diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.net.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.net.cs
index 3badae336f0c..fdcf0bc2b800 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.net.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.net.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public partial class FrameworkElement : IEnumerable
 
 		internal List<View> _children = new List<View>();
 
+		internal UIElement VisualParent => ((IDependencyObjectStoreProvider)this).Store.Parent as UIElement;
+
 		private protected virtual void OnPostLoading() { }
 
 		partial void OnLoadingPartial();