diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Xaml.Interactivity/Helpers/TypeConverterHelper.cs b/src/Avalonia.Xaml.Interactivity/Helpers/TypeConverterHelper.cs
index dec3e5f80..870f6f55e 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Xaml.Interactivity/Helpers/TypeConverterHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Xaml.Interactivity/Helpers/TypeConverterHelper.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ internal static class TypeConverterHelper
         {
             // not able to convert to anything
         }
+        catch (NotSupportedException)
+        {
+            // not able to convert from string
+        }
 
         return null;
     }