diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/VisualTree/VisualExtensions.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/VisualTree/VisualExtensions.cs
index 636aa6836e..8c4004efdc 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/VisualTree/VisualExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/VisualTree/VisualExtensions.cs
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.VisualTree
         /// </returns>
         public static bool IsVisualAncestorOf(this IVisual visual, IVisual target)
         {
-            IVisual current = target;
+            IVisual current = target?.VisualParent;
 
             while (current != null)
             {