diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems
index dfb912dfbcac..7be00a9400c5 100644
--- a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/UITests.Shared.projitems
@@ -3793,6 +3793,10 @@
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
     </Page>
+    <Page Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes\Path_Custom.xaml">
+      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
+      <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
+    </Page>
     <Page Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes\Path_Geometries.xaml">
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
       <Generator>MSBuild:Compile</Generator>
@@ -6094,6 +6098,9 @@
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes\Path_ClearData.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Path_ClearData.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes\Path_Custom.xaml.cs">
+      <DependentUpon>Path_Custom.xaml</DependentUpon>
+    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes\Path_Geometries.xaml.cs">
       <DependentUpon>Path_Geometries.xaml</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes/Path_Custom.xaml b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes/Path_Custom.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a7a7958767b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes/Path_Custom.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<Page
+	x:Class="UITests.Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes.Path_Custom"
+	xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+	xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+	xmlns:local="using:UITests.Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes"
+	xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+	xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+	mc:Ignorable="d"
+	Background="{ThemeResource ApplicationPageBackgroundThemeBrush}">
+
+	<Grid>
+	  <local:MyPath Stroke="Black" StrokeThickness="1" >
+		<Path.Data>
+		  <PathGeometry>
+			<PathGeometry.Figures>
+			  <PathFigure StartPoint="10,50">
+				<PathFigure.Segments>
+				  <BezierSegment
+					Point1="100,0"
+					Point2="200,200"
+					Point3="300,100"/>
+				  <LineSegment Point="400,100" />
+				  <ArcSegment
+					Size="50,50" RotationAngle="45"
+					IsLargeArc="True" SweepDirection="Clockwise"
+					Point="200,100"/>
+				</PathFigure.Segments>
+			  </PathFigure>
+			</PathGeometry.Figures>
+		  </PathGeometry>
+		</Path.Data>
+	  </local:MyPath>
+	</Grid>
+</Page>
diff --git a/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes/Path_Custom.xaml.cs b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes/Path_Custom.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f8ef6d390fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SamplesApp/UITests.Shared/Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes/Path_Custom.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+using Uno.UI.Samples.Controls;
+using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Windows.UI.Xaml.Shapes;
+
+namespace UITests.Windows_UI_Xaml_Shapes
+{
+	[Sample("Shapes")]
+	public sealed partial class Path_Custom : Page
+	{
+		public Path_Custom()
+		{
+			this.InitializeComponent();
+		}
+	}
+
+//#if __WASM__
+//	[Uno.UI.Runtime.WebAssembly.HtmlElement("svg")]
+//#endif
+	public partial class MyPath : Path
+	{
+		
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/UIElement.wasm.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/UIElement.wasm.cs
index 4bfd1f29ccd6..351e9f7b5d88 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/UIElement.wasm.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/UIElement.wasm.cs
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ private string GetHtmlTag(string htmlTag)
 
 				if (!_htmlTagCache.TryGetValue(currentType, out var htmlTagOverride))
 				{
-					htmlTagOverride = DefaultHtmlTag;
+					// Set the tag of the parent class to default.
+					htmlTagOverride = htmlTag;
 
 					if (currentType.GetCustomAttribute(_htmlElementAttribute) is Attribute attr)
 					{