diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
index 5e6b3b9c190fa6ff16a2cfee0c245a35fea0b444..43ce09ffffe2bf01292c52da42b456c9a7b9baab 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
@@ -392,17 +392,33 @@ impl platform::Window for Window {
             });
             let block = block.copy();
             let native_window = self.0.borrow().native_window;
-            let _: () = msg_send![
-                alert,
-                beginSheetModalForWindow: native_window
-                completionHandler: block
-            ];
+            self.0
+                .borrow()
+                .executor
+                .spawn(async move {
+                    let _: () = msg_send![
+                        alert,
+                        beginSheetModalForWindow: native_window
+                        completionHandler: block
+                    ];
+                })
+                .detach();
+
             done_rx
         }
     }
 
     fn activate(&self) {
-        unsafe { msg_send![self.0.borrow().native_window, makeKeyAndOrderFront: nil] }
+        let window = self.0.borrow().native_window;
+        self.0
+            .borrow()
+            .executor
+            .spawn(async move {
+                unsafe {
+                    let _: () = msg_send![window, makeKeyAndOrderFront: nil];
+                }
+            })
+            .detach();
     }
 
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str) {
@@ -786,7 +802,7 @@ extern "C" fn view_did_change_backing_properties(this: &Object, _: Sel) {
 
 extern "C" fn set_frame_size(this: &Object, _: Sel, size: NSSize) {
     let window_state = unsafe { get_window_state(this) };
-    let mut window_state_borrow = window_state.as_ref().borrow_mut();
+    let window_state_borrow = window_state.as_ref().borrow();
 
     if window_state_borrow.size() == vec2f(size.width as f32, size.height as f32) {
         return;
@@ -806,6 +822,8 @@ extern "C" fn set_frame_size(this: &Object, _: Sel, size: NSSize) {
         let _: () = msg_send![window_state_borrow.layer, setDrawableSize: drawable_size];
     }
 
+    drop(window_state_borrow);
+    let mut window_state_borrow = window_state.borrow_mut();
     if let Some(mut callback) = window_state_borrow.resize_callback.take() {
         drop(window_state_borrow);
         callback();