To reproduce save the following content in a .xaml fail and load it in RadRichTextBox: <t:RadDocument xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:t="clr-namespace:Telerik.Windows.Documents.Model;assembly=Telerik.Windows.Documents" xmlns:s="clr-namespace:Telerik.Windows.Documents.Model.Styles;assembly=Telerik.Windows.Documents" version="1.2" LayoutMode="Flow" LineSpacing="1.15" LineSpacingType="Auto" ParagraphDefaultSpacingAfter="0" ParagraphDefaultSpacingBefore="0" SectionDefaultPageMargin="6,6,6,6" SectionDefaultPageSize="816,1056" StyleName="defaultDocumentStyle"> <t:RadDocument.ProtectionSettings> <t:DocumentProtectionSettings EnableDocumentProtection="False" Enforce="False" HashingAlgorithm="None" HashingSpinCount="0" ProtectionMode="ReadOnly" /> </t:RadDocument.ProtectionSettings> <t:RadDocument.Styles> <s:StyleDefinition DisplayName="Document Default Style" IsCustom="False" IsDefault="False" IsPrimary="True" Name="defaultDocumentStyle" Type="Default"> <s:StyleDefinition.ParagraphStyle> <s:ParagraphProperties LineSpacing="1.15" SpacingAfter="0" /> </s:StyleDefinition.ParagraphStyle> <s:StyleDefinition.SpanStyle> <s:SpanProperties FontFamily="Verdana" FontSize="16" FontStyle="Normal" FontWeight="Normal" /> </s:StyleDefinition.SpanStyle> </s:StyleDefinition> <s:StyleDefinition DisplayName="TableNormal" IsCustom="False" IsDefault="True" IsPrimary="True" Name="TableNormal" Type="Table" /> </t:RadDocument.Styles> <t:Section> <t:Paragraph> <t:Span Text="Hello World" /> </t:Paragraph> </t:Section> </t:RadDocument>