diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
index f8db0e2a5b..1af347ab4e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Input.Raw;
 using Avalonia.Layout;
 using Avalonia.Logging;
+using Avalonia.LogicalTree;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
 using Avalonia.Rendering;
 using Avalonia.Styling;
+using Avalonia.Utilities;
 using Avalonia.VisualTree;
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 
@@ -26,7 +28,13 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
     /// It handles scheduling layout, styling and rendering as well as
     /// tracking the widget's <see cref="ClientSize"/>.
     /// </remarks>
-    public abstract class TopLevel : ContentControl, IInputRoot, ILayoutRoot, IRenderRoot, ICloseable, IStyleRoot
+    public abstract class TopLevel : ContentControl,
+        IInputRoot,
+        ILayoutRoot,
+        IRenderRoot,
+        ICloseable,
+        IStyleRoot,
+        IWeakSubscriber<ResourcesChangedEventArgs>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Defines the <see cref="ClientSize"/> property.
@@ -100,7 +108,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             impl.Resized = HandleResized;
             impl.ScalingChanged = HandleScalingChanged;
 
-
             _keyboardNavigationHandler?.SetOwner(this);
             _accessKeyHandler?.SetOwner(this);
             styler?.ApplyStyles(this);
@@ -116,6 +123,14 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
             {
                 _applicationLifecycle.OnExit += OnApplicationExiting;
             }
+
+            if (((IStyleHost)this).StylingParent is IResourceProvider applicationResources)
+            {
+                WeakSubscriptionManager.Subscribe(
+                    applicationResources,
+                    nameof(IResourceProvider.ResourcesChanged),
+                    this);
+            }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -165,6 +180,11 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         IMouseDevice IInputRoot.MouseDevice => PlatformImpl?.MouseDevice;
 
+        void IWeakSubscriber<ResourcesChangedEventArgs>.OnEvent(object sender, ResourcesChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            ((ILogical)this).NotifyResourcesChanged(e);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether access keys are shown in the window.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TopLevelTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TopLevelTests.cs
index da30336be6..da0719893f 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TopLevelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/TopLevelTests.cs
@@ -219,6 +219,23 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Adding_Resource_To_Application_Should_Raise_ResourcesChanged()
+        {
+            using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.StyledWindow))
+            {
+                var impl = new Mock<ITopLevelImpl>();
+                impl.SetupAllProperties();
+                var target = new TestTopLevel(impl.Object);
+                var raised = false;
+
+                target.ResourcesChanged += (_, __) => raised = true;
+                Application.Current.Resources.Add("foo", "bar");
+
+                Assert.True(raised);
+            }
+        }
+
         private FuncControlTemplate<TestTopLevel> CreateTemplate()
         {
             return new FuncControlTemplate<TestTopLevel>(x =>