diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs
index 93d4e14f27..94c0b75c6e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Styling/Styling/TypeNameAndClassSelector.cs
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
         {
             readonly IList<string> _match;
             IAvaloniaReadOnlyList<string> _classes;
+            bool _value;
 
             public ClassObserver(IAvaloniaReadOnlyList<string> classes, IList<string> match)
             {
@@ -210,18 +211,29 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling
             }
 
             protected override void Deinitialize() => _classes.CollectionChanged -= ClassesChanged;
-            protected override void Initialize() => _classes.CollectionChanged += ClassesChanged;
+
+            protected override void Initialize()
+            {
+                _value = GetResult();
+                _classes.CollectionChanged += ClassesChanged;
+            }
 
             protected override void Subscribed(IObserver<bool> observer, bool first)
             {
-                observer.OnNext(GetResult());
+                observer.OnNext(_value);
             }
 
             private void ClassesChanged(object sender, NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs e)
             {
                 if (e.Action != NotifyCollectionChangedAction.Move)
                 {
-                    PublishNext(GetResult());
+                    var value = GetResult();
+
+                    if (value != _value)
+                    {
+                        PublishNext(GetResult());
+                        _value = value;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/SelectorTests_Class.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/SelectorTests_Class.cs
index b41c21fbf4..75599925b7 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/SelectorTests_Class.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests/SelectorTests_Class.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) The Avalonia Project. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT license. See licence.md file in the project root for full license information.
 
+using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
@@ -8,6 +9,7 @@ using Moq;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
 using Xunit;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests
 {
@@ -117,6 +119,28 @@ namespace Avalonia.Styling.UnitTests
             Assert.False(await activator.Take(1));
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Only_Notifies_When_Result_Changes()
+        {
+            // Test for #1698
+            var control = new Control1
+            {
+                Classes = new Classes { "foo" },
+            };
+
+            var target = default(Selector).Class("foo");
+            var activator = target.Match(control).ObservableResult;
+            var result = new List<bool>();
+
+            using (activator.Subscribe(x => result.Add(x)))
+            {
+                control.Classes.Add("bar");
+                control.Classes.Remove("foo");
+            }
+
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { true, false }, result);
+        }
+
         public class Control1 : TestControlBase
         {
         }