diff --git a/crates/editor2/src/items.rs b/crates/editor2/src/items.rs
index 84263d4ed75042ed398189d16062483162ef71e0..a4d34ad36f218af6440ac8183d47c4afca1547df 100644
--- a/crates/editor2/src/items.rs
+++ b/crates/editor2/src/items.rs
@@ -584,12 +584,18 @@ impl Item for Editor {
                 .flex()
                 .flex_row()
                 .items_center()
-                .text_color(gpui::white())
+                .gap_2()
                 .child(self.title(cx).to_string())
                 .children(detail.and_then(|detail| {
                     let path = path_for_buffer(&self.buffer, detail, false, cx)?;
                     let description = path.to_string_lossy();
-                    Some(util::truncate_and_trailoff(&description, MAX_TAB_TITLE_LEN))
+
+                    Some(
+                        div()
+                            .text_color(theme.colors().text_muted)
+                            .text_xs()
+                            .child(util::truncate_and_trailoff(&description, MAX_TAB_TITLE_LEN)),
+                    )
                 })),
         )
     }
diff --git a/crates/workspace2/src/pane.rs b/crates/workspace2/src/pane.rs
index c56defed2667c66d56fe7fdabcd8df6f4a84b2a9..eef829afa71596bc0b3c0903ec372af47ab9644f 100644
--- a/crates/workspace2/src/pane.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace2/src/pane.rs
@@ -1361,13 +1361,15 @@ impl Pane {
         let label = item.tab_content(Some(detail), cx);
         let close_icon = || IconElement::new(Icon::Close).color(IconColor::Muted);
 
-        let (tab_bg, tab_hover_bg, tab_active_bg) = match ix == self.active_item_index {
+        let (text_color, tab_bg, tab_hover_bg, tab_active_bg) = match ix == self.active_item_index {
             false => (
+                cx.theme().colors().text_muted,
                 cx.theme().colors().tab_inactive,
                 cx.theme().colors().ghost_element_hover,
                 cx.theme().colors().ghost_element_active,
             ),
             true => (
+                cx.theme().colors().text,
                 cx.theme().colors().tab_active,
                 cx.theme().colors().element_hover,
                 cx.theme().colors().element_active,
@@ -1397,6 +1399,7 @@ impl Pane {
                     .flex()
                     .items_center()
                     .gap_1p5()
+                    .text_color(text_color)
                     .children(if item.has_conflict(cx) {
                         Some(
                             IconElement::new(Icon::ExclamationTriangle)