diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Invoke.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Invoke.cs
index 90167fa8a1..c2eba7e503 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Invoke.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Threading/Dispatcher.Invoke.cs
@@ -649,7 +649,8 @@ public partial class Dispatcher
         {
             try
             {
-                action(arg);
+                using (AvaloniaSynchronizationContext.Ensure(this, (DispatcherPriority)priority))
+                    action(arg);
             }
             catch (Exception ex) when (ExceptionFilter(ex))
             {
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/DispatcherTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/DispatcherTests.cs
index 2efb648f4d..f3aaa0b6c2 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/DispatcherTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/DispatcherTests.cs
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ public partial class DispatcherTests
             }, DispatcherPriority.Background);
             disp.MainLoop(CancellationToken.None);
 
+            disp.Send(_ => DumpCurrentPriority(), DispatcherPriority.Send);
             disp.Invoke(DumpCurrentPriority, DispatcherPriority.Send, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
             disp.Invoke(() =>
             {
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ public partial class DispatcherTests
             Assert.Equal(
                 new[]
                 {
-                    DispatcherPriority.Normal, DispatcherPriority.Loaded, DispatcherPriority.Input, DispatcherPriority.Background,
+                    DispatcherPriority.Normal, DispatcherPriority.Loaded, DispatcherPriority.Input, DispatcherPriority.Background, DispatcherPriority.Send,
                     DispatcherPriority.Send, DispatcherPriority.Send,
                 },
                 priorities);