diff --git a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/DependencyObject/DependencyObjectGenerator.cs b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/DependencyObject/DependencyObjectGenerator.cs
index 7db7533fa2c3..b1b5579cb6ab 100644
--- a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/DependencyObject/DependencyObjectGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/DependencyObject/DependencyObjectGenerator.cs
@@ -172,8 +172,14 @@ private void ProcessType(INamedTypeSymbol typeSymbol)
 						AnalyzerSuppressionsGenerator.Generate(builder, _analyzerSuppressions);
 					};
 
-					var internalDependencyObject = _isUnoSolution && !typeSymbol.IsSealed ? ", IDependencyObjectInternal" : "";
-					using (typeSymbol.AddToIndentedStringBuilder(builder, beforeClassHeaderAction, afterClassHeader: $" : IDependencyObjectStoreProvider, IWeakReferenceProvider{internalDependencyObject}"))
+					var implementations = new string?[]
+					{
+						"IDependencyObjectStoreProvider",
+						_isUnoSolution && !typeSymbol.IsSealed ? "IDependencyObjectInternal" : null,
+						"ITemplatedParentProvider",
+						"IWeakReferenceProvider",
+					}.Where(x => x is not null);
+					using (typeSymbol.AddToIndentedStringBuilder(builder, beforeClassHeaderAction, afterClassHeader: " : " + string.Join(", ", implementations)))
 					{
 						AnalyzerSuppressionsGenerator.Generate(builder, _analyzerSuppressions);
 
@@ -774,33 +780,33 @@ private void GenerateDependencyObjectImplementation(INamedTypeSymbol typeSymbol,
 					}
 				}
 
-				//builder.AppendLineIndented("[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]");
-				//using (builder.BlockInvariant($"DependencyObject IDependencyObjectInternal.TemplatedParent"))
-				//{
-				//	builder.AppendLineIndented("get => GetTemplatedParent();");
-				//	builder.AppendLineIndented("set => SetTemplatedParent(value);");
-				//}
+				var unoBrowsableOnly = _isUnoSolution ? null : "[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]";
 
-				builder.AppendLineIndented($"public {(typeSymbol.IsSealed ? "" : "virtual")} DependencyObject GetTemplatedParent() => null;");
+				builder.AppendLine();
+				builder.AppendMultiLineIndented($$"""
+					{{unoBrowsableOnly}}private ManagedWeakReference _templatedParentWeakRef;
+					{{unoBrowsableOnly}}public ManagedWeakReference GetTemplatedParentWeakRef() => _templatedParentWeakRef;
 
-				builder.AppendMultiLineIndented("""
-					[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
-					public void SetTemplatedParent(DependencyObject parent)
+					{{unoBrowsableOnly}}public DependencyObject GetTemplatedParent() => _templatedParentWeakRef?.Target as DependencyObject;
+					{{unoBrowsableOnly}}public void SetTemplatedParent(DependencyObject parent)
 					{
-						if (parent != null)
-						{
-							//global::System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(parent
-							//	is global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Control
-							//	or global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter
-							//	or global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsPresenter);
-							//global::System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(GetTemplatedParent() == null);
-						}
-					
+						//if (parent != null)
+						//{
+						//	global::System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(parent
+						//		is global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.Control
+						//		or global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ContentPresenter
+						//		or global::Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls.ItemsPresenter);
+						//	global::System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(GetTemplatedParent() == null);
+						//}
+
 						SetTemplatedParentImpl(parent);
 					}
-					""");
-
-				builder.AppendLineIndented($"{(typeSymbol.IsSealed ? "private" : "private protected virtual")} void SetTemplatedParentImpl(DependencyObject parent) {{ }}");
+					{{unoBrowsableOnly}}{{(typeSymbol.IsSealed ? "private" : "private protected virtual")}} void SetTemplatedParentImpl(DependencyObject parent)
+					{
+						_templatedParentWeakRef = (parent as IWeakReferenceProvider)?.WeakReference;
+					}
+					"""
+				);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs
index 5ceca340d3bd..1f74eab9282f 100644
--- a/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/SourceGenerators/Uno.UI.SourceGenerators/XamlGenerator/XamlFileGenerator.cs
@@ -3045,7 +3045,8 @@ private void BuildExtendedProperties(IIndentedStringBuilder outerwriter, XamlObj
 					}
 
 					var isInsideFrameworkTemplate = IsMemberInsideFrameworkTemplate(objectDefinition).isInside;
-					if (isInsideFrameworkTemplate && isFrameworkElement)
+					var isDependencyObject = IsType(objectDefinitionType, Generation.DependencyObjectSymbol.Value);
+					if (isInsideFrameworkTemplate && isDependencyObject)
 					{
 						writer.AppendLineIndented($"{closureName}.SetTemplatedParent(__settings?.TemplatedParent);");
 						writer.AppendLineIndented($"__settings?.TemplateMemberCreatedCallback?.Invoke({closureName});");
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/DataBinding/BindingExpression.cs b/src/Uno.UI/DataBinding/BindingExpression.cs
index 8a15128d0e7d..cee54c2e112a 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/DataBinding/BindingExpression.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/DataBinding/BindingExpression.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public object DataContext
 			{
 				if (ParentBinding.IsTemplateBinding)
 				{
-					return (_view?.Target as FrameworkElement)?.GetTemplatedParent();
+					return (_view?.Target as ITemplatedParentProvider)?.GetTemplatedParent();
 				}
 				if (_isElementNameSource || ExplicitSource != null)
 				{
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ Binding binding
 			ApplyElementName();
 		}
 
-		private ManagedWeakReference GetWeakTemplatedParent() => (_view?.Target as FrameworkElement)?.GetTemplatedParentWeakRef();
+		private ManagedWeakReference GetWeakTemplatedParent() => (_view?.Target as ITemplatedParentProvider)?.GetTemplatedParentWeakRef();
 
 		private ManagedWeakReference GetWeakDataContext()
 		{
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/DataBinding/ITemplatedParentProvider.cs b/src/Uno.UI/DataBinding/ITemplatedParentProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f88a3d1f346c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/DataBinding/ITemplatedParentProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml;
+
+namespace Uno.UI.DataBinding;
+
+[EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+public interface ITemplatedParentProvider
+{
+	ManagedWeakReference GetTemplatedParentWeakRef();
+
+	DependencyObject GetTemplatedParent();
+
+	void SetTemplatedParent(DependencyObject parent);
+}
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.cs
index 0bdc5757b41a..d01e084b630f 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkElement.cs
@@ -277,16 +277,6 @@ public bool IsParsing
 			}
 		}
 
-		internal bool IsTemplateRoot { get; set; } // fixme@xy: remove debug code
-
-		private ManagedWeakReference _templatedParentWeakRef;
-		internal ManagedWeakReference GetTemplatedParentWeakRef() => _templatedParentWeakRef;
-		public override DependencyObject GetTemplatedParent() => _templatedParentWeakRef?.Target as DependencyObject;
-		private protected override void SetTemplatedParentImpl(DependencyObject parent)
-		{
-			_templatedParentWeakRef = (parent as IWeakReferenceProvider)?.WeakReference;
-		}
-
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Provides the behavior for the "Measure" pass of the layout cycle. Classes can override this method to define their own "Measure" pass behavior.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkTemplate.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkTemplate.cs
index 13a2f00a2e1f..4d93fc2b15d3 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkTemplate.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/FrameworkTemplate.cs
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ public FrameworkTemplate(object? owner, FrameworkTemplateBuilder? factory)
 					FrameworkTemplatePool.Instance.TrackMaterializedTemplate(this, view, members);
 				}
 
-				if (view is FrameworkElement fe)
-				{
-					fe.IsTemplateRoot = true;
-				}
+				//if (view is FrameworkElement fe)
+				//{
+				//	fe.IsTemplateRoot = true;
+				//}
 
 				return view;
 			}
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/IDependencyObjectInternal.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/IDependencyObjectInternal.cs
index 2f186277cedd..b1db6254a387 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/IDependencyObjectInternal.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/IDependencyObjectInternal.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 namespace Microsoft.UI.Xaml
 {
 	/// <summary>
-	/// Internal implemenation for <see cref="DependencyObject"/>
+	/// Internal implementation for <see cref="DependencyObject"/>
 	/// </summary>
 	internal partial interface IDependencyObjectInternal
 	{