diff --git a/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj b/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj
index 8f1b39ae12..a4101afac1 100644
--- a/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj
+++ b/packages/Avalonia/Avalonia.csproj
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-      <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.BuildServices" Version="0.0.16" />
+      <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.BuildServices" Version="0.0.18" />
       <ProjectReference Include="../../src/Avalonia.Remote.Protocol/Avalonia.Remote.Protocol.csproj" />
       <ProjectReference Include="../../src/Avalonia.Build.Tasks/Avalonia.Build.Tasks.csproj">
         <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Animation/InterpolatingTransitionBase.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Animation/InterpolatingTransitionBase.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44e3129b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Animation/InterpolatingTransitionBase.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+using System;
+using Avalonia.Animation.Animators;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Animation;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// The base class for user-defined transition that are doing simple value interpolation
+/// </summary>
+public abstract class InterpolatingTransitionBase<T> : Transition<T>
+{
+    class Animator : Animator<T>
+    {
+        private readonly InterpolatingTransitionBase<T> _parent;
+
+        public Animator(InterpolatingTransitionBase<T> parent)
+        {
+            _parent = parent;
+        }
+        
+        public override T Interpolate(double progress, T oldValue, T newValue) =>
+            _parent.Interpolate(progress, oldValue, newValue);
+    }
+    
+    protected abstract T Interpolate(double progress, T from, T to);
+    
+    internal override IObservable<T> DoTransition(IObservable<double> progress, T oldValue, T newValue) =>
+        new AnimatorTransitionObservable<T, Animator>(new Animator(this), progress, Easing, oldValue, newValue);
+}
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