diff --git a/ILSpy.Tests/Metadata/MetadataFilterTests.cs b/ILSpy.Tests/Metadata/MetadataFilterTests.cs
index ecabc3b3b..fb98b0991 100644
--- a/ILSpy.Tests/Metadata/MetadataFilterTests.cs
+++ b/ILSpy.Tests/Metadata/MetadataFilterTests.cs
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public class MetadataFilterTests
 		// not just any column. Case-insensitive substring match.
 		var entry = new SampleEntry { RID = 1, Name = "System.Runtime", Culture = "neutral" };
 		MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(entry, new[] {
-			new ColumnFilter("Name") { Value = "system" },
-			new ColumnFilter("Culture") { Value = "NEUTRAL" },
+			new ColumnFilter("Name") { Text = "system" },
+			new ColumnFilter("Culture") { Text = "NEUTRAL" },
 		}).Should().BeTrue();
 	}
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class MetadataFilterTests
 		// Culture is "neutral", even though Name contains "System".
 		var entry = new SampleEntry { Name = "System.Runtime", Culture = "neutral" };
 		MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(entry, new[] {
-			new ColumnFilter("Culture") { Value = "system" },
+			new ColumnFilter("Culture") { Text = "system" },
 		}).Should().BeFalse();
 	}
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ public class MetadataFilterTests
 		// All filters must match — one missing column is enough to drop the row.
 		var entry = new SampleEntry { Name = "System.Runtime", Culture = "neutral" };
 		MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(entry, new[] {
-			new ColumnFilter("Name") { Value = "system" },
-			new ColumnFilter("Culture") { Value = "invariant" },
+			new ColumnFilter("Name") { Text = "system" },
+			new ColumnFilter("Culture") { Text = "invariant" },
 		}).Should().BeFalse();
 	}
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class MetadataFilterTests
 		// match" prevents stale filter rows from silently passing rows of a different shape.
 		var entry = new SampleEntry { Name = "X" };
 		MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(entry, new[] {
-			new ColumnFilter("DoesNotExist") { Value = "anything" },
+			new ColumnFilter("DoesNotExist") { Text = "anything" },
 		}).Should().BeFalse();
 	}
 
@@ -128,13 +128,13 @@ public class MetadataFilterTests
 		totalCount.Should().BeGreaterThan(0);
 
 		var nameFilter = tab.ColumnFilters.Single(f => f.ColumnName == "Name");
-		nameFilter.Value = "System";
+		nameFilter.Text = "System";
 
 		var visible = tab.Items.Where(e => MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(e, tab.ColumnFilters)).ToList();
 		visible.Should().NotBeEmpty("at least one TypeDef row should mention 'System'");
 		visible.Count.Should().BeLessThan(totalCount, "the filter must hide at least one row");
 
-		nameFilter.Value = "";
+		nameFilter.Text = "";
 		var afterClear = tab.Items.Where(e => MetadataTablePageModel.MatchesFilters(e, tab.ColumnFilters)).Count();
 		afterClear.Should().Be(totalCount);
 	}
diff --git a/ILSpy/Metadata/MetadataColumnBuilder.cs b/ILSpy/Metadata/MetadataColumnBuilder.cs
index 841b718b6..4fe655608 100644
--- a/ILSpy/Metadata/MetadataColumnBuilder.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/Metadata/MetadataColumnBuilder.cs
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.Metadata
 				FontWeight = FontWeight.Normal,
 				HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Stretch,
 			};
-			box.Bind(TextBox.TextProperty, new Binding(nameof(ColumnFilter.Value)) {
+			box.Bind(TextBox.TextProperty, new Binding(nameof(ColumnFilter.Text)) {
 				Source = filter,
 				Mode = BindingMode.TwoWay,
 				UpdateSourceTrigger = UpdateSourceTrigger.PropertyChanged,
diff --git a/ILSpy/ViewModels/MetadataTablePageModel.cs b/ILSpy/ViewModels/MetadataTablePageModel.cs
index 5e00813c2..0e85bc606 100644
--- a/ILSpy/ViewModels/MetadataTablePageModel.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/ViewModels/MetadataTablePageModel.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.ViewModels
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// One filter input per column, in the same order as <see cref="Columns"/>. The view
-		/// renders each <see cref="ColumnFilter.Value"/> as a TextBox baked into that column's
+		/// renders each <see cref="ColumnFilter.Text"/> as a TextBox baked into that column's
 		/// header; the filter predicate ANDs every non-empty entry, requiring each row's
 		/// matching property's stringified value to contain its filter (case-insensitive).
 		/// </summary>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.ViewModels
 			ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(filters);
 			foreach (var f in filters)
 			{
-				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(f.Value))
+				if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(f.Text))
 					continue;
 				var prop = propertyLookupCache.GetOrAdd((item.GetType(), f.ColumnName),
 					static key => key.Type.GetProperty(key.Column,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.ViewModels
 				{ value = prop.GetValue(item); }
 				catch { return false; }
 				var s = value?.ToString();
-				if (s is null || !s.Contains(f.Value, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+				if (s is null || !s.Contains(f.Text, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
 					return false;
 			}
 			return true;
@@ -120,8 +120,11 @@ namespace ILSpy.ViewModels
 
 		public string ColumnName { get; }
 
+		// Backing field is `text` rather than `value` because the latter collides with C#'s
+		// contextual identifier for property setters and trips Avalonia's INPC binding
+		// plugin on write (the cached accessor's target reference comes back null).
 		[ObservableProperty]
-		private string? value;
+		private string? text;
 	}
 
 	/// <summary>The (row, column) pair clicked in a token cell.</summary>
diff --git a/ILSpy/Views/MetadataTablePage.axaml.cs b/ILSpy/Views/MetadataTablePage.axaml.cs
index b78f9da44..f1ed07a4b 100644
--- a/ILSpy/Views/MetadataTablePage.axaml.cs
+++ b/ILSpy/Views/MetadataTablePage.axaml.cs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.Views
 
 		void OnColumnFilterChanged(object? sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
 		{
-			if (e.PropertyName == nameof(ColumnFilter.Value))
+			if (e.PropertyName == nameof(ColumnFilter.Text))
 				itemsView?.Refresh();
 		}