From ce78317a559702a1070d15891dfcb1621289cb28 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bennet Bo Fenner <bennet@zed.dev>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:01:16 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix project group not being removed from sidebar when closing
 project (#54052)

This fixes an issue where closing a project would not remove it from the
sidebar, e.g.


https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/286abf53-061c-4ff4-8697-41babd73191a

Self-Review Checklist:

- [x] I've reviewed my own diff for quality, security, and reliability
- [x] Unsafe blocks (if any) have justifying comments
- [x] The content is consistent with the [UI/UX
checklist](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#uiux-checklist)
- [x] Tests cover the new/changed behavior
- [x] Performance impact has been considered and is acceptable

Release Notes:

- N/A
---
 crates/zed/src/zed.rs | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 48d6501f737155ad96bfc2f0d865c5a19b186c7e..c3c02b83cbc4bbdd6d10b59af4c3fac652a9599c 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -1088,11 +1088,12 @@ fn register_actions(
         })
         .register_action({
             let app_state = app_state.clone();
-            move |_workspace, _: &CloseProject, window, cx| {
+            move |workspace, _: &CloseProject, window, cx| {
                 let Some(window_handle) = window.window_handle().downcast::<MultiWorkspace>() else {
                     return;
                 };
                 let app_state = app_state.clone();
+                let old_group_key = workspace.project_group_key(cx);
                 cx.spawn_in(window, async move |this, cx| {
                     let should_continue = this
                         .update_in(cx, |workspace, window, cx| {
@@ -1131,7 +1132,11 @@ fn register_actions(
                                 },
                             )
                         })?;
-                        task.await
+                        task.await?;
+                        window_handle.update(cx, |mw, window, cx| {
+                            mw.remove_project_group(&old_group_key, window, cx)
+                        })?.await.log_err();
+                        Ok::<(), anyhow::Error>(())
                     } else {
                         Ok(())
                     }
@@ -6446,4 +6451,55 @@ mod tests {
             })
             .unwrap();
     }
+
+    #[gpui::test]
+    async fn test_close_project_removes_project_group(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
+        use util::path_list::PathList;
+        use workspace::{OpenMode, ProjectGroupKey};
+
+        let app_state = init_test(cx);
+        app_state
+            .fs
+            .as_fake()
+            .insert_tree(path!("/my-project"), json!({}))
+            .await;
+
+        let workspace::OpenResult { window, .. } = cx
+            .update(|cx| {
+                workspace::Workspace::new_local(
+                    vec![path!("/my-project").into()],
+                    app_state.clone(),
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    None,
+                    OpenMode::Activate,
+                    cx,
+                )
+            })
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        window.update(cx, |mw, _, cx| mw.open_sidebar(cx)).unwrap();
+        cx.background_executor.run_until_parked();
+
+        let project_key = ProjectGroupKey::new(None, PathList::new(&[path!("/my-project")]));
+        let keys = window
+            .read_with(cx, |mw, _| mw.project_group_keys())
+            .unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            keys,
+            vec![project_key],
+            "project group should exist before CloseProject: {keys:?}"
+        );
+
+        cx.dispatch_action(window.into(), CloseProject);
+
+        let keys = window
+            .read_with(cx, |mw, _| mw.project_group_keys())
+            .unwrap();
+        assert!(
+            keys.is_empty(),
+            "project group should be removed after CloseProject: {keys:?}"
+        );
+    }
 }