diff --git a/zed/src/worktree.rs b/zed/src/worktree.rs
index d40669a845298e1d681824362827e2eccb5b2d13..e9a5509462d3d8299be84d6c96590512ca62aeb2 100644
--- a/zed/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/zed/src/worktree.rs
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ impl Snapshot {
                             .insert(child.inode());
                     }
                 }
+
+                self.clear_descendants(child.inode(), &mut edits);
             }
             edits.push(Edit::Insert(child));
         }