diff --git a/ext/native/ui/view.h b/ext/native/ui/view.h
index 62926338d0..952e3d9c29 100644
--- a/ext/native/ui/view.h
+++ b/ext/native/ui/view.h
@@ -292,6 +292,26 @@ public:
 	// Fake RTTI
 	bool Is(LayoutParamsType type) const { return type_ == type; }
 
+	template <typename T>
+	T *As() {
+		if (Is(T::StaticType())) {
+			return static_cast<T *>(this);
+		}
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	template <typename T>
+	const T *As() const {
+		if (Is(T::StaticType())) {
+			return static_cast<const T *>(this);
+		}
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	static LayoutParamsType StaticType() {
+		return LP_PLAIN;
+	}
+
 private:
 	LayoutParamsType type_;
 };
diff --git a/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.cpp b/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.cpp
index 5d5a2e7f4c..21f37cb8c9 100644
--- a/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.cpp
+++ b/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.cpp
@@ -395,9 +395,7 @@ void LinearLayout::Measure(const UIContext &dc, MeasureSpec horiz, MeasureSpec v
 			continue;
 		numVisible++;
 
-		const LayoutParams *layoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams();
-		const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = static_cast<const LinearLayoutParams *>(layoutParams);
-		if (!linLayoutParams->Is(LP_LINEAR)) linLayoutParams = 0;
+		const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams()->As<LinearLayoutParams>();
 
 		Margins margins = defaultMargins_;
 
@@ -459,9 +457,7 @@ void LinearLayout::Measure(const UIContext &dc, MeasureSpec horiz, MeasureSpec v
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < views_.size(); i++) {
 			if (views_[i]->GetVisibility() == V_GONE)
 				continue;
-			const LayoutParams *layoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams();
-			const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = static_cast<const LinearLayoutParams *>(layoutParams);
-			if (!linLayoutParams->Is(LP_LINEAR)) linLayoutParams = 0;
+			const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams()->As<LinearLayoutParams>();
 
 			if (linLayoutParams && linLayoutParams->weight > 0.0f) {
 				Margins margins = defaultMargins_;
@@ -500,9 +496,7 @@ void LinearLayout::Measure(const UIContext &dc, MeasureSpec horiz, MeasureSpec v
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < views_.size(); i++) {
 			if (views_[i]->GetVisibility() == V_GONE)
 				continue;
-			const LayoutParams *layoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams();
-			const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = static_cast<const LinearLayoutParams *>(layoutParams);
-			if (!linLayoutParams->Is(LP_LINEAR)) linLayoutParams = 0;
+			const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams()->As<LinearLayoutParams>();
 
 			if (linLayoutParams && linLayoutParams->weight > 0.0f) {
 				Margins margins = defaultMargins_;
@@ -548,9 +542,7 @@ void LinearLayout::Layout() {
 		if (views_[i]->GetVisibility() == V_GONE)
 			continue;
 
-		const LayoutParams *layoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams();
-		const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = static_cast<const LinearLayoutParams *>(layoutParams);
-		if (!linLayoutParams->Is(LP_LINEAR)) linLayoutParams = 0;
+		const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams()->As<LinearLayoutParams>();
 
 		Gravity gravity = G_TOPLEFT;
 		Margins margins = defaultMargins_;
@@ -615,10 +607,7 @@ void ScrollView::Measure(const UIContext &dc, MeasureSpec horiz, MeasureSpec ver
 	// Respect margins
 	Margins margins;
 	if (views_.size()) {
-		const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = static_cast<const LinearLayoutParams*>(views_[0]->GetLayoutParams());
-		if (!linLayoutParams->Is(LP_LINEAR)) {
-			linLayoutParams = 0;
-		}
+		const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = views_[0]->GetLayoutParams()->As<LinearLayoutParams>();
 		if (linLayoutParams) {
 			margins = linLayoutParams->margins;
 		}
@@ -657,8 +646,7 @@ void ScrollView::Layout() {
 
 	// Respect margins
 	Margins margins;
-	const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = static_cast<const LinearLayoutParams*>(views_[0]->GetLayoutParams());
-	if (!linLayoutParams->Is(LP_LINEAR)) linLayoutParams = 0;
+	const LinearLayoutParams *linLayoutParams = views_[0]->GetLayoutParams()->As<LinearLayoutParams>();
 	if (linLayoutParams) {
 		margins = linLayoutParams->margins;
 	}
@@ -909,8 +897,7 @@ void AnchorLayout::Measure(const UIContext &dc, MeasureSpec horiz, MeasureSpec v
 			}
 		}
 
-		const AnchorLayoutParams *params = static_cast<const AnchorLayoutParams *>(views_[i]->GetLayoutParams());
-		if (!params->Is(LP_ANCHOR)) params = 0;
+		const AnchorLayoutParams *params = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams()->As<AnchorLayoutParams>();
 		if (params) {
 			width = params->width;
 			height = params->height;
@@ -937,8 +924,7 @@ void AnchorLayout::Measure(const UIContext &dc, MeasureSpec horiz, MeasureSpec v
 
 void AnchorLayout::Layout() {
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < views_.size(); i++) {
-		const AnchorLayoutParams *params = static_cast<const AnchorLayoutParams *>(views_[i]->GetLayoutParams());
-		if (!params->Is(LP_ANCHOR)) params = 0;
+		const AnchorLayoutParams *params = views_[i]->GetLayoutParams()->As<AnchorLayoutParams>();
 
 		Bounds vBounds;
 		vBounds.w = views_[i]->GetMeasuredWidth();
diff --git a/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.h b/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.h
index 69c91862b6..833c937ef4 100644
--- a/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.h
+++ b/ext/native/ui/viewgroup.h
@@ -111,6 +111,10 @@ public:
 	// Set to NONE to not attach this edge to the container.
 	float left, top, right, bottom;
 	bool center;  // If set, only two "sides" can be set, and they refer to the center, not the edge, of the view being layouted.
+
+	static LayoutParamsType StaticType() {
+		return LP_ANCHOR;
+	}
 };
 
 class AnchorLayout : public ViewGroup {
@@ -152,6 +156,10 @@ public:
 
 	bool HasMargins() const { return hasMargins_; }
 
+	static LayoutParamsType StaticType() {
+		return LP_LINEAR;
+	}
+
 private:
 	bool hasMargins_;
 };