diff --git a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
index 1f56bba3bd..961992ebbc 100644
--- a/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
+++ b/packages/Avalonia/AvaloniaBuildTasks.targets
@@ -44,7 +44,17 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <BuildAvaloniaResourcesDependsOn>$(BuildAvaloniaResourcesDependsOn);AddAvaloniaResources;ResolveReferences;_GenerateAvaloniaResourcesDependencyCache</BuildAvaloniaResourcesDependsOn>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  
+
+  <Target Name="AddXamlMetadataAssemblyAttributes"
+          BeforeTargets="CoreGenerateAssemblyInfo">
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute" Condition="$(AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault) != ''" >
+        <_Parameter1>AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault</_Parameter1>
+        <_Parameter2>$(AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault)</_Parameter2>
+      </AssemblyAttribute>
+    </ItemGroup>
+  </Target>
+
   <Target Name="_GenerateAvaloniaResourcesDependencyCache" BeforeTargets="GenerateAvaloniaResources">
     <ItemGroup>
       <CustomAdditionalGenerateAvaloniaResourcesInputs Include="$(IntermediateOutputPath)/Avalonia/Resources.Inputs.cache" />
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/DesignWindowLoader.cs b/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/DesignWindowLoader.cs
index 811f9c7baa..1e1b550a15 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/DesignWindowLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.DesignerSupport/DesignWindowLoader.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@ namespace Avalonia.DesignerSupport
                 }
 
                 var localAsm = assemblyPath != null ? Assembly.LoadFile(Path.GetFullPath(assemblyPath)) : null;
-                var loaded = loader.Load(stream, localAsm, null, baseUri, true);
+                var useCompiledBindings = localAsm?.GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>()
+                    .FirstOrDefault(a => a.Key == "AvaloniaUseCompiledBindingsByDefault")?.Value;
+
+                var loaded = loader.Load(stream, new RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration
+                {
+                    LocalAssembly = localAsm,
+                    BaseUri = baseUri,
+                    DesignMode = true,
+                    UseCompiledBindingsByDefault = bool.TryParse(useCompiledBindings, out var tempBool) && tempBool
+                });
                 var style = loaded as IStyle;
                 var resources = loaded as ResourceDictionary;
                 if (style != null)
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.cs
index 65baa8c486..c8464d83af 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.Loader/AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.cs
@@ -88,34 +88,4 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml
             => (T)Parse(xaml, localAssembly);
             
     }
-    
-    public class RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration
-    {
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The URI of the XAML being loaded.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Uri? BaseUri { get; set; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Default assembly for clr-namespace:.
-        /// </summary>
-        public Assembly LocalAssembly { get; set; }
-            
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The optional instance into which the XAML should be loaded.
-        /// </summary>
-        public object? RootInstance { get; set; }
-            
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Defines is CompiledBinding should be used by default.
-        /// Default is 'false'.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool UseCompiledBindingsByDefault { get; set; } = false;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Indicates whether the XAML is being loaded in design mode.
-        /// Default is 'false'.
-        /// </summary>
-        public bool DesignMode { get; set; } = false;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
index f5bf14c2a4..070f0c1cc3 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         <Compile Include="MarkupExtensions\ReflectionBindingExtension.cs" />
         <Compile Include="MarkupExtensions\RelativeSourceExtension.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+        <Compile Include="RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Styling\StyleInclude.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Templates\ControlTemplate.cs" />
         <Compile Include="Templates\DataTemplate.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/AvaloniaXamlLoader.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/AvaloniaXamlLoader.cs
index e5c6b72d12..578af64abb 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/AvaloniaXamlLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/AvaloniaXamlLoader.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 using System;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Reflection;
-using System.Text;
-using Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml
@@ -14,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml
     {
         public interface IRuntimeXamlLoader
         {
-            object Load(Stream stream, Assembly localAsm, object o, Uri baseUri, bool designMode);
+            object Load(Stream stream, RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration configuration);
         }
         
         /// <summary>
@@ -67,7 +64,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml
                 using (var stream = asset.stream)
                 {
                     var absoluteUri = uri.IsAbsoluteUri ? uri : new Uri(baseUri, uri);
-                    return runtimeLoader.Load(stream, asset.assembly, null, absoluteUri, false);
+                    return runtimeLoader.Load(stream, new RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration
+                    {
+                        LocalAssembly = asset.assembly,
+                        BaseUri = absoluteUri
+                    });
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aae19e67a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml;
+
+public class RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The URI of the XAML being loaded.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Uri? BaseUri { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default assembly for clr-namespace:.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Assembly LocalAssembly { get; set; }
+            
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The optional instance into which the XAML should be loaded.
+    /// </summary>
+    public object? RootInstance { get; set; }
+            
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Defines is CompiledBinding should be used by default.
+    /// Default is 'false'.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool UseCompiledBindingsByDefault { get; set; } = false;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Indicates whether the XAML is being loaded in design mode.
+    /// Default is 'false'.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool DesignMode { get; set; } = false;
+}
diff --git a/src/tools/Avalonia.Designer.HostApp/DesignXamlLoader.cs b/src/tools/Avalonia.Designer.HostApp/DesignXamlLoader.cs
index 7af29a56a1..7009151998 100644
--- a/src/tools/Avalonia.Designer.HostApp/DesignXamlLoader.cs
+++ b/src/tools/Avalonia.Designer.HostApp/DesignXamlLoader.cs
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Designer.HostApp
 {
     class DesignXamlLoader : AvaloniaXamlLoader.IRuntimeXamlLoader
     {
-        public object Load(Stream stream, Assembly localAsm, object o, Uri baseUri, bool designMode)
+        public object Load(Stream stream, RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration configuration)
         {
-            return AvaloniaXamlIlRuntimeCompiler.Load(stream, localAsm, o, baseUri, designMode);
+            return AvaloniaXamlIlRuntimeCompiler.Load(stream,
+                configuration.LocalAssembly, configuration.RootInstance, configuration.BaseUri,
+                configuration.DesignMode, configuration.UseCompiledBindingsByDefault);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/XamlTestBase.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/XamlTestBase.cs
index 2bc82d1353..2fc4867b35 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/XamlTestBase.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/XamlTestBase.cs
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests
         
         class TestXamlLoaderShim : AvaloniaXamlLoader.IRuntimeXamlLoader
         {
-            public object Load(Stream stream, Assembly localAsm, object o, Uri baseUri, bool designMode) 
-                => AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.Load(stream, localAsm, o, baseUri, designMode);
+            public object Load(Stream stream, RuntimeXamlLoaderConfiguration configuration) 
+                => AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.Load(stream, configuration);
         }
     }
 }