diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 0ecc787131..e4de0c558b 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 * java-design
   * [#3694](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3694): \[java] SingularField ignores static variables
   * [#4873](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4873): \[java] AvoidCatchingGenericException: Can no longer suppress on the exception itself
+* java-errorprone
+  * [#2056](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/2056): \[java] CloseResource false-positive with URLClassLoader in cast expression
 * java-performance
   * [#3845](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/3845): \[java] InsufficientStringBufferDeclaration should consider literal expression
   * [#4874](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/4874): \[java] StringInstantiation: False-positive when using `new String(charArray)`
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java
index 7a95414dc1..ac75cb0f90 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/CloseResourceRule.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTArgumentList;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAssignableExpr.ASTNamedReferenceExpr;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTAssignmentExpression;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTBlock;
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTCastExpression;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTConstructorCall;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTConstructorDeclaration;
 import net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.java.ast.ASTExecutableDeclaration;
@@ -340,8 +341,13 @@ public class CloseResourceRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
         if (wrappedVarName != null) {
             ASTFormalParameters methodParams = method.getFormalParameters();
             for (ASTFormalParameter param : methodParams) {
-                if ((isResourceTypeOrSubtype(param) || wrappedVarName.getParent() instanceof ASTVariableDeclarator
-                        || wrappedVarName.getParent() instanceof ASTAssignmentExpression)
+                // get the parent node where it's used (no casts)
+                Node parentUse = wrappedVarName.getParent();
+                if (parentUse instanceof ASTCastExpression) {
+                    parentUse = parentUse.getParent();
+                }
+                if ((isResourceTypeOrSubtype(param) || parentUse instanceof ASTVariableDeclarator
+                        || parentUse instanceof ASTAssignmentExpression)
                     && JavaAstUtils.isReferenceToVar(wrappedVarName, param.getVarId().getSymbol())) {
                     return true;
                 }
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml
index a59b5d0be1..f0e32dbfd4 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/errorprone/xml/CloseResource.xml
@@ -2026,6 +2026,24 @@ public class LocalVariableTypeInference {
         var list = new ArrayList<String>();  // infers ArrayList<String>
         var stream = list.stream();          // infers Stream<String>, is never closed
     }
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Parameters don't need to be closed even if casted #2056</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+import java.net.URLClassLoader;
+
+public class CastedParameter {
+
+    public void checkValidity(ClassLoader auxclassPathClassLoader) {
+        if (auxclassPathClassLoader instanceof URLClassLoader) {
+            final URLClassLoader urlClassLoader = (URLClassLoader) auxclassPathClassLoader;
+            // doesn't need to be closed, it's still a paramter…
+        }
+    }
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>