diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
index 183882ca50..0628e0c0b9 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/Presenters/ContentPresenter.cs
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.Presenters
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets or sets the content to be displayed by the presenter.
         /// </summary>
+        [Content]
         [DependsOn(nameof(ContentTemplate))]
         public object? Content
         {
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
index e6260f6eec..3c6f895ea8 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
             Assert.Equal("Foo", target.Content);
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void ContentPresenter_Default_Content_Property_Is_Set()
+        {
+            var xaml = @"<ContentPresenter xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'>Foo</ContentPresenter>";
+
+            var target = AvaloniaRuntimeXamlLoader.Parse<ContentPresenter>(xaml);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(target);
+            Assert.Equal("Foo", target.Content);
+        }
+
         [Fact]
         public void Attached_Property_Is_Set()
         {