diff --git a/src/Common/tests/TestUtilities/TestAccessor.cs b/src/Common/tests/TestUtilities/TestAccessor.cs
index 8230ef9ee42..d5591b8eb72 100644
--- a/src/Common/tests/TestUtilities/TestAccessor.cs
+++ b/src/Common/tests/TestUtilities/TestAccessor.cs
@@ -164,9 +164,16 @@ public override bool TrySetMember(SetMemberBinder binder, object? value)
                     case FieldInfo fieldInfo:
                         fieldInfo.SetValue(_instance, value);
                         break;
-                    case PropertyInfo propertyInfo:
+                    case PropertyInfo { CanWrite: true } propertyInfo:
                         propertyInfo.SetValue(_instance, value);
                         break;
+                    case PropertyInfo propertyInfo:
+                        // Non-public auto property without a setter (e.g. get-only). Fall back to the
+                        // compiler-generated backing field so tests can still set up state directly.
+                        FieldInfo backingField = GetAutoPropertyBackingField(propertyInfo.DeclaringType!, propertyInfo.Name)
+                            ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"'{propertyInfo.Name}' has no setter and no backing field could be found.");
+                        backingField.SetValue(_instance, value);
+                        break;
                     default:
                         throw new InvalidOperationException();
                 }
@@ -235,5 +242,11 @@ public override bool TryGetMember(GetMemberBinder binder, out object? result)
 
             return info;
         }
+
+        private static FieldInfo? GetAutoPropertyBackingField(Type type, string propertyName)
+        {
+            string backingFieldName = $"<{propertyName}>k__BackingField";
+            return type.GetField(backingFieldName, BindingFlags.Static | BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.NonPublic);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/unit/System.Windows.Forms/TestAccessorTests.cs b/src/test/unit/System.Windows.Forms/TestAccessorTests.cs
index f19de0cc377..2c9bcf48f5a 100644
--- a/src/test/unit/System.Windows.Forms/TestAccessorTests.cs
+++ b/src/test/unit/System.Windows.Forms/TestAccessorTests.cs
@@ -178,6 +178,65 @@ public void TestAccessor_DynamicAccess_BaseClassMethod()
         Assert.Equal(42, (int)accessor.AMethod());
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestAccessor_CanReadAndWrite_NonPublicAutoProperty()
+    {
+        AutoPropertyClass obj = new();
+        var accessor = new TestAccessor<AutoPropertyClass>(obj);
+
+        accessor.Dynamic.Count = 25;
+        int value = accessor.Dynamic.Count;
+        Assert.Equal(25, value);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestAccessor_CanWrite_NonPublicReadOnlyAutoProperty_ViaBackingField()
+    {
+        // Count has no setter, so writing it can only be accomplished by falling back to the
+        // compiler-generated backing field.
+        ReadOnlyClass obj = new();
+        var accessor = new TestAccessor<ReadOnlyClass>(obj);
+
+        int initial = accessor.Dynamic.Count;
+        Assert.Equal(5, initial);
+
+        accessor.Dynamic.Count = 42;
+        int updated = accessor.Dynamic.Count;
+        Assert.Equal(42, updated);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestAccessor_FindsInherited_NonPublicReadOnlyAutoPropertyBackingField()
+    {
+        DerivedClass obj = new();
+        var accessor = new TestAccessor<DerivedClass>(obj);
+
+        accessor.Dynamic.Count = 15;
+        int value = accessor.Dynamic.Count;
+        Assert.Equal(15, value);
+    }
+
+#pragma warning disable IDE0051   // unaccessed private
+    private class AutoPropertyClass
+    {
+        private int Count { get; set; }
+    }
+
+    private class ReadOnlyClass
+    {
+        private int Count { get; } = 5;
+    }
+
+    private class BaseClass
+    {
+        private int Count { get; }
+    }
+
+    private class DerivedClass : BaseClass
+    {
+    }
+#pragma warning restore IDE0051
+
     // As you can't use a ref struct as a generic parameter to Action/Func, you
     // need to use a defined delegate to access an internal method that takes
     // or returns a ref struct (such as Spans).