diff --git a/crates/gpui2/src/element.rs b/crates/gpui2/src/element.rs
index 762c8873424a7c2a6d2b99d69c7e499d696e4fb6..15d29a7c42ce404277e156490fe0b2d6dd31cecc 100644
--- a/crates/gpui2/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui2/src/element.rs
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ where
         cx: &mut ViewContext<V>,
     ) -> Self::ElementState {
         let render = self.take().unwrap();
-        (render)(view_state, cx).render()
+        let mut rendered_element = (render)(view_state, cx).render();
+        rendered_element.initialize(view_state, cx);
+        rendered_element
     }
 
     fn layout(