diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorplugin.cpp
index 21060c6ae71..16a5a35a18e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorplugin.cpp
@@ -229,7 +229,8 @@ void ResourceEditorPlugin::onRefresh()
 
 void ResourceEditorPlugin::addPrefixContextMenu()
 {
-    auto topLevel = static_cast<ResourceTopLevelNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    auto topLevel = dynamic_cast<ResourceTopLevelNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    QTC_ASSERT(topLevel, return);
     PrefixLangDialog dialog(tr("Add Prefix"), QString(), QString(), Core::ICore::mainWindow());
     if (dialog.exec() != QDialog::Accepted)
         return;
@@ -241,7 +242,8 @@ void ResourceEditorPlugin::addPrefixContextMenu()
 
 void ResourceEditorPlugin::removePrefixContextMenu()
 {
-    ResourceFolderNode *rfn = static_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    auto rfn = dynamic_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    QTC_ASSERT(rfn, return);
     if (QMessageBox::question(Core::ICore::mainWindow(),
                               tr("Remove Prefix"),
                               tr("Remove prefix %1 and all its files?").arg(rfn->displayName()))
@@ -253,7 +255,8 @@ void ResourceEditorPlugin::removePrefixContextMenu()
 
 void ResourceEditorPlugin::removeNonExisting()
 {
-    ResourceTopLevelNode *topLevel = static_cast<ResourceTopLevelNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    auto topLevel = dynamic_cast<ResourceTopLevelNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    QTC_ASSERT(topLevel, return);
     topLevel->removeNonExistingFiles();
 }
 
@@ -264,7 +267,8 @@ void ResourceEditorPlugin::renameFileContextMenu()
 
 void ResourceEditorPlugin::removeFileContextMenu()
 {
-    ResourceFolderNode *rfn = static_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    auto rfn = dynamic_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    QTC_ASSERT(rfn, return);
     QString path = rfn->filePath().toString();
     FolderNode *parent = rfn->parentFolderNode();
     if (!parent->removeFiles(QStringList() << path))
@@ -280,19 +284,22 @@ void ResourceEditorPlugin::openEditorContextMenu()
 
 void ResourceEditorPlugin::copyPathContextMenu()
 {
-    ResourceFileNode *node = static_cast<ResourceFileNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    auto node = dynamic_cast<ResourceFileNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    QTC_ASSERT(node, return);
     QApplication::clipboard()->setText(QLatin1String(resourcePrefix) + node->qrcPath());
 }
 
 void ResourceEditorPlugin::copyUrlContextMenu()
 {
-    ResourceFileNode *node = static_cast<ResourceFileNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    auto node = dynamic_cast<ResourceFileNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    QTC_ASSERT(node, return);
     QApplication::clipboard()->setText(QLatin1String(urlPrefix) + node->qrcPath());
 }
 
 void ResourceEditorPlugin::renamePrefixContextMenu()
 {
-    ResourceFolderNode *node = static_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    auto node = dynamic_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(ProjectTree::currentNode());
+    QTC_ASSERT(node, return);
 
     PrefixLangDialog dialog(tr("Rename Prefix"), node->prefix(), node->lang(), Core::ICore::mainWindow());
     if (dialog.exec() != QDialog::Accepted)
@@ -350,7 +357,8 @@ void ResourceEditorPlugin::updateContextActions()
     m_copyUrl->setEnabled(isResourceFile);
     m_copyUrl->setVisible(isResourceFile);
     if (isResourceFile) {
-        ResourceFileNode *fileNode = static_cast<ResourceFileNode *>(node);
+        auto fileNode = dynamic_cast<ResourceFileNode *>(node);
+        QTC_ASSERT(fileNode, return);
         QString qrcPath = fileNode->qrcPath();
         m_copyPath->setParameter(QLatin1String(resourcePrefix) + qrcPath);
         m_copyUrl->setParameter(QLatin1String(urlPrefix) + qrcPath);
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
index 63a534c4d6e..2c37480812e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourcenode.cpp
@@ -304,10 +304,10 @@ ProjectExplorer::FolderNode::AddNewInformation ResourceTopLevelNode::addNewInfor
         // The ResourceFolderNode '/' defers to us, as otherwise
         // two nodes would be responsible for '/'
         // Thus also return a high priority for it
-        if (ResourceFolderNode *rfn = dynamic_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(context))
+        if (auto rfn = dynamic_cast<ResourceFolderNode *>(context))
             if (rfn->prefix() == QLatin1String("/") && rfn->parentFolderNode() == this)
                 p = 120;
-        if (SimpleResourceFolderNode *rfn = dynamic_cast<SimpleResourceFolderNode *>(context))
+        if (auto rfn = dynamic_cast<SimpleResourceFolderNode *>(context))
             if (rfn->prefix() == QLatin1String("/") && rfn->resourceNode() == this)
                 p = 120;
     }
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ ProjectExplorer::FolderNode::AddNewInformation ResourceFolderNode::addNewInforma
         if (context == this)
             p = 120;
 
-        if (SimpleResourceFolderNode *sfn = dynamic_cast<SimpleResourceFolderNode *>(context)) {
+        if (auto sfn = dynamic_cast<SimpleResourceFolderNode *>(context)) {
             if (sfn->prefixNode() == this)
                 p = 120;
         }