diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Panel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Panel.cs
index fa18ee468c..eff6603727 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Panel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Panel.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Specialized;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
+using Avalonia.Controls.Presenters;
 using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
 using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Metadata;
 using Avalonia.Reactive;
-using Avalonia.Styling;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Controls
 {
@@ -59,6 +58,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             set { SetValue(BackgroundProperty, value); }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets whether the <see cref="Panel"/> hosts the items created by an <see cref="ItemsPresenter"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool IsItemsHost { get; internal set; }
+
         event EventHandler<ChildIndexChangedEventArgs>? IChildIndexProvider.ChildIndexChanged
         {
             add
@@ -129,24 +133,29 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <param name="e">The event args.</param>
         protected virtual void ChildrenChanged(object? sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
         {
-            List<Control> controls;
-
             switch (e.Action)
             {
                 case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Add:
-                    controls = e.NewItems!.OfType<Control>().ToList();
-                    LogicalChildren.InsertRange(e.NewStartingIndex, controls);
+                    if (!IsItemsHost)
+                    {
+                        LogicalChildren.InsertRange(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems!.OfType<Control>().ToList());
+                    }
                     VisualChildren.InsertRange(e.NewStartingIndex, e.NewItems!.OfType<Visual>());
                     break;
 
                 case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Move:
-                    LogicalChildren.MoveRange(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems!.Count, e.NewStartingIndex);
-                    VisualChildren.MoveRange(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems.Count, e.NewStartingIndex);
+                    if (!IsItemsHost)
+                    {
+                        LogicalChildren.MoveRange(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems!.Count, e.NewStartingIndex);
+                    }
+                    VisualChildren.MoveRange(e.OldStartingIndex, e.OldItems!.Count, e.NewStartingIndex);
                     break;
 
                 case NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Remove:
-                    controls = e.OldItems!.OfType<Control>().ToList();
-                    LogicalChildren.RemoveAll(controls);
+                    if (!IsItemsHost)
+                    {
+                        LogicalChildren.RemoveAll(e.OldItems!.OfType<Control>().ToList());
+                    }
                     VisualChildren.RemoveAll(e.OldItems!.OfType<Visual>());
                     break;
 
@@ -155,7 +164,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                     {
                         var index = i + e.OldStartingIndex;
                         var child = (Control)e.NewItems![i]!;
-                        LogicalChildren[index] = child;
+                        if (!IsItemsHost)
+                        {
+                            LogicalChildren[index] = child;
+                        }
                         VisualChildren[index] = child;
                     }
                     break;
@@ -200,6 +212,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             return child is Control control ? Children.IndexOf(control) : -1;
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
         public bool TryGetTotalCount(out int count)
         {
             count = Children.Count;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
index e8eaac7d17..0a762c438d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
 
                 Panel = ItemsPanel.Build();
                 Panel.SetValue(TemplatedParentProperty, TemplatedParent);
+                Panel.IsItemsHost = true;
                 _scrollSnapPointsInfo = Panel as IScrollSnapPointsInfo;
                 LogicalChildren.Add(Panel);
                 VisualChildren.Add(Panel);
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs
index f074972cef..3aaf62f0bf 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
             Assert.Equal(target, target.Presenter.Panel.TemplatedParent);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Panel_Should_Have_ItemsHost_Set_To_True()
+        {
+            var target = new ItemsControl();
+
+            target.Template = GetTemplate();
+            target.Items = new[] { "Foo" };
+            target.ApplyTemplate();
+            target.Presenter!.ApplyTemplate();
+
+            Assert.True(target.Presenter.Panel!.IsItemsHost);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Container_Should_Have_TemplatedParent_Set_To_Null()
         {
@@ -634,7 +647,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
             target.ApplyTemplate();
             target.Presenter.ApplyTemplate();
 
-            var item = target.Presenter.Panel.LogicalChildren[0];
+            var item = target.LogicalChildren[0];
             Assert.Null(NameScope.GetNameScope((TextBlock)item));
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/PanelTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/PanelTests.cs
index a31f0dd4c2..82f133d533 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/PanelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/PanelTests.cs
@@ -141,5 +141,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
             var panel = new Panel();
             Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(() => panel.Children.Add(null!));
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Adding_Control_To_Items_Host_Panel_Should_Not_Affect_Logical_Children()
+        {
+            var child = new Control();
+            var realParent = new ContentControl { Content = child };
+            var panel = new Panel { IsItemsHost = true };
+
+            panel.Children.Add(child);
+
+            Assert.Empty(panel.LogicalChildren);
+            Assert.Same(child.Parent, realParent);
+            Assert.Same(child.GetLogicalParent(), realParent);
+            Assert.Same(child.GetVisualParent(), panel);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TabControlTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TabControlTests.cs
index 4c5397db60..0f72b2101a 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TabControlTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TabControlTests.cs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
 
             ApplyTemplate(target);
 
-            var logicalChildren = target.ItemsPresenterPart.Panel.GetLogicalChildren();
+            var logicalChildren = target.GetLogicalChildren();
 
             var result = logicalChildren
                 .OfType<TabItem>()
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TreeViewTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TreeViewTests.cs
index 1a9fb33b7e..2ca716fa8f 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TreeViewTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TreeViewTests.cs
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
             target.ApplyTemplate();
             target.Presenter.ApplyTemplate();
 
-            var item = target.Presenter.Panel.LogicalChildren[0];
+            var item = target.LogicalChildren[0];
             Assert.Null(NameScope.GetNameScope((TreeViewItem)item));
         }