diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/SetterSpecificity.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/SetterSpecificity.cs
index 504f022381e3..b4c1a7cb8cd0 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/SetterSpecificity.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/SetterSpecificity.cs
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public SetterSpecificity(int style, int id, int @class, int type) : this(0, 0, 0
 
 		public int CompareTo(SetterSpecificity other)
 		{
+			//VSM setters somehow supersedes Styles
+			if (Vsm != other.Vsm)
+				return Vsm.CompareTo(other.Vsm);
+
 			//everything coming from Style has lower priority than something that does not
 			if (Style != other.Style && Style == 0)
 				return 1;
@@ -74,8 +78,6 @@ public int CompareTo(SetterSpecificity other)
 			if (Style != other.Style)
 				return Style.CompareTo(other.Style);
 
-			if (Vsm != other.Vsm)
-				return Vsm.CompareTo(other.Vsm);
 			if (Manual != other.Manual)
 				return Manual.CompareTo(other.Manual);
 			if (DynamicResource != other.DynamicResource)
diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/VisualStateManager.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/VisualStateManager.cs
index 2f4b1cfc8351..4fb62bd4f22d 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/VisualStateManager.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/VisualStateManager.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ public static bool GoToState(VisualElement visualElement, string name)
 			var groups = (VisualStateGroupList)visualElement.GetValue(VisualStateGroupsProperty);
 			var context = visualElement.GetContext(VisualStateGroupsProperty);
 			var vsgSpecificity = context.Values.Keys.Last();
+			if (vsgSpecificity == SetterSpecificity.DefaultValue)
+				vsgSpecificity = new SetterSpecificity();
 			groups.Specificity = vsgSpecificity;
 			var specificity = new SetterSpecificity(1, 0, 0, 0, vsgSpecificity.Style, vsgSpecificity.Id, vsgSpecificity.Class, vsgSpecificity.Type);
 
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Maui11204.xaml b/src/Controls/tests/Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Maui11204.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf5bc9d02e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Maui11204.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<ContentPage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
+             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui/design"
+             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Xaml.UnitTests"
+             x:Class="Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Xaml.UnitTests.Maui11204">
+
+    <ContentPage.Resources>
+        <Style TargetType="Border" Class="BorderStyle"
+           ApplyToDerivedTypes="true">
+            <Setter Property="VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups">
+                <VisualStateGroupList>
+                    <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
+                        <VisualState x:Name="State1">
+                            <VisualState.Setters>
+                                <Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="Blue" />
+                                <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
+                            </VisualState.Setters>
+                        </VisualState>
+                    </VisualStateGroup>
+                </VisualStateGroupList>
+            </Setter>
+        </Style>
+    </ContentPage.Resources>
+    <StackLayout>
+    <Border x:Name="border"
+            BackgroundColor="FloralWhite">
+        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+            <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
+                <VisualState x:Name="State1">
+                    <VisualState.Setters>
+                        <Setter Property="BackgroundColor" Value="Blue" />
+                        <Setter Property="StrokeThickness" Value="2" />
+                    </VisualState.Setters>
+                </VisualState>
+               
+            </VisualStateGroup>
+        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
+    </Border>
+    <Border x:Name="borderWithStyleClass"
+            BackgroundColor="HotPink"
+            StyleClass="BorderStyle"/>
+    </StackLayout>
+</ContentPage>
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diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Maui11204.xaml.cs b/src/Controls/tests/Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Maui11204.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..144540dbd381
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/Xaml.UnitTests/Issues/Maui11204.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+using System;
+using Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Core.UnitTests;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Graphics;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Devices;
+using Microsoft.Maui.Platform;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Xaml.UnitTests
+{
+	public partial class Maui11204 : ContentPage
+	{
+		public Maui11204() => InitializeComponent();
+		public Maui11204(bool useCompiledXaml)
+		{
+			//this stub will be replaced at compile time
+		}
+
+		[TestFixture]
+		class Tests
+		{
+			[SetUp] public void Setup() => AppInfo.SetCurrent(new MockAppInfo());
+			[TearDown] public void TearDown() => AppInfo.SetCurrent(null);
+
+			[Test]
+			public void VSMSetterOverrideManualValues([Values(false, true)] bool useCompiledXaml)
+			{
+				var page = new Maui11204(useCompiledXaml);
+				Assert.AreEqual(Colors.FloralWhite, page.border.BackgroundColor);
+				VisualStateManager.GoToState(page.border, "State1");
+				Assert.AreEqual(2, page.border.StrokeThickness);
+				Assert.AreEqual(Colors.Blue, page.border.BackgroundColor);
+			}
+
+			[Test]
+			public void StyleVSMSetterOverrideManualValues([Values(false, true)] bool useCompiledXaml)
+			{
+				var page = new Maui11204(useCompiledXaml);
+				Assert.AreEqual(Colors.HotPink, page.borderWithStyleClass.BackgroundColor);
+				VisualStateManager.GoToState(page.borderWithStyleClass, "State1");
+				Assert.AreEqual(2, page.borderWithStyleClass.StrokeThickness);
+				Assert.AreEqual(Colors.Blue, page.borderWithStyleClass.BackgroundColor);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
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