diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
index 9442eb908e..44673ed0a7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ItemsControl.cs
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
 
                         if (containerControl != null && containerControl is ILogical)
                         {
+                            ((ISetLogicalParent)containerControl).SetParent(this);
                             containerControl.UpdateChild();
                             LogicalChildren.Add(containerControl.Child as ILogical);
                             containerControl.SetValue(TemplatedParentProperty, null);