diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Converters/AvaloniaPropertyConverterTest.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Converters/AvaloniaPropertyConverterTest.cs
index dd741d6207..b987d6e3e7 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Converters/AvaloniaPropertyConverterTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Converters/AvaloniaPropertyConverterTest.cs
@@ -2,18 +2,26 @@
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See licence.md file in the project root for full license information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Reactive;
 using Moq;
-using OmniXaml;
-using OmniXaml.ObjectAssembler.Commands;
-using OmniXaml.TypeConversion;
-using OmniXaml.Typing;
 using Avalonia.Collections;
-using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Converters;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
 using Xunit;
+
+#if !OMNIXAML
+
 using Portable.Xaml.ComponentModel;
+using Portable.Xaml;
+using Portable.Xaml.Markup;
+
+#else
+
+using OmniXaml;
+using OmniXaml.ObjectAssembler.Commands;
+using OmniXaml.TypeConversion;
+using OmniXaml.Typing;
+
+#endif
 
 namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Converters
 {
@@ -56,12 +64,38 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Converters
 
             Assert.Equal(AttachedOwner.AttachedProperty, result);
         }
+
 #if !OMNIXAML
         private ITypeDescriptorContext CreateContext(Style style = null)
         {
-            return null;
+            var tdMock = new Mock<ITypeDescriptorContext>();
+            var xsc = new Mock<IXamlSchemaContextProvider>();
+            var sc = Mock.Of<XamlSchemaContext>();
+            var amb = new Mock<IAmbientProvider>();
+            var tr = new Mock<IXamlTypeResolver>();
+
+            tdMock.Setup(d => d.GetService(typeof(IAmbientProvider)))
+                .Returns(amb.Object);
+            tdMock.Setup(d => d.GetService(typeof(IXamlSchemaContextProvider)))
+                .Returns(xsc.Object);
+            tdMock.Setup(d => d.GetService(typeof(IXamlTypeResolver)))
+                .Returns(tr.Object);
+
+            xsc.SetupGet(v => v.SchemaContext)
+                .Returns(sc);
+            amb.Setup(v => v.GetFirstAmbientValue(It.IsAny<Portable.Xaml.XamlType>()))
+                .Returns(style);
+            amb.Setup(v => v.GetAllAmbientValues(It.IsAny<Portable.Xaml.XamlType>()))
+                .Returns(new object[] { style });
+            tr.Setup(v => v.Resolve(nameof(Class1)))
+                .Returns(typeof(Class1));
+            tr.Setup(v => v.Resolve(nameof(AttachedOwner)))
+                .Returns(typeof(AttachedOwner));
+
+            return tdMock.Object;
         }
 #else
+
         private IValueContext CreateContext(Style style = null)
         {
             var context = new Mock<IValueContext>();
@@ -77,7 +111,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Converters
             typeRepository.Setup(x => x.GetByQualifiedName("AttachedOwner")).Returns(attachedOwnerXamlType);
             return context.Object;
         }
+
 #endif
+
         private class Class1 : AvaloniaObject, IStyleable
         {
             public static readonly StyledProperty<string> FooProperty =
@@ -112,4 +148,4 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Converters
                 AvaloniaProperty.RegisterAttached<AttachedOwner, Class1, string>("Attached");
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
index 11a4f745e2..2f9c50bc0a 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
@@ -50,6 +50,22 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
             Assert.Equal(21.0, TextBlock.GetFontSize(target));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Attached_Property_Supports_Binding()
+        {
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockWindowingPlatform))
+            {
+                var xaml =
+            @"<Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui' TextBlock.FontSize='{Binding}'/>";
+
+                var target = AvaloniaXamlLoader.Parse<ContentControl>(xaml);
+
+                target.DataContext = 21.0;
+
+                Assert.Equal(21.0, TextBlock.GetFontSize(target));
+            }
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Attached_Property_In_Panel_Is_Set()
         {
@@ -396,8 +412,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
         [Fact]
         public void Xaml_Binding_Is_Delayed()
         {
-            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockPlatformWrapper
-                                    .With(windowingPlatform: new MockWindowingPlatform())))
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockWindowingPlatform))
             {
                 var xaml =
 @"<ContentControl xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui' Content='{Binding}'/>";
@@ -484,11 +499,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
             Assert.Equal("Bar", bindings[1].Path);
         }
 
-#if OMNIXAML
-        [Fact(Skip ="OmniXaml doesn't support set property with base class prefix ...")]
-#else
         [Fact]
-#endif
         public void Control_Template_Is_Operational()
         {
             using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockPlatformWrapper
@@ -497,12 +508,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
                 var xaml = @"
 <Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
                 xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'>
-    <ContentControl.Template>
+    <Window.Template>
         <ControlTemplate>
             <ContentPresenter Name='PART_ContentPresenter'
                         Content='{TemplateBinding Content}'/>
         </ControlTemplate>
-    </ContentControl.Template>
+    </Window.Template>
 </Window>";
 
                 var target = AvaloniaXamlLoader.Parse<ContentControl>(xaml);
@@ -595,5 +606,25 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
                 Assert.True(attached < widthChanged);
             }
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Control_Is_Added_To_Parent_Before_Properties_Are_Set_Simple()
+        {
+                var xaml = @"
+<ContentControl xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
+             xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'
+             xmlns:local='clr-namespace:Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml;assembly=Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests'>
+    <local:InitializationOrderTracker Width='100'/>
+</ContentControl>";
+
+                var window = AvaloniaXamlLoader.Parse<ContentControl>(xaml);
+                var tracker = (InitializationOrderTracker)window.Content;
+
+                var parentSet = tracker.Order.IndexOf("Property Parent Changed");
+                var widthChanged = tracker.Order.IndexOf("Property Width Changed");
+
+                Assert.Equal(0, parentSet);
+                Assert.Equal(1, widthChanged);
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BindingTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BindingTests.cs
index a66d6ac6d8..989bd668f4 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BindingTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BindingTests.cs
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
         [Fact]
         public void Can_Bind_To_DataContext_Of_Anchor_On_Non_Control()
         {
-            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow))
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockWindowingPlatform))
             {
                 var xaml = @"
 <Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
@@ -146,30 +146,33 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
             }
         }
 
+#if  OMNIXAML
+
         [Fact(Skip = "OmniXaml doesn't support nested markup extensions. #119")]
+#else
+
+        [Fact]
+#endif
         public void Binding_To_Self_Works()
         {
-            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow))
-            {
-                var xaml = @"
-<Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
+            var xaml = @"
+<ContentControl xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
         xmlns:x='http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml'>
     <TextBlock Name='textblock' Text='{Binding Tag, RelativeSource={RelativeSource Self}}'/>
-</Window>";
-                var loader = new AvaloniaXamlLoader();
-                var window = (Window)loader.Load(xaml);
-                var textBlock = (TextBlock)window.Content;
+</ContentControl>";
 
-                window.ApplyTemplate();
+            var window = AvaloniaXamlLoader.Parse<ContentControl>(xaml);
+            var textBlock = (TextBlock)window.Content;
 
-                Assert.Equal("foo", textBlock.Text);
-            }
+            textBlock.Tag = "foo";
+
+            Assert.Equal("foo", textBlock.Text);
         }
 
         [Fact]
         public void Longform_Binding_To_Self_Works()
         {
-            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow))
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockWindowingPlatform))
             {
                 var xaml = @"
 <Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
@@ -190,4 +193,4 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/StyleTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/StyleTests.cs
index 308a65dcd4..09e5bd2a5f 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/StyleTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/StyleTests.cs
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
         [Fact]
         public void StyleResource_Can_Be_Assigned_To_Setter()
         {
-            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow))
+            //skip default theme and styles, they are not needed
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow
+                                        .With(theme: () => new Styles())))
             {
                 var xaml = @"
 <Window xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/TestServices.cs b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/TestServices.cs
index 8dc838163f..042c29d383 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/TestServices.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.UnitTests/TestServices.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.UnitTests
         public static readonly TestServices MockPlatformWrapper = new TestServices(
             platform: Mock.Of<IRuntimePlatform>());
 
+        public static readonly TestServices MockWindowingPlatform = new TestServices(
+                    windowingPlatform: new MockWindowingPlatform());
+
         public static readonly TestServices MockStyler = new TestServices(
             styler: Mock.Of<IStyler>());