diff --git a/src/Controls/src/Core/Platform/Windows/Extensions/AccessibilityExtensions.cs b/src/Controls/src/Core/Platform/Windows/Extensions/AccessibilityExtensions.cs
index c0f8de3bd6a8..8325e30fd53d 100644
--- a/src/Controls/src/Core/Platform/Windows/Extensions/AccessibilityExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Controls/src/Core/Platform/Windows/Extensions/AccessibilityExtensions.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ public static void SetAutomationPropertiesAutomationId(this FrameworkElement Con
 				_defaultAutomationPropertiesName = currentValue = (string)Control.GetValue(NativeAutomationProperties.NameProperty);
 			}
 
-			var elemValue = (string)Element.GetValue(SemanticProperties.DescriptionProperty);
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+			var elemValue = (string)Element.GetValue(AutomationProperties.NameProperty);
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+
 			string newValue = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(elemValue) ? elemValue : _defaultAutomationPropertiesName;
 
 			if (currentValue is null || currentValue != newValue)
@@ -85,7 +88,10 @@ public static void SetAutomationPropertiesAutomationId(this FrameworkElement Con
 				_defaultAutomationPropertiesHelpText = currentValue = (string)Control.GetValue(NativeAutomationProperties.HelpTextProperty);
 			}
 
-			var elemValue = (string)Element.GetValue(SemanticProperties.HintProperty);
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+			var elemValue = (string)Element.GetValue(AutomationProperties.HelpTextProperty);
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+
 			string newValue = !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(elemValue) ? elemValue : _defaultAutomationPropertiesHelpText;
 
 			if (currentValue is null || newValue != currentValue)
@@ -117,8 +123,9 @@ public static void SetAutomationPropertiesAutomationId(this FrameworkElement Con
 			{
 				_defaultAutomationPropertiesLabeledBy = currentValue = (UIElement)Control.GetValue(NativeAutomationProperties.LabeledByProperty);
 			}
-
-			var elemValue = (VisualElement)Element.GetValue(SemanticProperties.DescriptionProperty);
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+			var elemValue = (VisualElement)Element.GetValue(AutomationProperties.LabeledByProperty);
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
 			FrameworkElement? nativeElement = null;
 
 			if (mauiContext != null)
@@ -130,7 +137,9 @@ public static void SetAutomationPropertiesAutomationId(this FrameworkElement Con
 
 			if (currentValue is null || newValue != currentValue)
 			{
-				Control.SetValue(SemanticProperties.DescriptionProperty, newValue);
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+				Control.SetValue(AutomationProperties.LabeledByProperty, newValue);
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
 			}
 
 			return _defaultAutomationPropertiesLabeledBy;
@@ -152,8 +161,11 @@ public static void SetBackButtonTitle(this PageControl Control, Element? Element
 
 		static string ConcatenateNameAndHint(Element Element)
 		{
-			var name = (string)Element.GetValue(SemanticProperties.DescriptionProperty);
-			var hint = (string)Element.GetValue(SemanticProperties.HintProperty);
+#pragma warning disable CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
+			var name = (string)Element.GetValue(AutomationProperties.NameProperty);
+
+			var hint = (string)Element.GetValue(AutomationProperties.HelpTextProperty);
+#pragma warning restore CS0618 // Type or member is obsolete
 
 			string separator = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(name) || string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(hint) ? "" : ". ";
 
diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue31606.xaml b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue31606.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5aac6c0936b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue31606.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?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"
+             x:Class="Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues.Issue31606MainPage">
+  <ContentPage.ToolbarItems>
+    <ToolbarItem Order="Primary" Text="Menu Option 1" SemanticProperties.Description="Info about option 1" />
+    <ToolbarItem Order="Secondary" Text="Menu Option 2" SemanticProperties.Description="Info about option 2" />
+  </ContentPage.ToolbarItems>
+
+  <VerticalStackLayout Padding="10" HorizontalOptions="Start">
+    <Label Text="Semantic properties test" FontAttributes="Bold"/>
+
+    <Label Text="1) Image with a description and a hint:"/>
+    <Image Source="coffee.png" WidthRequest="150" HeightRequest="150"
+           SemanticProperties.Description="Like"
+           SemanticProperties.Hint="Like this post."/>
+
+    <Label Text="2) Label with a semantic heading level:"/>
+    <Label Text="Installation" SemanticProperties.HeadingLevel="Level2" />
+
+    <Label AutomationId="TestStatus" Text="If this label appears, the test passed."/>
+  </VerticalStackLayout>
+</ContentPage>
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diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue31606.xaml.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue31606.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..deeab279448a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.HostApp/Issues/Issue31606.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+namespace Maui.Controls.Sample.Issues
+{
+	[Issue(IssueTracker.Github, 31606, "Crash on Windows when SemanticProperties.Description is set for ToolbarItem", PlatformAffected.UWP)]
+	public partial class Issue31606 : NavigationPage
+	{
+		public Issue31606()
+		{
+			Navigation.PushAsync(new Issue31606MainPage());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public partial class Issue31606MainPage : ContentPage
+	{
+		public Issue31606MainPage()
+		{
+			InitializeComponent();
+		}
+	}
+}
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diff --git a/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue31606.cs b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue31606.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dac723116f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Controls/tests/TestCases.Shared.Tests/Tests/Issues/Issue31606.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using UITest.Appium;
+using UITest.Core;
+
+namespace Microsoft.Maui.TestCases.Tests.Issues;
+
+public class Issue31606 : _IssuesUITest
+{
+	public Issue31606(TestDevice testDevice) : base(testDevice) { }
+
+	public override string Issue => "Crash on Windows when SemanticProperties.Description is set for ToolbarItem";
+
+	[Test]
+	[Category(UITestCategories.Accessibility)]
+	public void SettingSemanticPropertiesDescriptionDoesNotCrash()
+	{
+		App.WaitForElement("TestStatus");
+	}
+}
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