diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 406dd395ba2009a53e5d5c2ec8bd1956571bb11a..1c440c2192b56d4cb8e16bdf0002eca1d3679745 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -16918,7 +16918,8 @@ impl Editor {
         let item_id = item.item_id();
 
         if split {
-            workspace.split_item(SplitDirection::Right, item, window, cx);
+            let pane = workspace.adjacent_pane(window, cx);
+            workspace.add_item(pane, item, None, true, true, window, cx);
         } else if PreviewTabsSettings::get_global(cx).enable_preview_from_code_navigation {
             let (preview_item_id, preview_item_idx) =
                 workspace.active_pane().read_with(cx, |pane, _| {
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index c286a0e5dee19cef60d2f07427e1430ef05aadba..3b10f0c88310beabf41a946af376390fd73ca514 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -4176,7 +4176,6 @@ impl Workspace {
 
     pub fn adjacent_pane(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Entity<Pane> {
         self.find_pane_in_direction(SplitDirection::Right, cx)
-            .or_else(|| self.find_pane_in_direction(SplitDirection::Left, cx))
             .unwrap_or_else(|| {
                 self.split_pane(self.active_pane.clone(), SplitDirection::Right, window, cx)
             })