diff --git a/src/ReactiveUI.Tests/DependencyResolverTests.cs b/src/ReactiveUI.Tests/DependencyResolverTests.cs
index 9101ed6005..439b55c06c 100644
--- a/src/ReactiveUI.Tests/DependencyResolverTests.cs
+++ b/src/ReactiveUI.Tests/DependencyResolverTests.cs
@@ -5,167 +5,181 @@
 using ReactiveUI;
 using ReactiveUI.Tests;
 using Splat;
-
 using Xunit;
 
 namespace ReactiveUI.Tests
 {
-        public class ExampleViewModel : ReactiveObject
-        {
-        }
+    public class ExampleViewModel : ReactiveObject
+    {
+    }
 
-        public class AnotherViewModel : ReactiveObject
-        {
-        }
+    public class AnotherViewModel : ReactiveObject
+    {
+    }
 
-        public class NeverUsedViewModel : ReactiveObject
-        {
-        }
+    public class NeverUsedViewModel : ReactiveObject
+    {
+    }
 
-        public class SingleInstanceExampleViewModel : ReactiveObject
-        {
-        }
+    public class SingleInstanceExampleViewModel : ReactiveObject
+    {
+    }
 
-        public class ViewModelWithWeirdName : ReactiveObject
-        {
-        }
+    public class ViewModelWithWeirdName : ReactiveObject
+    {
+    }
 
-        public class ExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<ExampleViewModel>
-        {
-        }
+    public class ExampleWindowViewModel : ReactiveObject
+    {
+    }
 
-        public class AnotherView : ReactiveUserControl<AnotherViewModel>
-        {
-        }
+    public class ExampleWindowView : ReactiveWindow<ExampleWindowViewModel>
+    {
+    }
+
+    public class ExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<ExampleViewModel>
+    {
+    }
+
+    public class AnotherView : ReactiveUserControl<AnotherViewModel>
+    {
+    }
+
+    [ViewContract("contract")]
+    public class ContractExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<ExampleViewModel>
+    {
+    }
+
+    [SingleInstanceView]
+    public class NeverUsedView : ReactiveUserControl<NeverUsedViewModel>
+    {
+        public static int Instances;
 
-        [ViewContract("contract")]
-        public class ContractExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<ExampleViewModel>
+        public NeverUsedView()
         {
+            Instances++;
         }
+    }
 
-        [SingleInstanceView]
-        public class NeverUsedView : ReactiveUserControl<NeverUsedViewModel>
-        {
-            public static int Instances;
+    [SingleInstanceView]
+    public class SingleInstanceExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>
+    {
+        public static int Instances;
 
-            public NeverUsedView()
-            {
-                Instances++;
-            }
+        public SingleInstanceExampleView()
+        {
+            Instances++;
         }
+    }
 
-        [SingleInstanceView]
-        public class SingleInstanceExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>
-        {
-            public static int Instances;
+    [ViewContract("contract")]
+    [SingleInstanceView]
+    public class SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>
+    {
+        public static int Instances;
 
-            public SingleInstanceExampleView() { Instances++; }
+        public SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView()
+        {
+            Instances++;
         }
+    }
 
-        [ViewContract("contract")]
-        [SingleInstanceView]
-        public class SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView : ReactiveUserControl<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>
-        {
-            public static int Instances;
+    public class ViewWithoutMatchingName : ReactiveUserControl<ViewModelWithWeirdName>
+    {
+    }
 
-            public SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView() { Instances++; }
-        }
+    public class DependencyResolverTests
+    {
+        private readonly IMutableDependencyResolver _resolver;
 
-        public class ViewWithoutMatchingName : ReactiveUserControl<ViewModelWithWeirdName>
+        public DependencyResolverTests()
         {
+            _resolver = new ModernDependencyResolver();
+            _resolver.InitializeSplat();
+            _resolver.InitializeReactiveUI();
+            _resolver.RegisterViewsForViewModels(GetType().Assembly);
         }
 
-        public class DependencyResolverTests
+        [WpfFact]
+        public void RegisterViewsForViewModelShouldRegisterAllViews()
         {
-            private readonly IMutableDependencyResolver _resolver;
-
-            public DependencyResolverTests()
+            using (_resolver.WithResolver())
             {
-                _resolver = new ModernDependencyResolver();
-                _resolver.InitializeSplat();
-                _resolver.InitializeReactiveUI();
-                _resolver.RegisterViewsForViewModels(GetType().Assembly);
-            }
-
-            [WpfFact]
-            public void RegisterViewsForViewModelShouldRegisterAllViews()
-            {
-                using (_resolver.WithResolver())
-                {
-                    Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices<IViewFor<ExampleViewModel>>());
-                    Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices<IViewFor<AnotherViewModel>>());
-                    Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices<IViewFor<ViewModelWithWeirdName>>());
-                }
+                Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices<IViewFor<ExampleViewModel>>());
+                Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices<IViewFor<AnotherViewModel>>());
+                Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices<IViewFor<ExampleWindowViewModel>>());
+                Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices<IViewFor<ViewModelWithWeirdName>>());
             }
+        }
 
-            [WpfFact]
-            public void RegisterViewsForViewModelShouldIncludeContracts()
+        [WpfFact]
+        public void RegisterViewsForViewModelShouldIncludeContracts()
+        {
+            using (_resolver.WithResolver())
             {
-                using (_resolver.WithResolver())
-                {
-                    Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices(typeof(IViewFor<ExampleViewModel>), "contract"));
-                }
+                Assert.Single(_resolver.GetServices(typeof(IViewFor<ExampleViewModel>), "contract"));
             }
+        }
 
-            [WpfFact]
-            public void NonContractRegistrationsShouldResolveCorrectly()
+        [WpfFact]
+        public void NonContractRegistrationsShouldResolveCorrectly()
+        {
+            using (_resolver.WithResolver())
             {
-                using (_resolver.WithResolver())
-                {
-                    Assert.IsType<AnotherView>(_resolver.GetService<IViewFor<AnotherViewModel>>());
-                }
+                Assert.IsType<AnotherView>(_resolver.GetService<IViewFor<AnotherViewModel>>());
             }
+        }
 
-            [WpfFact]
-            public void ContractRegistrationsShouldResolveCorrectly()
+        [WpfFact]
+        public void ContractRegistrationsShouldResolveCorrectly()
+        {
+            using (_resolver.WithResolver())
             {
-                using (_resolver.WithResolver())
-                {
-                    Assert.IsType<ContractExampleView>(_resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<ExampleViewModel>), "contract"));
-                }
+                Assert.IsType<ContractExampleView>(_resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<ExampleViewModel>), "contract"));
             }
+        }
 
-            [Fact]
-            public void SingleInstanceViewsShouldOnlyBeInstantiatedWhenRequested()
+        [Fact]
+        public void SingleInstanceViewsShouldOnlyBeInstantiatedWhenRequested()
+        {
+            using (_resolver.WithResolver())
             {
-                using (_resolver.WithResolver())
-                {
-                    Assert.Equal(0, NeverUsedView.Instances);
-                }
+                Assert.Equal(0, NeverUsedView.Instances);
             }
+        }
 
-            [WpfFact]
-            public void SingleInstanceViewsShouldOnlyBeInstantiatedOnce()
+        [WpfFact]
+        public void SingleInstanceViewsShouldOnlyBeInstantiatedOnce()
+        {
+            using (_resolver.WithResolver())
             {
-                using (_resolver.WithResolver())
-                {
-                    Assert.Equal(0, SingleInstanceExampleView.Instances);
+                Assert.Equal(0, SingleInstanceExampleView.Instances);
 
-                    var instance = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>));
-                    Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceExampleView.Instances);
+                var instance = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>));
+                Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceExampleView.Instances);
 
-                    var instance2 = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>));
-                    Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceExampleView.Instances);
+                var instance2 = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>));
+                Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceExampleView.Instances);
 
-                    Assert.Same(instance, instance2);
-                }
+                Assert.Same(instance, instance2);
             }
+        }
 
-            [WpfFact]
-            public void SingleInstanceViewsWithContractShouldResolveCorrectly()
+        [WpfFact]
+        public void SingleInstanceViewsWithContractShouldResolveCorrectly()
+        {
+            using (_resolver.WithResolver())
             {
-                using (_resolver.WithResolver())
-                {
-                    Assert.Equal(0, SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView.Instances);
+                Assert.Equal(0, SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView.Instances);
 
-                    var instance = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>), "contract");
-                    Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView.Instances);
+                var instance = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>), "contract");
+                Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView.Instances);
 
-                    var instance2 = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>), "contract");
-                    Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView.Instances);
+                var instance2 = _resolver.GetService(typeof(IViewFor<SingleInstanceExampleViewModel>), "contract");
+                Assert.Equal(1, SingleInstanceWithContractExampleView.Instances);
 
-                    Assert.Same(instance, instance2);
-                }
+                Assert.Same(instance, instance2);
             }
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/ReactiveUI.Wpf/ReactiveWindow.cs b/src/ReactiveUI.Wpf/ReactiveWindow.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f00f6d0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ReactiveUI.Wpf/ReactiveWindow.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
+// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.Windows;
+
+namespace ReactiveUI
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A <see cref="Window"/> that is reactive.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>
+    /// This class is a <see cref="Window"/> that is also reactive. That is, it implements <see cref="IViewFor{TViewModel}"/>.
+    /// You can extend this class to get an implementation of <see cref="IViewFor{TViewModel}"/> rather than writing one yourself.
+    /// </para>
+    /// <para>
+    /// Note that the XAML for your control must specify the same base class, including the generic argument you provide for your view
+    /// model. To do this, use the <c>TypeArguments</c> attribute as follows:
+    /// <code>
+    /// <![CDATA[
+    /// <rxui:ReactiveWindow
+    ///         x:Class="views:YourView"
+    ///         x:TypeArguments="vms:YourViewModel"
+    ///         xmlns:rxui="http://reactiveui.net"
+    ///         xmlns:views="clr-namespace:Foo.Bar.Views"
+    ///         xmlns:vms="clr-namespace:Foo.Bar.ViewModels">
+    ///     <!-- view XAML here -->
+    /// </rxui:ReactiveWindow>
+    /// ]]>
+    /// </code>
+    /// </para>
+    /// </remarks>
+    /// <typeparam name="TViewModel">
+    /// The type of the view model backing the view.
+    /// </typeparam>
+    public abstract class ReactiveWindow<TViewModel> :
+        Window, IViewFor<TViewModel>
+        where TViewModel : class
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the binding root view model.
+        /// </summary>
+        public TViewModel BindingRoot => ViewModel;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The view model dependency property.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static readonly DependencyProperty ViewModelProperty =
+            DependencyProperty.Register(
+                "ViewModel",
+                typeof(TViewModel),
+                typeof(ReactiveWindow<TViewModel>),
+                new PropertyMetadata(null));
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public TViewModel ViewModel
+        {
+            get => (TViewModel)GetValue(ViewModelProperty);
+            set => SetValue(ViewModelProperty, value);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        object IViewFor.ViewModel
+        {
+            get => ViewModel;
+            set => ViewModel = (TViewModel)value;
+        }
+    }
+}