diff --git a/src/libs/tracing/safecastable.h b/src/libs/tracing/safecastable.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7c1fae2e7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/tracing/safecastable.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/****************************************************************************
+**
+** Copyright (C) 2018 The Qt Company Ltd.
+** Contact: https://www.qt.io/licensing/
+**
+** This file is part of Qt Creator.
+**
+** Commercial License Usage
+** Licensees holding valid commercial Qt licenses may use this file in
+** accordance with the commercial license agreement provided with the
+** Software or, alternatively, in accordance with the terms contained in
+** a written agreement between you and The Qt Company. For licensing terms
+** and conditions see https://www.qt.io/terms-conditions. For further
+** information use the contact form at https://www.qt.io/contact-us.
+**
+** GNU General Public License Usage
+** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU
+** General Public License version 3 as published by the Free Software
+** Foundation with exceptions as appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL3-EXCEPT
+** included in the packaging of this file. Please review the following
+** information to ensure the GNU General Public License requirements will
+** be met: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html.
+**
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Timeline {
+
+template<class Base>
+class SafeCastable
+{
+public:
+    template<class Derived>
+    bool is() const
+    {
+        return static_cast<const Base *>(this)->classId() == Derived::staticClassId;
+    }
+
+    template<class Derived>
+    Derived &asRef()
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(is<Derived>());
+        return static_cast<Derived &>(*this);
+    }
+
+    template<class Derived>
+    const Derived &asConstRef() const
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(is<Derived>());
+        return static_cast<const Derived &>(*this);
+    }
+
+    template<class Derived>
+    Derived &&asRvalueRef()
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(is<Derived>());
+        return static_cast<Derived &&>(*this);
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace Timeline
diff --git a/src/libs/tracing/traceevent.h b/src/libs/tracing/traceevent.h
index 780ebf7ad91..7f097315eb1 100644
--- a/src/libs/tracing/traceevent.h
+++ b/src/libs/tracing/traceevent.h
@@ -26,13 +26,14 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "tracing_global.h"
+#include "safecastable.h"
 
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QMetaType>
 
 namespace Timeline {
 
-class TraceEvent
+class TraceEvent : public SafeCastable<TraceEvent>
 {
 public:
     qint64 timestamp() const { return m_timestamp; }
@@ -43,9 +44,11 @@ public:
 
     bool isValid() const { return m_typeIndex != -1; }
 
+    qint32 classId() const { return m_classId; }
+
 protected:
-    TraceEvent(qint64 timestamp = -1, qint32 typeIndex = -1)
-        : m_timestamp(timestamp), m_typeIndex(typeIndex)
+    TraceEvent(qint32 classId, qint64 timestamp = -1, qint32 typeIndex = -1)
+        : m_timestamp(timestamp), m_typeIndex(typeIndex), m_classId(classId)
     {}
 
     TraceEvent(const TraceEvent &) = default;
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ protected:
 private:
     qint64 m_timestamp;
     qint32 m_typeIndex;
+    qint32 m_classId;
 };
 
 } // namespace Timeline
diff --git a/src/libs/tracing/traceeventtype.h b/src/libs/tracing/traceeventtype.h
index 58a3e180cde..9a667d6fd7a 100644
--- a/src/libs/tracing/traceeventtype.h
+++ b/src/libs/tracing/traceeventtype.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "tracing_global.h"
+#include "safecastable.h"
 
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QMetaType>
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 
 namespace Timeline {
 
-class TraceEventType
+class TraceEventType : public SafeCastable<TraceEventType>
 {
 public:
     const QString &displayName() const { return m_displayName; }
@@ -42,9 +43,11 @@ public:
     quint8 feature() const { return m_feature; }
     void setFeature(quint8 feature) { m_feature = feature; }
 
+    qint32 classId() const { return m_classId; }
+
 protected:
-    TraceEventType(quint8 feature = 255, const QString &displayName = QString())
-        : m_displayName(displayName), m_feature(feature)
+    TraceEventType(qint32 classId, quint8 feature = 255, const QString &displayName = QString())
+        : m_displayName(displayName), m_classId(classId), m_feature(feature)
     {}
 
     TraceEventType(const TraceEventType &) = default;
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     QString m_displayName;
+    qint32 m_classId;
     quint8 m_feature;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/libs/tracing/tracing.pro b/src/libs/tracing/tracing.pro
index 1ef079a20bd..a12f03a8604 100644
--- a/src/libs/tracing/tracing.pro
+++ b/src/libs/tracing/tracing.pro
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ SOURCES += \
 HEADERS += \
     $$PWD/flamegraph.h \
     $$PWD/flamegraphattached.h \
+    $$PWD/safecastable.h \
     $$PWD/tracing_global.h \
     $$PWD/timelinemodel.h \
     $$PWD/timelinemodel_p.h \
diff --git a/src/libs/tracing/tracing.qbs b/src/libs/tracing/tracing.qbs
index d91c765db00..4705d9adc79 100644
--- a/src/libs/tracing/tracing.qbs
+++ b/src/libs/tracing/tracing.qbs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Project {
                 "README",
                 "flamegraph.cpp", "flamegraph.h",
                 "flamegraphattached.h",
+                "safecastable.h",
                 "timelineabstractrenderer.cpp", "timelineabstractrenderer.h",
                 "timelineabstractrenderer_p.h",
                 "timelineformattime.cpp", "timelineformattime.h",
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlevent.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlevent.h
index 23a62cb643f..3f999d419e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlevent.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlevent.h
@@ -39,24 +39,26 @@
 namespace QmlProfiler {
 
 struct QmlEvent : public Timeline::TraceEvent {
-    QmlEvent() : m_dataType(Inline8Bit), m_dataLength(0) {}
+    static const qint32 staticClassId = 0x716d6c65; // 'qmle';
+
+    QmlEvent() : TraceEvent(staticClassId), m_dataType(Inline8Bit), m_dataLength(0) {}
 
     template<typename Number>
     QmlEvent(qint64 timestamp, int typeIndex, std::initializer_list<Number> list)
-        : TraceEvent(timestamp, typeIndex)
+        : TraceEvent(staticClassId, timestamp, typeIndex)
     {
         assignNumbers<std::initializer_list<Number>, Number>(list);
     }
 
     QmlEvent(qint64 timestamp, int typeIndex, const QString &data)
-        : TraceEvent(timestamp, typeIndex)
+        : TraceEvent(staticClassId, timestamp, typeIndex)
     {
         assignNumbers<QByteArray, qint8>(data.toUtf8());
     }
 
     template<typename Number>
     QmlEvent(qint64 timestamp, int typeIndex, const QVector<Number> &data)
-        : TraceEvent(timestamp, typeIndex)
+        : TraceEvent(staticClassId, timestamp, typeIndex)
     {
         assignNumbers<QVector<Number>, Number>(data);
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.cpp
index 9cb99c0081e..88a3d6dd47c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &stream, const QmlEventType &type)
 QmlEventType::QmlEventType(Message message, RangeType rangeType, int detailType,
                            const QmlEventLocation &location, const QString &data,
                            const QString displayName) :
-    TraceEventType(qmlFeatureFromType(message, rangeType, detailType)),
+    TraceEventType(staticClassId, qmlFeatureFromType(message, rangeType, detailType)),
     m_data(data), m_location(location), m_message(message),
     m_rangeType(rangeType), m_detailType(detailType)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.h
index 6c3fc53e06d..1e038e634eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmleventtype.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ namespace QmlProfiler {
 
 class QmlEventType : public Timeline::TraceEventType {
 public:
+    static const qint32 staticClassId = 0x716d6c74; // 'qmlt';
+
     QmlEventType(Message message = MaximumMessage, RangeType rangeType = MaximumRangeType,
                  int detailType = -1, const QmlEventLocation &location = QmlEventLocation(),
                  const QString &data = QString(), const QString displayName = QString());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp
index c54c7f0981c..2d02c10afd7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilermodelmanager.cpp
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ void QmlProfilerModelManager::registerFeatures(quint64 features, QmlEventLoader
 {
     const TraceEventLoader traceEventLoader = eventLoader ? [eventLoader](
             const Timeline::TraceEvent &event, const Timeline::TraceEventType &type) {
-        return eventLoader(static_cast<const QmlEvent &>(event),
-                           static_cast<const QmlEventType &>(type));
+        QTC_ASSERT(event.is<QmlEvent>(), return);
+        QTC_ASSERT(type.is<QmlEventType>(), return);
+        eventLoader(event.asConstRef<QmlEvent>(), type.asConstRef<QmlEventType>());
     } : TraceEventLoader();
 
     Timeline::TimelineTraceManager::registerFeatures(features, traceEventLoader, initializer,
@@ -158,7 +159,10 @@ void QmlProfilerModelManager::registerFeatures(quint64 features, QmlEventLoader
 
 const QmlEventType &QmlProfilerModelManager::eventType(int typeId) const
 {
-    return static_cast<const QmlEventType &>(TimelineTraceManager::eventType(typeId));
+    static const QmlEventType invalid;
+    const Timeline::TraceEventType &type = TimelineTraceManager::eventType(typeId);
+    QTC_ASSERT(type.is<QmlEventType>(), return invalid);
+    return type.asConstRef<QmlEventType>();
 }
 
 void QmlProfilerModelManager::replayEvents(TraceEventLoader loader, Initializer initializer,
@@ -190,7 +194,8 @@ void QmlProfilerModelManager::replayQmlEvents(QmlEventLoader loader,
         if (future.isCanceled())
             return false;
 
-        loader(static_cast<QmlEvent &&>(event), eventType(event.typeIndex()));
+        QTC_ASSERT(event.is<QmlEvent>(), return false);
+        loader(event.asRvalueRef<QmlEvent>(), eventType(event.typeIndex()));
         return true;
     });
 
@@ -462,13 +467,19 @@ void QmlProfilerEventTypeStorage::set(int typeId, Timeline::TraceEventType &&typ
     const size_t index = static_cast<size_t>(typeId);
     if (m_types.size() <= index)
         m_types.resize(index + 1);
-    m_types[index] = std::move(static_cast<QmlEventType &&>(type));
+    QTC_ASSERT(type.is<QmlEventType>(), return);
+    m_types[index] = std::move(type.asRvalueRef<QmlEventType>());
 }
 
 int QmlProfilerEventTypeStorage::append(Timeline::TraceEventType &&type)
 {
     const size_t index = m_types.size();
-    m_types.push_back(std::move(static_cast<QmlEventType &&>(type)));
+    if (type.is<QmlEventType>()) {
+        m_types.push_back(std::move(type.asRvalueRef<QmlEventType>()));
+    } else {
+        QTC_CHECK(false);
+        m_types.push_back(QmlEventType());
+    }
     QTC_ASSERT(index <= std::numeric_limits<int>::max(), return std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
     return static_cast<int>(index);
 }
@@ -495,7 +506,8 @@ QmlProfilerEventStorage::QmlProfilerEventStorage(
 
 int QmlProfilerEventStorage::append(Timeline::TraceEvent &&event)
 {
-    m_file.append(std::move(static_cast<QmlEvent &&>(event)));
+    QTC_ASSERT(event.is<QmlEvent>(), return m_size);
+    m_file.append(std::move(event.asRvalueRef<QmlEvent>()));
     return m_size++;
 }