To reproduce: public class ProgressBarCellElement : GridDataCellElement { public ProgressBarCellElement(GridViewColumn column, GridRowElement row) : base(column, row) { } private RadProgressBarElement radProgressBarElement; protected override void CreateChildElements() { base.CreateChildElements(); radProgressBarElement = new RadProgressBarElement(); this.Children.Add(radProgressBarElement); } protected override void SetContentCore(object value) { if (this.Value != null && this.Value != DBNull.Value) { this.radProgressBarElement.Value1 = Convert.ToInt16(this.Value); } } protected override Type ThemeEffectiveType { get { return typeof(GridDataCellElement); } } public override bool IsCompatible(GridViewColumn data, object context) { return data is ProgressBarColumn && context is GridDataRowElement; } } public class ProgressBarColumn : GridViewDataColumn { public ProgressBarColumn() : base() { } public ProgressBarColumn(string fieldName) : base(fieldName) { } public override Type GetCellType(GridViewRowInfo row) { if (row is GridViewDataRowInfo) { return typeof(ProgressBarCellElement); } return base.GetCellType(row); } }