diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/multi_workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/multi_workspace.rs
index 0205ed8a0429fe69577f4e9afe9db46407703db8..2644ad4c620a57866a910f091954e24c8e4eedb8 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/multi_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/multi_workspace.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ actions!(
     [
         /// Toggles the workspace switcher sidebar.
         ToggleWorkspaceSidebar,
+        /// Closes the workspace sidebar.
+        CloseWorkspaceSidebar,
         /// Moves focus to or from the workspace sidebar without closing it.
         FocusWorkspaceSidebar,
     ]
@@ -217,6 +219,16 @@ impl MultiWorkspace {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn close_sidebar_action(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        if !self.multi_workspace_enabled(cx) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if self.sidebar_open {
+            self.close_sidebar(window, cx);
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn focus_sidebar(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
         if !self.multi_workspace_enabled(cx) {
             return;
@@ -738,6 +750,11 @@ impl Render for MultiWorkspace {
                             this.toggle_sidebar(window, cx);
                         },
                     ))
+                    .on_action(cx.listener(
+                        |this: &mut Self, _: &CloseWorkspaceSidebar, window, cx| {
+                            this.close_sidebar_action(window, cx);
+                        },
+                    ))
                     .on_action(cx.listener(
                         |this: &mut Self, _: &FocusWorkspaceSidebar, window, cx| {
                             this.focus_sidebar(window, cx);
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index da65d8d3cf8df55e1a3db42e4ebadf43cb47a3f4..b65fae65568def7198931a167ba1e6c8982ae7a9 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ mod workspace_settings;
 pub use crate::notifications::NotificationFrame;
 pub use dock::Panel;
 pub use multi_workspace::{
-    DraggedSidebar, FocusWorkspaceSidebar, MultiWorkspace, MultiWorkspaceEvent, Sidebar,
-    SidebarHandle, ToggleWorkspaceSidebar,
+    CloseWorkspaceSidebar, DraggedSidebar, FocusWorkspaceSidebar, MultiWorkspace,
+    MultiWorkspaceEvent, Sidebar, SidebarHandle, ToggleWorkspaceSidebar,
 };
 pub use path_list::{PathList, SerializedPathList};
 pub use toast_layer::{ToastAction, ToastLayer, ToastView};