diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Optional.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Optional.cs
index 8e044d7896..9dec399e35 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Optional.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Data/Optional.cs
@@ -153,4 +153,18 @@ namespace Avalonia.Data
         /// </summary>
         public static Optional<T> Empty => default;
     }
+
+    public static class OptionalExtensions
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Casts the type of an <see cref="Optional{T}"/> using only the C# cast operator.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The target type.</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="value">The binding value.</param>
+        /// <returns>The cast value.</returns>
+        public static Optional<T> Cast<T>(this Optional<object> value)
+        {
+            return value.HasValue ? new Optional<T>((T)value.Value) : Optional<T>.Empty;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs
index 3e17a81dd8..1b29338f07 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/BindingEntry.cs
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
                 owner,
                 (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
-                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
-                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                oldValue.Cast<T>(),
+                newValue.Cast<T>(),
                 Priority));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs
index d39fc3bb1e..dc4a1d88c1 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/ConstantValueEntry.cs
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
                 owner,
                 (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
-                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
-                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                oldValue.Cast<T>(),
+                newValue.Cast<T>(),
                 Priority));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs
index f49b74f4a8..8fe2ad7794 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/LocalValueEntry.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
                 owner,
                 (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
-                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
-                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                oldValue.Cast<T>(),
+                newValue.Cast<T>(),
                 BindingPriority.LocalValue));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
index 80496fc045..556f1a6269 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
             sink.ValueChanged(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
                 owner,
                 (AvaloniaProperty<T>)property,
-                oldValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
-                newValue.GetValueOrDefault<T>(),
+                oldValue.Cast<T>(),
+                newValue.Cast<T>(),
                 Priority));
         }