diff --git a/Perspex.UnitTests/Styling/SelectorTests_Descendent.cs b/Perspex.UnitTests/Styling/SelectorTests_Descendent.cs
index 70cf926e31..6c5571ad19 100644
--- a/Perspex.UnitTests/Styling/SelectorTests_Descendent.cs
+++ b/Perspex.UnitTests/Styling/SelectorTests_Descendent.cs
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ namespace Perspex.UnitTests.Styling
             var parent = new Mock<TestLogical1>();
             var child = new Mock<TestLogical2>();
  
-            parent.Setup(x => x.LogicalChildren).Returns(new[]
-            {
-                child.Object,
-            });
+            child.Setup(x => x.LogicalParent).Returns(parent.Object);
 
             var selector = new Selector().OfType<TestLogical1>().Descendent().OfType<TestLogical2>();
 
@@ -36,7 +33,16 @@ namespace Perspex.UnitTests.Styling
         [TestMethod]
         public void Descendent_Matches_Control_When_It_Is_Descendent_OfType()
         {
-            Assert.Fail();
+            var grandparent = new Mock<TestLogical1>();
+            var parent = new Mock<TestLogical2>();
+            var child = new Mock<TestLogical3>();
+
+            parent.Setup(x => x.LogicalParent).Returns(grandparent.Object);
+            child.Setup(x => x.LogicalParent).Returns(parent.Object);
+
+            var selector = new Selector().OfType<TestLogical1>().Descendent().OfType<TestLogical3>();
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(true, ActivatorValue(selector, child.Object));
         }
 
         private static bool ActivatorValue(Match selector, IStyleable control)
@@ -51,5 +57,9 @@ namespace Perspex.UnitTests.Styling
         public abstract class TestLogical2 : TestLogical
         {
         }
+
+        public abstract class TestLogical3 : TestLogical
+        {
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Perspex/Styling/Selector.cs b/Perspex/Styling/Selector.cs
index 0ab8095d4a..4e3d8f2416 100644
--- a/Perspex/Styling/Selector.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Styling/Selector.cs
@@ -15,15 +15,18 @@ namespace Perspex.Styling
 
     public class Selector
     {
+        private bool stopTraversal;
+
         private Func<IStyleable, IObservable<bool>> observable;
 
         public Selector()
         {
         }
 
-        public Selector(Selector previous)
+        public Selector(Selector previous, bool stopTraversal = false)
         {
             this.Previous = previous;
+            this.stopTraversal = stopTraversal;
         }
 
         public Func<IStyleable, IObservable<bool>> Observable
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Styling
         public Selector Previous
         {
             get;
-            set;
+            private set;
         }
 
         public string SelectorString
@@ -51,6 +54,11 @@ namespace Perspex.Styling
             set;
         }
 
+        public Selector MovePrevious()
+        {
+            return this.stopTraversal ? null : this.Previous;
+        }
+
         public Activator GetActivator(IStyleable control)
         {
             List<IObservable<bool>> inputs = new List<IObservable<bool>>();
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Styling
                     inputs.Add(selector.Observable(control));
                 }
 
-                selector = selector.Previous;
+                selector = selector.MovePrevious();
             }
 
             return new Activator(inputs);
@@ -71,16 +79,14 @@ namespace Perspex.Styling
 
         public override string ToString()
         {
-            Selector match = this;
-            StringBuilder b = new StringBuilder();
+            string result = string.Empty;
 
-            while (match != null)
+            if (this.Previous != null)
             {
-                b.Append(match.SelectorString);
-                match = match.Previous;
+                result = this.Previous.ToString();
             }
 
-            return b.ToString();
+            return result + this.SelectorString;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Perspex/Styling/Selectors.cs b/Perspex/Styling/Selectors.cs
index 7841e48c62..8191dec65b 100644
--- a/Perspex/Styling/Selectors.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Styling/Selectors.cs
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
 namespace Perspex.Styling
 {
     using System;
+    using System.Collections.Generic;
     using System.Reactive.Linq;
     using Perspex.Controls;
 
     public static class Selectors
     {
-        public static Selector Class(this Selector match, string name)
+        public static Selector Class(this Selector previous, string name)
         {
-            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(match != null);
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(previous != null);
             Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(name != null);
 
-            return new Selector(match)
+            return new Selector(previous)
             {
                 Observable = control => Observable
                     .Return(control.Classes.Contains(name))
@@ -26,39 +27,60 @@ namespace Perspex.Styling
             };
         }
 
-        public static Selector Descendent(this Selector match)
+        public static Selector Descendent(this Selector previous)
         {
-            throw new NotImplementedException();
+            return new Selector(previous, stopTraversal: true)
+            {
+                SelectorString = " ",
+                Observable = control =>
+                {
+                    ILogical c = (ILogical)control;
+                    List<IObservable<bool>> descendentMatches = new List<IObservable<bool>>();
+
+                    while (c != null)
+                    {
+                        c = c.LogicalParent;
+
+                        if (c is IStyleable)
+                        {
+                            descendentMatches.Add(previous.Observable((IStyleable)c));
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return new Activator(descendentMatches, ActivatorMode.Or);
+                },
+            };
         }
 
-        public static Selector Id(this Selector match, string id)
+        public static Selector Id(this Selector previous, string id)
         {
-            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(match != null);
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(previous != null);
 
-            return new Selector(match)
+            return new Selector(previous)
             {
                 Observable = control => Observable.Return(control.Id == id),
                 SelectorString = '#' + id,
             };
         }
 
-        public static Selector OfType<T>(this Selector match) where T : IStyleable
+        public static Selector OfType<T>(this Selector previous) where T : IStyleable
         {
-            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(match != null);
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(previous != null);
 
-            return new Selector(match)
+            return new Selector(previous)
             {
                 Observable = control => Observable.Return(control is T),
                 SelectorString = typeof(T).Name,
             };
         }
 
-        public static Selector Template(this Selector match)
+        public static Selector Template(this Selector previous)
         {
-            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(match != null);
+            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(previous != null);
 
-            return new Selector(match)
+            return new Selector(previous)
             {
+                Observable = control => Observable.Return(control.TemplatedParent != null),
                 SelectorString = " $ ",
             };
         }