diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index f4ae96a05b..07f69c3495 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -2781,7 +2781,11 @@ impl Workspace {
 
     // RPC handlers
 
-    fn active_view_for_follower(&self, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) -> Option<proto::View> {
+    fn active_view_for_follower(
+        &self,
+        follower_project_id: Option<u64>,
+        cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
+    ) -> Option<proto::View> {
         let item = self.active_item(cx)?;
         let leader_id = self
             .pane_for(&*item)
@@ -2791,6 +2795,13 @@ impl Workspace {
         let id = item_handle.remote_id(&self.app_state.client, cx)?;
         let variant = item_handle.to_state_proto(cx)?;
 
+        if item_handle.is_project_item(cx)
+            && (follower_project_id.is_none()
+                || follower_project_id != self.project.read(cx).remote_id())
+        {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         Some(proto::View {
             id: Some(id.to_proto()),
             leader_id,
@@ -2806,7 +2817,7 @@ impl Workspace {
         let client = &self.app_state.client;
         let project_id = self.project.read(cx).remote_id();
 
-        let active_view = self.active_view_for_follower(cx);
+        let active_view = self.active_view_for_follower(follower_project_id, cx);
         let active_view_id = active_view.as_ref().and_then(|view| view.id.clone());
 
         cx.notify();
@@ -3981,7 +3992,6 @@ impl WorkspaceStore {
                 project_id: envelope.payload.project_id,
                 peer_id: envelope.original_sender_id()?,
             };
-            let active_project = ActiveCall::global(cx).read(cx).location().cloned();
 
             let mut response = proto::FollowResponse::default();
             this.workspaces.retain(|workspace| {
@@ -3996,14 +4006,16 @@ impl WorkspaceStore {
 
                         if let Some(active_view_id) = handler_response.active_view_id.clone() {
                             if response.active_view_id.is_none()
-                                || Some(workspace.project.downgrade()) == active_project
+                                || workspace.project.read(cx).remote_id() == follower.project_id
                             {
                                 response.active_view_id = Some(active_view_id);
                             }
                         }
 
                         if let Some(active_view) = handler_response.active_view.clone() {
-                            if workspace.project.read(cx).remote_id() == follower.project_id {
+                            if response.active_view_id.is_none()
+                                || workspace.project.read(cx).remote_id() == follower.project_id
+                            {
                                 response.active_view = Some(active_view)
                             }
                         }