diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml
index ed078e3d1b6..b79db9f053c 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/MainView.xaml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
         Foreground="{DynamicResource ThemeForegroundBrush}"
         FontSize="{DynamicResource FontSizeNormal}">
   <Grid>
-    <DropDown x:Name="Themes" SelectedIndex="0" Width="100" Margin="8" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
-      <DropDownItem>Light</DropDownItem>
-      <DropDownItem>Dark</DropDownItem>
-    </DropDown>
+    <ComboBox x:Name="Themes" SelectedIndex="0" Width="100" Margin="8" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Bottom">
+      <ComboBoxItem>Light</ComboBoxItem>
+      <ComboBoxItem>Dark</ComboBoxItem>
+    </ComboBox>
     <TabControl Classes="sidebar" Name="Sidebar">
       <TabItem Header="AutoCompleteBox"><pages:AutoCompleteBoxPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="Border"><pages:BorderPage/></TabItem>
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
       <TabItem Header="Canvas"><pages:CanvasPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="Carousel"><pages:CarouselPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="CheckBox"><pages:CheckBoxPage/></TabItem>
+      <TabItem Header="ComboBox"><pages:ComboBoxPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="ContextMenu"><pages:ContextMenuPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="DataGrid"><pages:DataGridPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="DatePicker"><pages:DatePickerPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="Drag+Drop"><pages:DragAndDropPage/></TabItem>
-      <TabItem Header="DropDown"><pages:DropDownPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="Expander"><pages:ExpanderPage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="Image"><pages:ImagePage/></TabItem>
       <TabItem Header="LayoutTransformControl"><pages:LayoutTransformControlPage/></TabItem>
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@
       <TabItem Header="Viewbox"><pages:ViewboxPage/></TabItem>
     </TabControl>
   </Grid>
-</UserControl>
\ No newline at end of file
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/CarouselPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/CarouselPage.xaml
index b08ff565e32..edd692a57eb 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/CarouselPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/CarouselPage.xaml
@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@
 
     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="4">
       <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center">Transition</TextBlock>
-      <DropDown Name="transition" SelectedIndex="1" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-        <DropDownItem>None</DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>Slide</DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>Crossfade</DropDownItem>
-      </DropDown>
+      <ComboBox Name="transition" SelectedIndex="1" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+        <ComboBoxItem>None</ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>Slide</ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>Crossfade</ComboBoxItem>
+      </ComboBox>
     </StackPanel>
 
     <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="4">
       <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center">Orientation</TextBlock>
-      <DropDown Name="orientation" SelectedIndex="1" VerticalAlignment="Center">
-        <DropDownItem>Horizontal</DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>Vertical</DropDownItem>
-      </DropDown>
+      <ComboBox Name="orientation" SelectedIndex="1" VerticalAlignment="Center">
+        <ComboBoxItem>Horizontal</ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>Vertical</ComboBoxItem>
+      </ComboBox>
     </StackPanel>
     
   </StackPanel>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ComboBoxPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ComboBoxPage.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbfbd4b4cd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ComboBoxPage.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             x:Class="ControlCatalog.Pages.ComboBoxPage">
+  <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="4">
+    <TextBlock Classes="h1">ComboBox</TextBlock>
+    <TextBlock Classes="h2">A drop-down list.</TextBlock>
+
+    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0 16 0 0" Spacing="8">
+      <ComboBox SelectedIndex="0">
+        <ComboBoxItem>Inline Items</ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>Inline Item 2</ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>Inline Item 3</ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>Inline Item 4</ComboBoxItem>
+      </ComboBox>
+
+      <ComboBox SelectedIndex="0">
+        <ComboBoxItem>
+          <Panel>
+            <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
+            <TextBlock Margin="8">Control Items</TextBlock>
+          </Panel>
+        </ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>
+          <Ellipse Width="50" Height="50" Fill="Yellow"/>
+        </ComboBoxItem>
+        <ComboBoxItem>
+          <TextBox Text="TextBox"/>
+        </ComboBoxItem>
+      </ComboBox>
+
+       <ComboBox x:Name="fontComboBox"  SelectedIndex="0">
+         <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+           <DataTemplate>
+             <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontFamily="{Binding}" />
+           </DataTemplate>
+         </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+       </ComboBox>
+    </StackPanel>
+
+  </StackPanel>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml.cs b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ComboBoxPage.xaml.cs
similarity index 53%
rename from samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml.cs
rename to samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ComboBoxPage.xaml.cs
index 70234bc75d4..3eb6d5b595e 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/ComboBoxPage.xaml.cs
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 
 namespace ControlCatalog.Pages
 {
-    public class DropDownPage : UserControl
+    public class ComboBoxPage : UserControl
     {
-        public DropDownPage()
+        public ComboBoxPage()
         {
             this.InitializeComponent();
         }
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ public DropDownPage()
         private void InitializeComponent()
         {
             AvaloniaXamlLoader.Load(this);
-            var fontDropDown = this.Find<ComboBox>("fontDropDown");
-            fontDropDown.Items = Avalonia.Media.FontFamily.SystemFontFamilies;
-            fontDropDown.SelectedIndex = 0;
+            var fontComboBox = this.Find<ComboBox>("fontComboBox");
+            fontComboBox.Items = Avalonia.Media.FontFamily.SystemFontFamilies;
+            fontComboBox.SelectedIndex = 0;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7673294e46d..00000000000
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/DropDownPage.xaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<UserControl xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
-             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
-             x:Class="ControlCatalog.Pages.DropDownPage">
-  <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Spacing="4">
-    <TextBlock Classes="h1">DropDown</TextBlock>
-    <TextBlock Classes="h2">A drop-down list.</TextBlock>
-
-    <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Margin="0 16 0 0" Spacing="8">
-      <DropDown SelectedIndex="0">
-        <DropDownItem>Inline Items</DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>Inline Item 2</DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>Inline Item 3</DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>Inline Item 4</DropDownItem>
-      </DropDown>
-
-      <DropDown SelectedIndex="0">
-        <DropDownItem>
-          <Panel>
-            <Rectangle Fill="{DynamicResource ThemeAccentBrush}"/>
-            <TextBlock Margin="8">Control Items</TextBlock>
-          </Panel>
-        </DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>
-          <Ellipse Width="50" Height="50" Fill="Yellow"/>
-        </DropDownItem>
-        <DropDownItem>
-          <TextBox Text="TextBox"/>
-        </DropDownItem>
-      </DropDown>
-
-
-       <DropDown x:Name="fontDropDown"  SelectedIndex="0">
-            <DropDown.ItemTemplate>
-                <DataTemplate>
-                    <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}" FontFamily="{Binding}" />
-                </DataTemplate>
-            </DropDown.ItemTemplate>
-       </DropDown>
-    </StackPanel>
-
-  </StackPanel>
-</UserControl>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
index 07e55813042..e605a92da0c 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/NumericUpDownPage.xaml
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
       </Grid>
       <Grid Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,2,2,2" ColumnDefinitions="Auto, 120" RowDefinitions="Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto,Auto">
         <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2">FormatString:</TextBlock>
-        <DropDown Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Items="{Binding Formats}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedFormat}"
+        <ComboBox Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Items="{Binding Formats}" SelectedItem="{Binding SelectedFormat}"
                   VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2">
-          <DropDown.ItemTemplate>
+          <ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
             <DataTemplate>
               <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="2">
                 <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name}"/>
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@
                 <TextBlock Text="{Binding Value}"/>
               </StackPanel>
             </DataTemplate>
-          </DropDown.ItemTemplate>
-        </DropDown>
+          </ComboBox.ItemTemplate>
+        </ComboBox>
 
         <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2">ButtonSpinnerLocation:</TextBlock>
-        <DropDown Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Items="{Binding SpinnerLocations}" SelectedItem="{Binding #upDown.ButtonSpinnerLocation}"
+        <ComboBox Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Items="{Binding SpinnerLocations}" SelectedItem="{Binding #upDown.ButtonSpinnerLocation}"
                   VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2"/>
 
         <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2">CultureInfo:</TextBlock>
-        <DropDown Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Items="{Binding Cultures}" SelectedItem="{Binding #upDown.CultureInfo}"
+        <ComboBox Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Items="{Binding Cultures}" SelectedItem="{Binding #upDown.CultureInfo}"
                   VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2"/>
 
         <TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2">Watermark:</TextBlock>
diff --git a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TabControlPage.xaml b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TabControlPage.xaml
index 01ddc0ddca7..e700146a5be 100644
--- a/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TabControlPage.xaml
+++ b/samples/ControlCatalog/Pages/TabControlPage.xaml
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@
                 HorizontalAlignment="Center"
                 VerticalAlignment="Center">
                 <TextBlock VerticalAlignment="Center">Tab Placement:</TextBlock>
-                <DropDown SelectedIndex="{Binding TabPlacement, Mode=TwoWay}">
-                    <DropDownItem>Left</DropDownItem>
-                    <DropDownItem>Bottom</DropDownItem>
-                    <DropDownItem>Right</DropDownItem>
-                    <DropDownItem>Top</DropDownItem>
-                </DropDown>
+                <ComboBox SelectedIndex="{Binding TabPlacement, Mode=TwoWay}">
+                    <ComboBoxItem>Left</ComboBoxItem>
+                    <ComboBoxItem>Bottom</ComboBoxItem>
+                    <ComboBoxItem>Right</ComboBoxItem>
+                    <ComboBoxItem>Top</ComboBoxItem>
+                </ComboBox>
             </StackPanel>
         </Grid>
     </DockPanel>
diff --git a/samples/VirtualizationDemo/MainWindow.xaml b/samples/VirtualizationDemo/MainWindow.xaml
index 730b61ed547..1c485eb69c0 100644
--- a/samples/VirtualizationDemo/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/samples/VirtualizationDemo/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
                     Margin="16 0 0 0" 
                     MinWidth="150"
                     Spacing="4">
-            <DropDown Items="{Binding VirtualizationModes}"
+            <ComboBox Items="{Binding VirtualizationModes}"
                       SelectedItem="{Binding VirtualizationMode}"/>
-            <DropDown Items="{Binding Orientations}"
+            <ComboBox Items="{Binding Orientations}"
                       SelectedItem="{Binding Orientation}"/>
             <TextBox Watermark="Item Count"
                      UseFloatingWatermark="True"
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
                      UseFloatingWatermark="True"
                      Text="{Binding #listBox.Scroll.Viewport, Mode=OneWay}"/>
             <TextBlock>Horiz. ScrollBar</TextBlock>
-            <DropDown Items="{Binding ScrollBarVisibilities}"
+            <ComboBox Items="{Binding ScrollBarVisibilities}"
                       SelectedItem="{Binding HorizontalScrollBarVisibility}"/>
             <TextBlock>Vert. ScrollBar</TextBlock>
-            <DropDown Items="{Binding ScrollBarVisibilities}"
+            <ComboBox Items="{Binding ScrollBarVisibilities}"
                       SelectedItem="{Binding VerticalScrollBarVisibility}"/>
             <TextBox Watermark="Item to Create"
                      UseFloatingWatermark="True"
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@
             </ListBox.ItemTemplate>
         </ListBox>
     </DockPanel>
-</Window>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Window>