diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
index 83dd9d6e20fd5b0a9fca54e1c51553cb6f85427f..aed8bd92b62f1f381f372a52996ec0dac81d1ca6 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
@@ -458,9 +458,15 @@ impl Window {
 
 impl Drop for Window {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        unsafe {
-            self.0.as_ref().borrow().native_window.close();
-        }
+        let this = self.0.borrow();
+        let window = this.native_window;
+        this.executor
+            .spawn(async move {
+                unsafe {
+                    window.close();
+                }
+            })
+            .detach();
     }
 }