diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs
index f35124ee0a..91b65a1f72 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGrid.cs
@@ -3979,7 +3979,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                     {
                         if (focusedObject is Control element)
                         {
-                            parent = element.Parent;
+                            parent = element.VisualParent;
                             if (parent != null)
                             {
                                 dataGridWillReceiveRoutedEvent = false;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Utils/TreeHelper.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Utils/TreeHelper.cs
index f4ba644ae6..6aebf05d6b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Utils/TreeHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Utils/TreeHelper.cs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Utils
                     {
                         if (child is Control childElement)
                         {
-                            parent = childElement.Parent;
+                            parent = childElement.VisualParent;
                         }
                     }
                     child = parent;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.cs
index 98885e11ca..55649660f7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/AutoCompleteBox/AutoCompleteBox.cs
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                     Control? element = focused as Control;
                     if (element != null)
                     {
-                        parent = element.Parent;
+                        parent = element.VisualParent;
                     }
                 }
                 focused = parent;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
index ed24c3c7c2..ab7c9948c4 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Control.cs
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using Avalonia.Automation.Peers;
-using Avalonia.Controls.Documents;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Templates;
 using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Input.Platform;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
-using Avalonia.Media;
 using Avalonia.Rendering;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
 using Avalonia.Threading;
@@ -211,8 +209,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             remove => RemoveHandler(SizeChangedEvent, value);
         }
 
-        public new Control? Parent => (Control?)base.Parent;
-
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         bool IDataTemplateHost.IsDataTemplatesInitialized => _dataTemplates != null;
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Documents/InlineUIContainer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Documents/InlineUIContainer.cs
index 58afb24b5c..f06c8515ee 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Documents/InlineUIContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Documents/InlineUIContainer.cs
@@ -64,5 +64,23 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Documents
         internal override void AppendText(StringBuilder stringBuilder)
         {
         }
+
+        protected override void OnPropertyChanged(AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs change)
+        {
+            base.OnPropertyChanged(change);
+
+            if (change.Property == ChildProperty)
+            {
+                if(change.OldValue is Control oldChild)
+                {
+                    LogicalChildren.Remove(oldChild);
+                }
+
+                if(change.NewValue is Control newChild)
+                {
+                    LogicalChildren.Add(newChild);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs
index de3aca76d9..4dd868253e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Platform/DefaultMenuInteractionHandler.cs
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Platform
             }
         }
 
-        protected static IMenuItem? GetMenuItem(Control? item)
+        protected static IMenuItem? GetMenuItem(StyledElement? item)
         {
             while (true)
             {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/OverlayPopupHost.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/OverlayPopupHost.cs
index e265f4eb6a..d466edeb33 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/OverlayPopupHost.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/OverlayPopupHost.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
             set { /* Not currently supported in overlay popups */ }
         }
 
-        protected internal override Interactive? InteractiveParent => Parent;
+        protected internal override Interactive? InteractiveParent => (Interactive?)VisualParent;
 
         public void Dispose() => Hide();
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs
index c85199a665..3b68cd2ae8 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/Popup.cs
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
 
                     while (e is object && (!e.Focusable || !e.IsEffectivelyEnabled || !e.IsVisible))
                     {
-                        e = e.Parent;
+                        e = e.VisualParent as Control;
                     }
 
                     if (e is object)
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/PopupRoot.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/PopupRoot.cs
index 57ec864cad..b3436d4176 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/PopupRoot.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Primitives/PopupRoot.cs
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Primitives
         /// <remarks>
         /// Popup events are passed to their parent window. This facilitates this.
         /// </remarks>
-        protected internal override Interactive? InteractiveParent => Parent;
+        protected internal override Interactive? InteractiveParent => (Interactive?)Parent;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the control that is hosting the popup root.
         /// </summary>
-        Visual? IHostedVisualTreeRoot.Host => Parent;
+        Visual? IHostedVisualTreeRoot.Host => VisualParent;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the styling parent of the popup root.
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ProgressBar.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ProgressBar.cs
index 7e0d695264..ce3158b282 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/ProgressBar.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/ProgressBar.cs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         private void UpdateIndicator()
         {
             // Gets the size of the parent indicator container
-            var barSize = _indicator?.Parent?.Bounds.Size ?? Bounds.Size;
+            var barSize = _indicator?.VisualParent?.Bounds.Size ?? Bounds.Size;
 
             if (_indicator != null)
             {
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBlock.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBlock.cs
index df9a3eb8f3..ec31470126 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBlock.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TextBlock.cs
@@ -673,8 +673,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                             controlRun.Control is Control control)
                         {
                             VisualChildren.Remove(control);
-
-                            LogicalChildren.Remove(control);
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -693,8 +691,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                     {
                         VisualChildren.Add(control);
 
-                        LogicalChildren.Add(control);
-
                         control.Measure(Size.Infinity);
                     }
                 }