diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/sidebar.rs b/crates/workspace/src/sidebar.rs
index 5aec332913420cc8beeab4a071b7a95468919d6b..9aaf2b832ab49d6f44ca5fd3293c15f12574aa7f 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/sidebar.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/sidebar.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ impl Sidebar {
             ..Default::default()
         })
         .with_cursor_style(CursorStyle::ResizeLeftRight)
+        .on_mouse_down(|_, _| {}) // This prevents the mouse down event from being propagated elsewhere
         .on_drag(move |delta, cx| {
             let prev_width = *actual_width.borrow();
             *custom_width.borrow_mut() = 0f32