diff --git a/docs/tutorial/from-wpf.md b/docs/tutorial/from-wpf.md
index 0eb6e80327..d244fb076b 100644
--- a/docs/tutorial/from-wpf.md
+++ b/docs/tutorial/from-wpf.md
@@ -73,17 +73,6 @@ and includes `DirectProperty` for turning standard CLR properties into Avalonia
 properties. The common base class of `StyledProperty` and `DirectProperty`
 is `AvaloniaProperty`.
 
-# Resources
-
-There is no `Resources` collection on controls in Avalonia, however `Style`s
-do have a `Resources` collection for style-related resources. These can be
-referred to using the `{StyleResource}` markup extension both inside and outside
-styles.
-
-For non-style-related resources, we suggest defining them in code and referring
-to them in markup using the `{Static}` markup extension. To read more about the reasoning for this,
-see [this issue comment](https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia/issues/462#issuecomment-191849723).
-
 ## Grid
 
 Column and row definitions can be specified in Avalonia using strings, avoiding
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/BorderPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/BorderPage.xaml
index 9842745413..a81bd13ddd 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/BorderPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/BorderPage.xaml
@@ -7,22 +7,22 @@
                 Margin="0,16,0,0"
                 HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                 Gap="16">
-      <Border BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" BorderThickness="2" Padding="16">
+      <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" BorderThickness="2" Padding="16">
         <TextBlock>Border</TextBlock>
       </Border>
-      <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush2}" 
-              BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" 
+      <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush2}" 
+              BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" 
               BorderThickness="4" 
               Padding="16">
         <TextBlock>Border and Background</TextBlock>
       </Border>
-      <Border BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"
+      <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"
               BorderThickness="4" 
               CornerRadius="8"
               Padding="16">
         <TextBlock>Rounded Corners</TextBlock>
       </Border>
-      <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush2}"
+      <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush2}"
               CornerRadius="8"
               Padding="16">
         <TextBlock>Rounded Corners</TextBlock>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ButtonPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ButtonPage.xaml
index e595f27263..b5335ff15e 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ButtonPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ButtonPage.xaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
       <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Gap="8" Width="150">
         <Button>Button</Button>
         <Button Foreground="White">Foreground</Button>
-        <Button Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}">Background</Button>
+        <Button Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}">Background</Button>
         <Button IsEnabled="False">Disabled</Button>
         <Button Content="Re-themed">
           <Button.Styles>
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 
       <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Gap="8" Width="150">
         <Button BorderThickness="0">No Border</Button>
-        <Button BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}">Border Color</Button>
-        <Button BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" BorderThickness="4">Thick Border</Button>
-        <Button BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" BorderThickness="4" IsEnabled="False">Disabled</Button>
+        <Button BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}">Border Color</Button>
+        <Button BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" BorderThickness="4">Thick Border</Button>
+        <Button BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" BorderThickness="4" IsEnabled="False">Disabled</Button>
       </StackPanel>
     </StackPanel>    
   </StackPanel>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml
index f029b1106f..3af823befc 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ContextMenuPage.xaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
               Margin="0,16,0,0"
               HorizontalAlignment="Center"
               Gap="16">
-            <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"
+            <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"
               Padding="48,48,48,48">
                 <Border.ContextMenu>
                     <ContextMenu>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml
index b392770060..0a7a88e331 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       <DropDown SelectedIndex="0">
         <DropDownItem>
           <Panel>
-            <Rectangle Fill="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+            <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
             <TextBlock Margin="8">Control Items</TextBlock>
           </Panel>
         </DropDownItem>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/LayoutTransformControlPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/LayoutTransformControlPage.xaml
index 850eab8818..b428cd1b9f 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/LayoutTransformControlPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/LayoutTransformControlPage.xaml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
           RowDefinitions="24,Auto,24"
           HorizontalAlignment="Center"
           VerticalAlignment="Center">
-      <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0"/>
-      <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1"/>
-      <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1"/>
-      <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2"/>
+      <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="0"/>
+      <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="1"/>
+      <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="2" Grid.Row="1"/>
+      <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="2"/>
 
       <LayoutTransformControl Name="layoutTransform" Grid.Column="1" Grid.Row="1">
         <LayoutTransformControl.LayoutTransform>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/SideBar.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/SideBar.xaml
index 950de71e2b..c03bc432d4 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/SideBar.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/SideBar.xaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
         <DockPanel>
-          <ScrollViewer MinWidth="190" Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" DockPanel.Dock="Left">
+          <ScrollViewer MinWidth="190" Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" DockPanel.Dock="Left">
             <TabStrip Name="PART_TabStrip"
                       MemberSelector="{Static TabControl.HeaderSelector}"
                       Items="{TemplateBinding Items}"
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@
   </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="TabControl.sidebar TabStripItem:selected">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush2}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush2}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
diff --git a/samples/RenderTest/Pages/ClippingPage.xaml b/samples/RenderTest/Pages/ClippingPage.xaml
index 47e9d51e3c..238e3449de 100644
--- a/samples/RenderTest/Pages/ClippingPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/RenderTest/Pages/ClippingPage.xaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
             Width="100"
             Height="100"
             Clip="M 58.625 0.07421875 C 50.305778 0.26687364 42.411858 7.0346526 41.806641 15.595703 C 42.446442 22.063923 39.707425 13.710754 36.982422 12.683594 C 29.348395 6.1821635 16.419398 8.4359222 11.480469 17.195312 C 6.0935256 25.476803 9.8118851 37.71125 18.8125 41.6875 C 9.1554771 40.62945 -0.070876925 49.146842 0.21679688 58.857422 C 0.21545578 60.872512 0.56758794 62.88911 1.2617188 64.78125 C 4.3821886 74.16708 16.298268 78.921772 25.03125 74.326172 C 28.266843 72.062552 26.298191 74.214838 25.414062 76.398438 C 21.407348 85.589198 27.295992 97.294293 37.097656 99.501953 C 46.864883 102.3541 57.82177 94.726518 58.539062 84.580078 C 58.142158 79.498998 59.307538 83.392694 61.207031 85.433594 C 67.532324 93.056874 80.440232 93.192029 86.882812 85.630859 C 93.836392 78.456939 92.396838 65.538666 84.115234 60.009766 C 79.783641 57.904836 83.569793 58.802369 86.375 58.193359 C 96.383335 56.457569 102.87506 44.824101 99.083984 35.394531 C 95.963498 26.008711 84.047451 21.254079 75.314453 25.849609 C 72.078834 28.113269 74.047517 25.960974 74.931641 23.777344 C 78.93827 14.586564 73.049722 2.8815081 63.248047 0.67382812 C 61.721916 0.22817968 60.165597 0.038541919 58.625 0.07421875 z ">
-      <Border Name="clipChild" Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Margin="4">
+      <Border Name="clipChild" Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" Margin="4">
         <!-- Setting opacity puts the TextBox on a new layer -->
         <TextBox Text="Avalonia" Opacity="0.9" VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
       </Border>
diff --git a/samples/RenderTest/Pages/DrawingPage.xaml b/samples/RenderTest/Pages/DrawingPage.xaml
index 81181e01fc..ee892774f0 100644
--- a/samples/RenderTest/Pages/DrawingPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/RenderTest/Pages/DrawingPage.xaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
                 BorderThickness="1"
                 BorderBrush="Gray"
                 Margin="5">
-            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{StyleResource Bulb}" />
+            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{DynamicResource Bulb}" />
         </Border>
         <TextBlock Text="Fill"
                    Margin="3"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
                 BorderThickness="1"
                 BorderBrush="Gray"
                 Margin="5">
-            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{StyleResource Bulb}"
+            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{DynamicResource Bulb}"
                               Width="100"
                               Height="50"
                               Stretch="Fill" />
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
                 BorderThickness="1"
                 BorderBrush="Gray"
                 Margin="5">
-            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{StyleResource Bulb}"
+            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{DynamicResource Bulb}"
                               Width="100"
                               Height="50"
                               Stretch="Uniform" />
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
                 BorderThickness="1"
                 BorderBrush="Gray"
                 Margin="5">
-            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{StyleResource Bulb}"
+            <DrawingPresenter Drawing="{DynamicResource Bulb}"
                               Width="100"
                               Height="50"
                               Stretch="UniformToFill" />
diff --git a/samples/RenderTest/SideBar.xaml b/samples/RenderTest/SideBar.xaml
index 950de71e2b..c03bc432d4 100644
--- a/samples/RenderTest/SideBar.xaml
+++ b/samples/RenderTest/SideBar.xaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
         <DockPanel>
-          <ScrollViewer MinWidth="190" Background="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}" DockPanel.Dock="Left">
+          <ScrollViewer MinWidth="190" Background="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}" DockPanel.Dock="Left">
             <TabStrip Name="PART_TabStrip"
                       MemberSelector="{Static TabControl.HeaderSelector}"
                       Items="{TemplateBinding Items}"
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@
   </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="TabControl.sidebar TabStripItem:selected">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush2}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush2}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Button.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Button.xaml
index daa2973b21..908f293fa7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Button.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Button.xaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="Button">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderLightBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
-    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StyleResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderLightBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
     <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
     <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
     <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="Button:pointerover /template/ ContentPresenter">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="Button:pressed  /template/ ContentPresenter">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="Button:disabled">
-    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{StyleResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/CheckBox.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/CheckBox.xaml
index 2fc19b2679..195ec098c9 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/CheckBox.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/CheckBox.xaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="CheckBox">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
         <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                   Height="18"
                   VerticalAlignment="Center">
             <Path Name="checkMark"
-                  Fill="{StyleResource HighlightBrush}"
+                  Fill="{DynamicResource HighlightBrush}"
                   Width="11"
                   Height="10"
                   Stretch="Uniform"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="CheckBox:pointerover /template/ Border#border">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="CheckBox /template/ Path#checkMark">
     <Setter Property="IsVisible" Value="False"/>
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@
     <Setter Property="IsVisible" Value="True"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="CheckBox:disabled /template/ Border#border">
-    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{StyleResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DropDown.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DropDown.xaml
index 5a3d44360c..0e8b409cfd 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DropDown.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/DropDown.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="DropDown">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
     <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
                           Focusable="False"
                           IsChecked="{TemplateBinding IsDropDownOpen, Mode=TwoWay}"
                           Grid.Column="1">
-              <Path Fill="{StyleResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"
+              <Path Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"
                     Width="8"
                     Height="4"
                     Stretch="Uniform"
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                    MaxHeight="{TemplateBinding MaxDropDownHeight}"
                    PlacementTarget="{TemplateBinding}"
                    StaysOpen="False">
-              <Border BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"
+              <Border BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"
                       BorderThickness="1">
                 <ScrollViewer>
                   <ItemsPresenter Name="PART_ItemsPresenter"
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="DropDown:pointerover /template/ Border#border">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/EmbeddableControlRoot.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/EmbeddableControlRoot.xaml
index edea0ddf64..f39720bb65 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/EmbeddableControlRoot.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/EmbeddableControlRoot.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="EmbeddableControlRoot">
-  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
   <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Segoe UI"/>
-  <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StyleResource FontSizeNormal}"/>
+  <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{DynamicResource FontSizeNormal}"/>
   <Setter Property="Template">
     <ControlTemplate>
       <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/GridSplitter.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/GridSplitter.xaml
index 9fc46e18a5..1cacbd108c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/GridSplitter.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/GridSplitter.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="GridSplitter:vertical">
     <Setter Property="Width" Value="6"/>
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlLightBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlLightBrush}"/>
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
         <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 <Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
                 <Setter Property="Width" Value="4"/>
                 <Setter Property="Height" Value="4"/>
-                <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
+                <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
                 <Setter Property="Margin" Value="1"/>
               </Style>
             </StackPanel.Styles>
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="GridSplitter:horizontal">
     <Setter Property="Height" Value="6"/>
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlLightBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlLightBrush}"/>
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
         <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center"/>
                 <Setter Property="Width" Value="4"/>
                 <Setter Property="Height" Value="4"/>
-                <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
+                <Setter Property="Fill" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
                 <Setter Property="Margin" Value="1"/>
               </Style>
             </StackPanel.Styles>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ListBox.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ListBox.xaml
index 5aa23f5275..aa63a1b6c3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ListBox.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ListBox.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="ListBox">
-  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
-  <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
-  <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
   <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
   <Setter Property="Template">
     <ControlTemplate>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml
index 6c5004c0c6..1cd9587297 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/MenuItem.xaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
             </ContentPresenter>
             <Path Name="rightArrow"
                   Data="M0,0L4,3.5 0,7z"
-                  Fill="{StyleResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"
+                  Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"
                   Margin="10,0,0,0"
                   VerticalAlignment="Center"
                   Grid.Column="3"/>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
                    StaysOpen="True"
                    IsOpen="{TemplateBinding Path=IsSubMenuOpen, Mode=TwoWay}">
               <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
-                      BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"
+                      BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"
                       BorderThickness="1">
                 <ScrollViewer>
                   <Panel>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                                     Margin="2"
                                     MemberSelector="{TemplateBinding MemberSelector}"/>
                     <Rectangle Name="iconSeparator"
-                               Fill="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"
+                               Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"
                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                                IsHitTestVisible="False"
                                Margin="29,2,0,2"
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                    IsOpen="{TemplateBinding Path=IsSubMenuOpen, Mode=TwoWay}"
                    StaysOpen="True">
               <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
-                      BorderBrush="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"
+                      BorderBrush="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"
                       BorderThickness="1">
                 <ScrollViewer>
                   <Panel>
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                                     Margin="2"
                                     MemberSelector="{TemplateBinding MemberSelector}"/>
                     <Rectangle Name="iconSeparator"
-                               Fill="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"
+                               Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"
                                HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                                IsHitTestVisible="False"
                                Margin="29,2,0,2"
@@ -121,13 +121,13 @@
   </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:selected /template/ Border#root">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
   </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:pointerover /template/ Border#root">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
   </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="MenuItem:empty /template/ Path#rightArrow">
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/PopupRoot.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/PopupRoot.xaml
index f500de6ef3..47e519bf90 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/PopupRoot.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/PopupRoot.xaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="PopupRoot">
-  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
   <Setter Property="Template">
     <ControlTemplate>
       <ContentPresenter Name="PART_ContentPresenter"
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ProgressBar.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ProgressBar.xaml
index 94102c2712..4acff26537 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ProgressBar.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ProgressBar.xaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="ProgressBar">
-  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
-  <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush4}"/>
+  <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
   <Setter Property="MinHeight" Value="14"/>
   <Setter Property="MinWidth" Value="200"/>
   <Setter Property="Template">
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/RadioButton.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/RadioButton.xaml
index 7af8e0ff27..996f46023e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/RadioButton.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/RadioButton.xaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="RadioButton">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
         <Grid ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*" Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
                    Height="18"
                    VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
           <Ellipse Name="checkMark"
-                   Fill="{StyleResource HighlightBrush}"
+                   Fill="{DynamicResource HighlightBrush}"
                    Width="10"
                    Height="10"
                    Stretch="Uniform"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="RadioButton:pointerover /template/ Ellipse#border">
-    <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Stroke" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="RadioButton /template/ Ellipse#checkMark">
     <Setter Property="IsVisible" Value="False"/>
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@
     <Setter Property="IsVisible" Value="True"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="RadioButton:disabled /template/ Ellipse#border">
-    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{StyleResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
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diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ScrollBar.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ScrollBar.xaml
index 2a3f6a2e54..d270384123 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ScrollBar.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ScrollBar.xaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     <Style Selector="ScrollBar">
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <ControlTemplate>
-                <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}">
+                <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}">
                     <Grid RowDefinitions="10,*,10">
                         <RepeatButton Name="PART_LineUpButton"
                                       Classes="repeat"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
                             <Thumb Name="thumb">
                                 <Thumb.Template>
                                     <ControlTemplate>
-                                        <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}" />
+                                        <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}" />
                                     </ControlTemplate>
                                 </Thumb.Template>
                             </Thumb>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                 Value="10" />
         <Setter Property="Template">
             <ControlTemplate>
-                <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}">
+                <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}">
                     <Grid ColumnDefinitions="10,*,10">
                         <RepeatButton Name="PART_LineUpButton"
                                       Classes="repeat"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                             <Thumb Name="thumb">
                                 <Thumb.Template>
                                     <ControlTemplate>
-                                        <Border Background="{StyleResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}" />
+                                        <Border Background="{DynamicResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}" />
                                     </ControlTemplate>
                                 </Thumb.Template>
                             </Thumb>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Separator.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Separator.xaml
index e20ff9fc36..3b3a9e9749 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Separator.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Separator.xaml
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
   </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="MenuItem > Separator">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
     <Setter Property="Margin" Value="29,1,0,1"/>
     <Setter Property="Height" Value="1"/>
   </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="ContextMenu > Separator">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
     <Setter Property="Margin" Value="29,1,0,1"/>
     <Setter Property="Height" Value="1"/>
   </Style>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Slider.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Slider.xaml
index 136dd7009d..0944612417 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Slider.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Slider.xaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
               <Thumb.Template>
                 <ControlTemplate>
                   <Grid>
-                    <Ellipse Width="12" Height="12" Fill="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+                    <Ellipse Width="12" Height="12" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
                   </Grid>
                 </ControlTemplate>
               </Thumb.Template>
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
               <Thumb.Template>
                 <ControlTemplate>
                   <Grid>
-                    <Ellipse Width="12" Height="12" Fill="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+                    <Ellipse Width="12" Height="12" Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
                   </Grid>
                 </ControlTemplate>
               </Thumb.Template>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="Slider /template/ Border#TrackBackground">
     <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="2"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderLightBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderLightBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="Slider /template/ RepeatButton.repeattrack">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TabStripItem.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TabStripItem.xaml
index cee1c5e460..7f7fef0a1a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TabStripItem.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TabStripItem.xaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="TabStripItem">
     <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
-    <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StyleResource FontSizeLarge}"/>
-    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StyleResource ThemeForegroundLightBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{DynamicResource FontSizeLarge}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundLightBrush}"/>
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
         <ContentPresenter Name="PART_ContentPresenter"
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="TabStripItem:selected">
-    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StyleResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
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diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TextBox.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TextBox.xaml
index 8a5a41845b..8acc97d663 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TextBox.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TextBox.xaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="TextBox">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
     <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
     <Setter Property="Template">
       <ControlTemplate>
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
           <DockPanel Margin="{TemplateBinding Padding}">
             
             <TextBlock Name="floatingWatermark"
-                       Foreground="{StyleResource ThemeAccentBrush}"
-                       FontSize="{StyleResource FontSizeSmall}"
+                       Foreground="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"
+                       FontSize="{DynamicResource FontSizeSmall}"
                        Text="{TemplateBinding Watermark}"
                        DockPanel.Dock="Top">
               <TextBlock.IsVisible>
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
                 <ToolTip.Tip>
                   <ItemsControl Items="{TemplateBinding DataValidationErrors}" MemberSelector="Message"/>
                 </ToolTip.Tip>
-                <Path Data="M14,7 A7,7 0 0,0 0,7 M0,7 A7,7 0 1,0 14,7 M7,3l0,5 M7,9l0,2" Stroke="{StyleResource ErrorBrush}" StrokeThickness="2"/>
+                <Path Data="M14,7 A7,7 0 0,0 0,7 M0,7 A7,7 0 1,0 14,7 M7,3l0,5 M7,9l0,2" Stroke="{DynamicResource ErrorBrush}" StrokeThickness="2"/>
               </Canvas>
               
               <ScrollViewer CanScrollHorizontally="{TemplateBinding CanScrollHorizontally}"
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="TextBox:pointerover /template/ Border#border">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="TextBox:focus /template/ Border#border">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderDarkBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="TextBox:error /template/ Border#border">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ErrorBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ErrorBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="TextBox /template/ Canvas#error">
     <Setter Property="IsVisible" Value="False"/>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     <Setter Property="IsVisible" Value="True"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="TextBox /template/ ToolTip">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ErrorBrushLight}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ErrorBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ErrorBrushLight}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ErrorBrush}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
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diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToggleButton.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToggleButton.xaml
index 0c8a3fa425..12d7daacda 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToggleButton.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToggleButton.xaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <Styles xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui">
   <Style Selector="ToggleButton">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderLightBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
-    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{StyleResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderLightBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"/>
     <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
     <Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
     <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="ToggleButton:checked /template/ ContentPresenter">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}"/>
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="ToggleButton:pointerover /template/ ContentPresenter">
-    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="ToggleButton:pressed  /template/ ContentPresenter">
-    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeControlDarkBrush}"/>
   </Style>
   <Style Selector="ToggleButton:disabled">
-    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{StyleResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
+    <Setter Property="Opacity" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeDisabledOpacity}"/>
   </Style>
 </Styles>
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diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToolTip.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToolTip.xaml
index 46e297fbc2..f3e819c101 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToolTip.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/ToolTip.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="ToolTip">
-  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
-  <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
-  <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
   <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4,2"/>
   <Setter Property="Template">
     <ControlTemplate>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeView.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeView.xaml
index 838e007fb1..4ce677667b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeView.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeView.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="TreeView">
   <Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
-  <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
-  <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
+  <Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderMidBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBorderThickness}"/>
   <Setter Property="Padding" Value="4"/>
   <Setter Property="Template">
     <ControlTemplate>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeViewItem.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeViewItem.xaml
index 1814b11bf0..5fb1dfb73d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeViewItem.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/TreeViewItem.xaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                 Height="12"
                 HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                 VerticalAlignment="Center">
-          <Path Fill="{StyleResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"
+          <Path Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"
                 HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                 VerticalAlignment="Center"
                 Data="M 0 2 L 4 6 L 0 10 Z"/>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Window.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Window.xaml
index 49cd4ee747..06922addad 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Window.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Default/Window.xaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui" Selector="Window">
-  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{StyleResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
+  <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeBackgroundBrush}"/>
   <Setter Property="FontFamily" Value="Segoe UI"/>
-  <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{StyleResource FontSizeNormal}"/>
+  <Setter Property="FontSize" Value="{DynamicResource FontSizeNormal}"/>
   <Setter Property="Template">
     <ControlTemplate>
       <Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}">
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DirtyVisuals.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DirtyVisuals.cs
index f14f5bc912..00bc236b9c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DirtyVisuals.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DirtyVisuals.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
     {
         private SortedDictionary<int, List<IVisual>> _inner = new SortedDictionary<int, List<IVisual>>();
         private Dictionary<IVisual, int> _index = new Dictionary<IVisual, int>();
+        private List<IVisual> _deferredChanges = new List<IVisual>();
+        private int _deferring;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the number of dirty visuals.
@@ -29,10 +31,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         /// <param name="visual">The dirty visual.</param>
         public void Add(IVisual visual)
         {
+            if (_deferring > 0)
+            {
+                _deferredChanges.Add(visual);
+                return;
+            }
+
             var distance = visual.CalculateDistanceFromAncestor(visual.VisualRoot);
-            int existingDistance;
 
-            if (_index.TryGetValue(visual, out existingDistance))
+            if (_index.TryGetValue(visual, out var existingDistance))
             {
                 if (distance == existingDistance)
                 {
@@ -43,9 +50,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
                 _index.Remove(visual);
             }
 
-            List<IVisual> list;
-
-            if (!_inner.TryGetValue(distance, out list))
+            if (!_inner.TryGetValue(distance, out var list))
             {
                 list = new List<IVisual>();
                 _inner.Add(distance, list);
@@ -60,27 +65,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         /// </summary>
         public void Clear()
         {
-            _inner.Clear();
-            _index.Clear();
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Removes a visual from the dirty list.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="visual">The visual.</param>
-        /// <returns>True if the visual was present in the list; otherwise false.</returns>
-        public bool Remove(IVisual visual)
-        {
-            int distance;
-
-            if (_index.TryGetValue(visual, out distance))
+            if (_deferring > 0)
             {
-                _inner[distance].Remove(visual);
-                _index.Remove(visual);
-                return true;
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot clear while enumerating");
             }
 
-            return false;
+            _inner.Clear();
+            _index.Clear();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -89,13 +80,38 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         /// <returns>A collection of visuals.</returns>
         public IEnumerator<IVisual> GetEnumerator()
         {
-            foreach (var i in _inner)
+            BeginDefer();
+            try
             {
-                foreach (var j in i.Value)
+                foreach (var i in _inner)
                 {
-                    yield return j;
+                    foreach (var j in i.Value)
+                    {
+                        yield return j;
+                    }
                 }
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                EndDefer();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void BeginDefer()
+        {
+            ++_deferring;
+        }
+
+        private void EndDefer()
+        {
+            if (--_deferring > 0) return;
+
+            foreach (var visual in _deferredChanges)
+            {
+                Add(visual);
+            }
+
+            _deferredChanges.Clear();
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/Style2.xaml b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/Style2.xaml
index a4e16bd808..fd93c4a468 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/Style2.xaml
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/Style2.xaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Style xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
   <Style.Resources>
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="RedBrush" Color="{StyleResource Red}"/>
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="GreenBrush" Color="{StyleResource Green}"/>
-    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BlueBrush" Color="{StyleResource Blue}"/>
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="RedBrush" Color="{DynamicResource Red}"/>
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="GreenBrush" Color="{DynamicResource Green}"/>
+    <SolidColorBrush x:Key="BlueBrush" Color="{DynamicResource Blue}"/>
   </Style.Resources>
 </Style>
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