diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml
index 7a209baf3fe..d4fc17a05ca 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <UserControl
+  x:Name="PackageDetailsTab"
   x:Class="NuGet.PackageManagement.UI.PackageDetailsTabControl"
   xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
   xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
@@ -134,9 +135,10 @@
                 Margin="0,5,0,0"/>
             </DataTemplate>
             <DataTemplate DataType="{x:Type vm:ReadmePreviewViewModel}">
-              <nuget:PackageReadmeControl
+              <ContentControl
                 Margin="22,0,0,0"
-                x:Name="_packageReadmeControl"/>
+                Content="{Binding ElementName=PackageDetailsTab, Path=PackageReadmeControl}"
+                />
             </DataTemplate>
           </ContentControl.Resources>
         </ContentControl>
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml.cs
index 6364b9d4553..c77d914a951 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageDetailsTabControl.xaml.cs
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ public PackageDetailsTabControl()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
             DataContext = new PackageDetailsTabViewModel();
+            PackageReadmeControl = new PackageReadmeControl();
         }
 
+        public PackageReadmeControl PackageReadmeControl { get; private set; }
+
         public void Dispose()
         {
             Dispose(disposing: true);
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageManagerControl.xaml.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageManagerControl.xaml.cs
index 610c47c781a..5613f36acdc 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageManagerControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageManagerControl.xaml.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ private async ValueTask InitializeAsync(PackageManagerModel model, INuGetUILogge
             _nugetPackageFileService = await _serviceBroker.GetProxyAsync<INuGetPackageFileService>(NuGetServices.PackageFileService, CancellationToken.None);
 
             await _packageDetail._packageDetailsTabControl.PackageDetailsTabViewModel.InitializeAsync(_detailModel, _nugetPackageFileService, _topPanel.Filter, settings.SelectedPackageMetadataTab);
-
+            await _packageDetail._packageDetailsTabControl.PackageReadmeControl.InitializeAsync();
             await InitPackageSourcesAsync(settings, CancellationToken.None);
             ApplySettings(settings, Settings);
             _initialized = true;
diff --git a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageReadmeControl.xaml.cs b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageReadmeControl.xaml.cs
index 0995db010a1..aa85ff7869d 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageReadmeControl.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Clients/NuGet.PackageManagement.UI/Xamls/PackageReadmeControl.xaml.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Markdown.Platform;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading;
 using NuGet.PackageManagement.UI.ViewModels;
 using NuGet.VisualStudio;
 using NuGet.VisualStudio.Telemetry;
@@ -30,6 +31,22 @@ public PackageReadmeControl()
 
         public ReadmePreviewViewModel ReadmeViewModel { get => (ReadmePreviewViewModel)DataContext; }
 
+        public async Task InitializeAsync()
+        {
+            if (_markdownPreview is null)
+            {
+                await TaskScheduler.Default;
+                var componentModel = await AsyncServiceProvider.GlobalProvider.GetComponentModelAsync();
+                var markdownPreviewSingleton = componentModel.GetService<MarkdownPreviewSingleton>();
+                await NuGetUIThreadHelper.JoinableTaskFactory.SwitchToMainThreadAsync();
+                _markdownPreview = markdownPreviewSingleton.GetInstance();
+            }
+            if (descriptionMarkdownPreview.Content is null)
+            {
+                descriptionMarkdownPreview.Content = _markdownPreview.VisualElement;
+            }
+        }
+
         private void ReadmeViewModel_PropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
         {
             if (e.PropertyName == nameof(ReadmePreviewViewModel.ReadmeMarkdown))
@@ -79,7 +96,6 @@ private void PackageReadmeControl_Unloaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 {
                     await _markdownPreview.UpdateContentAsync("", ScrollHint.None);
                 });
-                ReadmeViewModel.PropertyChanged -= ReadmeViewModel_PropertyChanged;
             }
         }
 
@@ -87,10 +103,6 @@ private void PackageReadmeControl_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             NuGetUIThreadHelper.JoinableTaskFactory.Run(async () =>
             {
-                var componentModel = await AsyncServiceProvider.GlobalProvider.GetComponentModelAsync();
-                var markdownPreviewSingleton = componentModel.GetService<MarkdownPreviewSingleton>();
-                _markdownPreview = markdownPreviewSingleton.GetInstance();
-                descriptionMarkdownPreview.Content = _markdownPreview.VisualElement;
                 await UpdateMarkdownAsync();
             });
         }