diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index b4d236eef11cb2f46929275ba640b88ce77fe79b..e0a497fbe4ee38552a505376a15a6b5db57ee599 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ pub struct Open {
 
 impl Open {
     pub const DEFAULT: Self = Self {
-        create_new_window: true,
+        create_new_window: false,
     };
 
     /// Used by `#[serde(default)]` on the `create_new_window` field so that