diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
index ebb55f4a75669d5596c0d2ddb554b0a83c12062a..0784f30739be9ef6bf6c65f38e2f7e52c73390e8 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
@@ -954,6 +954,11 @@ impl Pane {
             if allow_preview {
                 pane.set_preview_item_id(Some(new_item.item_id()), cx);
             }
+
+            if let Some(text) = new_item.telemetry_event_text(cx) {
+                telemetry::event!(text);
+            }
+
             pane.add_item_inner(
                 new_item,
                 true,
@@ -1170,6 +1175,10 @@ impl Pane {
         window: &mut Window,
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
     ) {
+        if let Some(text) = item.telemetry_event_text(cx) {
+            telemetry::event!(text);
+        }
+
         self.add_item_inner(
             item,
             activate_pane,
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index e7942a3d86e33fcab4cb1ecb0a9c11d248fd90f9..bbb9ee767196c062707efcc2618670cf09da4e87 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -3294,10 +3294,6 @@ impl Workspace {
         window: &mut Window,
         cx: &mut App,
     ) {
-        if let Some(text) = item.telemetry_event_text(cx) {
-            telemetry::event!(text);
-        }
-
         pane.update(cx, |pane, cx| {
             pane.add_item(
                 item,