diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTemplateColumn.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTemplateColumn.cs
index e513a7b678..a93f5314c6 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTemplateColumn.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTemplateColumn.cs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
                 o => o.CellTemplate,
                 (o, v) => o.CellTemplate = v);
 
+        [Content]
         public IDataTemplate CellTemplate
         {
             get { return _cellTemplate; }