diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/CompiledBindingExtensionTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/CompiledBindingExtensionTests.cs
index 6f549a4ffa..8cd5cf7c13 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/CompiledBindingExtensionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/MarkupExtensions/CompiledBindingExtensionTests.cs
@@ -938,6 +938,58 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.MarkupExtensions
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void SupportsEmptyPath()
+        {
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow))
+            {
+                var xaml = @"
+<Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
+        xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
+        xmlns:local='clr-namespace:Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.MarkupExtensions;assembly=Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests'
+        x:DataType='local:TestDataContext'>
+    <TextBlock Text='{CompiledBinding}' Name='textBlock' />
+</Window>";
+                var window = (Window)AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.Load(xaml);
+                var textBlock = window.FindControl<TextBlock>("textBlock");
+
+                var dataContext = new TestDataContext
+                {
+                    StringProperty = "foobar"
+                };
+
+                window.DataContext = dataContext;
+
+                Assert.Equal(typeof(TestDataContext).FullName, textBlock.Text);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void SupportsDotPath()
+        {
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow))
+            {
+                var xaml = @"
+<Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
+        xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
+        xmlns:local='clr-namespace:Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.MarkupExtensions;assembly=Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests'
+        x:DataType='local:TestDataContext'>
+    <TextBlock Text='{CompiledBinding .}' Name='textBlock' />
+</Window>";
+                var window = (Window)AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.Load(xaml);
+                var textBlock = window.FindControl<TextBlock>("textBlock");
+
+                var dataContext = new TestDataContext
+                {
+                    StringProperty = "foobar"
+                };
+
+                window.DataContext = dataContext;
+
+                Assert.Equal(typeof(TestDataContext).FullName, textBlock.Text);
+            }
+        }
+
         void Throws(string type, Action cb)
         {
             try