diff --git a/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItemsControl.Avalonia.cs b/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItemsControl.Avalonia.cs
index b779e248..ddc5b3b2 100644
--- a/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItemsControl.Avalonia.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItemsControl.Avalonia.cs
@@ -60,5 +60,10 @@ namespace MapControl
                 mapItem.ClearValue(MapItem.LocationProperty);
             }
         }
+
+        protected void SetSelectedItem(object item)
+        {
+            SelectedItem = item;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MapControl/Shared/MapItemsControl.cs b/MapControl/Shared/MapItemsControl.cs
index 81b41f33..371c3128 100644
--- a/MapControl/Shared/MapItemsControl.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Shared/MapItemsControl.cs
@@ -110,11 +110,7 @@ namespace MapControl
             }
             else
             {
-#if WPF
-                SetSelectedItems(new[] { item });
-#else
-                SelectedItem = item;
-#endif
+                SetSelectedItem(item);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsControl.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsControl.WPF.cs
index a39ce5aa..91133784 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsControl.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/MapItemsControl.WPF.cs
@@ -65,5 +65,10 @@ namespace MapControl
                 mapItem.ClearValue(MapItem.LocationProperty);
             }
         }
+
+        protected void SetSelectedItem(object item)
+        {
+            SetSelectedItems(new[] { item });
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MapControl/WinUI/MapItemsControl.WinUI.cs b/MapControl/WinUI/MapItemsControl.WinUI.cs
index 20dce349..45586eb7 100644
--- a/MapControl/WinUI/MapItemsControl.WinUI.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WinUI/MapItemsControl.WinUI.cs
@@ -59,5 +59,10 @@ namespace MapControl
                 mapItem.ClearValue(MapItem.LocationProperty);
             }
         }
+
+        protected void SetSelectedItem(object item)
+        {
+            SelectedItem = item;
+        }
     }
 }