diff --git a/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs b/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs
index 67f30a840126dd202ccd146adf384c88b055cd15..38c2b028a9a4b161ef4397a29b510390f4dd58e9 100644
--- a/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs
+++ b/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut App) {
                 .titlebar_item()
                 .and_then(|item| item.downcast::<TitleBar>().ok())
             {
-                titlebar.update(cx, |titlebar, cx| {
-                    titlebar.show_project_dropdown(window, cx);
+                window.defer(cx, move |window, cx| {
+                    titlebar.update(cx, |titlebar, cx| {
+                        titlebar.show_project_dropdown(window, cx);
+                    })
                 });
             }
         });