diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 42b6bfb90bcd680d2cf28812fc4bf9aa98111651..14e5af444aa56f84dd0c1ccdcf5f80f0a2f2918f 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ use git::{blame::BlameEntry, diff::DiffHunkStatus, Oid};
 use gpui::{
     anchored, deferred, div, fill, outline, point, px, quad, relative, size, svg,
     transparent_black, Action, AnchorCorner, AnyElement, AvailableSpace, Bounds, ClipboardItem,
-    ContentMask, Corners, CursorStyle, DispatchPhase, Edges, Element, ElementInputHandler, Hitbox,
-    Hsla, InteractiveElement, IntoElement, ModifiersChangedEvent, MouseButton, MouseDownEvent,
-    MouseMoveEvent, MouseUpEvent, PaintQuad, ParentElement, Pixels, ScrollDelta, ScrollWheelEvent,
-    ShapedLine, SharedString, Size, Stateful, StatefulInteractiveElement, Style, Styled, TextRun,
-    TextStyle, TextStyleRefinement, View, ViewContext, WeakView, WindowContext,
+    ContentMask, Corners, CursorStyle, DispatchPhase, Edges, Element, ElementInputHandler, Entity,
+    Hitbox, Hsla, InteractiveElement, IntoElement, ModifiersChangedEvent, MouseButton,
+    MouseDownEvent, MouseMoveEvent, MouseUpEvent, PaintQuad, ParentElement, Pixels, ScrollDelta,
+    ScrollWheelEvent, ShapedLine, SharedString, Size, Stateful, StatefulInteractiveElement, Style,
+    Styled, TextRun, TextStyle, TextStyleRefinement, View, ViewContext, WeakView, WindowContext,
 };
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use language::language_settings::ShowWhitespaceSetting;
@@ -3417,6 +3417,7 @@ impl Element for EditorElement {
             line_height: Some(self.style.text.line_height),
             ..Default::default()
         };
+        cx.set_view_id(self.editor.entity_id());
         cx.with_text_style(Some(text_style), |cx| {
             cx.with_content_mask(Some(ContentMask { bounds }), |cx| {
                 let mut snapshot = self.editor.update(cx, |editor, cx| editor.snapshot(cx));