diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs
index 28182fd8aa..144174e371 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/CarouselPresenter.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
                     break;
 
                 case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Reset:
-                    if(!IsVirtualized)
                     {
                         var generator = ItemContainerGenerator;
                         var containers = generator.Containers.ToList();
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/CarouselTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/CarouselTests.cs
index 932a1bea68..df61698209 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/CarouselTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/CarouselTests.cs
@@ -133,6 +133,43 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
             Assert.Equal("Bar", ((TextBlock)child).Text);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Selected_Item_Changes_To_First_Item_When_Items_Property_Changes_And_Virtualized()
+        {
+            var items = new ObservableCollection<string>
+            {
+               "Foo",
+               "Bar",
+               "FooBar"
+            };
+
+            var target = new Carousel
+            {
+                Template = new FuncControlTemplate<Carousel>(CreateTemplate),
+                Items = items
+            };
+
+            target.ApplyTemplate();
+            target.Presenter.ApplyTemplate();
+
+            Assert.Single(target.GetLogicalChildren());
+
+            var child = target.GetLogicalChildren().Single();
+
+            Assert.IsType<TextBlock>(child);
+            Assert.Equal("Foo", ((TextBlock)child).Text);
+
+            var newItems = items.ToList();
+            newItems.RemoveAt(0);
+
+            target.Items = newItems;
+
+            child = target.GetLogicalChildren().Single();
+
+            Assert.IsType<TextBlock>(child);
+            Assert.Equal("Bar", ((TextBlock)child).Text);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Selected_Index_Is_Maintained_Carousel_Created_With_Non_Zero_SelectedIndex()
         {