diff --git a/klipper/historyimageitem.h b/klipper/historyimageitem.h
index 7ae1710b2..f6afa5d41 100644
--- a/klipper/historyimageitem.h
+++ b/klipper/historyimageitem.h
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ public:
     ~HistoryImageItem() override
     {
     }
+
+    HistoryItemType type() const override
+    {
+        return HistoryItemType::Image;
+    }
+
     QString text() const override;
     bool operator==(const HistoryItem &rhs) const override
     {
diff --git a/klipper/historyitem.h b/klipper/historyitem.h
index cd0667685..1de984e37 100644
--- a/klipper/historyitem.h
+++ b/klipper/historyitem.h
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ class QDataStream;
 class HistoryItem;
 typedef QSharedPointer<HistoryItem> HistoryItemPtr;
 typedef QSharedPointer<const HistoryItem> HistoryItemConstPtr;
+
+enum class HistoryItemType {
+    Text,
+    Image,
+    Url,
+};
+
 /**
  * An entry in the clipboard history.
  */
@@ -24,6 +31,11 @@ public:
     explicit HistoryItem(const QByteArray &uuid);
     virtual ~HistoryItem();
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the item type.
+     */
+    virtual HistoryItemType type() const = 0;
+
     /**
      * Return the current item as text
      * An image would be returned as a descriptive
@@ -112,3 +124,4 @@ inline QDataStream &operator<<(QDataStream &lhs, HistoryItem const *const rhs)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(HistoryItem *)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(HistoryItemPtr)
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(HistoryItemConstPtr)
+Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(HistoryItemType)
diff --git a/klipper/historymodel.cpp b/klipper/historymodel.cpp
index ecf33507c..d4bfeaf83 100644
--- a/klipper/historymodel.cpp
+++ b/klipper/historymodel.cpp
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@ QVariant HistoryModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     }
 
     QSharedPointer<HistoryItem> item = m_items.at(index.row());
-    HistoryItemType type = HistoryItemType::Text;
-    if (dynamic_cast<HistoryStringItem *>(item.data())) {
-        type = HistoryItemType::Text;
-    } else if (dynamic_cast<HistoryImageItem *>(item.data())) {
-        type = HistoryItemType::Image;
-    } else if (dynamic_cast<HistoryURLItem *>(item.data())) {
-        type = HistoryItemType::Url;
-    }
 
     switch (role) {
     case Qt::DisplayRole:
@@ -75,11 +67,11 @@ QVariant HistoryModel::data(const QModelIndex &index, int role) const
     case UuidRole:
         return item->uuid();
     case TypeRole:
-        return QVariant::fromValue<HistoryItemType>(type);
+        return QVariant::fromValue<HistoryItemType>(item->type());
     case Base64UuidRole:
         return item->uuid().toBase64();
     case TypeIntRole:
-        return int(type);
+        return int(item->type());
     }
     return QVariant();
 }
diff --git a/klipper/historymodel.h b/klipper/historymodel.h
index 2344c9d63..1f588249e 100644
--- a/klipper/historymodel.h
+++ b/klipper/historymodel.h
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
 
 class HistoryItem;
 
-enum class HistoryItemType {
-    Text,
-    Image,
-    Url,
-};
-
 class HistoryModel : public QAbstractListModel
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -80,5 +74,3 @@ inline void HistoryModel::setDisplayImages(bool show)
 {
     m_displayImages = show;
 }
-
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(HistoryItemType)
diff --git a/klipper/historystringitem.h b/klipper/historystringitem.h
index 2336ab530..b9c136089 100644
--- a/klipper/historystringitem.h
+++ b/klipper/historystringitem.h
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ public:
     ~HistoryStringItem() override
     {
     }
+
+    HistoryItemType type() const override
+    {
+        return HistoryItemType::Text;
+    }
+
     QString text() const override;
     bool operator==(const HistoryItem &rhs) const override
     {
diff --git a/klipper/historyurlitem.h b/klipper/historyurlitem.h
index 409c35cfc..89aa86ee6 100644
--- a/klipper/historyurlitem.h
+++ b/klipper/historyurlitem.h
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ class HistoryURLItem : public HistoryItem
 {
 public:
     HistoryURLItem(const QList<QUrl> &urls, const KUrlMimeData::MetaDataMap &metaData, bool cut);
+
+    HistoryItemType type() const override
+    {
+        return HistoryItemType::Url;
+    }
+
     QString text() const override;
     bool operator==(const HistoryItem &rhs) const override;
     QMimeData *mimeData() const override;
diff --git a/klipper/klipper.cpp b/klipper/klipper.cpp
index 0635e05d5..af5bca6cb 100644
--- a/klipper/klipper.cpp
+++ b/klipper/klipper.cpp
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ HistoryItemPtr Klipper::applyClipChanges(const QMimeData *clipData)
     Ignore lock(m_locklevel);
 
     if (!(history()->empty())) {
-        if (m_bIgnoreImages && history()->first()->mimeData()->hasImage()) {
+        if (m_bIgnoreImages && history()->first()->type() == HistoryItemType::Image) {
             history()->remove(history()->first());
         }
     }