diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
index 7601b64ce9..a3d5803ab0 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/AvaloniaObject.cs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <param name="oldValue">The old property value.</param>
         /// <param name="newValue">The new property value.</param>
         /// <param name="priority">The priority of the binding that produced the value.</param>
-        protected void RaisePropertyChanged(
+        protected internal void RaisePropertyChanged(
             AvaloniaProperty property,
             object oldValue,
             object newValue,
@@ -508,45 +508,6 @@ namespace Avalonia
             }
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// A callback type for encapsulating complex logic for setting direct properties.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the property.</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="value">The value to which to set the property.</param>
-        /// <param name="field">The backing field for the property.</param>
-        /// <param name="notifyWrapper">A wrapper for the property-changed notification.</param>
-        protected delegate void SetAndRaiseCallback<T>(T value, ref T field, Action<Action> notifyWrapper);
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Sets the backing field for a direct avalonia property, raising the 
-        /// <see cref="PropertyChanged"/> event if the value has changed.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the property.</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="property">The property.</param>
-        /// <param name="field">The backing field.</param>
-        /// <param name="setterCallback">A callback called to actually set the value to the backing field.</param>
-        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// True if the value changed, otherwise false.
-        /// </returns>
-        protected bool SetAndRaise<T>(
-            AvaloniaProperty<T> property,
-            ref T field,
-            SetAndRaiseCallback<T> setterCallback,
-            T value)
-        {
-            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(setterCallback != null);
-            return Values.Setter.SetAndNotify(
-                property,
-                ref field,
-                (object update, ref T backing, Action<Action> notify) =>
-                {
-                    setterCallback((T)update, ref backing, notify);
-                    return true;
-                },
-                value);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Sets the backing field for a direct avalonia property, raising the 
         /// <see cref="PropertyChanged"/> event if the value has changed.
@@ -561,32 +522,15 @@ namespace Avalonia
         protected bool SetAndRaise<T>(AvaloniaProperty<T> property, ref T field, T value)
         {
             VerifyAccess();
-            return SetAndRaise(
-                property,
-                ref field,
-                (T val, ref T backing, Action<Action> notifyWrapper)
-                    => SetAndRaiseCore(property, ref backing, val, notifyWrapper),
-                value);
-        }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Default assignment logic for SetAndRaise.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <typeparam name="T">The type of the property.</typeparam>
-        /// <param name="property">The property.</param>
-        /// <param name="field">The backing field.</param>
-        /// <param name="value">The value.</param>
-        /// <param name="notifyWrapper">A wrapper for the property-changed notification.</param>
-        /// <returns>
-        /// True if the value changed, otherwise false.
-        /// </returns>
-        private bool SetAndRaiseCore<T>(AvaloniaProperty property, ref T field, T value, Action<Action> notifyWrapper)
-        {
-            var old = field;
-            field = value;
+            if (EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(field, value))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            DeferredSetter<T> setter = Values.GetDirectDeferredSetter(property);
 
-            notifyWrapper(() => RaisePropertyChanged(property, old, value, BindingPriority.LocalValue));
-            return true;
+            return setter.SetAndNotify(this, property, ref field, value);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/IPriorityValueOwner.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/IPriorityValueOwner.cs
index 540b1bf19b..1d6e5e59ad 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/IPriorityValueOwner.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/IPriorityValueOwner.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <param name="notification">The notification.</param>
         void BindingNotificationReceived(AvaloniaProperty property, BindingNotification notification);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns deferred setter for given non-direct property.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="property">Property.</param>
+        /// <returns>Deferred setter for given property.</returns>
+        DeferredSetter<object> GetNonDirectDeferredSetter(AvaloniaProperty property);
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Logs a binding error.
         /// </summary>
@@ -40,7 +47,5 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// Ensures that the current thread is the UI thread.
         /// </summary>
         void VerifyAccess();
-
-        DeferredSetter<object> Setter { get; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs
index 89a893577f..4996420fe7 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PriorityValue.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ namespace Avalonia
         private readonly SingleOrDictionary<int, PriorityLevel> _levels = new SingleOrDictionary<int, PriorityLevel>();
 
         private readonly Func<object, object> _validate;
+        private readonly SetAndNotifyCallback<(object, int)> _setAndNotifyCallback;
         private (object value, int priority) _value;
+        private DeferredSetter<object> _setter;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="PriorityValue"/> class.
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
             _valueType = valueType;
             _value = (AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue, int.MaxValue);
             _validate = validate;
+            _setAndNotifyCallback = SetAndNotify;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -242,22 +245,22 @@ namespace Avalonia
         /// <param name="priority">The priority level that the value came from.</param>
         private void UpdateValue(object value, int priority)
         {
-            Owner.Setter.SetAndNotify(Property,
-                ref _value,
-                UpdateCore,
-                (value, priority));
-        }
+            var newValue = (value, priority);
+
+            if (newValue == _value)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
 
-        private bool UpdateCore(
-            object update,
-            ref (object value, int priority) backing,
-            Action<Action> notify)
-            => UpdateCore(((object, int))update, ref backing, notify);
+            if (_setter == null)
+            {
+                _setter = Owner.GetNonDirectDeferredSetter(Property);
+            }
+
+            _setter.SetAndNotifyCallback(Property, _setAndNotifyCallback, ref _value, newValue);
+        }
 
-        private bool UpdateCore(
-            (object value, int priority) update,
-            ref (object value, int priority) backing,
-            Action<Action> notify)
+        private void SetAndNotify(AvaloniaProperty property, ref (object value, int priority) backing, (object value, int priority) update)
         {
             var val = update.value;
             var notification = val as BindingNotification;
@@ -286,7 +289,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
                 if (notification == null || notification.HasValue)
                 {
-                    notify(() => Owner?.Changed(Property, ValuePriority, old, Value));
+                    Owner?.Changed(Property, ValuePriority, old, Value);
                 }
 
                 if (notification != null)
@@ -305,7 +308,6 @@ namespace Avalonia
                     val,
                     val?.GetType());
             }
-            return true;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/AvaloniaPropertyValueStore.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/AvaloniaPropertyValueStore.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac128d83de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/AvaloniaPropertyValueStore.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+// 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.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Utilities
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Stores values with <see cref="AvaloniaProperty"/> as key.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TValue">Stored value type.</typeparam>
+    internal sealed class AvaloniaPropertyValueStore<TValue>
+    {
+        private Entry[] _entries;
+
+        public AvaloniaPropertyValueStore()
+        {
+            // The last item in the list is always int.MaxValue
+            _entries = new[] { new Entry { PropertyId = int.MaxValue, Value = default } };
+        }
+
+        private (int, bool) TryFindEntry(int propertyId)
+        {
+            if (_entries.Length <= 12)
+            {
+                // For small lists, we use an optimized linear search. Since the last item in the list
+                // is always int.MaxValue, we can skip a conditional branch in each iteration.
+                // By unrolling the loop, we can skip another unconditional branch in each iteration.
+
+                if (_entries[0].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (0, _entries[0].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[1].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (1, _entries[1].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[2].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (2, _entries[2].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[3].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (3, _entries[3].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[4].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (4, _entries[4].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[5].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (5, _entries[5].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[6].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (6, _entries[6].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[7].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (7, _entries[7].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[8].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (8, _entries[8].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[9].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (9, _entries[9].PropertyId == propertyId);
+                if (_entries[10].PropertyId >= propertyId)
+                    return (10, _entries[10].PropertyId == propertyId);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                int low = 0;
+                int high = _entries.Length;
+                int id;
+
+                while (high - low > 3)
+                {
+                    int pivot = (high + low) / 2;
+                    id = _entries[pivot].PropertyId;
+
+                    if (propertyId == id)
+                        return (pivot, true);
+
+                    if (propertyId <= id)
+                        high = pivot;
+                    else
+                        low = pivot + 1;
+                }
+
+                do
+                {
+                    id = _entries[low].PropertyId;
+
+                    if (id == propertyId)
+                        return (low, true);
+
+                    if (id > propertyId)
+                        break;
+
+                    ++low;
+                }
+                while (low < high);
+            }
+
+            return (0, false);
+        }
+
+        public bool TryGetValue(AvaloniaProperty property, out TValue value)
+        {
+            (int index, bool found) = TryFindEntry(property.Id);
+            if (!found)
+            {
+                value = default;
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            value = _entries[index].Value;
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        public void AddValue(AvaloniaProperty property, TValue value)
+        {
+            Entry[] entries = new Entry[_entries.Length + 1];
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < _entries.Length; ++i)
+            {
+                if (_entries[i].PropertyId > property.Id)
+                {
+                    if (i > 0)
+                    {
+                        Array.Copy(_entries, 0, entries, 0, i);
+                    }
+
+                    entries[i] = new Entry { PropertyId = property.Id, Value = value };
+                    Array.Copy(_entries, i, entries, i + 1, _entries.Length - i);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            _entries = entries;
+        }
+
+        public void SetValue(AvaloniaProperty property, TValue value)
+        {
+            _entries[TryFindEntry(property.Id).Item1].Value = value;
+        }
+
+        public Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, TValue> ToDictionary()
+        {
+            var dict = new Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, TValue>(_entries.Length - 1);
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < _entries.Length - 1; ++i)
+            {
+                dict.Add(AvaloniaPropertyRegistry.Instance.FindRegistered(_entries[i].PropertyId), _entries[i].Value);
+            }
+
+            return dict;
+        }
+
+        private struct Entry
+        {
+            internal int PropertyId;
+            internal TValue Value;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DeferredSetter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DeferredSetter.cs
index 1b1324b1c5..fd7a66fb52 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DeferredSetter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Utilities/DeferredSetter.cs
@@ -1,168 +1,122 @@
-using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
+// 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;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Utilities
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Callback invoked when deferred setter wants to set a value.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TValue">Value type.</typeparam>
+    /// <param name="property">Property being set.</param>
+    /// <param name="backing">Backing field reference.</param>
+    /// <param name="value">New value.</param>
+    internal delegate void SetAndNotifyCallback<TValue>(AvaloniaProperty property, ref TValue backing, TValue value);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// A utility class to enable deferring assignment until after property-changed notifications are sent.
     /// Used to fix #855.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TSetRecord">The type of value with which to track the delayed assignment.</typeparam>
-    class DeferredSetter<TSetRecord>
+    internal sealed class DeferredSetter<TSetRecord>
     {
-        private struct NotifyDisposable : IDisposable
+        private readonly SingleOrQueue<TSetRecord> _pendingValues;
+        private bool _isNotifying;
+
+        public DeferredSetter()
         {
-            private readonly SettingStatus status;
+            _pendingValues = new SingleOrQueue<TSetRecord>();
+        }
 
-            internal NotifyDisposable(SettingStatus status)
-            {
-                this.status = status;
-                status.Notifying = true;
-            }
+        private static void SetAndRaisePropertyChanged(AvaloniaObject source, AvaloniaProperty<TSetRecord> property, ref TSetRecord backing, TSetRecord value)
+        {
+            var old = backing;
 
-            public void Dispose()
-            {
-                status.Notifying = false;
-            }
+            backing = value;
+
+            source.RaisePropertyChanged(property, old, value);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Information on current setting/notification status of a property.
-        /// </summary>
-        private class SettingStatus
+        public bool SetAndNotify(
+            AvaloniaObject source,
+            AvaloniaProperty<TSetRecord> property,
+            ref TSetRecord backing,
+            TSetRecord value)
         {
-            public bool Notifying { get; set; }
-
-            private SingleOrQueue<TSetRecord> pendingValues;
-            
-            public SingleOrQueue<TSetRecord> PendingValues
+            if (!_isNotifying)
             {
-                get
+                using (new NotifyDisposable(this))
                 {
-                    return pendingValues ?? (pendingValues = new SingleOrQueue<TSetRecord>());
+                    SetAndRaisePropertyChanged(source, property, ref backing, value);
                 }
-            }
-        }
 
-        private Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, SettingStatus> _setRecords;
-        private Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, SettingStatus> SetRecords
-            => _setRecords ?? (_setRecords = new Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, SettingStatus>());
+                if (!_pendingValues.Empty)
+                {
+                    using (new NotifyDisposable(this))
+                    {
+                        while (!_pendingValues.Empty)
+                        {
+                            SetAndRaisePropertyChanged(source, property, ref backing, _pendingValues.Dequeue());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
-        private SettingStatus GetOrCreateStatus(AvaloniaProperty property)
-        {
-            if (!SetRecords.TryGetValue(property, out var status))
-            {
-                status = new SettingStatus();
-                SetRecords.Add(property, status);
+                return true;
             }
 
-            return status;
+            _pendingValues.Enqueue(value);
+
+            return false;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Mark the property as currently notifying.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">The property to mark as notifying.</param>
-        /// <returns>Returns a disposable that when disposed, marks the property as done notifying.</returns>
-        private NotifyDisposable MarkNotifying(AvaloniaProperty property)
+        public bool SetAndNotifyCallback<TValue>(AvaloniaProperty property, SetAndNotifyCallback<TValue> setAndNotifyCallback, ref TValue backing, TValue value)
+            where TValue : TSetRecord
         {
-            Contract.Requires<InvalidOperationException>(!IsNotifying(property));
-
-            SettingStatus status = GetOrCreateStatus(property);
-
-            return new NotifyDisposable(status);
-        }
+            if (!_isNotifying)
+            {
+                using (new NotifyDisposable(this))
+                {
+                    setAndNotifyCallback(property, ref backing, value);
+                }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Check if the property is currently notifying listeners.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">The property.</param>
-        /// <returns>If the property is currently notifying listeners.</returns>
-        private bool IsNotifying(AvaloniaProperty property)
-            => SetRecords.TryGetValue(property, out var value) && value.Notifying;
+                if (!_pendingValues.Empty)
+                {
+                    using (new NotifyDisposable(this))
+                    {
+                        while (!_pendingValues.Empty)
+                        {
+                            setAndNotifyCallback(property, ref backing, (TValue) _pendingValues.Dequeue());
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Add a pending assignment for the property.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">The property.</param>
-        /// <param name="value">The value to assign.</param>
-        private void AddPendingSet(AvaloniaProperty property, TSetRecord value)
-        {
-            Contract.Requires<InvalidOperationException>(IsNotifying(property));
+                return true;
+            }
 
-            GetOrCreateStatus(property).PendingValues.Enqueue(value);
-        }
+            _pendingValues.Enqueue(value);
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks if there are any pending assignments for the property.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">The property to check.</param>
-        /// <returns>If the property has any pending assignments.</returns>
-        private bool HasPendingSet(AvaloniaProperty property)
-        {
-            return SetRecords.TryGetValue(property, out var status) && !status.PendingValues.Empty;
+            return false;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the first pending assignment for the property.
+        /// Disposable that marks the property as currently notifying.
+        /// When disposed, marks the property as done notifying.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">The property to check.</param>
-        /// <returns>The first pending assignment for the property.</returns>
-        private TSetRecord GetFirstPendingSet(AvaloniaProperty property)
+        private readonly struct NotifyDisposable : IDisposable
         {
-            return GetOrCreateStatus(property).PendingValues.Dequeue();
-        }
-
-        public delegate bool SetterDelegate<TValue>(TSetRecord record, ref TValue backing, Action<Action> notifyCallback);
+            private readonly DeferredSetter<TSetRecord> _setter;
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Set the property and notify listeners while ensuring we don't get into a stack overflow as happens with #855 and #824
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="property">The property to set.</param>
-        /// <param name="backing">The backing field for the property</param>
-        /// <param name="setterCallback">
-        /// A callback that actually sets the property.
-        /// The first parameter is the value to set, and the second is a wrapper that takes a callback that sends the property-changed notification.
-        /// </param>
-        /// <param name="value">The value to try to set.</param>
-        public bool SetAndNotify<TValue>(
-            AvaloniaProperty property,
-            ref TValue backing,
-            SetterDelegate<TValue> setterCallback,
-            TSetRecord value)
-        {
-            Contract.Requires<ArgumentNullException>(setterCallback != null);
-            if (!IsNotifying(property))
+            internal NotifyDisposable(DeferredSetter<TSetRecord> setter)
             {
-                bool updated = false;
-                if (!object.Equals(value, backing))
-                {
-                    updated = setterCallback(value, ref backing, notification =>
-                    {
-                        using (MarkNotifying(property))
-                        {
-                            notification();
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
-                while (HasPendingSet(property))
-                {
-                    updated |= setterCallback(GetFirstPendingSet(property), ref backing, notification =>
-                    {
-                        using (MarkNotifying(property))
-                        {
-                            notification();
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
-
-                return updated;
+                _setter = setter;
+                _setter._isNotifying = true;
             }
-            else if(!object.Equals(value, backing))
+
+            public void Dispose()
             {
-                AddPendingSet(property, value);
+                _setter._isNotifying = false;
             }
-            return false;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
index 24f85ea6b1..1bdbd4ca7c 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/ValueStore.cs
@@ -7,21 +7,15 @@ namespace Avalonia
 {
     internal class ValueStore : IPriorityValueOwner
     {
-        private struct Entry
-        {
-            internal int PropertyId;
-            internal object Value;
-        }
-
+        private readonly AvaloniaPropertyValueStore<object> _propertyValues;
+        private readonly AvaloniaPropertyValueStore<object> _deferredSetters;
         private readonly AvaloniaObject _owner;
-        private Entry[] _entries;
 
         public ValueStore(AvaloniaObject owner)
         {
             _owner = owner;
-
-            // The last item in the list is always int.MaxValue
-            _entries = new[] { new Entry { PropertyId = int.MaxValue, Value = null } };
+            _propertyValues = new AvaloniaPropertyValueStore<object>();
+            _deferredSetters = new AvaloniaPropertyValueStore<object>();
         }
 
         public IDisposable AddBinding(
@@ -31,7 +25,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         {
             PriorityValue priorityValue;
 
-            if (TryGetValue(property, out var v))
+            if (_propertyValues.TryGetValue(property, out var v))
             {
                 priorityValue = v as PriorityValue;
 
@@ -39,13 +33,13 @@ namespace Avalonia
                 {
                     priorityValue = CreatePriorityValue(property);
                     priorityValue.SetValue(v, (int)BindingPriority.LocalValue);
-                    SetValueInternal(property, priorityValue);
+                    _propertyValues.SetValue(property, priorityValue);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 priorityValue = CreatePriorityValue(property);
-                AddValueInternal(property, priorityValue);
+                _propertyValues.AddValue(property, priorityValue);
             }
 
             return priorityValue.Add(source, (int)priority);
@@ -55,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         {
             PriorityValue priorityValue;
 
-            if (TryGetValue(property, out var v))
+            if (_propertyValues.TryGetValue(property, out var v))
             {
                 priorityValue = v as PriorityValue;
 
@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
                 {
                     if (priority == (int)BindingPriority.LocalValue)
                     {
-                        SetValueInternal(property, Validate(property, value));
+                        _propertyValues.SetValue(property, Validate(property, value));
                         Changed(property, priority, v, value);
                         return;
                     }
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
                     {
                         priorityValue = CreatePriorityValue(property);
                         priorityValue.SetValue(v, (int)BindingPriority.LocalValue);
-                        SetValueInternal(property, priorityValue);
+                        _propertyValues.SetValue(property, priorityValue);
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -84,14 +78,14 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
                 if (priority == (int)BindingPriority.LocalValue)
                 {
-                    AddValueInternal(property, Validate(property, value));
+                    _propertyValues.AddValue(property, Validate(property, value));
                     Changed(property, priority, AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue, value);
                     return;
                 }
                 else
                 {
                     priorityValue = CreatePriorityValue(property);
-                    AddValueInternal(property, priorityValue);
+                    _propertyValues.AddValue(property, priorityValue);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -110,14 +104,9 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
         public IDictionary<AvaloniaProperty, object> GetSetValues()
         {
-            var dict = new Dictionary<AvaloniaProperty, object>(_entries.Length - 1);
-            for (int i = 0; i < _entries.Length - 1; ++i)
-            {
-                dict.Add(AvaloniaPropertyRegistry.Instance.FindRegistered(_entries[i].PropertyId), _entries[i].Value);
-            }
-
-            return dict;
+            return _propertyValues.ToDictionary();
         }
+
         public void LogError(AvaloniaProperty property, Exception e)
         {
             _owner.LogBindingError(property, e);
@@ -127,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
         {
             var result = AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
 
-            if (TryGetValue(property, out var value))
+            if (_propertyValues.TryGetValue(property, out var value))
             {
                 result = (value is PriorityValue priorityValue) ? priorityValue.Value : value;
             }
@@ -137,12 +126,12 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
         public bool IsAnimating(AvaloniaProperty property)
         {
-            return TryGetValue(property, out var value) && value is PriorityValue priority && priority.IsAnimating;
+            return _propertyValues.TryGetValue(property, out var value) && value is PriorityValue priority && priority.IsAnimating;
         }
 
         public bool IsSet(AvaloniaProperty property)
         {
-            if (TryGetValue(property, out var value))
+            if (_propertyValues.TryGetValue(property, out var value))
             {
                 return ((value as PriorityValue)?.Value ?? value) != AvaloniaProperty.UnsetValue;
             }
@@ -152,7 +141,7 @@ namespace Avalonia
 
         public void Revalidate(AvaloniaProperty property)
         {
-            if (TryGetValue(property, out var value))
+            if (_propertyValues.TryGetValue(property, out var value))
             {
                 (value as PriorityValue)?.Revalidate();
             }
@@ -189,113 +178,28 @@ namespace Avalonia
             return value;
         }
 
-        private DeferredSetter<object> _deferredSetter;
-
-        public DeferredSetter<object> Setter
+        private DeferredSetter<T> GetDeferredSetter<T>(AvaloniaProperty property)
         {
-            get
+            if (_deferredSetters.TryGetValue(property, out var deferredSetter))
             {
-                return _deferredSetter ??
-                    (_deferredSetter = new DeferredSetter<object>());
+                return (DeferredSetter<T>)deferredSetter;
             }
-        }
 
-        private bool TryGetValue(AvaloniaProperty property, out object value)
-        {
-            (int index, bool found) = TryFindEntry(property.Id);
-            if (!found)
-            {
-                value = null;
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            value = _entries[index].Value;
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        private void AddValueInternal(AvaloniaProperty property, object value)
-        {
-            Entry[] entries = new Entry[_entries.Length + 1];
-
-            for (int i = 0; i < _entries.Length; ++i)
-            {
-                if (_entries[i].PropertyId > property.Id)
-                {
-                    if (i > 0)
-                    {
-                        Array.Copy(_entries, 0, entries, 0, i);
-                    }
+            var newDeferredSetter = new DeferredSetter<T>();
 
-                    entries[i] = new Entry { PropertyId = property.Id, Value = value };
-                    Array.Copy(_entries, i, entries, i + 1, _entries.Length - i);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
+            _deferredSetters.AddValue(property, newDeferredSetter);
 
-            _entries = entries;
+            return newDeferredSetter;
         }
 
-        private void SetValueInternal(AvaloniaProperty property, object value)
+        public DeferredSetter<object> GetNonDirectDeferredSetter(AvaloniaProperty property)
         {
-            _entries[TryFindEntry(property.Id).Item1].Value = value;
+            return GetDeferredSetter<object>(property);
         }
 
-        private (int, bool) TryFindEntry(int propertyId)
+        public DeferredSetter<T> GetDirectDeferredSetter<T>(AvaloniaProperty<T> property)
         {
-            if (_entries.Length <= 12)
-            {
-                // For small lists, we use an optimized linear search. Since the last item in the list
-                // is always int.MaxValue, we can skip a conditional branch in each iteration.
-                // By unrolling the loop, we can skip another unconditional branch in each iteration.
-
-                if (_entries[0].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (0, _entries[0].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[1].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (1, _entries[1].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[2].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (2, _entries[2].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[3].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (3, _entries[3].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[4].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (4, _entries[4].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[5].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (5, _entries[5].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[6].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (6, _entries[6].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[7].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (7, _entries[7].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[8].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (8, _entries[8].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[9].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (9, _entries[9].PropertyId == propertyId);
-                if (_entries[10].PropertyId >= propertyId) return (10, _entries[10].PropertyId == propertyId);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                int low = 0;
-                int high = _entries.Length;
-                int id;
-
-                while (high - low > 3)
-                {
-                    int pivot = (high + low) / 2;
-                    id = _entries[pivot].PropertyId;
-
-                    if (propertyId == id)
-                        return (pivot, true);
-
-                    if (propertyId <= id)
-                        high = pivot;
-                    else
-                        low = pivot + 1;
-                }
-
-                do
-                {
-                    id = _entries[low].PropertyId;
-
-                    if (id == propertyId)
-                        return (low, true);
-
-                    if (id > propertyId)
-                        break;
-
-                    ++low;
-                }
-                while (low < high);
-            }
-
-            return (0, false);
+            return GetDeferredSetter<T>(property);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/PriorityValueTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/PriorityValueTests.cs
index 2f1b7862a7..63e1790cce 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/PriorityValueTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/PriorityValueTests.cs
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Base.UnitTests
         private static Mock<IPriorityValueOwner> GetMockOwner()
         {
             var owner = new Mock<IPriorityValueOwner>();
-            owner.SetupGet(o => o.Setter).Returns(new DeferredSetter<object>());
+            owner.Setup(o => o.GetNonDirectDeferredSetter(It.IsAny<AvaloniaProperty>())).Returns(new DeferredSetter<object>());
             return owner;
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj
index 6550a23b7b..f503bf66a7 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Avalonia.Benchmarks.csproj
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\Avalonia.UnitTests\Avalonia.UnitTests.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.10.14" />
+    <PackageReference Include="BenchmarkDotNet" Version="0.11.5" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Folder Include="Properties\" />
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Base/DirectPropertyBenchmark.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Base/DirectPropertyBenchmark.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..02f9397e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Base/DirectPropertyBenchmark.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Benchmarks.Base
+{
+    [MemoryDiagnoser]
+    public class DirectPropertyBenchmark
+    {
+        [Benchmark(Baseline = true)]
+        public void SetAndRaiseOriginal()
+        {
+            var obj = new DirectClass();
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < 100; ++i)
+            {
+                obj.IntValue += 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        [Benchmark]
+        public void SetAndRaiseSimple()
+        {
+            var obj = new DirectClass();
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < 100; ++i)
+            {
+                obj.IntValueSimple += 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        class DirectClass : AvaloniaObject
+        {
+            private int _intValue;
+
+            public static readonly DirectProperty<DirectClass, int> IntValueProperty =
+                AvaloniaProperty.RegisterDirect<DirectClass, int>(nameof(IntValue),
+                    o => o.IntValue,
+                    (o, v) => o.IntValue = v);
+
+            public int IntValue
+            {
+                get => _intValue;
+                set => SetAndRaise(IntValueProperty, ref _intValue, value);
+            }
+
+            public int IntValueSimple
+            {
+                get => _intValue;
+                set
+                {
+                    VerifyAccess();
+
+                    if (_intValue == value)
+                    {
+                        return;
+                    }
+
+                    var old = _intValue;
+                    _intValue = value;
+
+                    RaisePropertyChanged(IntValueProperty, old, _intValue);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Base/Properties.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Base/Properties.cs
index 0a020961d5..45fc68ac96 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Base/Properties.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Benchmarks/Base/Properties.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using System;
-using System.Reactive.Subjects;
+using System.Reactive.Subjects;
 using BenchmarkDotNet.Attributes;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Benchmarks.Base