diff --git a/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveComponentBase.cs b/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveComponentBase.cs
index 33e8954762..b096156a3f 100644
--- a/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveComponentBase.cs
+++ b/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveComponentBase.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Subjects;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
 
 namespace ReactiveUI.Blazor
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ public class ReactiveComponentBase<T> : ComponentBase, IViewFor<T>, INotifyPrope
         /// </summary>
         public ReactiveComponentBase()
         {
-            this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.ViewModel).Where(x => x != null).Subscribe(_ => InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged));
             var viewModelsPropertyChanged = this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.ViewModel)
                 .Where(x => x != null)
                 .Select(x => Observable.FromEvent<PropertyChangedEventHandler, Unit>(
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public ReactiveComponentBase()
         public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
 
         /// <inheritdoc />
+        [Parameter]
         public T ViewModel
         {
             get => _viewModel;
@@ -99,6 +100,15 @@ protected override void OnInitialized()
             base.OnInitialized();
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void OnAfterRender(bool isFirstRender)
+        {
+            if (isFirstRender)
+            {
+                this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.ViewModel).Where(x => x != null).Subscribe(_ => InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged));
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Invokes the property changed event.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveLayoutComponentBase.cs b/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveLayoutComponentBase.cs
index 878ba65192..eac4991c8e 100644
--- a/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveLayoutComponentBase.cs
+++ b/src/ReactiveUI.Blazor/ReactiveLayoutComponentBase.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 using System.Reactive.Linq;
 using System.Reactive.Subjects;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components;
 
 namespace ReactiveUI.Blazor
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ public class ReactiveLayoutComponentBase<T> : LayoutComponentBase, IViewFor<T>,
         /// </summary>
         public ReactiveLayoutComponentBase()
         {
-            this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.ViewModel).Where(x => x != null).Subscribe(_ => InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged));
             var viewModelsPropertyChanged = this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.ViewModel)
                 .Where(x => x != null)
                 .Select(x => Observable.FromEvent<PropertyChangedEventHandler, Unit>(
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ protected override void OnInitialized()
             base.OnInitialized();
         }
 
+        /// <inheritdoc />
+        protected override void OnAfterRender(bool isFirstRender)
+        {
+            if (isFirstRender)
+            {
+                this.WhenAnyValue(x => x.ViewModel).Where(x => x != null).Subscribe(_ => InvokeAsync(StateHasChanged));
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Invokes the property changed event.
         /// </summary>