diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
index 470be35592..9ece2b8042 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
             IObservable<BindingValue<T>> source,
             BindingPriority priority)
         {
-            if (_values.TryGetValue(property, out var slot))
+            if (_values.TryGetValue(property, out var slot) && !IsRemoveSentinel<T>(slot))
             {
                 return BindExisting(slot, property, source, priority);
             }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         private void AddValue(AvaloniaProperty property, IValue value)
         {
             _values.AddValue(property, value);
-            if (_batchUpdate is object && value is IBatchUpdate batch)
+            if (_batchUpdate?.IsBatchUpdating == true && value is IBatchUpdate batch)
                 batch.BeginBatchUpdate();
             value.Start();
         }
@@ -381,6 +381,8 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
             public BatchUpdate(ValueStore owner) => _owner = owner;
 
+            public bool IsBatchUpdating => _batchUpdateCount > 0;
+
             public void Begin()
             {
                 if (_batchUpdateCount++ == 0)
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate.cs
index 5bf3afc9e7..036f275a71 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/AvaloniaObjectTests_BatchUpdate.cs
@@ -478,6 +478,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Base.UnitTests
         {
             var target = new TestClass();
             var raised = 0;
+            var notifications = new List<AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs>();
 
             target.Foo = "foo";
 
@@ -490,11 +491,16 @@ namespace Avalonia.Base.UnitTests
                     target.Bind(TestClass.FooProperty, new TestObservable<string>("bar"));
                     ++raised;
                 }
+
+                notifications.Add(e);
             };
             target.EndBatchUpdate();
 
             Assert.Equal("bar", target.Foo);
             Assert.Equal(1, raised);
+            Assert.Equal(2, notifications.Count);
+            Assert.Equal(null, notifications[0].NewValue);
+            Assert.Equal("bar", notifications[1].NewValue);
         }
 
         public class TestClass : AvaloniaObject