diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilder.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilder.cs
index 5dc426ab06..e4d5a1ca68 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/SceneGraph/SceneBuilder.cs
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.SceneGraph
             if (result != null && result.Parent != parent)
             {
                 Deindex(scene, result);
+                ((VisualNode?)result.Parent)?.RemoveChild(result);
                 result = null;
             }