diff --git a/ModernWpf.Controls/NumberBox/NumberBox.cs b/ModernWpf.Controls/NumberBox/NumberBox.cs
index b1ff2cc6..469de58e 100644
--- a/ModernWpf.Controls/NumberBox/NumberBox.cs
+++ b/ModernWpf.Controls/NumberBox/NumberBox.cs
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public partial class NumberBox : Control
         static NumberBox()
         {
             DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(NumberBox), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(NumberBox)));
+
+            AutomationProperties.NameProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(NumberBox), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(OnAutomationPropertiesNamePropertyChanged));
         }
 
         public NumberBox()
@@ -331,6 +333,32 @@ private void OnIsEnabledChanged(object sender, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArg
             UpdateVisualStateForIsEnabledChange();
         }
 
+        private static void OnAutomationPropertiesNamePropertyChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            ((NumberBox)d).ReevaluateForwardedUIAName();
+        }
+
+        private void ReevaluateForwardedUIAName()
+        {
+            if (m_textBox is { } textBox)
+            {
+                var name = AutomationProperties.GetName(this);
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(name))
+                {
+                    // AutomationProperties.Name is a non empty string, we will use that value.
+                    AutomationProperties.SetName(textBox, name);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (Header is string headerAsString)
+                    {
+                        // Header is a string, we can use that as our UIA name.
+                        AutomationProperties.SetName(textBox, headerAsString);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         private void UpdateVisualStateForIsEnabledChange()
         {
             VisualStateManager.GoToState(this, IsEnabled ? "Normal" : "Disabled", false);
@@ -657,6 +685,11 @@ private void UpdateHeaderPresenterState()
                 {
                     // Header is not a string, so let's show header presenter
                     shouldShowHeader = true;
+                    // When our header isn't a string, we use the NumberBox's UIA name for the textbox's UIA name.
+                    if (m_textBox is { } textBox)
+                    {
+                        AutomationProperties.SetName(textBox, AutomationProperties.GetName(this));
+                    }
                 }
             }
             if (HeaderTemplate is { } headerTemplate)
@@ -677,6 +710,8 @@ private void UpdateHeaderPresenterState()
             {
                 m_headerPresenter.Visibility = shouldShowHeader ? Visibility.Visible : Visibility.Collapsed;
             }
+
+            ReevaluateForwardedUIAName();
         }
 
         private void MoveCaretToTextEnd()
diff --git a/test/ModernWpfTestApp/ApiTests/NumberBoxTests.cs b/test/ModernWpfTestApp/ApiTests/NumberBoxTests.cs
index 3813434a..2be0b8ea 100644
--- a/test/ModernWpfTestApp/ApiTests/NumberBoxTests.cs
+++ b/test/ModernWpfTestApp/ApiTests/NumberBoxTests.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Automation.Peers;
+using System.Windows.Automation;
 
 #if USING_TAEF
 using WEX.TestExecution;
@@ -174,6 +176,53 @@ public void VerifyIsEnabledChangeUpdatesVisualState()
             });
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void VerifyUIANameBehavior()
+        {
+            NumberBox numberBox = null;
+            TextBox textBox = null;
+
+            RunOnUIThread.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                numberBox = new NumberBox();
+                Content = numberBox;
+                Content.UpdateLayout();
+
+                textBox = TestPage.FindVisualChildrenByType<TextBox>(numberBox)[0];
+                Verify.IsNotNull(textBox);
+                numberBox.Header = "Some header";
+            });
+
+            IdleSynchronizer.Wait();
+
+            RunOnUIThread.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                VerifyUIAName("Some header");
+                numberBox.Header = new Button();
+                AutomationProperties.SetName(numberBox, "Some UIA name");
+            });
+
+            IdleSynchronizer.Wait();
+
+            RunOnUIThread.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                VerifyUIAName("Some UIA name");
+                numberBox.Header = new Button();
+            });
+
+            IdleSynchronizer.Wait();
+
+            RunOnUIThread.Execute(() =>
+            {
+                VerifyUIAName("Some UIA name");
+            });
+
+            void VerifyUIAName(string value)
+            {
+                Verify.AreEqual(value, FrameworkElementAutomationPeer.CreatePeerForElement(textBox).GetName());
+            }
+        }
+
         private NumberBox SetupNumberBox()
         {
             NumberBox numberBox = null;