diff --git a/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs b/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs
index 1a0f8e838d..ec81359b88 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/ItemsControlTests.cs
@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.UnitTests
     using System.Collections.Specialized;
     using System.Linq;
     using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
-    using Moq;
     using Perspex.Collections;
     using Perspex.Controls;
     using Perspex.Controls.Presenters;
-    using Perspex.Layout;
     using Perspex.Platform;
     using Perspex.Styling;
     using Perspex.VisualTree;
@@ -25,6 +23,21 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.UnitTests
     [TestClass]
     public class ItemsControlTests
     {
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Panel_Should_Have_TemplatedParent_Set_To_ItemsPresenter()
+        {
+            var target = new ItemsControl();
+
+            target.Template = this.GetTemplate();
+            target.Items = new[] { "Foo" };
+            target.ApplyTemplate();
+
+            var presenter = target.GetTemplateControls().OfType<ItemsPresenter>().Single();
+            var panel = presenter.GetTemplateControls().OfType<StackPanel>().Single();
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(presenter, panel.TemplatedParent);
+        }
+
         [TestMethod]
         public void Item_Should_Have_TemplatedParent_Set_To_Null()
         {
@@ -34,7 +47,8 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.UnitTests
             target.Items = new[] { "Foo" };
             target.ApplyTemplate();
 
-            var panel = target.GetTemplateControls().OfType<StackPanel>().Single();
+            var presenter = target.GetTemplateControls().OfType<ItemsPresenter>().Single();
+            var panel = presenter.GetTemplateControls().OfType<StackPanel>().Single();
             var item = (TextBlock)panel.GetVisualChildren().First();
 
             Assert.IsNull(item.TemplatedParent);
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/TemplatedControlTests.cs b/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/TemplatedControlTests.cs
index b6ce272081..8c7eb35ed9 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/TemplatedControlTests.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls.UnitTests/TemplatedControlTests.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.UnitTests
     using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
     using Moq;
     using Perspex.Controls;
+    using Perspex.Controls.Presenters;
     using Perspex.Controls.Primitives;
     using Perspex.Styling;
     using Perspex.VisualTree;
@@ -213,6 +214,69 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.UnitTests
             Assert.AreEqual(target, textBlock.TemplatedParent);
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Presenter_Children_Should_Not_Have_TemplatedParent_Set()
+        {
+            var target = new TestTemplatedControl
+            {
+                Template = new ControlTemplate(_ =>
+                {
+                    return new ContentPresenter
+                    {
+                        Content =  new TextBlock
+                        {
+                        }
+                    };
+                }),
+            };
+
+            target.ApplyTemplate();
+
+            var presenter = target.GetTemplateControls().OfType<ContentPresenter>().Single();
+            var textBlock = (TextBlock)presenter.Child;
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(target, presenter.TemplatedParent);
+            Assert.IsNull(textBlock.TemplatedParent);
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void Nested_Templated_Controls_Have_Correct_TemplatedParent()
+        {
+            var target = new TestTemplatedControl
+            {
+                Template = new ControlTemplate(_ =>
+                {
+                    return new ContentControl
+                    {
+                        Template = new ControlTemplate(parent =>
+                        {
+                            return new Border
+                            {
+                                Content = new ContentPresenter
+                                {
+                                    [~ContentPresenter.ContentProperty] = parent.GetObservable(ContentControl.ContentProperty),
+                                }
+                            };
+                        }),
+                        Content = new TextBlock
+                        {
+                        }
+                    };
+                }),
+            };
+
+            target.ApplyTemplate();
+
+            var contentControl = target.GetTemplateControls().OfType<ContentControl>().Single();
+            var border = contentControl.GetTemplateControls().OfType<Border>().Single();
+            var presenter = contentControl.GetTemplateControls().OfType<ContentPresenter>().Single();
+            var textBlock = (TextBlock)presenter.Content;
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(target, contentControl.TemplatedParent);
+            Assert.AreEqual(contentControl, border.TemplatedParent);
+            Assert.AreEqual(contentControl, presenter.TemplatedParent);
+            Assert.AreEqual(target, textBlock.TemplatedParent);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Control.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Control.cs
index 047d06ca24..ad742e7736 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Control.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Control.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             PerspexProperty.Register<Control, object>("Tag");
 
         public static readonly PerspexProperty<ITemplatedControl> TemplatedParentProperty =
-            PerspexProperty.Register<Control, ITemplatedControl>("TemplatedParent", inherits: true);
+            PerspexProperty.Register<Control, ITemplatedControl>("TemplatedParent");
 
         public static readonly RoutedEvent<RequestBringIntoViewEventArgs> RequestBringIntoViewEvent =
             RoutedEvent.Register<Control, RequestBringIntoViewEventArgs>("RequestBringIntoView", RoutingStrategy.Bubble);
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/ControlTemplate.cs b/Perspex.Controls/ControlTemplate.cs
index 4549da6844..62852c58bd 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/ControlTemplate.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/ControlTemplate.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 namespace Perspex.Controls
 {
     using System;
-    using System.Linq;
-    using Perspex.Layout;
     using Perspex.Styling;
 
     public class ControlTemplate
@@ -34,8 +32,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
         {
             Contract.Requires<NullReferenceException>(templatedParent != null);
 
-            Control root = this.build(templatedParent);
-            root.TemplatedParent = templatedParent;
+            var root = this.build(templatedParent);
             return root;
         }
     }
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj b/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
index ab79d17bd9..bf4b16a72b 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Perspex.Controls.csproj
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Platform\ITopLevelImpl.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Popup.cs" />
     <Compile Include="IDataTemplate.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Presenters\IPresenter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="RadioButton.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CheckBox.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ColumnDefinition.cs" />
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
index 734e61709e..be4e74a782 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
     using Perspex.Controls.Primitives;
     using Perspex.Media;
 
-    public class ContentPresenter : Control, IVisual
+    public class ContentPresenter : Control, IVisual, IPresenter
     {
         public static readonly PerspexProperty<object> ContentProperty =
             ContentControl.ContentProperty.AddOwner<ContentPresenter>();
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/IPresenter.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/IPresenter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fff6bdd7f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/IPresenter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="IPresenter.cs" company="Steven Kirk">
+// Copyright 2014 MIT Licence. See licence.md for more information.
+// </copyright>
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
+{
+    using Perspex.Controls.Primitives;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interface for presenters such as <see cref="ContentPresenter"/> and 
+    /// <see cref="ItemsPresenter"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// A presenter is the gateway between a templated control and its content. When
+    /// a control which implements <see cref="IPresenter"/> is found in the template
+    /// of a <see cref="TemplatedControl"/> then that signals that the visual child
+    /// of the presenter is not a part of the template.
+    /// </remarks>
+    public interface IPresenter : IVisual
+    {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
index 32e8adfbf1..e39f6e3ff7 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ItemsPresenter.cs
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
     using System.Collections.Specialized;
     using System.Reactive.Linq;
     using Perspex.Controls.Generators;
+    using Perspex.Styling;
 
-    public class ItemsPresenter : Control, IVisual
+    public class ItemsPresenter : Control, IVisual, IPresenter, ITemplatedControl
     {
         public static readonly PerspexProperty<IEnumerable> ItemsProperty =
             ItemsControl.ItemsProperty.AddOwner<ItemsPresenter>();
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
         {
             this.ClearVisualChildren();
             this.panel = this.ItemsPanel.Build();
+            this.panel.TemplatedParent = this;
             ((IItemsPanel)this.panel).ChildLogicalParent = this.TemplatedParent as ILogical;
             this.AddVisualChild(this.panel);
             this.createdPanel = true;
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ScrollContentPresenter.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ScrollContentPresenter.cs
index f4fae82a1d..1b0a84b52f 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ScrollContentPresenter.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/ScrollContentPresenter.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
     using Perspex.Layout;
     using Perspex.VisualTree;
 
-    public class ScrollContentPresenter : ContentPresenter
+    public class ScrollContentPresenter : ContentPresenter, IPresenter
     {
         public static readonly PerspexProperty<Size> ExtentProperty =
             ScrollViewer.ExtentProperty.AddOwner<ScrollContentPresenter>();
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/TextPresenter.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/TextPresenter.cs
index 5a8c5d8a76..25357db001 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/TextPresenter.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Presenters/TextPresenter.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 // </copyright>
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-namespace Perspex.Controls
+namespace Perspex.Controls.Presenters
 {
     using System;
     using System.Collections.Generic;
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
     using Perspex.Threading;
     using Perspex.VisualTree;
 
-    public class TextPresenter : TextBlock
+    public class TextPresenter : TextBlock, IPresenter
     {
         public static readonly PerspexProperty<bool> AcceptsReturnProperty =
             TextBox.AcceptsReturnProperty.AddOwner<TextPresenter>();
diff --git a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/TemplatedControl.cs b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/TemplatedControl.cs
index 516faac6b0..56bbae3aa7 100644
--- a/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/TemplatedControl.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Controls/Primitives/TemplatedControl.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
 {
     using System;
     using System.Linq;
+    using Perspex.Controls.Presenters;
     using Perspex.Media;
     using Perspex.Styling;
     using Perspex.VisualTree;
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
                         this.GetHashCode());
 
                     var child = this.Template.Build(this);
+                    this.SetTemplatedParent(child);
                     this.AddVisualChild(child);
                     child.Parent = this;
 
@@ -187,5 +189,18 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls.Primitives
         protected virtual void OnTemplateApplied()
         {
         }
+
+        private void SetTemplatedParent(Control control)
+        {
+            control.TemplatedParent = this;
+
+            if (!(control is IPresenter))
+            {
+                foreach (var child in control.GetVisualChildren().OfType<Control>())
+                {
+                    this.SetTemplatedParent(child);
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Perspex.Themes.Default/TabStripStyle.cs b/Perspex.Themes.Default/TabStripStyle.cs
index eed4683886..e6e3fbcddb 100644
--- a/Perspex.Themes.Default/TabStripStyle.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Themes.Default/TabStripStyle.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Themes.Default
                         new Setter(TabStrip.TemplateProperty, ControlTemplate.Create<TabStrip>(this.Template)),
                     },
                 },
-                new Style(x => x.OfType<TabStrip>().Template().OfType<StackPanel>())
+                new Style(x => x.OfType<TabStrip>().Template().OfType<ItemsPresenter>().Template().OfType<StackPanel>())
                 {
                     Setters = new[]
                     {
diff --git a/Perspex.Themes.Default/TextBoxStyle.cs b/Perspex.Themes.Default/TextBoxStyle.cs
index 256406a59d..bc0f045137 100644
--- a/Perspex.Themes.Default/TextBoxStyle.cs
+++ b/Perspex.Themes.Default/TextBoxStyle.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace Perspex.Themes.Default
     using Perspex.Media;
     using Perspex.Controls.Shapes;
     using Perspex.Styling;
+    using Perspex.Controls.Presenters;
 
     public class TextBoxStyle : Styles
     {