diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/DataTemplateExtensions.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/DataTemplateExtensions.cs
index f6e28483fd..2b115aec7e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/DataTemplateExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Templates/DataTemplateExtensions.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-using System.Linq;
 using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
 
+#nullable enable
+
 namespace Avalonia.Controls.Templates
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -18,21 +19,23 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Templates
         /// tree are searched.
         /// </param>
         /// <returns>The data template or null if no matching data template was found.</returns>
-        public static IDataTemplate FindDataTemplate(
+        public static IDataTemplate? FindDataTemplate(
             this IControl control,
             object data,
-            IDataTemplate primary = null)
+            IDataTemplate? primary = null)
         {
             if (primary?.Match(data) == true)
             {
                 return primary;
             }
 
-            foreach (var i in control.GetSelfAndLogicalAncestors().OfType<IDataTemplateHost>())
+            var currentTemplateHost = control as ILogical;
+
+            while (currentTemplateHost != null)
             {
-                if (i.IsDataTemplatesInitialized)
+                if (currentTemplateHost is IDataTemplateHost hostCandidate && hostCandidate.IsDataTemplatesInitialized)
                 {
-                    foreach (IDataTemplate dt in i.DataTemplates)
+                    foreach (IDataTemplate dt in hostCandidate.DataTemplates)
                     {
                         if (dt.Match(data))
                         {
@@ -40,20 +43,19 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Templates
                         }
                     }
                 }
+
+                currentTemplateHost = currentTemplateHost.LogicalParent;
             }
 
             IGlobalDataTemplates global = AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetService<IGlobalDataTemplates>();
 
-            if (global != null)
+            if (global != null && global.IsDataTemplatesInitialized)
             {
-                if (global.IsDataTemplatesInitialized)
+                foreach (IDataTemplate dt in global.DataTemplates)
                 {
-                    foreach (IDataTemplate dt in global.DataTemplates)
+                    if (dt.Match(data))
                     {
-                        if (dt.Match(data))
-                        {
-                            return dt;
-                        }
+                        return dt;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs
index 15e14935ca..7a1a2cb4a3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/DeferredRenderer.cs
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         /// </summary>
         public string DebugFramesPath { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Forces the renderer to only draw frames on the render thread. Makes Paint to wait until frame is rendered
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool RenderOnlyOnRenderThread { get; set; } = true;
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public event EventHandler<SceneInvalidatedEventArgs> SceneInvalidated;
 
@@ -180,11 +185,38 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public void Paint(Rect rect)
         {
-            var t = (IRenderLoopTask)this;
-            if(t.NeedsUpdate)
-                UpdateScene();
-            if(_scene?.Item != null)
-                Render(true);
+            if (RenderOnlyOnRenderThread)
+            {
+                while (true)
+                {
+                    Scene scene;
+                    bool? updated;
+                    lock (_sceneLock)
+                    {
+                        updated = UpdateScene();
+                        scene = _scene?.Item;
+                    }
+                    
+                    // Renderer is in invalid state, skip drawing
+                    if(updated == null)
+                        return;
+
+                    // Wait for the scene to be rendered or disposed
+                    scene?.Rendered.Wait();
+                    
+                    // That was an up-to-date scene, we can return immediately
+                    if (updated == true)
+                        return;
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                var t = (IRenderLoopTask)this;
+                if (t.NeedsUpdate)
+                    UpdateScene();
+                if (_scene?.Item != null)
+                    Render(true);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
@@ -270,13 +302,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
                         {
                             if (scene?.Item != null)
                             {
-                                var overlay = DrawDirtyRects || DrawFps;
-                                if (DrawDirtyRects)
-                                    _dirtyRectsDisplay.Tick();
-                                if (overlay)
-                                    RenderOverlay(scene.Item, ref context);
-                                if (updated || forceComposite || overlay)
-                                    RenderComposite(scene.Item, ref context);
+                                try
+                                {
+                                    var overlay = DrawDirtyRects || DrawFps;
+                                    if (DrawDirtyRects)
+                                        _dirtyRectsDisplay.Tick();
+                                    if (overlay)
+                                        RenderOverlay(scene.Item, ref context);
+                                    if (updated || forceComposite || overlay)
+                                        RenderComposite(scene.Item, ref context);
+                                }
+                                finally
+                                {
+                                    scene.Item.MarkAsRendered();
+                                }
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -559,15 +598,15 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
                 UpdateScene();
         }
         
-        private void UpdateScene()
+        private bool? UpdateScene()
         {
             Dispatcher.UIThread.VerifyAccess();
             lock (_sceneLock)
             {
                 if (_disposed)
-                    return;
+                    return null;
                 if (_scene?.Item.Generation > _lastSceneId)
-                    return;
+                    return false;
             }
             if (_root.IsVisible)
             {
@@ -619,6 +658,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
 
                     SceneInvalidated(this, new SceneInvalidatedEventArgs((IRenderRoot)_root, rect));
                 }
+
+                return true;
             }
             else
             {
@@ -628,6 +669,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering
                     _scene = null;
                     oldScene?.Dispose();
                 }
+
+                return null;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/Scene.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/Scene.cs
index 4f5c97cdff..6a4c532d4a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/Scene.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Rendering/SceneGraph/Scene.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Avalonia.Collections.Pooled;
 using Avalonia.VisualTree;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.SceneGraph
     public class Scene : IDisposable
     {
         private readonly Dictionary<IVisual, IVisualNode> _index;
+        private readonly TaskCompletionSource<bool> _rendered = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Scene"/> class.
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.SceneGraph
             root.LayerRoot = root.Visual;
         }
 
+        public Task Rendered => _rendered.Task;
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a value identifying the scene's generation. This is incremented each time the scene is cloned.
         /// </summary>
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.SceneGraph
 
         public void Dispose()
         {
+            _rendered.TrySetResult(false);
             foreach (var node in _index.Values)
             {
                 node.Dispose();
@@ -340,5 +345,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.SceneGraph
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        public void MarkAsRendered() => _rendered.TrySetResult(true);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
index 2cd3b973d8..41c061613d 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/X11Window.cs
@@ -189,6 +189,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.X11
             if (platform.Options.UseDBusMenu)
                 NativeMenuExporter = DBusMenuExporter.TryCreate(_handle);
             NativeControlHost = new X11NativeControlHost(_platform, this);
+            DispatcherTimer.Run(() =>
+            {
+                Paint?.Invoke(default);
+                return _handle != IntPtr.Zero;
+            }, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100));
         }
 
         class SurfaceInfo  : EglGlPlatformSurface.IEglWindowGlPlatformSurfaceInfo
@@ -338,7 +343,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.X11
                 return customRendererFactory.Create(root, loop);
             
             return _platform.Options.UseDeferredRendering ?
-                new DeferredRenderer(root, loop) :
+                new DeferredRenderer(root, loop)
+                {
+                    RenderOnlyOnRenderThread = true
+                } :
                 (IRenderer)new X11ImmediateRendererProxy(root, loop);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/AstNodes/AvaloniaXamlIlFontFamilyAstNode.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/AstNodes/AvaloniaXamlIlFontFamilyAstNode.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f50e661d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/AstNodes/AvaloniaXamlIlFontFamilyAstNode.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.Transformers;
+using XamlX.Ast;
+using XamlX.Emit;
+using XamlX.IL;
+using XamlX.TypeSystem;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.AstNodes
+{
+    class AvaloniaXamlIlFontFamilyAstNode: XamlAstNode, IXamlAstValueNode, IXamlAstILEmitableNode
+    {
+        private readonly AvaloniaXamlIlWellKnownTypes _types;
+        private readonly string _text;
+
+        public IXamlAstTypeReference Type { get; }
+        
+        public AvaloniaXamlIlFontFamilyAstNode(AvaloniaXamlIlWellKnownTypes types,
+            string text,
+            IXamlLineInfo lineInfo) : base(lineInfo)
+        {
+            _types = types;
+            _text = text;
+            Type = new XamlAstClrTypeReference(lineInfo, types.FontFamily, false);
+        }
+        
+        public XamlILNodeEmitResult Emit(XamlEmitContext<IXamlILEmitter, XamlILNodeEmitResult> context, IXamlILEmitter codeGen)
+        {
+            codeGen
+                .Ldloc(context.ContextLocal)
+                .Castclass(context.Configuration.TypeMappings.UriContextProvider)
+                .EmitCall(context.Configuration.TypeMappings.UriContextProvider.FindMethod(
+                    "get_BaseUri", _types.Uri, false))
+                .Ldstr(_text)
+                .Newobj(_types.FontFamilyConstructorUriName);
+            return XamlILNodeEmitResult.Type(0, _types.FontFamily);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlLanguage.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlLanguage.cs
index 99ec3744bf..15413689f8 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlLanguage.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlLanguage.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.Linq;
+using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.AstNodes;
 using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.Transformers;
 using XamlX;
 using XamlX.Ast;
@@ -166,17 +168,41 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions
         public static bool CustomValueConverter(AstTransformationContext context,
             IXamlAstValueNode node, IXamlType type, out IXamlAstValueNode result)
         {
-            if (type.FullName == "System.TimeSpan" 
-                && node is XamlAstTextNode tn
-                && !tn.Text.Contains(":"))
+            if (!(node is XamlAstTextNode textNode))
             {
-                var seconds = double.Parse(tn.Text, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
-                result = new XamlStaticOrTargetedReturnMethodCallNode(tn,
-                    type.FindMethod("FromSeconds", type, false, context.Configuration.WellKnownTypes.Double),
-                    new[]
-                    {
-                        new XamlConstantNode(tn, context.Configuration.WellKnownTypes.Double, seconds)
-                    });
+                result = null;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var text = textNode.Text;
+            
+            var types = context.GetAvaloniaTypes();
+
+            if (type.FullName == "System.TimeSpan")
+            {
+                var tsText = text.Trim();
+
+                if (!TimeSpan.TryParse(tsText, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var timeSpan))
+                {
+                    // // shorthand seconds format (ie. "0.25")
+                    if (!tsText.Contains(":") && double.TryParse(tsText,
+                        NumberStyles.Float | NumberStyles.AllowThousands,
+                        CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var seconds))
+                        timeSpan = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(seconds);
+                    else
+                        throw new XamlX.XamlLoadException($"Unable to parse {text} as a time span", node);
+                }
+
+
+                result = new XamlStaticOrTargetedReturnMethodCallNode(node,
+                    type.FindMethod("FromTicks", type, false, types.Long),
+                    new[] { new XamlConstantNode(node, types.Long, timeSpan.Ticks) });
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            if (type.Equals(types.FontFamily))
+            {
+                result = new AvaloniaXamlIlFontFamilyAstNode(types, text, node);
                 return true;
             }
 
@@ -185,9 +211,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions
                 var scope = context.ParentNodes().OfType<AvaloniaXamlIlTargetTypeMetadataNode>().FirstOrDefault();
                 if (scope == null)
                     throw new XamlX.XamlLoadException("Unable to find the parent scope for AvaloniaProperty lookup", node);
-                if (!(node is XamlAstTextNode text))
-                    throw new XamlX.XamlLoadException("Property should be a text node", node);
-                result = XamlIlAvaloniaPropertyHelper.CreateNode(context, text.Text, scope.TargetType, text);
+
+                result = XamlIlAvaloniaPropertyHelper.CreateNode(context, text, scope.TargetType, node );
                 return true;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlWellKnownTypes.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlWellKnownTypes.cs
index 3dec96dc43..58f4ddfe31 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlWellKnownTypes.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlWellKnownTypes.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using XamlX.Emit;
 using XamlX.IL;
 using XamlX.Transform;
@@ -47,6 +48,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.Transformers
         public IXamlType ReflectionBindingExtension { get; }
 
         public IXamlType RelativeSource { get; }
+        public IXamlType Long { get; }
+        public IXamlType Uri { get; }
+        public IXamlType FontFamily { get; }
+        public IXamlConstructor FontFamilyConstructorUriName { get; }
+        
 
         public AvaloniaXamlIlWellKnownTypes(TransformerConfiguration cfg)
         {
@@ -104,6 +110,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.Transformers
             ItemsRepeater = cfg.TypeSystem.GetType("Avalonia.Controls.ItemsRepeater");
             ReflectionBindingExtension = cfg.TypeSystem.GetType("Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.MarkupExtensions.ReflectionBindingExtension");
             RelativeSource = cfg.TypeSystem.GetType("Avalonia.Data.RelativeSource");
+            Long = cfg.TypeSystem.GetType("System.Int64");
+            Uri = cfg.TypeSystem.GetType("System.Uri");
+            FontFamily = cfg.TypeSystem.GetType("Avalonia.Media.FontFamily");
+            FontFamilyConstructorUriName = FontFamily.FindConstructor(new List<IXamlType> { Uri, XamlIlTypes.String });
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup/Markup/Parsers/BindingExpressionGrammar.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup/Markup/Parsers/BindingExpressionGrammar.cs
index 8de64e56ff..8e5631e198 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup/Markup/Parsers/BindingExpressionGrammar.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup/Markup/Parsers/BindingExpressionGrammar.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Parsers
 
     internal static class BindingExpressionGrammar
     {
-        public static (IList<INode> Nodes, SourceMode Mode) Parse(ref CharacterReader r)
+        public static (List<INode> Nodes, SourceMode Mode) Parse(ref CharacterReader r)
         {
             var nodes = new List<INode>();
             var state = State.Start;
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/PopupImpl.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/PopupImpl.cs
index 57da1c4d66..7fb146899b 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/PopupImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/PopupImpl.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Win32
         {
             UnmanagedMethods.WindowStyles style =
                 UnmanagedMethods.WindowStyles.WS_POPUP |
-                UnmanagedMethods.WindowStyles.WS_CLIPSIBLINGS;
+                UnmanagedMethods.WindowStyles.WS_CLIPSIBLINGS |
+                UnmanagedMethods.WindowStyles.WS_CLIPCHILDREN;
 
             UnmanagedMethods.WindowStyles exStyle =
                 UnmanagedMethods.WindowStyles.WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW |