diff --git a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/ContainerControl.cs b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/ContainerControl.cs
index c41c952d82d..374731afd82 100644
--- a/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/ContainerControl.cs
+++ b/src/System.Windows.Forms/src/System/Windows/Forms/ContainerControl.cs
@@ -688,7 +688,12 @@ internal void FocusActiveControlInternal()
         private SizeF GetParentAutoScaleFactor()
         {
             Control parentControl = Parent;
-            while (parentControl is not null and not ContainerControl)
+
+            // Traverse through parent hierarchy until we get a ContainerControl whose AutoScaleMode is not Inherit.
+            // AutoscaleFactor from this parent is used to scale the child controls within its hierarchy.
+            while (parentControl is not null
+                && (parentControl is not ContainerControl containerControl
+                    || containerControl.AutoScaleMode == AutoScaleMode.Inherit))
             {
                 parentControl = parentControl.Parent;
             }