diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
index c0ebdea7b5..610d489d34 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.csproj
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         <Compile Include="XamlIl\CompilerExtensions\Transformers\AvaloniaXamlIlControlTemplateTargetTypeMetadataTransformer.cs" />
         <Compile Include="XamlIl\CompilerExtensions\Transformers\AvaloniaXamlIlDesignPropertiesTransformer.cs" />
         <Compile Include="XamlIl\CompilerExtensions\Transformers\AvaloniaXamlIlMetadataRemover.cs" />
+        <Compile Include="XamlIl\CompilerExtensions\Transformers\AvaloniaXamlIlTransformInstanceAttachedProperties.cs" />
         <Compile Include="XamlIl\CompilerExtensions\XamlIlAvaloniaPropertyHelper.cs" />
         <Compile Include="XamlIl\CompilerExtensions\AvaloniaXamlIlCompiler.cs" />
         <Compile Include="XamlIl\CompilerExtensions\AvaloniaXamlIlLanguage.cs" />
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlCompiler.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlCompiler.cs
index 8bb2494706..4ecaf82faf 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlCompiler.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/AvaloniaXamlIlCompiler.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions
             
             
             // Targeted
+
+            Transformers.Insert(Transformers.FindIndex(x => x is XamlIlPropertyReferenceResolver),
+                new AvaloniaXamlIlTransformInstanceAttachedProperties());
             
             Transformers.Insert(Transformers.FindIndex(x => x is XamlIlXamlPropertyValueTransformer),
                 new KnownPseudoMarkupExtensionsTransformer());
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlTransformInstanceAttachedProperties.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlTransformInstanceAttachedProperties.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..241b0f12a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/AvaloniaXamlIlTransformInstanceAttachedProperties.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using XamlIl;
+using XamlIl.Ast;
+using XamlIl.Transform;
+using XamlIl.TypeSystem;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.Transformers
+{
+    public class AvaloniaXamlIlTransformInstanceAttachedProperties : IXamlIlAstTransformer
+    {
+
+        public IXamlIlAstNode Transform(XamlIlAstTransformationContext context, IXamlIlAstNode node)
+        {
+            if (node is XamlIlAstNamePropertyReference prop 
+                && prop.TargetType is XamlIlAstClrTypeReference targetRef 
+                && prop.DeclaringType is XamlIlAstClrTypeReference declaringRef)
+            {
+                // Target and declared type aren't assignable but both inherit from AvaloniaObject
+                var avaloniaObject = context.Configuration.TypeSystem.FindType("Avalonia.AvaloniaObject");
+                if (avaloniaObject.IsAssignableFrom(targetRef.Type)
+                    && avaloniaObject.IsAssignableFrom(declaringRef.Type)
+                    && !targetRef.Type.IsAssignableFrom(declaringRef.Type))
+                {
+                    // Instance property
+                    var clrProp = declaringRef.Type.GetAllProperties().FirstOrDefault(p => p.Name == prop.Name);
+                    if (clrProp != null
+                        && (clrProp.Getter?.IsStatic == false || clrProp.Setter?.IsStatic == false))
+                    {
+                        var declaringType = (clrProp.Getter ?? clrProp.Setter)?.DeclaringType;
+                        var avaloniaPropertyFieldName = prop.Name + "Property";
+                        var avaloniaPropertyField = declaringType.Fields.FirstOrDefault(f => f.IsStatic && f.Name == avaloniaPropertyFieldName);
+                        if (avaloniaPropertyField != null)
+                        {
+                            var avaloniaPropertyType = avaloniaPropertyField.FieldType;
+                            while (avaloniaPropertyType != null
+                                   && !(avaloniaPropertyType.Namespace == "Avalonia"
+                                        && (avaloniaPropertyType.Name == "AvaloniaProperty"
+                                            || avaloniaPropertyType.Name == "AvaloniaProperty`1"
+                                        )))
+                            {
+                                // Attached properties are handled by vanilla XamlIl
+                                if (avaloniaPropertyType.Name.StartsWith("AttachedProperty"))
+                                    return node;
+                                
+                                avaloniaPropertyType = avaloniaPropertyType.BaseType;
+                            }
+
+                            if (avaloniaPropertyType == null)
+                                return node;
+
+                            if (avaloniaPropertyType.GenericArguments?.Count > 1)
+                                return node;
+
+                            var propertyType = avaloniaPropertyType.GenericArguments?.Count == 1 ?
+                                avaloniaPropertyType.GenericArguments[0] :
+                                context.Configuration.WellKnownTypes.Object;
+
+                            return new XamlIlAstClrPropertyReference(prop,
+                                new AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty(prop.Name, context.Configuration,
+                                    declaringType, propertyType, avaloniaPropertyType, avaloniaObject,
+                                    avaloniaPropertyField));
+                        }
+
+                    }
+
+
+                }
+            }
+
+            return node;
+        }
+
+        class AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty : IXamlIlProperty
+        {
+            private readonly XamlIlTransformerConfiguration _config;
+            private readonly IXamlIlType _declaringType;
+            private readonly IXamlIlType _avaloniaPropertyType;
+            private readonly IXamlIlType _avaloniaObject;
+            private readonly IXamlIlField _field;
+
+            public AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty(string name,
+                XamlIlTransformerConfiguration config,
+                IXamlIlType declaringType,
+                IXamlIlType type,
+                IXamlIlType avaloniaPropertyType,
+                IXamlIlType avaloniaObject,
+                IXamlIlField field)
+            {
+                _config = config;
+                _declaringType = declaringType;
+                _avaloniaPropertyType = avaloniaPropertyType;
+                
+                // XamlIl doesn't support generic methods yet
+                if (_avaloniaPropertyType.GenericArguments?.Count > 0)
+                    _avaloniaPropertyType = _avaloniaPropertyType.BaseType;
+                
+                _avaloniaObject = avaloniaObject;
+                _field = field;
+                Name = name;
+                PropertyType = type;
+                Setter = new SetterMethod(this);
+                Getter = new GetterMethod(this);
+            }
+
+            public bool Equals(IXamlIlProperty other) =>
+                other is AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty ap && ap._field.Equals(_field);
+
+            public string Name { get; }
+            public IXamlIlType PropertyType { get; }
+            public IXamlIlMethod Setter { get; }
+            public IXamlIlMethod Getter { get; }
+            public IReadOnlyList<IXamlIlCustomAttribute> CustomAttributes { get; } = new List<IXamlIlCustomAttribute>();
+
+            class Method
+            {
+                public AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty Parent { get; }
+                public bool IsPublic => true;
+                public bool IsStatic => true;
+                public string Name { get; protected set; }
+                public IXamlIlType DeclaringType { get; }
+                public Method(AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty parent)
+                {
+                    Parent = parent;
+                    DeclaringType = parent._declaringType;
+                }
+
+                public bool Equals(IXamlIlMethod other) =>
+                    other is Method m && m.Name == Name && m.DeclaringType.Equals(DeclaringType);
+            }
+            
+            class SetterMethod : Method, IXamlIlCustomEmitMethod
+            {
+                public SetterMethod(AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty parent) : base(parent)
+                {
+                    Name = "AvaloniaObject:SetValue_" + Parent.Name;
+                    Parameters = new[] {Parent._avaloniaObject, Parent.PropertyType};
+                }
+
+                public IXamlIlType ReturnType => Parent._config.WellKnownTypes.Void;
+                public IReadOnlyList<IXamlIlType> Parameters { get; }
+                
+                public void EmitCall(IXamlIlEmitter emitter)
+                {
+                    var so = Parent._config.WellKnownTypes.Object;
+                    var method = Parent._avaloniaObject
+                        .FindMethod(m => m.IsPublic && !m.IsStatic && m.Name == "SetValue"
+                                         &&
+                                         m.Parameters.Count == 3
+                                         && m.Parameters[0].Equals(Parent._avaloniaPropertyType)
+                                         && m.Parameters[1].Equals(so)
+                                         && m.Parameters[2].IsEnum
+                        );
+                    if (method == null)
+                        throw new XamlIlTypeSystemException(
+                            "Unable to find SetValue(AvaloniaProperty, object, BindingPriority) on AvaloniaObject");
+                    var loc = emitter.DefineLocal(Parent.PropertyType);
+                    emitter
+                        .Stloc(loc)
+                        .Ldsfld(Parent._field)
+                        .Ldloc(loc);
+                    if(Parent.PropertyType.IsValueType)
+                        emitter.Box(Parent.PropertyType);
+                    emitter        
+                        .Ldc_I4(0)
+                        .EmitCall(method);
+
+                }
+            }
+
+            class GetterMethod : Method, IXamlIlCustomEmitMethod
+            {
+                public GetterMethod(AvaloniaAttachedInstanceProperty parent) : base(parent)
+                {
+                    Name = "AvaloniaObject:GetValue_" + Parent.Name;
+                    Parameters = new[] {parent._avaloniaObject};
+                }
+
+                public IXamlIlType ReturnType => Parent.PropertyType;
+                public IReadOnlyList<IXamlIlType> Parameters { get; }
+                public void EmitCall(IXamlIlEmitter emitter)
+                {
+                    var method = Parent._avaloniaObject
+                        .FindMethod(m => m.IsPublic && !m.IsStatic && m.Name == "GetValue"
+                                         &&
+                                         m.Parameters.Count == 1
+                                         && m.Parameters[0].Equals(Parent._avaloniaPropertyType));
+                    if (method == null)
+                        throw new XamlIlTypeSystemException(
+                            "Unable to find T GetValue<T>(AvaloniaProperty<T>) on AvaloniaObject");
+                    emitter
+                        .Ldsfld(Parent._field)
+                        .EmitCall(method);
+                    if (Parent.PropertyType.IsValueType)
+                        emitter.Unbox_Any(Parent.PropertyType);
+
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/KnownPseudoMarkupExtensionsTransformer.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/KnownPseudoMarkupExtensionsTransformer.cs
index 55ce1462ce..175175977f 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/KnownPseudoMarkupExtensionsTransformer.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/CompilerExtensions/Transformers/KnownPseudoMarkupExtensionsTransformer.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.XamlIl.CompilerExtensions.Transformers
         {
             "Avalonia.Data.TemplateBinding",
             "Avalonia.Data.MultiBinding",
+            "Avalonia.Data.Binding",
         };
         
         public IXamlIlAstNode Transform(XamlIlAstTransformationContext context, IXamlIlAstNode node)
diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/xamlil.github b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/xamlil.github
index 1b3fda73e4..5070101d67 160000
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/xamlil.github
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/XamlIl/xamlil.github
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1b3fda73e4cece31a4fec22ce146640ed5f2fd4c
+Subproject commit 5070101d67673da49f955055b7890e7a53a77397
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs
index 91da8e18a1..f4c3302d52 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/StyleTests.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests
         {
             using (UnitTestApplication.Start(TestServices.MockPlatformWrapper))
             {
-                var xaml = "<Style xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'><Setter Value='{Binding}'/></Style>";
+                var xaml = "<Style Selector='Button' xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui'><Setter Property='Content' Value='{Binding}'/></Style>";
                 var loader = new AvaloniaXamlLoader();
                 var style = (Style)loader.Load(xaml);
                 var setter = (Setter)(style.Setters.First());
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
index d2247e3d02..359d2521e0 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests/Xaml/BasicTests.cs
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.UnitTests.Xaml
         [Fact]
         public void Non_Attached_Property_With_Attached_Property_Syntax_Throws()
         {
+            // 1) It has been allowed in AvaloniaObject.SetValue for ages
+            // 2) There is no way to know if AddOwner was called in compile-time
+            if (!AvaloniaXamlLoader.UseLegacyXamlLoader)
+                return;
             var xaml =
         @"<ContentControl xmlns='https://github.com/avaloniaui' TextBlock.Text='foo'/>";