diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Input/Pointer.cs b/src/Avalonia.Input/Pointer.cs
index 80d803abb1..819d231b31 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Input/Pointer.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Input/Pointer.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Input
         {
             if (Captured != null)
                 Captured.DetachedFromVisualTree -= OnCaptureDetached;
-            var oldCapture = control;
+            var oldCapture = Captured;
             Captured = control;
             PlatformCapture(control);
             if (oldCapture != null)
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Input.UnitTests/PointerTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Input.UnitTests/PointerTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e639726dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Input.UnitTests/PointerTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+using Avalonia.UnitTests;
+using Avalonia.VisualTree;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Input.UnitTests
+{
+    public class PointerTests
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void On_Capture_Transfer_PointerCaptureLost_Should_Propagate_Up_To_The_Common_Parent()
+        {
+            Border initialParent, initialCapture, newParent, newCapture;
+            var el = new StackPanel
+            {
+                Children =
+                {
+                    (initialParent = new Border { Child = initialCapture = new Border() }),
+                    (newParent = new Border { Child = newCapture = new Border() })
+                }
+            };
+            var receivers = new List<object>();
+            var root = new TestRoot(el);
+            foreach (InputElement d in root.GetSelfAndVisualDescendants())
+                d.PointerCaptureLost += (s, e) => receivers.Add(s);
+            var pointer = new Pointer(Pointer.GetNextFreeId(), PointerType.Mouse, true);
+            
+            pointer.Capture(initialCapture);
+            pointer.Capture(newCapture);
+            Assert.True(receivers.SequenceEqual(new[] { initialCapture, initialParent }));
+            
+            receivers.Clear();
+            pointer.Capture(null);
+            Assert.True(receivers.SequenceEqual(new object[] { newCapture, newParent, el, root }));
+        }
+    }
+}