diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTextColumn.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTextColumn.cs
index 1cf6ab68acf..79e6a1d910e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTextColumn.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/DataGridTextColumn.cs
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
     /// </summary>
     public class DataGridTextColumn : DataGridBoundColumn
     {
-        private const string DATAGRID_TextColumnCellTextBlockMarginKey = "DataGridTextColumnCellTextBlockMargin";
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="T:Avalonia.Controls.DataGridTextColumn" /> class.
         /// </summary>
@@ -162,8 +160,7 @@ protected override IControl GenerateElement(DataGridCell cell, object dataItem)
         {
             TextBlock textBlockElement = new TextBlock
             {
-                [!Layoutable.MarginProperty] = new DynamicResourceExtension(DATAGRID_TextColumnCellTextBlockMarginKey),
-                VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Center
+                Name = "CellTextBlock"
             };
 
             SyncProperties(textBlockElement);
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Default.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Default.xaml
index 6715b7ceb97..5e62aa4e4de 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Default.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Default.xaml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
       </ControlTemplate>
     </Setter>
   </Style>
+  <Style Selector="DataGridCell > TextBlock#CellTextBlock">
+    <Setter Property="Margin" Value="{DynamicResource DataGridTextColumnCellTextBlockMargin}" />
+    <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
+  </Style>
 
   <Style Selector="DataGridColumnHeader">
     <Setter Property="Foreground" Value="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}" />
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml
index 432fe2c0bf0..b2d09e42181 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls.DataGrid/Themes/Fluent.xaml
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@
     </Setter>
   </Style>
 
+  <Style Selector="DataGridCell > TextBlock#CellTextBlock">
+    <Setter Property="Margin" Value="{DynamicResource DataGridTextColumnCellTextBlockMargin}" />
+    <Setter Property="VerticalAlignment" Value="Center" />
+  </Style>
+  
   <Style Selector="DataGridCell /template/ Rectangle#CurrencyVisual">
     <Setter Property="IsVisible" Value="False" />
   </Style>