diff --git a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/AbstractAssert.java b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/AbstractAssert.java
index 8ca40200a9..192359ada2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/AbstractAssert.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/AbstractAssert.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 import static org.assertj.core.error.ShouldMatch.shouldMatch;
+import static org.assertj.core.error.ShouldNotBeNull.shouldNotBeNull;
 import static org.assertj.core.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
 import static org.assertj.core.util.Strings.formatIfArgs;
 
@@ -366,10 +367,13 @@ public SELF satisfies(Condition<? super ACTUAL> condition) {
   }
 
   /** {@inheritDoc} */
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   @Override
   @CheckReturnValue
-  public <ASSERT extends Assert<?, ?>> ASSERT asInstanceOf(InstanceOfAssertFactory<?, ASSERT> instanceOfAssertFactory) {
-    return instanceOfAssertFactory.createAssert(actual);
+  public <ASSERT extends AbstractAssert<?, ?>> ASSERT asInstanceOf(InstanceOfAssertFactory<?, ASSERT> instanceOfAssertFactory) {
+    requireNonNull(instanceOfAssertFactory, shouldNotBeNull("instanceOfAssertFactory").create());
+    objects.assertIsInstanceOf(info, actual, instanceOfAssertFactory.getType());
+    return (ASSERT) instanceOfAssertFactory.createAssert(actual).withAssertionState(myself);
   }
 
   /** {@inheritDoc} */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/Assert.java b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/Assert.java
index 7143901bb7..5ca06061ad 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/Assert.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/Assert.java
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ public interface Assert<SELF extends Assert<SELF, ACTUAL>, ACTUAL> extends Descr
    *
    * @since 3.13.0
    */
-  <ASSERT extends Assert<?, ?>> ASSERT asInstanceOf(InstanceOfAssertFactory<?, ASSERT> instanceOfAssertFactory);
+  <ASSERT extends AbstractAssert<?, ?>> ASSERT asInstanceOf(InstanceOfAssertFactory<?, ASSERT> instanceOfAssertFactory);
 
   /**
    * Verifies that the actual value is an instance of the given type.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactory.java
index 3f247b039d..dcbda954ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactory.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 package org.assertj.core.api;
 
 import static java.util.Objects.requireNonNull;
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.assertj.core.error.ShouldNotBeNull.shouldNotBeNull;
 
 /**
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
  * @author Stefano Cordio
  * @since 3.13.0
  */
-public class InstanceOfAssertFactory<T, ASSERT extends Assert<?, ?>> implements AssertFactory<Object, ASSERT> {
+public class InstanceOfAssertFactory<T, ASSERT extends AbstractAssert<?, ?>> implements AssertFactory<Object, ASSERT> {
 
   private final Class<T> type;
   private final AssertFactory<T, ASSERT> assertFactory;
@@ -41,10 +40,13 @@ public InstanceOfAssertFactory(Class<T> type, AssertFactory<T, ASSERT> assertFac
     this.assertFactory = requireNonNull(assertFactory, shouldNotBeNull("assertFactory").create());
   }
 
+  Class<T> getType() {
+    return type;
+  }
+
   /** {@inheritDoc} */
   @Override
   public ASSERT createAssert(Object value) {
-    assertThat(value).isInstanceOf(type);
     return assertFactory.createAssert(type.cast(value));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactoryTest.java b/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactoryTest.java
index 984ccc0e4a..6e8399637a 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactoryTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/InstanceOfAssertFactoryTest.java
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.catchThrowable;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.BDDAssertions.then;
-import static org.assertj.core.error.ShouldBeInstance.shouldBeInstance;
 import static org.assertj.core.error.ShouldNotBeNull.shouldNotBeNull;
-import static org.assertj.core.util.AssertionsUtil.expectAssertionError;
 import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.willReturn;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
@@ -31,13 +29,13 @@
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
 class InstanceOfAssertFactoryTest {
 
-  private InstanceOfAssertFactory<Integer, Assert<?, ?>> underTest;
+  private InstanceOfAssertFactory<Integer, AbstractAssert<?, ?>> underTest;
 
   @Mock
-  private AssertFactory<Integer, Assert<?, ?>> mockAssertFactory;
+  private AssertFactory<Integer, AbstractAssert<?, ?>> mockAssertFactory;
 
   @Mock
-  private Assert<?, ?> mockAssert;
+  private AbstractAssert<?, ?> mockAssert;
 
   @BeforeEach
   void setUp() {
@@ -79,9 +77,10 @@ void should_throw_assertion_error_if_actual_is_not_an_instance_of_given_type() {
     // GIVEN
     String value = "string";
     // WHEN
-    AssertionError error = expectAssertionError(() -> underTest.createAssert(value));
+    Throwable throwable = catchThrowable(() -> underTest.createAssert(value));
     // THEN
-    then(error).hasMessage(shouldBeInstance("string", Integer.class).create());
+    then(throwable).isInstanceOf(ClassCastException.class)
+                   .hasMessage("Cannot cast %s to %s", value.getClass().getName(), underTest.getType().getName());
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/abstract_/AbstractAssert_asInstanceOf_with_instanceOfAssertFactory_Test.java b/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/abstract_/AbstractAssert_asInstanceOf_with_instanceOfAssertFactory_Test.java
index b7f3726114..e29ddd5987 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/abstract_/AbstractAssert_asInstanceOf_with_instanceOfAssertFactory_Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/assertj/core/api/abstract_/AbstractAssert_asInstanceOf_with_instanceOfAssertFactory_Test.java
@@ -12,18 +12,20 @@
  */
 package org.assertj.core.api.abstract_;
 
-import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
-import static org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories.CHAR_SEQUENCE;
-import static org.mockito.BDDMockito.willReturn;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.catchThrowable;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.BDDAssertions.then;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactories.LONG;
+import static org.assertj.core.error.ShouldNotBeNull.shouldNotBeNull;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 import org.assertj.core.api.AbstractAssert;
-import org.assertj.core.api.Assert;
+import org.assertj.core.api.AbstractAssertBaseTest;
+import org.assertj.core.api.AbstractLongAssert;
 import org.assertj.core.api.ConcreteAssert;
 import org.assertj.core.api.InstanceOfAssertFactory;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.assertj.core.presentation.UnicodeRepresentation;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;
-import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 
 /**
@@ -32,39 +34,53 @@
  * @author Stefano Cordio
  */
 @ExtendWith(MockitoExtension.class)
-class AbstractAssert_asInstanceOf_with_instanceOfAssertFactory_Test {
+class AbstractAssert_asInstanceOf_with_instanceOfAssertFactory_Test extends AbstractAssertBaseTest {
 
-  private AbstractAssert<?, ?> underTest;
-
-  @Mock
-  private InstanceOfAssertFactory<?, ?> mockFactory;
+  @Override
+  protected ConcreteAssert invoke_api_method() {
+    assertions.asInstanceOf(LONG);
+    return null;
+  }
 
-  @Mock
-  private Assert<?, ?> mockAssert;
+  @Override
+  protected void verify_internal_effects() {
+    verify(objects).assertIsInstanceOf(getInfo(assertions), getActual(assertions), Long.class);
+  }
 
-  private final Object actual = 6L;
+  @Override
+  public void should_return_this() {
+    // Test disabled since asInstanceOf does not return this.
+  }
 
-  @BeforeEach
-  void setUp() {
-    underTest = new ConcreteAssert(actual);
+  @Test
+  void should_throw_npe_if_no_factory_is_given() {
+    // WHEN
+    Throwable thrown = catchThrowable(() -> assertions.asInstanceOf(null));
+    // THEN
+    then(thrown).isInstanceOf(NullPointerException.class)
+                .hasMessage(shouldNotBeNull("instanceOfAssertFactory").create());
   }
 
   @Test
-  void should_return_factory_result() {
-    // GIVEN
-    willReturn(mockAssert).given(mockFactory).createAssert(actual);
+  void should_return_narrowed_assert_type() {
     // WHEN
-    Assert<?, ?> result = underTest.asInstanceOf(mockFactory);
+    AbstractAssert<?, ?> result = assertions.asInstanceOf(LONG);
     // THEN
-    assertThat(result).isSameAs(mockAssert);
+    then(result).isInstanceOf(AbstractLongAssert.class);
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void can_call_narrowed_type_assertions() {
+  void should_keep_existing_assertion_state() {
     // GIVEN
-    Object value = "abc";
+    assertions.as("description")
+              .overridingErrorMessage("error message")
+              .withRepresentation(new UnicodeRepresentation());
+    // WHEN
+    AbstractAssert<?, ?> result = assertions.asInstanceOf(LONG);
     // THEN
-    assertThat(value).asInstanceOf(CHAR_SEQUENCE).startsWith("ab");
+    then(result).hasFieldOrPropertyWithValue("objects", objects)
+                .extracting(AbstractAssert::getWritableAssertionInfo)
+                .isEqualToComparingFieldByField(getInfo(assertions));
   }
 
 }