diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/channel_modal.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/channel_modal.rs
index 501524501e63340faabe453f0e285b885e716d0e..54e564590e26e2a685dfcbcf6955f55e60e6a8e7 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/channel_modal.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/channel_modal.rs
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ pub struct ChannelModalDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for ChannelModalDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Search collaborator by username...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/contact_finder.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/contact_finder.rs
index 6a1932a843b07b056d0624276258fa2413d123dc..ff58c833f139e93cc752ff300cd5fefa0165473e 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/contact_finder.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel/contact_finder.rs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for ContactFinderDelegate {
         self.selected_index = ix;
     }
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Search collaborator by username...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/command_palette/src/command_palette.rs b/crates/command_palette/src/command_palette.rs
index e7edf393ffa59cc59d1d081bda15861c2cf4762c..98dd3bcf751d88d0d399a49588134e9d373098d3 100644
--- a/crates/command_palette/src/command_palette.rs
+++ b/crates/command_palette/src/command_palette.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ impl CommandPaletteDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for CommandPaletteDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Execute a command...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 0bcf55468e564958b6789eb7fe920e60cf54ac16..f32273b6e375b21cf2836e77c36ddddf8070791e 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ impl Editor {
         self.completion_provider = Some(hub);
     }
 
-    pub fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Option<&str> {
+    pub fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Option<&str> {
         self.placeholder_text.as_deref()
     }
 
@@ -9618,7 +9618,7 @@ impl EditorSnapshot {
         self.is_focused
     }
 
-    pub fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Option<&Arc<str>> {
+    pub fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Option<&Arc<str>> {
         self.placeholder_text.as_ref()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 099c52d7fd35d4041878a5cc9cd7fe657b61bc7b..654b8be4b6e5e62c22be2d6d1c51c1a7e8d68349 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -1904,7 +1904,7 @@ impl EditorElement {
         rows: Range<u32>,
         line_number_layouts: &[Option<ShapedLine>],
         snapshot: &EditorSnapshot,
-        cx: &ViewContext<Editor>,
+        cx: &mut ViewContext<Editor>,
     ) -> Vec<LineWithInvisibles> {
         if rows.start >= rows.end {
             return Vec::new();
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ impl EditorElement {
         if snapshot.is_empty() {
             let font_size = self.style.text.font_size.to_pixels(cx.rem_size());
             let placeholder_color = cx.theme().colors().text_placeholder;
-            let placeholder_text = snapshot.placeholder_text();
+            let placeholder_text = snapshot.placeholder_text(cx);
 
             let placeholder_lines = placeholder_text
                 .as_ref()
diff --git a/crates/file_finder/src/file_finder.rs b/crates/file_finder/src/file_finder.rs
index fc8e5d1d995386840e725c6c7b00d35c953857d6..eb57afece18c1fd1ba743232a34e1b03c84922f3 100644
--- a/crates/file_finder/src/file_finder.rs
+++ b/crates/file_finder/src/file_finder.rs
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ impl FileFinderDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for FileFinderDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Search project files...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/language_selector/src/language_selector.rs b/crates/language_selector/src/language_selector.rs
index 0a3faffbeee95d352a768a38fe1a11671174df64..6bdf5a67d00a282dae34882661983da45cadf3a2 100644
--- a/crates/language_selector/src/language_selector.rs
+++ b/crates/language_selector/src/language_selector.rs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ impl LanguageSelectorDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for LanguageSelectorDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Select a language...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/outline/src/outline.rs b/crates/outline/src/outline.rs
index a078ad6a7c055b61117134d79b99072cf3142a0c..627c4a0de24dba7f4d4068d3a3681468065e6217 100644
--- a/crates/outline/src/outline.rs
+++ b/crates/outline/src/outline.rs
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ impl OutlineViewDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for OutlineViewDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Search buffer symbols...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/picker/src/picker.rs b/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
index 1ade6eed1f5e7e0b40a602133c1adcd044f984a8..55ee34003599d5454f6a535ec63b4424ad32072e 100644
--- a/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
+++ b/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub trait PickerDelegate: Sized + 'static {
     }
     fn set_selected_index(&mut self, ix: usize, cx: &mut ViewContext<Picker<Self>>);
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str>;
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str>;
     fn update_matches(&mut self, query: String, cx: &mut ViewContext<Picker<Self>>) -> Task<()>;
 
     // Delegates that support this method (e.g. the CommandPalette) can chose to block on any background
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl<D: PickerDelegate> Picker<D> {
     }
 
     fn new(delegate: D, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>, is_uniform: bool) -> Self {
-        let editor = create_editor(delegate.placeholder_text(), cx);
+        let editor = create_editor(delegate.placeholder_text(cx), cx);
         cx.subscribe(&editor, Self::on_input_editor_event).detach();
         let mut this = Self {
             delegate,
diff --git a/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs b/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
index bd5b2e64c4a06fb1349a405665d582584f8f18f2..61cc7059a64818076f324eaa1c0f88e4385c6b37 100644
--- a/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
+++ b/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use editor::{scroll::Autoscroll, styled_runs_for_code_label, Bias, Editor};
 use fuzzy::{StringMatch, StringMatchCandidate};
 use gpui::{
     actions, rems, AppContext, DismissEvent, FontWeight, Model, ParentElement, StyledText, Task,
-    View, ViewContext, WeakView,
+    View, ViewContext, WeakView, WindowContext,
 };
 use ordered_float::OrderedFloat;
 use picker::{Picker, PickerDelegate};
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl ProjectSymbolsDelegate {
 
 impl PickerDelegate for ProjectSymbolsDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Search project symbols...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
index db4e73d6b20f80a7778e111c66616970c6131c83..314eccccacacfd7dea10d40992cba2923e64f739 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ impl EventEmitter<DismissEvent> for RecentProjectsDelegate {}
 impl PickerDelegate for RecentProjectsDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         Arc::from(format!(
             "`{:?}` reuses the window, `{:?}` opens in new",
             menu::Confirm,
diff --git a/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs b/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
index 597e8a479720a209cd344b46a8e3852021572632..84da37155c036c9ac82cc2cbf8a10b7b91341243 100644
--- a/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
+++ b/crates/search/src/buffer_search.rs
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ impl Render for BufferSearchBar {
 
         let supported_options = self.supported_options();
 
-        if self.query_editor.read(cx).placeholder_text().is_none() {
+        if self.query_editor.update(cx, |query_editor, cx| {
+            query_editor.placeholder_text(cx).is_none()
+        }) {
             let query_focus_handle = self.query_editor.focus_handle(cx);
             let up_keystrokes = cx
                 .bindings_for_action_in(&PreviousHistoryQuery {}, &query_focus_handle)
diff --git a/crates/storybook/src/stories/picker.rs b/crates/storybook/src/stories/picker.rs
index cdc0a0907ed7719c24940d203f5ee9e76d0367dd..5d4c8dfc897a45d72fc72a262e093ff4623eddfb 100644
--- a/crates/storybook/src/stories/picker.rs
+++ b/crates/storybook/src/stories/picker.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for Delegate {
         self.candidates.len()
     }
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Test".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs b/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs
index de5cc5d5968110b4bdb9e385ac3e1d33f15d1321..47724f80b921cb81a2a0528ad4c99850ce760145 100644
--- a/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs
+++ b/crates/tasks_ui/src/modal.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use gpui::{
 use picker::{Picker, PickerDelegate};
 use project::Inventory;
 use task::{oneshot_source::OneshotSource, Task};
-use ui::{v_flex, HighlightedLabel, ListItem, ListItemSpacing, Selectable};
+use ui::{v_flex, HighlightedLabel, ListItem, ListItemSpacing, Selectable, WindowContext};
 use util::ResultExt;
 use workspace::{ModalView, Workspace};
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for TasksModalDelegate {
         self.selected_index = ix;
     }
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         self.placeholder_text.clone()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs b/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs
index 2ad1085f66c090f6280cf4a6f484f2d036e52d65..c0008e90d6c2f224837a7ee5d459af8cc3dbb536 100644
--- a/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs
+++ b/crates/theme_selector/src/theme_selector.rs
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl ThemeSelectorDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for ThemeSelectorDelegate {
     type ListItem = ui::ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Select Theme...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/vcs_menu/src/lib.rs b/crates/vcs_menu/src/lib.rs
index 645c3e712828f0e8d6fb1e9b3e5561288b4c9270..55cfcda94428fefbb16ff11aef623170ff7cd140 100644
--- a/crates/vcs_menu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/vcs_menu/src/lib.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ impl BranchListDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for BranchListDelegate {
     type ListItem = ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Select branch...".into()
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_picker.rs b/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_picker.rs
index c6acd95a96131b17269ab5be4a58073ceb51d5bc..aa65051c0b4f96d1861132682b20fc8c43f72e9b 100644
--- a/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_picker.rs
+++ b/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_picker.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl BaseKeymapSelectorDelegate {
 impl PickerDelegate for BaseKeymapSelectorDelegate {
     type ListItem = ui::ListItem;
 
-    fn placeholder_text(&self) -> Arc<str> {
+    fn placeholder_text(&self, _cx: &mut WindowContext) -> Arc<str> {
         "Select a base keymap...".into()
     }