diff --git a/doc/ReleaseNotes/_ReleaseNotes.md b/doc/ReleaseNotes/_ReleaseNotes.md
index 8d3d536ad536..56e0af0e3a69 100644
--- a/doc/ReleaseNotes/_ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/doc/ReleaseNotes/_ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
  * Fixed invalid iOS assets folder. `ImageAsset` nodes must not be `<Visible>false</Visible>` to be copied to the generated project.
  * Make CollectionViewSource.View a proper DependencyProperty (#697)
 
+ * Fixed support for string support for `Path.Data` (#698)
 
 ## Release 1.43.1
 
diff --git a/src/SourceGenerators/XamlGenerationTests/PathTest.xaml b/src/SourceGenerators/XamlGenerationTests/PathTest.xaml
index d82a6517365e..92aafc7c840e 100644
--- a/src/SourceGenerators/XamlGenerationTests/PathTest.xaml
+++ b/src/SourceGenerators/XamlGenerationTests/PathTest.xaml
@@ -8,7 +8,14 @@
 			 d:DesignHeight="300"
 			 d:DesignWidth="400">
 
+	<UserControl.Resources>
+		<x:String x:Key="myPath">M 10,100.5 C 10,300 300,-200 300,100 Z</x:String>
+	</UserControl.Resources>
+
 	<Grid>
+		<Path Stroke="Black"
+			  Fill="Gray"
+			  Data="{StaticResource myPath}" />
 		<Path Stroke="Black"
 			  Fill="Gray"
 			  Data="M 10,100.5 C 10,300 300,-200 300,100 Z" />
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/Geometry.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/Geometry.cs
index 353985f1de2e..ab6a5d7d2a52 100644
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/Geometry.cs
+++ b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/Geometry.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ public Geometry()
 			InitializeBinder();
 		}
 
+		public static implicit operator Geometry(string path)
+		{
+			return Parsers.ParseGeometry(path, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
+		}
+
 		#region Transform
 
 		public Transform Transform
diff --git a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/Geometry.wasm.cs b/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/Geometry.wasm.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b55236b89fe..000000000000
--- a/src/Uno.UI/UI/Xaml/Media/Geometry.wasm.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-namespace Windows.UI.Xaml.Media
-{
-	partial class Geometry
-	{
-
-		public static implicit operator Geometry(string data)
-		{
-			return new GeometryData(data);
-		}
-	}
-}