diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
index 0d7e5da17f..d75622f1fb 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
              xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=netstandard"
              x:Class="ControlCatalog.Pages.NumericUpDownPage">
   <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="4">
     <TextBlock Margin="2" Classes="h1">Numeric up-down control</TextBlock>
@@ -75,6 +76,15 @@
       <NumericUpDown Name="upDown" Minimum="0" Maximum="10" Increment="0.5"
                      CultureInfo="en-US" VerticalAlignment="Center"
                      Watermark="Enter text" FormatString="{Binding SelectedFormat.Value}"/>
+      
+      <TextBlock FontSize="14" FontWeight="Bold" VerticalAlignment="Center">NumericUpDown with Validation Errors:</TextBlock>
+      <NumericUpDown Minimum="0" Maximum="10" Increment="0.5"
+                     CultureInfo="en-US" VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                     Watermark="Enter text" FormatString="{Binding SelectedFormat.Value}">
+        <DataValidationErrors.Error>
+          <sys:Exception /> 
+        </DataValidationErrors.Error>
+      </NumericUpDown>
     </StackPanel>
 
   </StackPanel>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/NumericUpDown.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/NumericUpDown.xaml
index cc5e2234f8..1da48ebd8a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/NumericUpDown.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Themes.Fluent/NumericUpDown.xaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
                        VerticalContentAlignment="Stretch"
                        AllowSpin="{TemplateBinding AllowSpin}"
                        ShowButtonSpinner="{TemplateBinding ShowButtonSpinner}"
+                       DataValidationErrors.Errors="{TemplateBinding (DataValidationErrors.Errors)}"
                        ButtonSpinnerLocation="{TemplateBinding ButtonSpinnerLocation}">
           <TextBox Name="PART_TextBox"
                    Background="Transparent"
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@
                    Margin="-1"
                    Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
                    Watermark="{TemplateBinding Watermark}"
-                   DataValidationErrors.Errors="{TemplateBinding (DataValidationErrors.Errors)}"
                    IsReadOnly="{TemplateBinding IsReadOnly}"
                    Text="{TemplateBinding Text}"
                    AcceptsReturn="False"