diff --git a/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs b/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs
index 5d85601c..44a52318 100644
--- a/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs
+++ b/MapControl/Avalonia/MapItem.Avalonia.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,11 @@
             if (!e.Handled)
             {
                 e.Handled = true;
-                (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) as MapItemsControl)?
-                   .OnItemClicked(this, e.KeyModifiers.HasFlag(KeyModifiers.Control));
+
+                if (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) is MapItemsControl mapItemsControl)
+                {
+                    mapItemsControl.OnItemClicked(this, e.KeyModifiers.HasFlag(KeyModifiers.Control));
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs b/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs
index b5e8dcb0..1f7c8945 100644
--- a/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WPF/MapItem.WPF.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,11 @@ namespace MapControl
             if (!e.Handled)
             {
                 e.Handled = true;
-                (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) as MapItemsControl)?
-                    .OnItemClicked(this, Keyboard.Modifiers.HasFlag(ModifierKeys.Control));
+
+                if (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) is MapItemsControl mapItemsControl)
+                {
+                    mapItemsControl.OnItemClicked(this, Keyboard.Modifiers.HasFlag(ModifierKeys.Control));
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs b/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs
index 30193541..1f703776 100644
--- a/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs
+++ b/MapControl/WinUI/MapItem.WinUI.cs
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ namespace MapControl
             if (!e.Handled)
             {
                 e.Handled = true;
-                (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) as MapItemsControl)?
-                   .OnItemClicked(this, e.KeyModifiers.HasFlag(VirtualKeyModifiers.Control));
+
+                if (ItemsControl.ItemsControlFromItemContainer(this) is MapItemsControl mapItemsControl)
+                {
+                    mapItemsControl.OnItemClicked(this, e.KeyModifiers.HasFlag(VirtualKeyModifiers.Control));
+                }
             }
         }