diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs
index 4ad68fc63e..db33b88cc3 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/MarkupExtensions/StaticResourceExtension.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Data;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Converters;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.Runtime;
+using Avalonia.Styling;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.MarkupExtensions
 {
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.MarkupExtensions
                 _ => null,
             };
 
+            if (provideTarget.TargetObject is Setter setter)
+            {
+                targetType = setter.Property.PropertyType;
+            }
+
             // Look upwards though the ambient context for IResourceHosts and IResourceProviders
             // which might be able to give us the resource.
             foreach (var e in stack.Parents)