diff --git a/crates/journal/src/journal.rs b/crates/journal/src/journal.rs
index a1236297ed1e3f0af70ddc557994087304493c7c..a1620664c6342fcb45df78e0d8ff8487272b2b1c 100644
--- a/crates/journal/src/journal.rs
+++ b/crates/journal/src/journal.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ pub fn new_journal_entry(app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut WindowContext) {
 
         let opened = workspace
             .update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                workspace.open_paths(vec![entry_path], true, cx)
+                workspace.open_paths(vec![entry_path], true, None, cx)
             })?
             .await;
 
diff --git a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
index d519523974f7a63ee210cd4cb4e2c1c06f2da8db..d788a1b62771c29560afa782a91d3f741a50a4ce 100644
--- a/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal_view/src/terminal_view.rs
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ impl TerminalView {
                         cx.spawn(|_, mut cx| async move {
                             let opened_items = task_workspace
                                 .update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                                    workspace.open_paths(vec![path.path_like], is_dir, cx)
+                                    workspace.open_paths(vec![path.path_like], is_dir, None, cx)
                                 })
                                 .context("workspace update")?
                                 .await;
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
index 1798112fcc1f28655225d86fb349bb0446463170..fe41d0f8b2b38c673ddc6a4790f845ad65bd8b1b 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
@@ -1869,28 +1869,21 @@ impl Pane {
         paths: &ExternalPaths,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<'_, Pane>,
     ) {
-        // let mut to_pane = cx.view().clone();
-        // let split_direction = self.drag_split_direction;
-        // let project_entry_id = *project_entry_id;
-        // self.workspace
-        //     .update(cx, |_, cx| {
-        //         cx.defer(move |workspace, cx| {
-        //             if let Some(path) = workspace
-        //                 .project()
-        //                 .read(cx)
-        //                 .path_for_entry(project_entry_id, cx)
-        //             {
-        //                 if let Some(split_direction) = split_direction {
-        //                     to_pane = workspace.split_pane(to_pane, split_direction, cx);
-        //                 }
-        //                 workspace
-        //                     .open_path(path, Some(to_pane.downgrade()), true, cx)
-        //                     .detach_and_log_err(cx);
-        //             }
-        //         });
-        //     })
-        //     .log_err();
-        dbg!("@@@@@@@@@@@@@@", paths);
+        let mut to_pane = cx.view().clone();
+        let split_direction = self.drag_split_direction;
+        let paths = paths.paths().to_vec();
+        self.workspace
+            .update(cx, |_, cx| {
+                cx.defer(move |workspace, cx| {
+                    if let Some(split_direction) = split_direction {
+                        to_pane = workspace.split_pane(to_pane, split_direction, cx);
+                    }
+                    workspace
+                        .open_paths(paths, true, Some(to_pane.downgrade()), cx)
+                        .detach();
+                });
+            })
+            .log_err();
     }
 
     pub fn display_nav_history_buttons(&mut self, display: bool) {
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 78595d2c3126845cc06d5c14cc5e51084334d65e..f23dfca85754be24fd8792b3975a927b0ee4d331 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ impl Workspace {
         &mut self,
         mut abs_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
         visible: bool,
+        pane: Option<WeakView<Pane>>,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
     ) -> Task<Vec<Option<Result<Box<dyn ItemHandle>, anyhow::Error>>>> {
         log::info!("open paths {abs_paths:?}");
@@ -1351,12 +1352,13 @@ impl Workspace {
                 let this = this.clone();
                 let abs_path = abs_path.clone();
                 let fs = fs.clone();
+                let pane = pane.clone();
                 let task = cx.spawn(move |mut cx| async move {
                     let (worktree, project_path) = project_path?;
                     if fs.is_file(&abs_path).await {
                         Some(
                             this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
-                                this.open_path(project_path, None, true, cx)
+                                this.open_path(project_path, pane, true, cx)
                             })
                             .log_err()?
                             .await,
@@ -1402,7 +1404,7 @@ impl Workspace {
         cx.spawn(|this, mut cx| async move {
             if let Some(paths) = paths.await.log_err().flatten() {
                 let results = this
-                    .update(&mut cx, |this, cx| this.open_paths(paths, true, cx))?
+                    .update(&mut cx, |this, cx| this.open_paths(paths, true, None, cx))?
                     .await;
                 for result in results.into_iter().flatten() {
                     result.log_err();
@@ -1788,7 +1790,7 @@ impl Workspace {
         cx.spawn(|workspace, mut cx| async move {
             let open_paths_task_result = workspace
                 .update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                    workspace.open_paths(vec![abs_path.clone()], visible, cx)
+                    workspace.open_paths(vec![abs_path.clone()], visible, None, cx)
                 })
                 .with_context(|| format!("open abs path {abs_path:?} task spawn"))?
                 .await;
@@ -4087,7 +4089,7 @@ pub fn open_paths(
                 existing.clone(),
                 existing
                     .update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                        workspace.open_paths(abs_paths, true, cx)
+                        workspace.open_paths(abs_paths, true, None, cx)
                     })?
                     .await,
             ))
@@ -4135,7 +4137,7 @@ pub fn create_and_open_local_file(
         let mut items = workspace
             .update(&mut cx, |workspace, cx| {
                 workspace.with_local_workspace(cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                    workspace.open_paths(vec![path.to_path_buf()], false, cx)
+                    workspace.open_paths(vec![path.to_path_buf()], false, None, cx)
                 })
             })?
             .await?