diff --git a/native/Avalonia.Native/inc/comimpl.h b/native/Avalonia.Native/inc/comimpl.h
index 0ff64b7215..c9f70cfa3b 100644
--- a/native/Avalonia.Native/inc/comimpl.h
+++ b/native/Avalonia.Native/inc/comimpl.h
@@ -10,6 +10,95 @@
 
 __IID_DEF(IUnknown, 0, 0, 0, C0, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 46);
 
+template<class TInterface>
+class ComPtr
+{
+private:
+    TInterface* _obj;
+public:
+    ComPtr()
+    {
+        _obj = 0;
+    }
+    
+    ComPtr(TInterface* pObj)
+    {
+        _obj = 0;
+
+        if (pObj)
+        {
+            _obj = pObj;
+            _obj->AddRef();
+        }
+    }
+    
+    ComPtr(const ComPtr& ptr)
+    {
+        _obj = 0;
+        
+        if (ptr._obj)
+        {
+            _obj = ptr._obj;
+            _obj->AddRef();
+        }
+
+    }
+    
+    ComPtr& operator=(ComPtr other)
+    {
+        if(_obj != NULL)
+            _obj->Release();
+        _obj = other._obj;
+        if(_obj != NULL)
+            _obj->AddRef();
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ~ComPtr()
+    {
+        if (_obj)
+        {
+            _obj->Release();
+            _obj = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    TInterface* getRaw()
+    {
+        return _obj;
+    }
+    
+    TInterface* getRetainedReference()
+    {
+        if(_obj == NULL)
+            return NULL;
+        _obj->AddRef();
+        return _obj;
+    }
+    
+    TInterface** getPPV()
+    {
+        return &_obj;
+    }
+    
+    operator TInterface*() const
+    {
+        return _obj;
+    }
+    TInterface& operator*() const
+    {
+        return *_obj;
+    }
+    TInterface** operator&()
+    {
+        return &_obj;
+    }
+    TInterface* operator->() const
+    {
+        return _obj;
+    }
+};
+
 class ComObject : public virtual IUnknown
 {
 private:
@@ -58,6 +147,12 @@ public:
         _refCount++;
         return S_OK;
     }
+    
+protected:
+   ComPtr<IUnknown> UnknownSelf()
+    {
+       return this;
+   }
 
 };
 
@@ -104,94 +199,5 @@ public:
     virtual ~ComSingleObject(){}
 };
 
-template<class TInterface>
-class ComPtr
-{
-private:
-    TInterface* _obj;
-public:
-    ComPtr()
-    {
-        _obj = 0;
-    }
-    
-    ComPtr(TInterface* pObj)
-    {
-        _obj = 0;
-
-        if (pObj)
-        {
-            _obj = pObj;
-            _obj->AddRef();
-        }
-    }
-    
-    ComPtr(const ComPtr& ptr)
-    {
-        _obj = 0;
-        
-        if (ptr._obj)
-        {
-            _obj = ptr._obj;
-            _obj->AddRef();
-        }
-
-    }
-    
-    ComPtr& operator=(ComPtr other)
-    {
-        if(_obj != NULL)
-            _obj->Release();
-        _obj = other._obj;
-        if(_obj != NULL)
-            _obj->AddRef();
-        return *this;
-    }
-
-    ~ComPtr()
-    {
-        if (_obj)
-        {
-            _obj->Release();
-            _obj = 0;
-        }
-    }
-    
-    TInterface* getRaw()
-    {
-        return _obj;
-    }
-    
-    TInterface* getRetainedReference()
-    {
-        if(_obj == NULL)
-            return NULL;
-        _obj->AddRef();
-        return _obj;
-    }
-    
-    TInterface** getPPV()
-    {
-        return &_obj;
-    }
-    
-    operator TInterface*() const
-    {
-        return _obj;
-    }
-    TInterface& operator*() const
-    {
-        return *_obj;
-    }
-    TInterface** operator&()
-    {
-        return &_obj;
-    }
-    TInterface* operator->() const
-    {
-        return _obj;
-    }
-};
-
 #endif // COMIMPL_H_INCLUDED
 #pragma clang diagnostic pop