diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Build.Tasks/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Build.Tasks/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs
index 7e2cb5451..954bdcac7 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Build.Tasks/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Build.Tasks/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs
@@ -127,27 +127,68 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Build.Tasks
 				if (split.Length > 2)
 					throw new ArgumentException();
 
-				string prefix, name;
-				if (split.Length == 2) {
-					prefix = split[0];
-					name = split[1];
-				}
-				else {
-					prefix = "";
-					name = split[0];
-				}
+				var (prefix, name) = ParseName(match);
 
 				var namespaceuri = nsResolver.LookupNamespace(prefix) ?? "";
 				if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(prefix) && string.IsNullOrEmpty(namespaceuri))
 					throw new XamlParseException($"Undeclared xmlns prefix '{prefix}'", xmlLineInfo);
+
+				IList<XmlType> typeArguments = null;
+				var childnodes = new List<(XmlName, INode)>();
+				var contentname = new XmlName(null, null);
+
+				if (remaining.StartsWith("}", StringComparison.Ordinal))
+				{
+					remaining = remaining.Substring(1);
+				}
+				else
+				{
+					char next;
+					string piece;
+					while ((piece = GetNextPiece(serviceProvider, ref remaining, out next)) != null)
+					{
+						var parsed = ParseProperty(piece, serviceProvider, ref remaining, next != '=');
+						XmlName childname;
+
+						if (parsed.name == null)
+						{
+							childname = contentname;
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							var (propertyPrefix, propertyName) = ParseName(parsed.name);
+
+							childname = XamlParser.ParsePropertyName(new XmlName(
+								propertyPrefix == "" ? "" : nsResolver.LookupNamespace(propertyPrefix),
+								propertyName));
+
+							if (childname.NamespaceURI == null && childname.LocalName == null)
+								continue;
+						}
+
+						if (childname == XmlName.xTypeArguments)
+						{
+							typeArguments = TypeArgumentsParser.ParseExpression(parsed.strValue, nsResolver, xmlLineInfo);
+							childnodes.Add((childname, new ValueNode(typeArguments, nsResolver)));
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							var childnode = parsed.value as INode ?? new ValueNode(parsed.strValue, nsResolver);
+							childnodes.Add((childname, childnode));
+						}
+					}
+				}
+
 				//The order of lookup is to look for the Extension-suffixed class name first and then look for the class name without the Extension suffix.
 				XmlType type;
-				try {
-					type = new XmlType(namespaceuri, name + "Extension", null);
+				try
+				{
+					type = new XmlType(namespaceuri, name + "Extension", typeArguments);
 					type.GetTypeReference(contextProvider.Context.Module, null);
 				}
-				catch (XamlParseException) {
-					type = new XmlType(namespaceuri, name, null);
+				catch (XamlParseException)
+				{
+					type = new XmlType(namespaceuri, name, typeArguments);
 				}
 
 				if (type == null)
@@ -157,30 +198,18 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Build.Tasks
 					? new ElementNode(type, "", nsResolver)
 					: new ElementNode(type, "", nsResolver, xmlLineInfo.LineNumber, xmlLineInfo.LinePosition);
 
-				if (remaining.StartsWith("}", StringComparison.Ordinal)) {
-					remaining = remaining.Substring(1);
-					return _node;
+				foreach (var (childname, childnode) in childnodes) {
+					if (childname == contentname) {
+						//ContentProperty
+						_node.CollectionItems.Add(childnode);
+					}
+					else {
+						_node.Properties[childname] = childnode;
+					}
 				}
 
-				string piece;
-				while ((piece = GetNextPiece(serviceProvider, ref remaining, out var next)) != null)
-					HandleProperty(piece, serviceProvider, ref remaining, next != '=');
-
 				return _node;
 			}
-
-			protected override void SetPropertyValue(string prop, string strValue, object value, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
-			{
-				if (value == null && strValue == null)
-					throw new XamlParseException($"No value found for property '{prop}' in markup expression", serviceProvider);
-				var nsResolver = serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IXmlNamespaceResolver)) as IXmlNamespaceResolver;
-				if (prop != null) {
-					var name = new XmlName(_node.NamespaceURI, prop);
-					_node.Properties[name] = value as INode ?? new ValueNode(strValue, nsResolver);
-				}
-				else //ContentProperty
-					_node.CollectionItems.Add(value as INode ?? new ValueNode(strValue, nsResolver));
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml
index 620ab5124..3fbfb3e56 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 			 xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
 			 xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib"
 			 xmlns:scg="clr-namespace:System.Collections.Generic;assembly=mscorlib"
-			 x:Class="Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests.GenericsTests">
+			 x:Class="Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests.GenericsTests"
+			 P="{scg:List x:TypeArguments=x:String}">
 	<ContentPage.Resources>
 		<ResourceDictionary>
 			<scg:List x:TypeArguments="Button" x:Key="genericButtonList">
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml.cs
index d448ba81b..6a6562e92 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests/GenericsTests.xaml.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests
 {
 	public partial class GenericsTests : ContentPage
 	{
+		public List<string> P { get; set; }
+
 		public GenericsTests ()
 		{
 			InitializeComponent ();
@@ -71,6 +73,9 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.UnitTests
 			public void TestGenericParsing (bool useCompiledXaml)
 			{
 				var layout = new GenericsTests (useCompiledXaml);
+
+				Assert.NotNull (layout.P);
+
 				var list = layout.Resources ["list"];
 				Assert.NotNull (list);
 				Assert.That (list, Is.TypeOf<List<String>> ());
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs
index 9f86d8f52..3f3cb89d6 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/ExpandMarkupsVisitor.cs
@@ -119,26 +119,59 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 				if (serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IXmlLineInfoProvider)) is IXmlLineInfoProvider xmlLineInfoProvider)
 					xmlLineInfo = xmlLineInfoProvider.XmlLineInfo;
 
-				var split = match.Split(':');
-				if (split.Length > 2)
-					throw new ArgumentException();
+				var (prefix, name) = ParseName(match);
 
-				string prefix; //, name;
-				if (split.Length == 2) {
-					prefix = split[0];
-					//					name = split [1];
+				var namespaceuri = nsResolver.LookupNamespace(prefix) ?? "";
+
+				IList<XmlType> typeArguments = null;
+				var childnodes = new List<(XmlName, INode)>();
+				var contentname = new XmlName(null, null);
+
+				if (remaining.StartsWith("}", StringComparison.Ordinal)) {
+					remaining = remaining.Substring(1);
 				}
 				else {
-					prefix = "";
-					//					name = split [0];
+					char next;
+					string piece;
+					while ((piece = GetNextPiece(serviceProvider, ref remaining, out next)) != null) {
+						var parsed = ParseProperty(piece, serviceProvider, ref remaining, next != '=');
+						XmlName childname;
+
+						if (parsed.name == null) {
+							childname = contentname;
+						}
+						else {
+							var (propertyPrefix, propertyName) = ParseName(parsed.name);
+
+							childname = XamlParser.ParsePropertyName(new XmlName(
+								propertyPrefix == "" ? null : nsResolver.LookupNamespace(propertyPrefix),
+								propertyName));
+
+							if (childname.NamespaceURI == null && childname.LocalName == null)
+								continue;
+						}
+
+						if (childname == XmlName.xTypeArguments) {
+							typeArguments = TypeArgumentsParser.ParseExpression(parsed.strValue, nsResolver, xmlLineInfo);
+							childnodes.Add((childname, new ValueNode(typeArguments, nsResolver)));
+						}
+						else {
+							var childnode = parsed.value as INode ?? new ValueNode(parsed.strValue, nsResolver);
+							childnodes.Add((childname, childnode));
+						}
+					}
 				}
 
-				Type type;
-				if (!(serviceProvider.GetService(typeof(IXamlTypeResolver)) is IXamlTypeResolver typeResolver))
-					type = null;
-				else {
-					//The order of lookup is to look for the Extension-suffixed class name first and then look for the class name without the Extension suffix.
-					if (!typeResolver.TryResolve(match + "Extension", out type) && !typeResolver.TryResolve(match, out type)) {
+
+				if (!(serviceProvider.GetService(typeof (IXamlTypeResolver)) is XamlTypeResolver typeResolver))
+					throw new NotSupportedException();
+
+				var xmltype = new XmlType(namespaceuri, name + "Extension", typeArguments);
+
+				//The order of lookup is to look for the Extension-suffixed class name first and then look for the class name without the Extension suffix.
+				if (!typeResolver.TryResolve(xmltype, out _)) {
+					xmltype = new XmlType(namespaceuri, name, typeArguments);
+					if (!typeResolver.TryResolve(xmltype, out _)) {
 						var ex = new XamlParseException($"MarkupExtension not found for {match}", serviceProvider);
 						if (ExceptionHandler != null) {
 							ExceptionHandler(ex);
@@ -148,50 +181,24 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 					}
 				}
 
-				var namespaceuri = nsResolver.LookupNamespace(prefix) ?? "";
-				var xmltype = new XmlType(namespaceuri, type.Name, null);
-
-				if (type == null)
-					throw new NotSupportedException();
-
 				_node = xmlLineInfo == null
 					? new ElementNode(xmltype, null, nsResolver)
 					: new ElementNode(xmltype, null, nsResolver, xmlLineInfo.LineNumber, xmlLineInfo.LinePosition);
 
-				if (remaining.StartsWith("}", StringComparison.Ordinal)) {
-					remaining = remaining.Substring(1);
-					return _node;
-				}
+				foreach (var (childname, childnode) in childnodes) {
+					childnode.Parent = _node;
 
-				string piece;
-				while ((piece = GetNextPiece(serviceProvider, ref remaining, out var next)) != null)
-					HandleProperty(piece, serviceProvider, ref remaining, next != '=');
+					if (childname == contentname) {
+						//ContentProperty
+						_node.CollectionItems.Add(childnode);
+					}
+					else {
+						_node.Properties[childname] = childnode;
+					}
+				}
 
 				return _node;
 			}
-
-			protected override void SetPropertyValue(string prop, string strValue, object value, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
-			{
-				if (value == null && strValue == null) {
-					var xpe = new XamlParseException($"No value found for property '{prop}' in markup expression", serviceProvider);
-					if (ExceptionHandler != null) {
-						ExceptionHandler(xpe);
-						return;
-					}
-					throw xpe;
-				}
-
-				var nsResolver = serviceProvider.GetService(typeof (IXmlNamespaceResolver)) as IXmlNamespaceResolver;
-
-				var childnode = value as INode ?? new ValueNode(strValue, nsResolver);
-				childnode.Parent = _node;
-				if (prop != null) {
-					var name = new XmlName(_node.NamespaceURI, prop);
-					_node.Properties[name] = childnode;
-				}
-				else //ContentProperty
-					_node.CollectionItems.Add(childnode);
-			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExpressionParser.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExpressionParser.cs
index d65ed0684..782a4b999 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExpressionParser.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExpressionParser.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 {
 	abstract class MarkupExpressionParser
 	{
+		protected struct Property
+		{
+			public string name;
+			public string strValue;
+			public object value;
+		}
+
 		public object ParseExpression(ref string expression, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
 		{
 			if (serviceProvider == null)
@@ -112,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 			return true;
 		}
 
-		protected void HandleProperty(string prop, IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ref string remaining, bool isImplicit)
+		protected Property ParseProperty(string prop, IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ref string remaining, bool isImplicit)
 		{
 			char next;
 			object value = null;
@@ -120,8 +127,7 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 
 			if (isImplicit)
 			{
-				SetPropertyValue(null, prop, null, serviceProvider);
-				return;
+				return new Property { name = null, strValue = prop, value = null };
 			}
 			remaining = remaining.TrimStart();
 			if (remaining.StartsWith("{", StringComparison.Ordinal))
@@ -136,14 +142,16 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 
 				str_value = value as string;
 			}
-			else
+			else {
 				str_value = GetNextPiece(serviceProvider, ref remaining, out next);
+				if (str_value == null) {
+					throw new XamlParseException($"No value found for property '{prop}' in markup expression", serviceProvider);
+				}
+			}
 
-			SetPropertyValue(prop, str_value, value, serviceProvider);
+			return new Property { name = prop, strValue = str_value, value = value };
 		}
 
-		protected abstract void SetPropertyValue(string prop, string strValue, object value, IServiceProvider serviceProvider);
-
 		protected string GetNextPiece(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, ref string remaining, out char next)
 		{
 			bool inString = false;
@@ -225,5 +233,15 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 
 			return piece.ToString();
 		}
+
+		protected static (string, string) ParseName(string name)
+		{
+			var split = name.Split(':');
+
+			if (split.Length > 2)
+				throw new ArgumentException();
+
+			return split.Length == 2 ? (split[0], split[1]) : ("", split[0]);
+		}
 	}
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExtensionParser.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExtensionParser.cs
index da642b05d..97929207b 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExtensionParser.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/MarkupExtensionParser.cs
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 				return markupExtension.ProvideValue(serviceProvider);
 
 			string piece;
-			while ((piece = GetNextPiece(serviceProvider, ref remaining, out char next)) != null)
-				HandleProperty(piece, serviceProvider, ref remaining, next != '=');
+			while ((piece = GetNextPiece(serviceProvider, ref remaining, out char next)) != null) {
+				var value = ParseProperty(piece, serviceProvider, ref remaining, next != '=');
+				SetPropertyValue(value.name, value.strValue, value.value, serviceProvider);
+			}
 
 			return markupExtension.ProvideValue(serviceProvider);
 		}
 
-		protected override void SetPropertyValue(string prop, string strValue, object value, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
+		private void SetPropertyValue(string prop, string strValue, object value, IServiceProvider serviceProvider)
 		{
 			MethodInfo setter;
 			if (prop == null) {
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlParser.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlParser.cs
index 73fb60ae3..5fbed187d 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlParser.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlParser.cs
@@ -219,58 +219,15 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 				var namespaceUri = reader.NamespaceURI;
 				if (reader.LocalName.Contains(".") && namespaceUri == "")
 					namespaceUri = ((IXmlNamespaceResolver)reader).LookupNamespace("");
-				var propertyName = new XmlName(namespaceUri, reader.LocalName);
+				var propertyName = ParsePropertyName(new XmlName(namespaceUri, reader.LocalName));
+
+				if (propertyName.NamespaceURI == null && propertyName.LocalName == null)
+					continue;
 
 				object value = reader.Value;
 
-				if (reader.NamespaceURI == X2006Uri)
-				{
-					switch (reader.LocalName) {
-					case "Key":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xKey;
-						break;
-					case "Name":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xName;
-						break;
-					case "Class":
-					case "FieldModifier":
-						continue;
-					default:
-						Debug.WriteLine("Unhandled attribute {0}", reader.Name);
-						continue;
-					}
-                }
-
-				if (reader.NamespaceURI == X2009Uri)
-				{
-					switch (reader.LocalName) {
-					case "Key":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xKey;
-						break;
-					case "Name":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xName;
-						break;
-					case "TypeArguments":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xTypeArguments;
-						value = TypeArgumentsParser.ParseExpression((string)value, (IXmlNamespaceResolver)reader, (IXmlLineInfo)reader);
-						break;
-					case "DataType":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xDataType;
-						break;
-					case "Class":
-					case "FieldModifier":
-						continue;
-					case "FactoryMethod":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xFactoryMethod;
-						break;
-					case "Arguments":
-						propertyName = XmlName.xArguments;
-						break;
-					default:
-						Debug.WriteLine("Unhandled attribute {0}", reader.Name);
-						continue;
-					}
-				}
+				if (propertyName == XmlName.xTypeArguments)
+					value = TypeArgumentsParser.ParseExpression((string)value, (IXmlNamespaceResolver)reader, (IXmlLineInfo)reader);
 
 				var propertyNode = GetValueNode(value, reader);
 				attributes.Add(new KeyValuePair<XmlName, INode>(propertyName, propertyNode));
@@ -279,6 +236,51 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml
 			return attributes;
 		}
 
+		public static XmlName ParsePropertyName(XmlName name)
+		{
+			if (name.NamespaceURI == X2006Uri)
+			{
+				switch (name.LocalName) {
+				case "Key":
+					return XmlName.xKey;
+				case "Name":
+					return XmlName.xName;
+				case "Class":
+				case "FieldModifier":
+					return new XmlName(null, null);
+				default:
+					Debug.WriteLine("Unhandled attribute {0}", name);
+					return new XmlName(null, null);
+				}
+            }
+
+			if (name.NamespaceURI == X2009Uri)
+			{
+				switch (name.LocalName) {
+				case "Key":
+					return XmlName.xKey;
+				case "Name":
+					return XmlName.xName;
+				case "TypeArguments":
+					return XmlName.xTypeArguments;
+				case "DataType":
+					return XmlName.xDataType;
+				case "Class":
+				case "FieldModifier":
+					return new XmlName(null, null);
+				case "FactoryMethod":
+					return XmlName.xFactoryMethod;
+				case "Arguments":
+					return XmlName.xArguments;
+				default:
+					Debug.WriteLine("Unhandled attribute {0}", name);
+					return new XmlName(null, null);
+				}
+			}
+
+			return name;
+		}
+
 		static IList<string> PrefixesToIgnore(IList<KeyValuePair<string, string>> xmlns)
 		{
 			var prefixes = new List<string>();
diff --git a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlServiceProvider.cs b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlServiceProvider.cs
index 849085722..9eed91dd4 100644
--- a/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlServiceProvider.cs
+++ b/Xamarin.Forms.Xaml/XamlServiceProvider.cs
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ namespace Xamarin.Forms.Xaml.Internals
 			return exception == null;
 		}
 
+		internal bool TryResolve(XmlType xmlType, out Type type)
+		{
+			XamlParseException exception;
+			type = getTypeFromXmlName(xmlType, null, currentAssembly, out exception);
+			return exception == null;
+		}
+
 		Type Resolve(string qualifiedTypeName, IServiceProvider serviceProvider, out XamlParseException exception)
 		{
 			exception = null;