diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
index 112cf6619f..182b2638c4 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/PropertyStore/PriorityValue.cs
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.PropertyStore
 
         public void ClearLocalValue()
         {
+            _localValue = default;
             UpdateEffectiveValue(new AvaloniaPropertyChangedEventArgs<T>(
                 _owner,
                 Property,