diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs
index aa03330cc5..7384daae30 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Media;
+
 namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
 {
     internal class AvaloniaPropertyViewModel : PropertyViewModel
     {
         private readonly AvaloniaObject _target;
-        private System.Type _assignedType;
+        private Type _assignedType;
         private object? _value;
         private string _priority;
         private string _group;
-        private readonly System.Type _propertyType;
+        private readonly Type _propertyType;
 
 #nullable disable
         // Remove "nullable disable" after MemberNotNull will work on our CI.
@@ -28,13 +32,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         public AvaloniaProperty Property { get; }
         public override object Key => Property;
         public override string Name { get; }
-        public override bool? IsAttached => 
-            Property.IsAttached;
-
-        public override string Priority =>
-            _priority;
-
-        public override System.Type AssignedType => _assignedType;
+        public override bool? IsAttached => Property.IsAttached;
+        public override string Priority => _priority;
+        public override Type AssignedType => _assignedType;
 
         public override string? Value
         {
@@ -53,30 +53,58 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
 
         public override string Group => _group;
 
-        public override System.Type? DeclaringType { get; }
-        public override System.Type PropertyType => _propertyType;
+        public override Type? DeclaringType { get; }
+        public override Type PropertyType => _propertyType;
 
         // [MemberNotNull(nameof(_type), nameof(_group), nameof(_priority))]
         public override void Update()
         {
             if (Property.IsDirect)
             {
-                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, _target.GetValue(Property), nameof(Value));
-                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType,_value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
+                object? value;
+                Type? valueType = null;
+
+                try
+                {
+                    value = _target.GetValue(Property);
+                    valueType = value?.GetType();
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    value = e.GetBaseException();
+                }
+
+                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, value, nameof(Value));
+                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType, valueType ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
                 RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _priority, "Direct", nameof(Priority));
 
                 _group = "Properties";
             }
             else
             {
-                var val = _target.GetDiagnostic(Property);
+                object? value;
+                Type? valueType = null;
+                BindingPriority? priority = null;
+
+                try
+                {
+                    var diag = _target.GetDiagnostic(Property);
+
+                    value = diag.Value;
+                    valueType = value?.GetType();
+                    priority = diag.Priority;
+                }
+                catch (Exception e)
+                {
+                    value = e.GetBaseException();
+                }
 
-                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, val?.Value, nameof(Value));
-                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType, _value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
+                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, value, nameof(Value));
+                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType, valueType ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
 
-                if (val != null)
+                if (priority != null)
                 {
-                    RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _priority, val.Priority.ToString(), nameof(Priority));
+                    RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _priority, priority.ToString()!, nameof(Priority));
                     RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _group, IsAttached == true ? "Attached Properties" : "Properties", nameof(Group));
                 }
                 else
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs
index e2d8a30c8a..73fb615b32 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Avalonia.Media;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
 {
     internal class ClrPropertyViewModel : PropertyViewModel
     {
         private readonly object _target;
-        private System.Type _assignedType;
+        private Type _assignedType;
         private object? _value;
-        private readonly System.Type _propertyType;
+        private readonly Type _propertyType;
 
 #nullable disable
         // Remove "nullable disable" after MemberNotNull will work on our CI.
@@ -25,6 +27,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             {
                 Name = property.DeclaringType.Name + '.' + property.Name;
             }
+
             DeclaringType = property.DeclaringType;
             _propertyType = property.PropertyType;
 
@@ -36,10 +39,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         public override string Name { get; }
         public override string Group => "CLR Properties";
 
-        public override System.Type AssignedType => _assignedType;
-        public override  System.Type PropertyType => _propertyType;
+        public override Type AssignedType => _assignedType;
+        public override Type PropertyType => _propertyType;
 
-        public override string? Value 
+        public override string? Value
         {
             get => ConvertToString(_value);
             set
@@ -54,20 +57,30 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
-        public override string Priority => 
-            string.Empty;
+        public override string Priority => string.Empty;
 
-        public override bool? IsAttached => 
-            default;
+        public override bool? IsAttached => default;
 
-        public override System.Type? DeclaringType { get; }
+        public override Type? DeclaringType { get; }
 
         // [MemberNotNull(nameof(_type))]
         public override void Update()
         {
-            var val = Property.GetValue(_target);
-            RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, val, nameof(Value));
-            RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType, _value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
+            object? value;
+            Type? valueType = null;
+
+            try
+            {
+                value = Property.GetValue(_target);
+                valueType = value?.GetType();
+            }
+            catch (Exception e)
+            {
+                value = e.GetBaseException();
+            }
+
+            RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, value, nameof(Value));
+            RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType, valueType ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
             RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(Type));
         }
     }