diff --git a/src/Maui/Prism.Maui/Mvvm/ViewModelLocator.cs b/src/Maui/Prism.Maui/Mvvm/ViewModelLocator.cs
index 727e857f0d..b30a94ff3d 100644
--- a/src/Maui/Prism.Maui/Mvvm/ViewModelLocator.cs
+++ b/src/Maui/Prism.Maui/Mvvm/ViewModelLocator.cs
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ private static void OnViewModelLocatorBehaviorChanged(BindableObject bindable, o
             null,
             propertyChanged: OnViewModelPropertyChanged);
 
-    internal static readonly BindableProperty NavigationNameProperty =
+    public static readonly BindableProperty NavigationNameProperty =
         BindableProperty.CreateAttached("NavigationName", typeof(string), typeof(ViewModelLocator), null);
 
-    internal static string GetNavigationName(BindableObject bindable) =>
+    public static string GetNavigationName(BindableObject bindable) =>
         (string)bindable.GetValue(NavigationNameProperty);
 
-    internal static void SetNavigationName(BindableObject bindable, string name) =>
+    public static void SetNavigationName(BindableObject bindable, string name) =>
         bindable.SetValue(NavigationNameProperty, name);
 
     /// <summary>