diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Controls/Application.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Controls/Application.cs
index b2f2974440..316e31b37e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Controls/Application.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Controls/Application.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.Controls
                 };
                 controller.Exit += eh;
             }
-
+            RendererRoot = application.ApplicationLifetime switch
+            {
+                Lifetimes.IClassicDesktopStyleApplicationLifetime classic => classic.MainWindow.Renderer,
+                Lifetimes.ISingleViewApplicationLifetime single => (single.MainView as VisualTree.IVisual)?.VisualRoot?.Renderer,
+                _ => null
+            };
         }
 
         internal App Instance => _application;
@@ -105,5 +110,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.Controls
         /// </summary>
         public string? Name =>
             _application.Name;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the root of the visual tree, if the control is attached to a visual tree.
+        /// </summary>
+        internal Rendering.IRenderer? RendererRoot { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Converters/GetTypeNameConverter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Converters/GetTypeNameConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fd61cbaa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Converters/GetTypeNameConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System;
+using System.Globalization;
+using Avalonia.Data;
+using Avalonia.Data.Converters;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.Converters
+{
+    internal class GetTypeNameConverter : IValueConverter
+    {
+        public object? Convert(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            if (value is Type type)
+            {
+                return type.GetTypeName();
+            }
+            return BindingOperations.DoNothing;
+        }
+
+        public object? ConvertBack(object? value, Type targetType, object? parameter, CultureInfo culture)
+        {
+            return BindingOperations.DoNothing;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/TypeExtesnions.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/TypeExtesnions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c7e40ddb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/TypeExtesnions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics
+{
+    internal static class TypeExtesnions
+    {
+        private static readonly ConditionalWeakTable<Type, string> s_getTypeNameCache =
+            new ConditionalWeakTable<Type, string>();
+
+        public static string GetTypeName(this Type type)
+        {
+            if (!s_getTypeNameCache.TryGetValue(type, out var name))
+            {
+                name = type.Name;
+                if (Nullable.GetUnderlyingType(type) is Type nullable)
+                {
+                    name = nullable.Name + "?";
+                }
+                else if (type.IsGenericType)
+                {
+                    var definition = type.GetGenericTypeDefinition();
+                    var arguments = type.GetGenericArguments();
+                    name = definition.Name.Substring(0, definition.Name.IndexOf('`'));
+                    name = $"{name}<{string.Join(",", arguments.Select(GetTypeName))}>";
+                }
+                s_getTypeNameCache.Add(type, name);
+            }
+            return name;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs
index c23fdc166a..aa03330cc5 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/AvaloniaPropertyViewModel.cs
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
     internal class AvaloniaPropertyViewModel : PropertyViewModel
     {
         private readonly AvaloniaObject _target;
-        private System.Type _type;
+        private System.Type _assignedType;
         private object? _value;
         private string _priority;
         private string _group;
+        private readonly System.Type _propertyType;
 
 #nullable disable
         // Remove "nullable disable" after MemberNotNull will work on our CI.
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
                 $"[{property.OwnerType.Name}.{property.Name}]" :
                 property.Name;
             DeclaringType = property.OwnerType;
+            _propertyType = property.PropertyType;
             Update();
         }
 
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         public override string Priority =>
             _priority;
 
-        public override System.Type Type => _type;
+        public override System.Type AssignedType => _assignedType;
 
         public override string? Value
         {
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
                 {
                     var convertedValue = ConvertFromString(value, Property.PropertyType);
                     _target.SetValue(Property, convertedValue);
+                    Update();
                 }
                 catch { }
             }
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         public override string Group => _group;
 
         public override System.Type? DeclaringType { get; }
+        public override System.Type PropertyType => _propertyType;
 
         // [MemberNotNull(nameof(_type), nameof(_group), nameof(_priority))]
         public override void Update()
@@ -58,7 +62,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             if (Property.IsDirect)
             {
                 RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, _target.GetValue(Property), nameof(Value));
-                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _type, _value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(Type));
+                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType,_value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
                 RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _priority, "Direct", nameof(Priority));
 
                 _group = "Properties";
@@ -68,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
                 var val = _target.GetDiagnostic(Property);
 
                 RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, val?.Value, nameof(Value));
-                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _type, _value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(Type));
+                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType, _value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
 
                 if (val != null)
                 {
@@ -81,6 +85,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
                     RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _group, "Unset", nameof(Group));
                 }
             }
+            RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(Type));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs
index 8cf1be154d..e2d8a30c8a 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ClrPropertyViewModel.cs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
     internal class ClrPropertyViewModel : PropertyViewModel
     {
         private readonly object _target;
-        private System.Type _type;
+        private System.Type _assignedType;
         private object? _value;
+        private readonly System.Type _propertyType;
 
 #nullable disable
         // Remove "nullable disable" after MemberNotNull will work on our CI.
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
                 Name = property.DeclaringType.Name + '.' + property.Name;
             }
             DeclaringType = property.DeclaringType;
+            _propertyType = property.PropertyType;
+
             Update();
         }
 
@@ -33,7 +36,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         public override string Name { get; }
         public override string Group => "CLR Properties";
 
-        public override System.Type Type => _type;
+        public override System.Type AssignedType => _assignedType;
+        public override  System.Type PropertyType => _propertyType;
 
         public override string? Value 
         {
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
                 {
                     var convertedValue = ConvertFromString(value, Property.PropertyType);
                     Property.SetValue(_target, convertedValue);
+                    Update();
                 }
                 catch { }
             }
@@ -62,7 +67,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         {
             var val = Property.GetValue(_target);
             RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _value, val, nameof(Value));
-            RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _type, _value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(Type));
+            RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _assignedType, _value?.GetType() ?? Property.PropertyType, nameof(AssignedType));
+            RaisePropertyChanged(nameof(Type));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ControlDetailsViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ControlDetailsViewModel.cs
index c96172d5bb..2617091a79 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ControlDetailsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/ControlDetailsViewModel.cs
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             var selectedEntityName = SelectedEntityName;
             if (selectedEntity == null 
                 || selectedProperty == null 
-                || selectedProperty.Type == typeof(string)
-                || selectedProperty.Type.IsValueType
+                || selectedProperty.PropertyType == typeof(string)
+                || selectedProperty.PropertyType.IsValueType
                 )
                 return;
 
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
                 property = selectedEntity.GetType().GetProperties()
                      .FirstOrDefault(pi => pi.Name == selectedProperty.Name
                            && pi.DeclaringType == selectedProperty.DeclaringType
-                           && pi.PropertyType.Name == selectedProperty.Type.Name)
+                           && pi.PropertyType.Name == selectedProperty.PropertyType.Name)
                      ?.GetValue(selectedEntity);
             }
             if (property == null) return;
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index d809768a47..8bc13a9525 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         private bool _freezePopups;
         private string? _pointerOverElementName;
         private IInputRoot? _pointerOverRoot;
+        private bool _showPropertyType;        
         public MainViewModel(AvaloniaObject root)
         {
             _root = root;
@@ -76,7 +77,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             get => _shouldVisualizeDirtyRects;
             set
             {
-                ((TopLevel)_root).Renderer.DrawDirtyRects = value;
+                var changed = true;
+                if (_root is TopLevel topLevel && topLevel.Renderer is { })
+                {
+                    topLevel.Renderer.DrawDirtyRects = value;
+                }
+                else if (_root is Controls.Application app && app.RendererRoot is { })
+                {
+                    app.RendererRoot.DrawDirtyRects = value;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    changed = false;
+                }
+                if (changed)
                 RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _shouldVisualizeDirtyRects, value);
             }
         }
@@ -96,8 +110,21 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             get => _showFpsOverlay;
             set
             {
-                ((TopLevel)_root).Renderer.DrawFps = value;
-                RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _showFpsOverlay, value);
+                var changed = true;
+                if (_root is TopLevel topLevel && topLevel.Renderer is { })
+                {
+                    topLevel.Renderer.DrawFps = value;
+                }
+                else if (_root is Controls.Application app && app.RendererRoot is { })
+                {
+                    app.RendererRoot.DrawFps = value;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    changed = false;
+                }
+                if(changed)
+                    RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref _showFpsOverlay, value);
             }
         }
 
@@ -263,5 +290,16 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         {
             StartupScreenIndex = options.StartupScreenIndex;
         }
+
+        public bool ShowDettailsPropertyType 
+        { 
+            get => _showPropertyType; 
+            private set => RaiseAndSetIfChanged(ref  _showPropertyType , value); 
+        }
+
+        public void ToggleShowDettailsPropertyType(object paramter)
+        {
+            ShowDettailsPropertyType = !ShowDettailsPropertyType;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/PropertyViewModel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/PropertyViewModel.cs
index d5909d0553..a7faf35769 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/PropertyViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/ViewModels/PropertyViewModel.cs
@@ -14,12 +14,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
         public abstract object Key { get; }
         public abstract string Name { get; }
         public abstract string Group { get; }
-        public abstract Type Type { get; }
+        public abstract Type AssignedType { get; }
         public abstract Type? DeclaringType { get; }
         public abstract string? Value { get; set; }
         public abstract string Priority { get; }
-        public abstract bool? IsAttached { get;  }
-        public abstract void Update();        
+        public abstract bool? IsAttached { get; }
+        public abstract void Update();
+        public abstract Type PropertyType { get; }
+        public string Type => PropertyType == AssignedType
+            ? PropertyType.GetTypeName()
+            : $"{PropertyType.GetTypeName()} {{{AssignedType.GetTypeName()}}}";
+
 
         protected static string? ConvertToString(object? value)
         {
@@ -31,7 +36,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Diagnostics.ViewModels
             var converter = TypeDescriptor.GetConverter(value);
 
             //CollectionConverter does not deliver any important information. It just displays "(Collection)".
-            if (!converter.CanConvertTo(typeof(string)) || 
+            if (!converter.CanConvertTo(typeof(string)) ||
                 converter.GetType() == typeof(CollectionConverter))
             {
                 return value.ToString() ?? "(null)";
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/ControlDetailsView.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/ControlDetailsView.xaml
index 7f924af144..d7acbbd577 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/ControlDetailsView.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/ControlDetailsView.xaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
   <UserControl.Resources>
     <conv:BoolToOpacityConverter x:Key="BoolToOpacity" Opacity="0.6"/>
+    <conv:GetTypeNameConverter x:Key="GetTypeName"/>
   </UserControl.Resources>
 
   <Grid>
@@ -53,7 +54,18 @@
         <DataGrid.Columns>
           <DataGridTextColumn Header="Property" Binding="{Binding Name}" IsReadOnly="True" />
           <DataGridTextColumn Header="Value" Binding="{Binding Value}" />
-          <DataGridTextColumn Header="Type" Binding="{Binding Type.Name}" />
+          <DataGridTextColumn Header="Type" Binding="{Binding Type}"
+                              IsReadOnly="True"
+                              IsVisible="{Binding !$parent[UserControl;2].DataContext.ShowDettailsPropertyType}"
+                              />
+          <DataGridTextColumn Header="Assinged Type" Binding="{Binding AssignedType, Converter={StaticResource GetTypeName}}"
+                              IsReadOnly="True"
+                              IsVisible="{Binding $parent[UserControl;2].DataContext.ShowDettailsPropertyType}"
+                              />
+          <DataGridTextColumn Header="Property Type" Binding="{Binding PropertyType, Converter={StaticResource GetTypeName}}"
+                              IsReadOnly="True"
+                              IsVisible="{Binding $parent[UserControl;2].DataContext.ShowDettailsPropertyType}"
+                              />
           <DataGridTextColumn Header="Priority" Binding="{Binding Priority}" IsReadOnly="True" />
         </DataGrid.Columns>
 
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml
index 7e0dab1d6e..381fc68cf3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Diagnostics/Diagnostics/Views/MainView.xaml
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
                       IsEnabled="False" />
           </MenuItem.Icon>
         </MenuItem>
+        <MenuItem Header="_Details">
+          <MenuItem Header="Split Property Type" Command="{Binding ToggleShowDettailsPropertyType}">
+            <MenuItem.Icon>
+              <CheckBox BorderThickness="0"
+                        IsChecked="{Binding ShowDettailsPropertyType}"
+                        IsEnabled="False"/>
+            </MenuItem.Icon>
+
+          </MenuItem>
+        </MenuItem> 
       </MenuItem>
       <MenuItem Header="_Options">
         <MenuItem Header="Visualize margin/padding" Command="{Binding ToggleVisualizeMarginPadding}">