diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts
index 771c070e89c..ae8c6830160 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/core/src/data-operations/grid-types.ts
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ export interface ColumnType extends FieldType {
      */
     topLevelParent?: ColumnType;
     /* alternateName: parentColumn */
+    /* blazorAlternateType: object */
     /**
      * Optional
      * The immediate parent (right above) column of this column (if any).
diff --git a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/columns/column.component.ts b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/columns/column.component.ts
index 8f20adc8381..d22c329d338 100644
--- a/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/columns/column.component.ts
+++ b/projects/igniteui-angular/grids/core/src/columns/column.component.ts
@@ -1795,6 +1795,8 @@ export class IgxColumnComponent implements AfterContentInit, OnDestroy, ColumnTy
     }
 
     /* alternateName: parentColumn */
+    /* blazorAlternateType: object */
+    // We need that because Blazor cannot handle the type correctly.
     /**
      * Sets/gets the parent column.
      * ```typescript