diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/modal_layer.rs b/crates/workspace/src/modal_layer.rs
index d6f10f703100d89bef5babd4baa590df5fa0c8fd..fec26e9a8e767175a03aa343ebc36f43103af7cf 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/modal_layer.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/modal_layer.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,12 @@ impl Render for ModalLayer {
                 background.fade_out(0.2);
                 this.bg(background)
             })
+            .on_mouse_down(
+                MouseButton::Left,
+                cx.listener(|this, _, window, cx| {
+                    this.hide_modal(window, cx);
+                }),
+            )
             .child(
                 v_flex()
                     .h(px(0.0))