faff9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/PropertySetterLazyInstance.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Reactive;
+
+#nullable enable
+
+namespace Avalonia.Styling
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A <see cref="Setter"/> which has been instanced on a control and whose value is lazily
+    /// evaluated.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="T">The target property type.</typeparam>
+    internal class PropertySetterLazyInstance<T> : SingleSubscriberObservableBase<BindingValue<T>>,
+        ISetterInstance
+    {
+        private readonly IStyleable _target;
+        private readonly StyledPropertyBase<T>? _styledProperty;
+        private readonly DirectPropertyBase<T>? _directProperty;
+        private readonly Func<T> _valueFactory;
+        private BindingValue<T> _value;
+        private IDisposable? _subscription;
+        private bool _isActive;
+
+        public PropertySetterLazyInstance(
+            IStyleable target,
+            StyledPropertyBase<T> property,
+            Func<T> valueFactory)
+        {
+            _target = target;
+            _styledProperty = property;
+            _valueFactory = valueFactory;
+        }
+
+        public PropertySetterLazyInstance(
+            IStyleable target,
+            DirectPropertyBase<T> property,
+            Func<T> valueFactory)
+        {
+            _target = target;
+            _directProperty = property;
+            _valueFactory = valueFactory;
+        }
+
+        public void Start(bool hasActivator)
+        {
+            _isActive = !hasActivator;
+
+            if (_styledProperty is object)
+            {
+                var priority = hasActivator ? BindingPriority.StyleTrigger : BindingPriority.Style;
+                _subscription = _target.Bind(_styledProperty, this, priority);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                _subscription = _target.Bind(_directProperty, this);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Activate()
+        {
+            if (!_isActive)
+            {
+                _isActive = true;
+                PublishNext();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void Deactivate()
+        {
+            if (_isActive)
+            {
+                _isActive = false;
+                PublishNext();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override void Dispose()
+        {
+            if (_subscription is object)
+            {
+                var sub = _subscription;
+                _subscription = null;
+                sub.Dispose();
+            }
+            else if (_isActive)
+            {
+                if (_styledProperty is object)
+                {
+                    _target.ClearValue(_styledProperty);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _target.ClearValue(_directProperty);
+                }
+            }
+
+            base.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        protected override void Subscribed() => PublishNext();
+        protected override void Unsubscribed() { }
+
+        private T GetValue()
+        {
+            if (_value.HasValue)
+            {
+                return _value.Value;
+            }
+
+            _value = _valueFactory();
+            return _value.Value;
+        }
+
+        private void PublishNext()
+        {
+            if (_isActive)
+            {
+                GetValue();
+                PublishNext(_value);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                PublishNext(default);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/Setter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/Setter.cs
index c6bdeef317..1f3d6335a9 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/Setter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/Setter.cs
@@ -68,18 +68,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("Setter.Property must be set.");
             }
 
-            var value = Value;
-
-            if (value is ITemplate template &&
-                !typeof(ITemplate).IsAssignableFrom(Property.PropertyType))
-            {
-                value = template.Build();
-            }
-
             var data = new SetterVisitorData
             {
                 target = target,
-                value = value,
+                value = Value,
             };
 
             Property.Accept(this, ref data);
@@ -97,6 +89,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
                     property,
                     binding);
             }
+            else if (data.value is ITemplate template && !typeof(ITemplate).IsAssignableFrom(property.PropertyType))
+            {
+                data.result = new PropertySetterLazyInstance<T>(
+                    data.target,
+                    property,
+                    () => (T)template.Build());
+            }
             else
             {
                 data.result = new PropertySetterInstance<T>(
@@ -117,6 +116,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
                     property,
                     binding);
             }
+            else if (data.value is ITemplate template && !typeof(ITemplate).IsAssignableFrom(property.PropertyType))
+            {
+                data.result = new PropertySetterLazyInstance<T>(
+                    data.target,
+                    property,
+                    () => (T)template.Build());
+            }
             else
             {
                 data.result = new PropertySetterInstance<T>(
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests.csproj
index badfd09430..32f90d5cbf 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp3.1;net47</TargetFrameworks>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\..\build\UnitTests.NetCore.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\UnitTests.NetFX.props" />
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f0e52c8d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,494 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Reactive;
+using System.Reactive.Disposables;
+using System.Reactive.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using Avalonia.Data;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Base.UnitTests
+{
+    public class AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetValue_Should_Not_Raise_Property_Changes_During_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<string>();
+
+            target.GetObservable(TestClass.FooProperty).Skip(1).Subscribe(x => raised.Add(x));
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "foo", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+
+            Assert.Empty(raised);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Binding_Should_Not_Raise_Property_Changes_During_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var raised = new List<string>();
+
+            target.GetObservable(TestClass.FooProperty).Skip(1).Subscribe(x => raised.Add(x));
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+
+            Assert.Empty(raised);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Binding_Completion_Should_Not_Raise_Property_Changes_During_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var raised = new List<string>();
+
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.GetObservable(TestClass.FooProperty).Skip(1).Subscribe(x => raised.Add(x));
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            observable.OnCompleted();
+
+            Assert.Empty(raised);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetValue_Change_Should_Be_Raised_After_Batch_Update_1()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "foo", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Null(raised[0].OldValue);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", raised[0].NewValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetValue_Change_Should_Be_Raised_After_Batch_Update_2()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "foo", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "bar", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "baz", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("baz", target.Foo);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetValue_Changes_Should_Be_Raised_In_Correct_Order_After_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "foo", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.BarProperty, "bar", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "baz", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(2, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.BarProperty, raised[0].Property);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.FooProperty, raised[1].Property);
+            Assert.Equal("baz", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", target.Bar);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetValue_And_Binding_Changes_Should_Be_Raised_In_Correct_Order_After_Batch_Update_1()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable = new TestObservable<string>("baz");
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "foo", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.BarProperty, "bar", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(2, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.BarProperty, raised[0].Property);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.FooProperty, raised[1].Property);
+            Assert.Equal("baz", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", target.Bar);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetValue_And_Binding_Changes_Should_Be_Raised_In_Correct_Order_After_Batch_Update_2()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.BarProperty, "bar", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "baz", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(2, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.BarProperty, raised[0].Property);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.FooProperty, raised[1].Property);
+            Assert.Equal("baz", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", target.Bar);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SetValue_And_Binding_Changes_Should_Be_Raised_In_Correct_Order_After_Batch_Update_3()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("qux");
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.BarProperty, "bar", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "baz", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(2, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.BarProperty, raised[0].Property);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.FooProperty, raised[1].Property);
+            Assert.Equal("baz", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", target.Bar);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Binding_Change_Should_Be_Raised_After_Batch_Update_1()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Null(raised[0].OldValue);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", raised[0].NewValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Binding_Change_Should_Be_Raised_After_Batch_Update_2()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("bar");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("baz");
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.SetValue(TestClass.FooProperty, "foo", BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal("baz", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", raised[0].OldValue);
+            Assert.Equal("baz", raised[0].NewValue);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Binding_Completion_Should_Be_Raised_After_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            observable.OnCompleted();
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Null(target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", raised[0].OldValue);
+            Assert.Null(raised[0].NewValue);
+            Assert.Equal(BindingPriority.Unset, raised[0].Priority);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void ClearValue_Change_Should_Be_Raised_After_Batch_Update_1()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.Foo = "foo";
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.ClearValue(TestClass.FooProperty);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Null(target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", raised[0].OldValue);
+            Assert.Null(raised[0].NewValue);
+            Assert.Equal(BindingPriority.Unset, raised[0].Priority);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Bindings_Should_Be_Subscribed_Before_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("bar");
+
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, observable1.SubscribeCount);
+            Assert.Equal(1, observable2.SubscribeCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Non_Active_Binding_Should_Not_Be_Subscribed_Before_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("bar");
+
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.Style);
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, observable1.SubscribeCount);
+            Assert.Equal(0, observable2.SubscribeCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void LocalValue_Bindings_Should_Be_Subscribed_During_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("bar");
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            // We need to subscribe to LocalValue bindings even if we've got a batch operation
+            // in progress because otherwise we don't know whether the binding or a subsequent
+            // SetValue with local priority will win. Notifications however shouldn't be sent.
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.LocalValue);
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, observable1.SubscribeCount);
+            Assert.Equal(1, observable2.SubscribeCount);
+            Assert.Empty(raised);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Style_Bindings_Should_Not_Be_Subscribed_During_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("bar");
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.Style);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.StyleTrigger);
+
+            Assert.Equal(0, observable1.SubscribeCount);
+            Assert.Equal(0, observable2.SubscribeCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Active_Style_Binding_Should_Be_Subscribed_After_Batch_Uppdate_1()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("bar");
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.Style);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.Style);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(0, observable1.SubscribeCount);
+            Assert.Equal(1, observable2.SubscribeCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Active_Style_Binding_Should_Be_Subscribed_After_Batch_Uppdate_2()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var observable1 = new TestObservable<string>("foo");
+            var observable2 = new TestObservable<string>("bar");
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable1, BindingPriority.StyleTrigger);
+            target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, observable2, BindingPriority.Style);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal(1, observable1.SubscribeCount);
+            Assert.Equal(0, observable2.SubscribeCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Change_Can_Be_Triggered_By_Ending_Batch_Update_1()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Foo = "foo";
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (e.Property == TestClass.FooProperty && (string)e.NewValue == "foo")
+                    target.Bar = "bar";
+            };
+
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal("foo", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", target.Bar);
+            Assert.Equal(2, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.FooProperty, raised[0].Property);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.BarProperty, raised[1].Property);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Change_Can_Be_Triggered_By_Ending_Batch_Update_2()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Foo = "foo";
+            target.Bar = "baz";
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (e.Property == TestClass.FooProperty && (string)e.NewValue == "foo")
+                    target.Bar = "bar";
+            };
+
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Equal("foo", target.Foo);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", target.Bar);
+            Assert.Equal(2, raised.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Batch_Update_Can_Be_Triggered_By_Ending_Batch_Update()
+        {
+            var target = new TestClass();
+            var raised = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
+
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) => raised.Add(e);
+
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            target.Foo = "foo";
+            target.Bar = "baz";
+
+            // Simulates the following scenario:
+            // - A control is added to the logical tree
+            // - A batch update is started to apply styles
+            // - Ending the batch update triggers something which removes the control from the logical tree
+            // - A new batch update is started to detach styles
+            target.PropertyChanged += (s, e) =>
+            {
+                if (e.Property == TestClass.FooProperty && (string)e.NewValue == "foo")
+                {
+                    target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+                    target.ClearValue(TestClass.FooProperty);
+                    target.ClearValue(TestClass.BarProperty);
+                    target.EndBatchUpdate();
+                }
+            };
+
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.Null(target.Foo);
+            Assert.Null(target.Bar);
+            Assert.Equal(2, raised.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.FooProperty, raised[0].Property);
+            Assert.Null(raised[0].OldValue);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", raised[0].NewValue);
+            Assert.Equal(TestClass.FooProperty, raised[1].Property);
+            Assert.Equal("foo", raised[1].OldValue);
+            Assert.Null(raised[1].NewValue);
+        }
+
+        public class TestClass : AvaloniaObject
+        {
+            public static readonly StyledProperty<string> FooProperty =
+                AvaloniaProperty.Register<TestClass, string>(nameof(Foo));
+
+            public static readonly StyledProperty<string> BarProperty =
+                AvaloniaProperty.Register<TestClass, string>(nameof(Bar));
+
+            public string Foo
+            {
+                get => GetValue(FooProperty);
+                set => SetValue(FooProperty, value);
+            }
+
+            public string Bar
+            {
+                get => GetValue(BarProperty);
+                set => SetValue(BarProperty, value);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public class TestObservable<T> : ObservableBase<BindingValue<T>>
+        {
+            private readonly T _value;
+            private IObserver<BindingValue<T>> _observer;
+
+            public TestObservable(T value) => _value = value;
+
+            public int SubscribeCount { get; private set; }
+
+            public void OnCompleted() => _observer.OnCompleted();
+            public void OnError(Exception e) => _observer.OnError(e);
+
+            protected override IDisposable SubscribeCore(IObserver<BindingValue<T>> observer)
+            {
+                ++SubscribeCount;
+                _observer = observer;
+                observer.OnNext(_value);
+                return Disposable.Empty;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj
index 251894e324..e8e69efdbc 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.Input\Avalonia.Input.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.Interactivity\Avalonia.Interactivity.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.Layout\Avalonia.Layout.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.Themes.Fluent\Avalonia.Themes.Fluent.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.Visuals\Avalonia.Visuals.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.Styling\Avalonia.Styling.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\src\Avalonia.Themes.Default\Avalonia.Themes.Default.csproj" />
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Themes/FluentBenchmark.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Themes/FluentBenchmark.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d41665c78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Themes/FluentBenchmark.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Styling;
+using Avalonia.Platform;
+using Avalonia.Shared.PlatformSupport;
+using Avalonia.Styling;
+using Avalonia.UnitTests;
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+using Moq;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Benchmarks.Themes
+{
+    [MemoryDiagnoser]
+    public class FluentBenchmark
+    {
+        private readonly IDisposable _app;
+        private readonly TestRoot _root;
+
+        public FluentBenchmark()
+        {
+            _app = CreateApp();
+            _root = new TestRoot(true, null)
+            {
+                Renderer = new NullRenderer()
+            };
+
+            _root.LayoutManager.ExecuteInitialLayoutPass();
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            _app.Dispose();
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void RepeatButton()
+        {
+            var button = new RepeatButton();
+            _root.Child = button;
+            _root.LayoutManager.ExecuteLayoutPass();
+        }
+
+        private static IDisposable CreateApp()
+        {
+            var services = new TestServices(
+                assetLoader: new AssetLoader(),
+                globalClock: new MockGlobalClock(),
+                platform: new AppBuilder().RuntimePlatform,
+                renderInterface: new MockPlatformRenderInterface(),
+                standardCursorFactory: Mock.Of<ICursorFactory>(),
+                styler: new Styler(),
+                theme: () => LoadFluentTheme(),
+                threadingInterface: new NullThreadingPlatform(),
+                fontManagerImpl: new MockFontManagerImpl(),
+                textShaperImpl: new MockTextShaperImpl(),
+                windowingPlatform: new MockWindowingPlatform());
+
+            return UnitTestApplication.Start(services);
+        }
+
+        private static Styles LoadFluentTheme()
+        {
+            AssetLoader.RegisterResUriParsers();
+            return new Styles
+            {
+                new StyleInclude(new Uri("avares://Avalonia.Benchmarks"))
+                {
+                    Source = new Uri("avares://Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/Accents/FluentDark.xaml")
+                }
+            };
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj
index 44b604197d..7748115137 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <TargetFrameworks>netcoreapp3.1;net47</TargetFrameworks>
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\..\build\UnitTests.NetCore.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\UnitTests.NetFX.props" />
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/DynamicResourceExtensionTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/DynamicResourceExtensionTests.cs
index 9152131ab3..a97cb69c86 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/DynamicResourceExtensionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/DynamicResourceExtensionTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Presenters;
@@ -809,6 +810,82 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.MarkupExtensions
             Assert.Equal(0xff506070, brush.Color.ToUint32());
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Resource_In_Non_Matching_Style_Is_Not_Resolved()
+        {
+            using var app = StyledWindow();
+
+            var xaml = @"
+<Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
+             xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
+             xmlns:local='clr-namespace:Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.MarkupExtensions'>
+    <Window.Resources>
+        <ResourceDictionary>
+            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+                <local:TrackingResourceProvider/>
+            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+    </Window.Resources>
+
+    <Window.Styles>
+        <Style Selector='Border.nomatch'>
+            <Setter Property='Tag' Value='{DynamicResource foo}'/>
+        </Style>
+        <Style Selector='Border'>
+            <Setter Property='Tag' Value='{DynamicResource bar}'/>
+        </Style>
+    </Window.Styles>
+
+    <Border Name='border'/>
+</Window>";
+
+            var window = (Window)AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.Load(xaml);
+            var border = window.FindControl<Border>("border");
+
+            Assert.Equal("bar", border.Tag);
+
+            var resourceProvider = (TrackingResourceProvider)window.Resources.MergedDictionaries[0];
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "bar" }, resourceProvider.RequestedResources);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Resource_In_Non_Active_Style_Is_Not_Resolved()
+        {
+            using var app = StyledWindow();
+
+            var xaml = @"
+<Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
+             xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
+             xmlns:local='clr-namespace:Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.MarkupExtensions'>
+    <Window.Resources>
+        <ResourceDictionary>
+            <ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+                <local:TrackingResourceProvider/>
+            </ResourceDictionary.MergedDictionaries>
+        </ResourceDictionary>
+    </Window.Resources>
+
+    <Window.Styles>
+        <Style Selector='Border'>
+            <Setter Property='Tag' Value='{DynamicResource foo}'/>
+        </Style>
+        <Style Selector='Border'>
+            <Setter Property='Tag' Value='{DynamicResource bar}'/>
+        </Style>
+    </Window.Styles>
+
+    <Border Name='border'/>
+</Window>";
+
+            var window = (Window)AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.Load(xaml);
+            var border = window.FindControl<Border>("border");
+
+            Assert.Equal("bar", border.Tag);
+
+            var resourceProvider = (TrackingResourceProvider)window.Resources.MergedDictionaries[0];
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "bar" }, resourceProvider.RequestedResources);
+        }
+
         private IDisposable StyledWindow(params (string, string)[] assets)
         {
             var services = TestServices.StyledWindow.With(
@@ -839,4 +916,23 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.MarkupExtensions
             };
         }
     }
+
+    public class TrackingResourceProvider : IResourceProvider
+    {
+        public IResourceHost Owner { get; private set; }
+        public bool HasResources => true;
+        public List<object> RequestedResources { get; } = new List<object>();
+
+        public event EventHandler OwnerChanged;
+
+        public void AddOwner(IResourceHost owner) => Owner = owner;
+        public void RemoveOwner(IResourceHost owner) => Owner = null;
+
+        public bool TryGetResource(object key, out object value)
+        {
+            RequestedResources.Add(key);
+            value = key;
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests.csproj b/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests.csproj
index a07ec050a6..7864687800 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
     <NoWarn>CS0067</NoWarn>
     <IsTestProject>true</IsTestProject>
+    <LangVersion>latest</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="..\..\build\UnitTests.NetCore.targets" />
   <Import Project="..\..\build\UnitTests.NetFX.props" />
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs
index df94887340..14710f44ba 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Templates;
 using Avalonia.Data;
 using Avalonia.UnitTests;
 using Moq;
@@ -217,6 +218,278 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests
             Assert.Equal(new[] { "foodefault", "Bar" }, values);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Inactive_Values_Should_Not_Be_Made_Active_During_Style_Attach()
+        {
+            using var app = UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.RealStyler);
+
+            var root = new TestRoot
+            {
+                Styles =
+                {
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, "Foo"),
+                        },
+                    },
+
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, "Bar"),
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var values = new List<string>();
+            var target = new Class1();
+
+            target.GetObservable(Class1.FooProperty).Subscribe(x => values.Add(x));
+            root.Child = target;
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "foodefault", "Bar" }, values);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Inactive_Bindings_Should_Not_Be_Made_Active_During_Style_Attach()
+        {
+            using var app = UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.RealStyler);
+
+            var root = new TestRoot
+            {
+                Styles =
+                {
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, new Binding("Foo")),
+                        },
+                    },
+
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, new Binding("Bar")),
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var values = new List<string>();
+            var target = new Class1
+            {
+                DataContext = new
+                {
+                    Foo = "Foo",
+                    Bar = "Bar",
+                }
+            };
+
+            target.GetObservable(Class1.FooProperty).Subscribe(x => values.Add(x));
+            root.Child = target;
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "foodefault", "Bar" }, values);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Inactive_Values_Should_Not_Be_Made_Active_During_Style_Detach()
+        {
+            using var app = UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.RealStyler);
+
+            var root = new TestRoot
+            {
+                Styles =
+                {
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, "Foo"),
+                        },
+                    },
+
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, "Bar"),
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var target = new Class1();
+            root.Child = target;
+
+            var values = new List<string>();
+            target.GetObservable(Class1.FooProperty).Subscribe(x => values.Add(x));
+            root.Child = null;
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "Bar", "foodefault" }, values);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Inactive_Values_Should_Not_Be_Made_Active_During_Style_Detach_2()
+        {
+            using var app = UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.RealStyler);
+
+            var root = new TestRoot
+            {
+                Styles =
+                {
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>().Class("foo"))
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, "Foo"),
+                        },
+                    },
+
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, "Bar"),
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var target = new Class1 { Classes = { "foo" } };
+            root.Child = target;
+
+            var values = new List<string>();
+            target.GetObservable(Class1.FooProperty).Subscribe(x => values.Add(x));
+            root.Child = null;
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "Foo", "foodefault" }, values);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Inactive_Bindings_Should_Not_Be_Made_Active_During_Style_Detach()
+        {
+            using var app = UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.RealStyler);
+
+            var root = new TestRoot
+            {
+                Styles =
+                {
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, new Binding("Foo")),
+                        },
+                    },
+
+                    new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                    {
+                        Setters =
+                        {
+                            new Setter(Class1.FooProperty, new Binding("Bar")),
+                        },
+                    }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var target = new Class1
+            {
+                DataContext = new
+                {
+                    Foo = "Foo",
+                    Bar = "Bar",
+                }
+            };
+
+            root.Child = target;
+
+            var values = new List<string>();
+            target.GetObservable(Class1.FooProperty).Subscribe(x => values.Add(x));
+            root.Child = null;
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "Bar", "foodefault" }, values);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Template_In_Non_Matching_Style_Is_Not_Built()
+        {
+            var instantiationCount = 0;
+            var template = new FuncTemplate<Class1>(() =>
+            {
+                ++instantiationCount;
+                return new Class1();
+            });
+
+            Styles styles = new Styles
+            {
+                new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>().Class("foo"))
+                {
+                    Setters =
+                    {
+                        new Setter(Class1.ChildProperty, template),
+                    },
+                },
+
+                new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                {
+                    Setters =
+                    {
+                        new Setter(Class1.ChildProperty, template),
+                    },
+                }
+            };
+
+            var target = new Class1();
+            styles.TryAttach(target, null);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(target.Child);
+            Assert.Equal(1, instantiationCount);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Template_In_Inactive_Style_Is_Not_Built()
+        {
+            var instantiationCount = 0;
+            var template = new FuncTemplate<Class1>(() =>
+            {
+                ++instantiationCount;
+                return new Class1();
+            });
+
+            Styles styles = new Styles
+            {
+                new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                {
+                    Setters =
+                    {
+                        new Setter(Class1.ChildProperty, template),
+                    },
+                },
+
+                new Style(x => x.OfType<Class1>())
+                {
+                    Setters =
+                    {
+                        new Setter(Class1.ChildProperty, template),
+                    },
+                }
+            };
+
+            var target = new Class1();
+            target.BeginBatchUpdate();
+            styles.TryAttach(target, null);
+            target.EndBatchUpdate();
+
+            Assert.NotNull(target.Child);
+            Assert.Equal(1, instantiationCount);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Style_Should_Detach_When_Control_Removed_From_Logical_Tree()
         {
@@ -453,12 +726,21 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests
             public static readonly StyledProperty<string> FooProperty =
                 AvaloniaProperty.Register<Class1, string>(nameof(Foo), "foodefault");
 
+            public static readonly StyledProperty<Class1> ChildProperty =
+                AvaloniaProperty.Register<Class1, Class1>(nameof(Child));
+
             public string Foo
             {
                 get { return GetValue(FooProperty); }
                 set { SetValue(FooProperty, value); }
             }
 
+            public Class1 Child
+            {
+                get => GetValue(ChildProperty);
+                set => SetValue(ChildProperty, value);
+            }
+
             protected override Size MeasureOverride(Size availableSize)
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/UnitTestApplication.cs b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/UnitTestApplication.cs
index 6fc82088e9..2d37057779 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/UnitTestApplication.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/UnitTestApplication.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.UnitTests
         public UnitTestApplication(TestServices services)
         {
             _services = services ?? new TestServices();
+            AvaloniaLocator.CurrentMutable.BindToSelf<Application>(this);
             RegisterServices();
         }
 
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.UnitTests
         {
             var scope = AvaloniaLocator.EnterScope();
             var app = new UnitTestApplication(services);
-            AvaloniaLocator.CurrentMutable.BindToSelf<Application>(app);
             Dispatcher.UIThread.UpdateServices();
             return Disposable.Create(() =>
             {