WPF dependency properties - set in XAML when base class is generic

Question

Hi

As per the title really, how can you set a dependency property in XAML when the base class is generic? When trying to do this I get a NullReferenceException, setting the property from code behind works fine. It also works when the base class is not generic. I'm using .NET4

Here is some sample code to demonstrate:

WindowBase.cs

using System.Windows;

namespace GenericDependencyPropertyTest
{
    public class WindowBase<ViewModel> : Window
    {
        public static readonly DependencyProperty HeaderProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(
        "Header", typeof(string), typeof(WindowBase<ViewModel>), new PropertyMetadata("No Header Name Assigned"));

        public string Header
        {
            get { return (string)GetValue(HeaderProperty); }
            protected set { SetValue(HeaderProperty, value); }
        }
        protected virtual ViewModel Model { get; set; }
    }
}

MainWindow.xaml

<local:WindowBase x:Class="GenericDependencyPropertyTest.MainWindow"
        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:GenericDependencyPropertyTest"
        x:TypeArguments="local:IMyViewModel"
        Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525" Header="Test">
    <Grid>

    </Grid>
</local:WindowBase>

MainWindow.xaml.cs

namespace GenericDependencyPropertyTest
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
    /// </summary>
    public partial class MainWindow : WindowBase<IMyViewModel>
    {
        public MainWindow()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        protected override IMyViewModel Model
        {
            get
            {
                return base.Model;
            }
            set
            {
                base.Model = value;
            }
        }
    }
}

IMyViewModel.cs

namespace GenericDependencyPropertyTest
{
    public interface IMyViewModel
    {
    }
}