diff --git a/ECoreNetto.Tests/Resource/GuardedGetEObjectTestFixture.cs b/ECoreNetto.Tests/Resource/GuardedGetEObjectTestFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..202f755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ECoreNetto.Tests/Resource/GuardedGetEObjectTestFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="GuardedGetEObjectTestFixture.cs" company="Starion Group S.A.">
+//
+//   Copyright 2017-2025 Starion Group S.A.
+//
+//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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+//   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
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+//
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+//   limitations under the License.
+//
+// </copyright>
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace ECoreNetto.Tests.Resource
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.IO;
+
+    using ECoreNetto.Resource;
+
+    using NUnit.Framework;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Suite of tests that verify the typed, guarded <see cref="Resource.GetEObject{T}"/> resolver and the
+    /// unsafe-cast call sites that use it (see issue #29 / #32). Unresolved or wrong-typed references must
+    /// yield a clear <see cref="InvalidOperationException"/> that names the offending fragment, instead of a
+    /// vague <see cref="NullReferenceException"/>, <see cref="InvalidCastException"/> or stack overflow.
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class GuardedGetEObjectTestFixture
+    {
+        private ResourceSet resourceSet = null!;
+        private Resource resource = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            this.resourceSet = new ResourceSet();
+            this.resource = new Resource { ResourceSet = this.resourceSet };
+            this.resourceSet.Resources.Add(this.resource);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_a_cached_object_of_the_expected_type_is_returned()
+        {
+            var eClass = new EClass(this.resource);
+            this.resource.Cache.Add("a-fragment", eClass);
+
+            Assert.That(this.resource.GetEObject<EClass>("a-fragment"), Is.SameAs(eClass));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_resolving_an_EClass_reference_to_a_wrong_type_throws_a_descriptive_exception()
+        {
+            // an EDataType is an EClassifier but not an EClass; this is what an EClass.eSuperTypes
+            // pointing at a datatype would yield
+            this.resource.Cache.Add("super-type", new EDataType(this.resource));
+
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(
+                () => this.resource.GetEObject<EClass>("super-type"));
+            var message = exception!.Message;
+
+            Assert.Multiple(() =>
+            {
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain("super-type"));
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain(nameof(EClass)));
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain(nameof(EDataType)));
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_resolving_an_EClassifier_reference_to_a_wrong_type_throws_a_descriptive_exception()
+        {
+            // an EReference is not an EClassifier; this is what an eType pointing at a feature would yield
+            this.resource.Cache.Add("the-type", new EReference(this.resource));
+
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(
+                () => this.resource.GetEObject<EClassifier>("the-type"));
+            var message = exception!.Message;
+
+            Assert.Multiple(() =>
+            {
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain("the-type"));
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain(nameof(EClassifier)));
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_resolving_an_EReference_reference_to_a_wrong_type_throws_a_descriptive_exception()
+        {
+            // an EAttribute is an EStructuralFeature but not an EReference; this is what an eOpposite
+            // pointing at an attribute would yield
+            this.resource.Cache.Add("the-opposite", new EAttribute(this.resource));
+
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(
+                () => this.resource.GetEObject<EReference>("the-opposite"));
+            var message = exception!.Message;
+
+            Assert.Multiple(() =>
+            {
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain("the-opposite"));
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain(nameof(EReference)));
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_resolving_an_unresolvable_fragment_throws_a_descriptive_exception()
+        {
+            // the fragment is not in the cache, is not a known ECore type, and does not point at another
+            // .ecore resource: the base GetEObject returns null and the typed resolver reports it clearly
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(
+                () => this.resource.GetEObject<EClass>("does-not-exist"));
+            var message = exception!.Message;
+
+            Assert.Multiple(() =>
+            {
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain("does-not-exist"));
+                Assert.That(message, Does.Contain("null (unresolved)"));
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_the_base_resolver_returns_null_for_an_unresolvable_fragment()
+        {
+            Assert.That(this.resource.GetEObject("does-not-exist"), Is.Null);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_an_unresolved_eSuperTypes_reference_is_reported_when_loading()
+        {
+            // EClass.SetProperties resolves eSuperTypes via GetEObject<EClass>
+            const string model =
+                "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\r\n" +
+                "<ecore:EPackage xmi:version=\"2.0\" xmlns:xmi=\"http://www.omg.org/XMI\" " +
+                "xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " +
+                "xmlns:ecore=\"http://www.eclipse.org/emf/2002/Ecore\" name=\"superpkg\" nsURI=\"superpkg\" nsPrefix=\"superpkg\">\r\n" +
+                "  <eClassifiers xsi:type=\"ecore:EClass\" name=\"A\" eSuperTypes=\"#//DoesNotExist\"/>\r\n" +
+                "</ecore:EPackage>";
+
+            // the file name must match the root package name so the implicit '#//' reference,
+            // which is rewritten to '<package>.ecore#//...', resolves back to this resource
+            var resource = this.CreateResourceForContent("superpkg.ecore", model);
+
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => resource.Load(null));
+            Assert.That(exception!.Message, Does.Contain("DoesNotExist"));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_an_unresolved_eType_reference_is_reported_when_loading()
+        {
+            // ETypedElement.SetProperties resolves eType via GetEObject<EClassifier>
+            const string model =
+                "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\r\n" +
+                "<ecore:EPackage xmi:version=\"2.0\" xmlns:xmi=\"http://www.omg.org/XMI\" " +
+                "xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" " +
+                "xmlns:ecore=\"http://www.eclipse.org/emf/2002/Ecore\" name=\"typepkg\" nsURI=\"typepkg\" nsPrefix=\"typepkg\">\r\n" +
+                "  <eClassifiers xsi:type=\"ecore:EClass\" name=\"A\">\r\n" +
+                "    <eStructuralFeatures xsi:type=\"ecore:EAttribute\" name=\"x\" eType=\"#//Missing\"/>\r\n" +
+                "  </eClassifiers>\r\n" +
+                "</ecore:EPackage>";
+
+            // the file name must match the root package name so the implicit '#//' reference,
+            // which is rewritten to '<package>.ecore#//...', resolves back to this resource
+            var resource = this.CreateResourceForContent("typepkg.ecore", model);
+
+            var exception = Assert.Throws<InvalidOperationException>(() => resource.Load(null));
+            Assert.That(exception!.Message, Does.Contain("Missing"));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes the provided <paramref name="content"/> to a file in the test directory and
+        /// creates a <see cref="Resource"/> for it.
+        /// </summary>
+        private Resource CreateResourceForContent(string fileName, string content)
+        {
+            var path = Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, fileName);
+            File.WriteAllText(path, content);
+
+            var uri = new Uri(Path.GetFullPath(path));
+
+            return this.resourceSet.CreateResource(uri);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/Classifier/EClass.cs b/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/Classifier/EClass.cs
index 3d4b4d0..28c5f1a 100644
--- a/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/Classifier/EClass.cs
+++ b/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/Classifier/EClass.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ internal override void SetProperties()
                 var typeNames = output.Split(' ');
                 foreach (var typeName in typeNames)
                 {
-                    this.ESuperTypes.Add((EClass)this.EResource.GetEObject(typeName));
+                    this.ESuperTypes.Add(this.EResource.GetEObject<EClass>(typeName));
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/ETypedElement.cs b/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/ETypedElement.cs
index b02b107..458a8e0 100644
--- a/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/ETypedElement.cs
+++ b/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/ETypedElement.cs
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ internal override void SetProperties()
                 var parts = output.Split(' ');
                 var typeName = parts[parts.Length - 1];
 
-                this.EType = (EClassifier)this.EResource.GetEObject(typeName);
+                this.EType = this.EResource.GetEObject<EClassifier>(typeName);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/TypedElement/StructuralFeature/EReference.cs b/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/TypedElement/StructuralFeature/EReference.cs
index 7f2fb18..b36f667 100644
--- a/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/TypedElement/StructuralFeature/EReference.cs
+++ b/ECoreNetto/ModelElement/NamedElement/TypedElement/StructuralFeature/EReference.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ internal override void SetProperties()
             if (this.Attributes.TryGetValue("eOpposite", out output))
             {
                 var typeName = output;
-                this.EOpposite = (EReference)this.EResource.GetEObject($"EStructuralFeature::{typeName}");
+                this.EOpposite = this.EResource.GetEObject<EReference>($"EStructuralFeature::{typeName}");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/ECoreNetto/Resource/Resource.cs b/ECoreNetto/Resource/Resource.cs
index 0c16cae..f429811 100644
--- a/ECoreNetto/Resource/Resource.cs
+++ b/ECoreNetto/Resource/Resource.cs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public string GetURIFragment(EObject eObject)
         /// <returns>
         /// The resolved object for the given fragment, or null if it can't be resolved.
         /// </returns>
-        public EObject GetEObject(string uriFragment)
+        public EObject? GetEObject(string uriFragment)
         {
             this.logger.LogTrace("Getting EObject for resources {0}", uriFragment);
 
@@ -254,7 +254,11 @@ public EObject GetEObject(string uriFragment)
             var uriFragments = uriFragment.Split('#');
             if (!uriFragments[0].Contains(".ecore"))
             {
-                throw new ArgumentException($"The resource {uriFragments[0]} is invalid.");
+                // the fragment does not point at another .ecore resource and was not found in
+                // this resource's cache or the known ECore types: it cannot be resolved.
+                this.logger.LogTrace("EObject using uri fragment '{0}' could not be resolved", uriFragment);
+
+                return null;
             }
 
             var index = this.URI.AbsolutePath.LastIndexOf('/');
@@ -274,11 +278,50 @@ public EObject GetEObject(string uriFragment)
                 resource.Load(null);
             }
 
+            if (resource == this)
+            {
+                // the fragment points back at the current resource but was not found in its cache:
+                // it cannot be resolved. Returning here avoids unbounded self-recursion.
+                this.logger.LogTrace("EObject using uri fragment '{0}' could not be resolved", uriFragment);
+
+                return null;
+            }
+
             return resource.GetEObject(uriFragment);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Saves the resource using the specified options. 
+        /// Resolves the given <paramref name="uriFragment"/> and returns it typed as <typeparamref name="T"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">
+        /// The expected <see cref="EObject"/> subtype of the resolved object.
+        /// </typeparam>
+        /// <param name="uriFragment">
+        /// the fragment to resolve.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <returns>
+        /// The resolved object, typed as <typeparamref name="T"/>.
+        /// </returns>
+        /// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">
+        /// Thrown when the <paramref name="uriFragment"/> cannot be resolved, or resolves to an object
+        /// that is not a <typeparamref name="T"/>. The exception message names the offending fragment.
+        /// </exception>
+        public T GetEObject<T>(string uriFragment) where T : EObject
+        {
+            var eObject = this.GetEObject(uriFragment);
+
+            if (eObject is not T typedEObject)
+            {
+                throw new InvalidOperationException(
+                    $"The reference '{uriFragment}' could not be resolved to a '{typeof(T).Name}'; " +
+                    $"it resolved to '{(eObject == null ? "null (unresolved)" : eObject.GetType().Name)}'.");
+            }
+
+            return typedEObject;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Saves the resource using the specified options.
         /// </summary>
         /// <remarks>
         /// Options are handled generically as feature-to-setting entries; the resource will ignore options it doesn't recognize.