diff --git a/libs/libkis/Palette.cpp b/libs/libkis/Palette.cpp
index 5d83461b5f..0dd31c105c 100644
--- a/libs/libkis/Palette.cpp
+++ b/libs/libkis/Palette.cpp
@@ -1,63 +1,63 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2017 Wolthera van Hövell tot Westerflier <griffinvalley@gmail.com>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
 #include "Palette.h"
 #include <KoColorSet.h>
 
 struct Palette::Private {
     KoColorSet *palette {0};
 };
 
 Palette::Palette(Resource *resource): d(new Private()) {
-    d->palette = dynamic_cast<KoColorSet*>(resource);
+    d->palette = dynamic_cast<KoColorSet*>(resource->resource());
 }
 
 int Palette::columnCount()
 {
     return d->palette->columnCount();
 }
 
 void Palette::setColumnCount(int columns)
 {
     d->palette->setColumnCount(columns);
 }
 
 QString Palette::comment()
 {
     return d->palette->comment();
 }
 
 QStringList Palette::groupNames()
 {
     return d->palette->getGroupNames();
 }
 
 bool Palette::addGroup(QString name)
 {
     return d->palette->addGroup(name);
 }
 
 bool Palette::removeGroup(QString name, bool keepColors)
 {
     return d->palette->removeGroup(name, keepColors);
 }
 
 int Palette::colorsCountGroup(QString name)
 {
     return d->palette->nColorsGroup(name);
 }
diff --git a/libs/libkis/Resource.h b/libs/libkis/Resource.h
index 06d5a165c8..8ed2052c11 100644
--- a/libs/libkis/Resource.h
+++ b/libs/libkis/Resource.h
@@ -1,120 +1,121 @@
 /*
  *  Copyright (c) 2016 Boudewijn Rempt <boud@valdyas.org>
  *
  *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  *  it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
  *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  *  (at your option) any later version.
  *
  *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  *  GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
  *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
  *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 #ifndef LIBKIS_RESOURCE_H
 #define LIBKIS_RESOURCE_H
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <kis_types.h>
 #include "kritalibkis_export.h"
 #include "libkis.h"
 
 class KoResource;
 
 /**
  * A Resource represents a gradient, pattern, brush tip, brush preset, palette or 
  * workspace definition.
  * 
  * @code
  * allPresets = Application.resources("preset")
  * for preset in allPresets:
  *     print(preset.name())
  * @endcode
  * 
  * Resources are identified by their type, name and filename. If you want to change
  * the contents of a resource, you should read its data using data(), parse it and
  * write the changed contents back.
  */
 class KRITALIBKIS_EXPORT Resource : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
     explicit Resource(KoResource *resource, QObject *parent = 0);
     ~Resource() override;
     bool operator==(const Resource &other) const;
     bool operator!=(const Resource &other) const;
 
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     
     /**
      * Return the type of this resource. Valid types are:
      * <ul>
      * <li>pattern: a raster image representing a pattern
      * <li>gradient: a gradient
      * <li>brush: a brush tip
      * <li>preset: a brush preset
      * <li>palette: a color set
      * <li>workspace: a workspace definition.
      * </ul>
      */
     QString type() const;
 
     /**
      * The user-visible name of the resource.
      */
     QString name() const;
     
     /**
      * setName changes the user-visible name of the current resource.
      */
     void setName(QString value);
 
     /**
      * The filename of the resource, if present. Not all resources
      * are loaded from files.
      */
     QString filename() const;
 
     /**
      * An image that can be used to represent the resource in the
      * user interface. For some resources, like patterns, the 
      * image is identical to the resource, for others it's a mere
      * icon.
      */
     QImage image() const;
     
     /**
      * Change the image for this resource.
      */
     void setImage(QImage image);
 
     /**
      * Return the resource as a byte array.
      */
     QByteArray data() const;
     
     /**
      * Change the internal data of the resource to the given byte 
      * array. If the byte array is not valid, setData returns
      * false, otherwwise true.
      */
     bool setData(QByteArray data);
 
 private:
 
     friend class PresetChooser;
     friend class View;
+    friend class Palette;
     KoResource *resource() const;
 
     struct Private;
     const Private *const d;
 
 };
 
 #endif // LIBKIS_RESOURCE_H