diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml
index beac57077f..ee8706d1e2 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
         xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
         xmlns:vm="clr-namespace:ControlCatalog.ViewModels"
         xmlns:v="clr-namespace:ControlCatalog.Views"
-        x:Class="ControlCatalog.MainWindow" LocalNotificationManager="{Binding NotificationManager}">
+        x:Class="ControlCatalog.MainWindow" LocalNotificationManager="{Binding NotificationManager, Mode=OneWayToSource}">
     <Window.DataTemplates>
         <DataTemplate DataType="vm:NotificationViewModel">
             <v:NotificationView />
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
index dcd7434947..475fc5a927 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// Defines the <see cref="LocalNotificationManager"/> property.
         /// </summary>
         public static readonly DirectProperty<TopLevel, INotificationManager> LocalNotificationManagerProperty =
-            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<TopLevel, INotificationManager>(nameof(LocalNotificationManager), o => o.LocalNotificationManager, defaultBindingMode: Data.BindingMode.OneWayToSource);
+            AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<TopLevel, INotificationManager>(nameof(LocalNotificationManager), o => o.LocalNotificationManager);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="SystemNotificationManager"/> property.