diff --git a/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.spec.ts b/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.spec.ts
index b3b2b6d5682..b8f105deec6 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.spec.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ describe("FASTFoundation", () => {
             console.log(element.$fastController.template, template);
             await disconnect();
         });
+
+        xit("the template resolved from $fastProvider when a local template property is not set", async () => {});
     });
 
     describe("should style with", () => {
@@ -78,5 +80,17 @@ describe("FASTFoundation", () => {
             console.log(element.$fastController.styles, styles);
             await disconnect();
         });
+
+        xit("the styles resolved from $fastProvider when a local template property is not set", async () => {});
+    });
+
+    it("should resolve a null $fastProvider if no parent FASTProvider exists", async () => {
+        const { element, connect, disconnect } = await setup("bare-element");
+        await connect();
+
+        expect(element.$fastProvider).to.equal(null);
+        await disconnect();
     });
+
+    xit("should resolve a provider element to $fastProvider after DOM connection if element has a parent FASTProvider", async () => {});
 });
diff --git a/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.ts b/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.ts
index 04e300c7aa1..4bd2f572726 100644
--- a/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.ts
+++ b/packages/web-components/fast-foundation/src/foundation/foundation.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export abstract class FASTFoundation extends FASTElement {
      */
     @observable
     public template: ElementViewTemplate | void | null;
-    private templateChanged(): void {
+    protected templateChanged(): void {
         if (this.template !== undefined) {
             this.$fastController.template = this.template;
         }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export abstract class FASTFoundation extends FASTElement {
      */
     @observable
     public styles: ElementStyles | void | null;
-    private stylesChanged(): void {
+    protected stylesChanged(): void {
         if (this.styles !== undefined) {
             this.$fastController.styles = this.styles;
         }
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ export abstract class FASTFoundation extends FASTElement {
         return this.$fastProvider?.resolveStylesFor(this) || null;
     }
 
-    connectedCallback() {
+    /**
+     * Invoked when element is connected to the DOM.
+     */
+    public connectedCallback() {
         this.$fastProvider = FASTProvider.resolveProvider(this);
         super.connectedCallback();
     }