diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationReader.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationReader.cs
index 4e7b4e8e6e92d..eca311b4d31d9 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationReader.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationReader.cs
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ private static ReflectionXmlSerializationReaderHelper.SetMemberValueDelegate Get
             (Type, string) typeMemberNameTuple = (o.GetType(), memberName);
             if (!s_setMemberValueDelegateCache.TryGetValue(typeMemberNameTuple, out ReflectionXmlSerializationReaderHelper.SetMemberValueDelegate? result))
             {
-                MemberInfo memberInfo = ReflectionXmlSerializationHelper.GetMember(o.GetType(), memberName);
+                MemberInfo memberInfo = ReflectionXmlSerializationHelper.GetEffectiveSetInfo(o.GetType(), memberName);
                 Debug.Assert(memberInfo != null, "memberInfo could not be retrieved");
                 Type memberType;
                 if (memberInfo is PropertyInfo propInfo)
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationWriter.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationWriter.cs
index 3ed294b0ac692..fe9ce0535a8d7 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationWriter.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/ReflectionXmlSerializationWriter.cs
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ private void WriteStructMethod(StructMapping mapping, string n, string? ns, obje
         [RequiresUnreferencedCode("Calls GetType on object")]
         private object? GetMemberValue(object o, string memberName)
         {
-            MemberInfo memberInfo = ReflectionXmlSerializationHelper.GetMember(o.GetType(), memberName);
+            MemberInfo memberInfo = ReflectionXmlSerializationHelper.GetEffectiveGetInfo(o.GetType(), memberName);
             object? memberValue = GetMemberValue(o, memberInfo);
             return memberValue;
         }
@@ -1356,7 +1356,7 @@ private enum WritePrimitiveMethodRequirement
     internal static class ReflectionXmlSerializationHelper
     {
         [RequiresUnreferencedCode("Reflects over base members")]
-        public static MemberInfo GetMember(Type declaringType, string memberName)
+        public static MemberInfo? GetMember(Type declaringType, string memberName, bool throwOnNotFound)
         {
             MemberInfo[] memberInfos = declaringType.GetMember(memberName);
             if (memberInfos == null || memberInfos.Length == 0)
@@ -1377,7 +1377,11 @@ public static MemberInfo GetMember(Type declaringType, string memberName)
 
                 if (!foundMatchedMember)
                 {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Format(SR.XmlInternalErrorDetails, $"Could not find member named {memberName} of type {declaringType}"));
+                    if (throwOnNotFound)
+                    {
+                        throw new InvalidOperationException(SR.Format(SR.XmlInternalErrorDetails, $"Could not find member named {memberName} of type {declaringType}"));
+                    }
+                    return null;
                 }
 
                 declaringType = currentType!;
@@ -1398,5 +1402,59 @@ public static MemberInfo GetMember(Type declaringType, string memberName)
 
             return memberInfo;
         }
+
+        public static MemberInfo GetEffectiveGetInfo(Type declaringType, string memberName)
+        {
+            MemberInfo memberInfo = GetMember(declaringType, memberName, true)!;
+
+            // For properties, we might have a PropertyInfo that does not have a valid
+            // getter at this level of inheritance. If that's the case, we need to look
+            // up the chain to find the right PropertyInfo for the getter.
+            if (memberInfo is PropertyInfo propInfo && propInfo.GetMethod == null)
+            {
+                var parent = declaringType.BaseType;
+
+                while (parent != null)
+                {
+                    var mi = GetMember(parent, memberName, false);
+
+                    if (mi is PropertyInfo pi && pi.GetMethod != null && pi.PropertyType == propInfo.PropertyType)
+                    {
+                        return pi;
+                    }
+
+                    parent = parent.BaseType;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return memberInfo;
+        }
+
+        public static MemberInfo GetEffectiveSetInfo(Type declaringType, string memberName)
+        {
+            MemberInfo memberInfo = GetMember(declaringType, memberName, true)!;
+
+            // For properties, we might have a PropertyInfo that does not have a valid
+            // setter at this level of inheritance. If that's the case, we need to look
+            // up the chain to find the right PropertyInfo for the setter.
+            if (memberInfo is PropertyInfo propInfo && propInfo.SetMethod == null)
+            {
+                var parent = declaringType.BaseType;
+
+                while (parent != null)
+                {
+                    var mi = GetMember(parent, memberName, false);
+
+                    if (mi is PropertyInfo pi && pi.SetMethod != null && pi.PropertyType == propInfo.PropertyType)
+                    {
+                        return pi;
+                    }
+
+                    parent = parent.BaseType;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return memberInfo;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/Types.cs b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/Types.cs
index 8612561f1455e..5e0665489f429 100644
--- a/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/Types.cs
+++ b/src/libraries/System.Private.Xml/src/System/Xml/Serialization/Types.cs
@@ -1219,8 +1219,9 @@ private static bool ShouldBeReplaced(
                             replacedInfo = info;
                             if (replacedInfo != memberInfoToBeReplaced)
                             {
-                                // The property is a match. Check to see if the derived property
-                                // has a getter that is useable for serialization.
+                                // The property name is a match. It might be an override, or
+                                // it might be hiding. Either way, check to see if the derived
+                                // property has a getter that is useable for serialization.
                                 if (info.GetMethod != null && !info.GetMethod!.IsPublic
                                     && memberInfoToBeReplaced is PropertyInfo
                                     && ((PropertyInfo)memberInfoToBeReplaced).GetMethod!.IsPublic