diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ListBoxTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ListBoxTests.cs
index 963bba7c83..7c57e22933 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ListBoxTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests/ListBoxTests.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Subjects;
 using Avalonia.Collections;
@@ -457,6 +458,33 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls.UnitTests
             }
         }
 
+        [Fact]
+        public void Initial_Binding_Of_SelectedItems_Should_Not_Cause_Write_To_SelectedItems()
+        {
+            var target = new ListBox
+            {
+                [!ListBox.ItemsProperty] = new Binding("Items"),
+                [!ListBox.SelectedItemsProperty] = new Binding("SelectedItems"),
+            };
+
+            var viewModel = new
+            {
+                Items = new[] { "Foo", "Bar", "Baz " },
+                SelectedItems = new ObservableCollection<string> { "Bar" },
+            };
+
+            var raised = 0;
+
+            viewModel.SelectedItems.CollectionChanged += (s, e) => ++raised;
+
+            target.DataContext = viewModel;
+
+            Assert.Equal(0, raised);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "Bar" }, viewModel.SelectedItems);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "Bar" }, target.SelectedItems);
+            Assert.Equal(new[] { "Bar" }, target.Selection.SelectedItems);
+        }
+
         private FuncControlTemplate ListBoxTemplate()
         {
             return new FuncControlTemplate<ListBox>((parent, scope) =>