diff --git a/crates/zed/src/visual_test_runner.rs b/crates/zed/src/visual_test_runner.rs
index 27453c107a2ee333636aef6505dca723984d545c..e23dbf4b831c357443c33329bd3911b0396263b0 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/visual_test_runner.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/visual_test_runner.rs
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ fn main() {
 
             // Open a real Zed workspace window
             let window_size = size(px(1280.0), px(800.0));
+            // Position window offscreen so it's invisible but still rendered by the compositor
             let bounds = Bounds {
-                origin: point(px(100.0), px(100.0)),
+                origin: point(px(-10000.0), px(-10000.0)),
                 size: window_size,
             };
 
diff --git a/crates/zed/test_fixtures/visual_tests/project_panel.png b/crates/zed/test_fixtures/visual_tests/project_panel.png
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diff --git a/crates/zed/test_fixtures/visual_tests/workspace_with_editor.png b/crates/zed/test_fixtures/visual_tests/workspace_with_editor.png
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