diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp
index 6745e2594ead3e..f667567407793a 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/SemanticHighlighting.cpp
@@ -619,14 +619,14 @@ class CollectExtraHighlightings
 
   bool VisitCXXNewExpr(CXXNewExpr *E) {
     auto &Token = H.addToken(E->getBeginLoc(), HighlightingKind::Operator);
-    if (isa<CXXMethodDecl>(E->getOperatorNew()))
+    if (isa_and_present<CXXMethodDecl>(E->getOperatorNew()))
       Token.addModifier(HighlightingModifier::UserDefined);
     return true;
   }
 
   bool VisitCXXDeleteExpr(CXXDeleteExpr *E) {
     auto &Token = H.addToken(E->getBeginLoc(), HighlightingKind::Operator);
-    if (isa<CXXMethodDecl>(E->getOperatorDelete()))
+    if (isa_and_present<CXXMethodDecl>(E->getOperatorDelete()))
       Token.addModifier(HighlightingModifier::UserDefined);
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp
index de3d099986fe92..bc890bf088a52a 100644
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clangd/unittests/SemanticHighlightingTests.cpp
@@ -932,6 +932,16 @@ sizeof...($TemplateParameter[[Elements]]);
           auto $LocalVariable_def[[k]] = $Operator[[&]]$Class[[Foo]]::$Method[[foo]];
           ($Parameter[[f]]$Operator[[.*]]$LocalVariable[[k]])(); // no crash on VisitCXXMemberCallExpr
         }
+      )cpp",
+      R"cpp(
+        template<typename>
+        class $Class_def[[Foo]] {};
+
+        template<typename $TemplateParameter_def[[T]]>
+        void $Function_def[[k]]() {
+          auto $LocalVariable_def[[s]] = $Operator[[new]] $Class[[Foo]]<$TemplateParameter[[T]]>();
+          $Operator[[delete]] $LocalVariable[[s]];
+        }
       )cpp"};
   for (const auto &TestCase : TestCases)
     // Mask off scope modifiers to keep the tests manageable.