diff --git a/external/XamlX b/external/XamlX
index cbfec32876..83567b8a50 160000
--- a/external/XamlX
+++ b/external/XamlX
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cbfec32876a79e855bd49da034214bbf2bf35b13
+Subproject commit 83567b8a50bbf612a0b1420a3dc6d8e8ebee2399
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/StyleBase.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/StyleBase.cs
index 3b12fda731..038fc7c5c3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/StyleBase.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Styling/StyleBase.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
     /// <summary>
     /// Base class for <see cref="Style"/> and <see cref="ControlTheme"/>.
     /// </summary>
-    public abstract class StyleBase : AvaloniaObject, IStyle, IResourceProvider
+    public abstract class StyleBase : AvaloniaObject, IStyle, IResourceProvider, IAddChild
     {
         private IResourceHost? _owner;
         private StyleChildren? _children;
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         public void Add(SetterBase setter) => Setters.Add(setter);
         public void Add(IStyle style) => Children.Add(style);
 
+        void IAddChild.AddChild(object child)
+        {
+            switch (child)
+            {
+                case SetterBase setter:
+                    Setters.Add(setter);
+                    break;
+                case IStyle style:
+                    Children.Add(style);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new InvalidOperationException($"Cannot add {child.GetType()} to a style.");
+            }
+        }
+
         public event EventHandler? OwnerChanged;
 
         public bool TryGetResource(object key, ThemeVariant? themeVariant, out object? result)