diff --git a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
index 352aa285..420d1c52 100644
--- a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -173,14 +173,14 @@
                         ServiceUri="http://ows.terrestris.de/osm/service"
                         Description="© [terrestris GmbH & Co. KG](http://ows.terrestris.de/) © [OpenStreetMap contributors](http://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)"/>
                 </tools:MapLayerMenuItem>
+
                 <Separator/>
+
                 <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Sample Image">
                     <Image Source="10_535_330.jpg" Stretch="Fill"
                         map:MapPanel.BoundingBox="53.54031,8.08594,53.74871,8.43750"/>
                 </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
-                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Mount Etna KML">
-                    <map:GroundOverlay SourcePath="etna.kml"/>
-                </tools:MapOverlayMenuItem>
+                <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem x:Name="sampleOverlayMenuItem" Text="Mount Etna KML"/>
                 <tools:MapOverlayMenuItem Text="Seamarks">
                     <map:MapTileLayer
                         TileSource="http://tiles.openseamap.org/seamark/{z}/{x}/{y}.png"
diff --git a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index 3e3b20a4..b6c4fdea 100644
--- a/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/SampleApps/AvaloniaApp/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ namespace SampleApplication
             Closed += (s, e) => (TileImageLoader.Cache as IDisposable)?.Dispose();
 
             InitializeComponent();
+
+            sampleOverlayMenuItem.MapLayerFactory = async () => await GroundOverlay.CreateAsync("etna.kml");
+
             AddTestLayers();
         }