diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Utils/GridLayout.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Utils/GridLayout.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Controls.Utils
+{
+    internal class GridLayout
+    {
+        internal GridLayout(LengthDefinitions lengths)
+        {
+            _lengths = lengths;
+        }
+
+        private readonly LengthDefinitions _lengths;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Try to calculate the lengths that will be used to measure the children.
+        /// If the <paramref name="containerLength"/> is not enough, we'll even not compress the measure length.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="containerLength">The container length, width or height.</param>
+        /// <returns>The lengths that can be used to measure the children.</returns>
+        [Pure]
+        internal List<double> Measure(double containerLength)
+        {
+            var lengths = _lengths.Clone();
+
+            // Exclude all the pixel lengths, so that we can calculate the star lengths.
+            containerLength -= lengths
+                .Where(x => x.Length.IsAbsolute)
+                .Aggregate(0.0, (sum, add) => sum + add.Length.Value);
+
+            // Aggregate the star count, so that we can determine the length of each star unit.
+            var starCount = lengths
+                .Where(x => x.Length.IsStar)
+                .Aggregate(0.0, (sum, add) => sum + add.Length.Value);
+            // There is no need to care the (starCount == 0). If this happens, we'll ignore all the stars.
+            var starUnitLength = containerLength / starCount;
+
+            // If there is no stars, just return all pixels.
+            if (Equals(starCount, 0.0))
+            {
+                return lengths.Select(x => x.Length.IsAuto ? double.PositiveInfinity : x.Length.Value).ToList();
+            }
+
+            // ---
+            // Warning! The code below will start to change the lengths item value.
+            // ---
+
+            // Exclude the star unit if its min/max length range does not contain the calculated star length.
+            var intermediateStarLengths = lengths.Where(x => x.Length.IsStar).ToList();
+            // Indicate whether all star lengths are in range of min and max or not.
+            var allInRange = false;
+            while (!allInRange)
+            {
+                foreach (var length in intermediateStarLengths)
+                {
+                    // Find out if there is any length out of min to max.
+                    var (star, min, max) = (length.Length.Value, length.MinLength, length.MaxLength);
+                    var starLength = star * starUnitLength;
+                    if (starLength < min || starLength > max)
+                    {
+                        // If the star length is out of min to max, change it to a pixel unit.
+                        if (starLength < min)
+                        {
+                            length.Update(min);
+                            starLength = min;
+                        }
+                        else if (starLength > max)
+                        {
+                            length.Update(max);
+                            starLength = max;
+                        }
+
+                        // Update the rest star length info.
+                        intermediateStarLengths.Remove(length);
+                        containerLength -= starLength;
+                        starCount -= star;
+                        starUnitLength = containerLength / starCount;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // All lengths are in range, so that we have enough lengths to measure children.
+                allInRange = true;
+                foreach (var length in intermediateStarLengths)
+                {
+                    length.Update(length.Length.Value * starUnitLength);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Return the modified lengths as measuring lengths.
+            return lengths.Select(x =>
+                x.Length.GridUnitType == GridUnitType.Auto
+                    ? double.PositiveInfinity
+                    : x.Length.Value).ToList();
+        }
+
+        internal class LengthDefinitions : IEnumerable<LengthDefinition>, ICloneable
+        {
+            private readonly List<LengthDefinition> _lengths;
+
+            private LengthDefinitions(IEnumerable<LengthDefinition> lengths)
+            {
+                _lengths = lengths.ToList();
+            }
+
+            public IEnumerator<LengthDefinition> GetEnumerator() => _lengths.GetEnumerator();
+
+            IEnumerator IEnumerable.GetEnumerator() => GetEnumerator();
+
+            object ICloneable.Clone() => Clone();
+
+            public LengthDefinitions Clone() => new LengthDefinitions(
+                _lengths.Select(x => new LengthDefinition(x.Length, x.MinLength, x.MaxLength)));
+
+            public static implicit operator LengthDefinitions(RowDefinitions rows)
+                => new LengthDefinitions(rows.Select(x => (LengthDefinition) x));
+        }
+
+        internal class LengthDefinition
+        {
+            internal LengthDefinition(GridLength length, double minLength, double maxLength)
+            {
+                Length = length;
+                MinLength = minLength;
+                MaxLength = maxLength;
+            }
+
+            internal GridLength Length { get; private set; }
+            internal double MinLength { get; }
+            internal double MaxLength { get; }
+
+            public static implicit operator LengthDefinition(RowDefinition row)
+                => new LengthDefinition(row.Height, row.MinHeight, row.MaxHeight);
+
+            public void Update(double pixel)
+            {
+                Length = new GridLength(pixel);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/GridLayoutTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/GridLayoutTests.cs
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+using Avalonia.Controls.Utils;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
+{
+    public class GridLayoutTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void Measure_AllPixelLength_Correct()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var layout = new GridLayout(new RowDefinitions("100,200,300"));
+
+            // Action
+            var measure = layout.Measure(800);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(measure, new [] { 100d, 200d, 300d });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Measure_AllStarLength_Correct()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var layout = new GridLayout(new RowDefinitions("*,2*,3*"));
+
+            // Action
+            var measure = layout.Measure(600);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(measure, new [] { 100d, 200d, 300d });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Measure_MixStarPixelLength_Correct()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var layout = new GridLayout(new RowDefinitions("100,2*,3*"));
+
+            // Action
+            var measure = layout.Measure(600);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(measure, new [] { 100d, 200d, 300d });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Measure_MixAutoPixelLength_Correct()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var layout = new GridLayout(new RowDefinitions("100,200,Auto"));
+
+            // Action
+            var measure = layout.Measure(600);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(measure, new [] { 100d, 200d, double.PositiveInfinity });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Measure_MixAutoStarLength_Correct()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var layout = new GridLayout(new RowDefinitions("*,2*,Auto"));
+
+            // Action
+            var measure = layout.Measure(600);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(measure, new[] { 200d, 400d, double.PositiveInfinity });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Measure_MixAutoStarPixelLength_Correct()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var layout = new GridLayout(new RowDefinitions("*,200,Auto"));
+
+            // Action
+            var measure = layout.Measure(600);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(measure, new[] { 400d, 200d, double.PositiveInfinity });
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Measure_AllPixelLengthButNotEnough_Correct()
+        {
+            // Arrange
+            var layout = new GridLayout(new RowDefinitions("100,200,300"));
+
+            // Action
+            var measure = layout.Measure(400);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(measure, new[] { 100d, 200d, 300d });
+        }
+    }
+}