diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Viewbox.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Viewbox.cs
index aabfd3ef18..07d877142e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Viewbox.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Viewbox.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             // can be applied independently of the Viewbox and Child transforms.
             _containerVisual = new ViewboxContainer();
             _containerVisual.RenderTransformOrigin = RelativePoint.TopLeft;
+            ((ISetLogicalParent)_containerVisual).SetParent(this);
             VisualChildren.Add(_containerVisual);
         }