diff --git a/crates/workspace/Cargo.toml b/crates/workspace/Cargo.toml
index a96eb23aafb9ce40687611e19d1c5f59576275af..9368f822aec939e5c9f9c06f10a8c010ca4cc558 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/workspace/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ tree-sitter-rust = { version = "0.19.0", optional = true }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 client = { path = "../client", features = ["test-support"] }
+gpui = { path = "../gpui", features = ["test-support"] }
 project = { path = "../project", features = ["test-support"] }
 serde_json = { version = "1.0.64", features = ["preserve_order"] }
 tree-sitter = "0.19.5"
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/lib.rs b/crates/workspace/src/lib.rs
index 1073ea96a508e4fddb48aa4484b8e1679ca02a91..d98d07a75ef24a3e1f4578a311f64b1bcb5faaff 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mod items;
+pub mod items;
 pub mod pane;
 pub mod pane_group;
 pub mod settings;
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use postage::{prelude::Stream, watch};
 use project::{Fs, Project, ProjectPath, Worktree};
 pub use settings::Settings;
 use sidebar::{Side, Sidebar, SidebarItemId, ToggleSidebarItem, ToggleSidebarItemFocus};
+use status_bar::StatusBar;
 use std::{
     collections::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap},
     future::Future,
@@ -27,8 +28,6 @@ use std::{
     sync::Arc,
 };
 
-use crate::status_bar::StatusBar;
-
 action!(OpenNew, WorkspaceParams);
 action!(Save);
 action!(DebugElements);
@@ -382,15 +381,7 @@ impl Workspace {
         .detach();
         cx.focus(&pane);
 
-        let cursor_position = cx.add_view(|_| items::CursorPosition::new(params.settings.clone()));
-        let diagnostic = cx.add_view(|_| items::DiagnosticMessage::new(params.settings.clone()));
-        let status_bar = cx.add_view(|cx| {
-            let mut status_bar = StatusBar::new(&pane, params.settings.clone(), cx);
-            status_bar.add_left_item(diagnostic, cx);
-            status_bar.add_right_item(cursor_position, cx);
-            status_bar
-        });
-
+        let status_bar = cx.add_view(|cx| StatusBar::new(&pane, params.settings.clone(), cx));
         let mut current_user = params.user_store.read(cx).watch_current_user().clone();
         let mut connection_status = params.client.status().clone();
         let _observe_current_user = cx.spawn_weak(|this, mut cx| async move {
@@ -436,6 +427,10 @@ impl Workspace {
         &mut self.right_sidebar
     }
 
+    pub fn status_bar(&self) -> &ViewHandle<StatusBar> {
+        &self.status_bar
+    }
+
     pub fn project(&self) -> &ModelHandle<Project> {
         &self.project
     }
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/lib.rs b/crates/zed/src/lib.rs
index cbc8ef803da04f090f779b9855f022a1904bc781..d3fed8c524573f0be7dac3e4014688f25013545f 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/lib.rs
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ fn build_workspace(params: &WorkspaceParams, cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>) ->
         })
         .into(),
     );
+
+    let diagnostic =
+        cx.add_view(|_| workspace::items::DiagnosticMessage::new(params.settings.clone()));
+    let cursor_position =
+        cx.add_view(|_| workspace::items::CursorPosition::new(params.settings.clone()));
+    workspace.status_bar().update(cx, |status_bar, cx| {
+        status_bar.add_left_item(diagnostic, cx);
+        status_bar.add_right_item(cursor_position, cx);
+    });
+
     workspace
 }