diff --git a/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs b/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs
index 6647937f..8b24d499 100644
--- a/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs
+++ b/CodeConverter/CSharp/CommonConversions.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Immutable;
+using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using ICSharpCode.CodeConverter.Util.FromRoslyn;
@@ -293,7 +293,12 @@ public SyntaxToken ConvertIdentifier(SyntaxToken id, bool isAttribute = false, S
                     // AND the first explicitly declared parameter is this symbol, we need to replace it with value.
                     text = "value";
                 } else if (normalizedText.StartsWith("_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && idSymbol is IFieldSymbol propertyFieldSymbol && propertyFieldSymbol.AssociatedSymbol?.IsKind(SymbolKind.Property) == true) {
-                    text = propertyFieldSymbol.AssociatedSymbol.Name;
+                    // For virtual auto-properties, VB backing field _Prop maps to the C# MyClassProp backing property (bypasses virtual dispatch).
+                    // Exception: when accessed as MyClass._Prop, NameExpressionNodeVisitor adds the "MyClass" prefix itself, so we just return the property name.
+                    var isAccessedViaMyClass = id.Parent?.Parent is VBSyntax.MemberAccessExpressionSyntax { Expression: VBSyntax.MyClassExpressionSyntax };
+                    text = !isAccessedViaMyClass && propertyFieldSymbol.IsImplicitlyDeclared && propertyFieldSymbol.AssociatedSymbol is IPropertySymbol { IsVirtual: true, IsAbstract: false } vProp
+                        ? "MyClass" + vProp.Name
+                        : propertyFieldSymbol.AssociatedSymbol.Name;
                 } else if (normalizedText.EndsWith("Event", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) && idSymbol is IFieldSymbol eventFieldSymbol && eventFieldSymbol.AssociatedSymbol?.IsKind(SymbolKind.Event) == true) {
                     text = eventFieldSymbol.AssociatedSymbol.Name;
                 } else if (WinformsConversions.MayNeedToInlinePropertyAccess(id.Parent, idSymbol) && _typeContext.HandledEventsAnalysis.ShouldGeneratePropertyFor(idSymbol.Name)) {
diff --git a/CodeConverter/CSharp/DeclarationNodeVisitor.cs b/CodeConverter/CSharp/DeclarationNodeVisitor.cs
index f6fd6709..c7d3e72a 100644
--- a/CodeConverter/CSharp/DeclarationNodeVisitor.cs
+++ b/CodeConverter/CSharp/DeclarationNodeVisitor.cs
@@ -689,12 +689,25 @@ private static async Task<BlockSyntax> ConvertStatementsAsync(SyntaxList<VBSynta
         return CS.SyntaxFactory.Block(await statements.SelectManyAsync(async s => (IEnumerable<StatementSyntax>) await s.Accept(methodBodyVisitor)));
     }
 
-    private static HashSet<string> GetMyClassAccessedNames(VBSyntax.ClassBlockSyntax classBlock)
+    private HashSet<string> GetMyClassAccessedNames(VBSyntax.ClassBlockSyntax classBlock)
     {
         var memberAccesses = classBlock.DescendantNodes().OfType<VBSyntax.MemberAccessExpressionSyntax>();
         var accessedTextNames = new HashSet<string>(memberAccesses
             .Where(mae => mae.Expression is VBSyntax.MyClassExpressionSyntax)
             .Select(mae => mae.Name.Identifier.Text), StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        // Also treat direct backing field access (_Prop) as MyClass access for virtual auto-properties.
+        // In VB, writing _Prop directly accesses the backing field, bypassing virtual dispatch -
+        // the same semantics as MyClass.Prop. In C#, these virtual properties get a MyClassProp
+        // backing property, so _Prop must map to MyClassProp.
+        var backingFieldIdentifiers = classBlock.DescendantNodes().OfType<VBSyntax.IdentifierNameSyntax>()
+            .Where(id => id.Identifier.ValueText.StartsWith("_", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+        foreach (var id in backingFieldIdentifiers) {
+            if (_semanticModel.GetSymbolInfo(id).Symbol is IFieldSymbol { IsImplicitlyDeclared: true, AssociatedSymbol: IPropertySymbol { IsVirtual: true, IsAbstract: false } associatedProp }) {
+                accessedTextNames.Add(associatedProp.Name);
+            }
+        }
+
         return accessedTextNames;
     }
 
diff --git a/Tests/CSharp/MemberTests/PropertyMemberTests.cs b/Tests/CSharp/MemberTests/PropertyMemberTests.cs
index 790859d7..8202496b 100644
--- a/Tests/CSharp/MemberTests/PropertyMemberTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/CSharp/MemberTests/PropertyMemberTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ICSharpCode.CodeConverter.Tests.TestRunners;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -874,4 +874,49 @@ public static IEnumerable<object[]> SomeObjects
     }
 }");
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    /// <summary>Issue #827: VB auto-property backing field access (_Prop) should map to MyClassProp for overridable properties</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task TestOverridableAutoPropertyBackingFieldAccessAsync()
+    {
+        await TestConversionVisualBasicToCSharpAsync(@"Class Foo
+    Overridable Property Prop As Integer = 5
+
+    Sub Test()
+        _Prop = 10
+        Dim isCorrect = MyClass.Prop = 10
+    End Sub
+End Class
+Class Child
+    Inherits Foo
+    Overrides Property Prop As Integer = 20
+End Class", @"
+internal partial class Foo
+{
+    public int MyClassProp { get; set; } = 5;
+
+    public virtual int Prop
+    {
+        get
+        {
+            return MyClassProp;
+        }
+
+        set
+        {
+            MyClassProp = value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void Test()
+    {
+        MyClassProp = 10;
+        bool isCorrect = MyClassProp == 10;
+    }
+}
+
+internal partial class Child : Foo
+{
+    public override int Prop { get; set; } = 20;
+}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/VB/MemberTests.cs b/Tests/VB/MemberTests.cs
index 03bd4dd0..570e5cd8 100644
--- a/Tests/VB/MemberTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/VB/MemberTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ICSharpCode.CodeConverter.Tests.TestRunners;
 using ICSharpCode.CodeConverter.VB;
 using Xunit;
@@ -1495,4 +1495,4 @@ End Sub
 End Class");
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}