diff --git a/crates/gpui3/src/elements/div.rs b/crates/gpui3/src/elements/div.rs
index ee0bb22779..bbe45be8a1 100644
--- a/crates/gpui3/src/elements/div.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui3/src/elements/div.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    AnyElement, Bounds, Element, ElementId, IdentifiedElement, Interactive, LayoutId,
+    AnyElement, BorrowWindow, Bounds, Element, ElementId, IdentifiedElement, Interactive, LayoutId,
     MouseEventListeners, Overflow, ParentElement, Pixels, Point, Refineable, RefinementCascade,
     Style, Styled, ViewContext,
 };
@@ -44,7 +44,9 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync, Marker: 'static + Send + Sync> Element for Div<S,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<S>,
     ) -> (LayoutId, Self::ElementState) {
         let style = self.computed_style();
-        let child_layout_ids = style.apply_text_style(cx, |cx| self.layout_children(view, cx));
+        let child_layout_ids = style.apply_text_style(cx, |cx| {
+            self.with_element_id(cx, |this, cx| this.layout_children(view, cx))
+        });
         let layout_id = cx.request_layout(style.into(), child_layout_ids.clone());
         (layout_id, ())
     }
@@ -60,11 +62,14 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync, Marker: 'static + Send + Sync> Element for Div<S,
         cx.stack(0, |cx| style.paint(bounds, cx));
 
         let overflow = &style.overflow;
+
         style.apply_text_style(cx, |cx| {
             cx.stack(1, |cx| {
                 style.apply_overflow(bounds, cx, |cx| {
-                    self.listeners.paint(bounds, cx);
-                    self.paint_children(overflow, state, cx)
+                    self.with_element_id(cx, |this, cx| {
+                        this.listeners.paint(bounds, cx);
+                        this.paint_children(overflow, state, cx)
+                    });
                 })
             })
         });
@@ -157,6 +162,18 @@ where
             child.paint(state, Some(scroll_offset), cx);
         }
     }
+
+    fn with_element_id<R>(
+        &mut self,
+        cx: &mut ViewContext<S>,
+        f: impl FnOnce(&mut Self, &mut ViewContext<S>) -> R,
+    ) -> R {
+        if let Some(element_id) = self.element_id() {
+            cx.with_element_id(element_id, |cx| f(self, cx))
+        } else {
+            f(self, cx)
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl<V: 'static + Send + Sync, Marker: 'static + Send + Sync> Styled for Div<V, Marker> {
diff --git a/crates/gpui3/src/view.rs b/crates/gpui3/src/view.rs
index 88eeab8aa3..a7db926fc3 100644
--- a/crates/gpui3/src/view.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui3/src/view.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 use parking_lot::Mutex;
 
 use crate::{
-    AnyBox, AnyElement, Bounds, Element, Handle, IntoAnyElement, LayoutId, Pixels, ViewContext,
-    WindowContext,
+    AnyBox, AnyElement, BorrowWindow, Bounds, Element, ElementId, Handle, IdentifiedElement,
+    IntoAnyElement, LayoutId, Pixels, ViewContext, WindowContext,
 };
 use std::{any::Any, marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc};
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub struct View<S: Send + Sync, P> {
     parent_state_type: PhantomData<P>,
 }
 
-impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync, P: 'static + Send> View<S, P> {
+impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync, P: 'static + Send + Sync> View<S, P> {
     pub fn into_any(self) -> AnyView<P> {
         AnyView {
             view: Arc::new(Mutex::new(self)),
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync, P: 'static + Send + Sync> Element for View<S, P>
     type ElementState = AnyElement<S>;
 
     fn element_id(&self) -> Option<crate::ElementId> {
-        None
+        Some(ElementId::View(self.state.id))
     }
 
     fn layout(
@@ -87,20 +87,26 @@ trait ViewObject: Send + 'static {
     fn paint(&mut self, bounds: Bounds<Pixels>, element: &mut dyn Any, cx: &mut WindowContext);
 }
 
-impl<S: Send + Sync + 'static, P: Send + 'static> ViewObject for View<S, P> {
+impl<S: Send + Sync + 'static, P: Send + Sync + 'static> IdentifiedElement for View<S, P> {}
+
+impl<S: Send + Sync + 'static, P: Send + Sync + 'static> ViewObject for View<S, P> {
     fn layout(&mut self, cx: &mut WindowContext) -> (LayoutId, AnyBox) {
-        self.state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
-            let mut element = (self.render)(state, cx);
-            let layout_id = element.layout(state, cx);
-            let element = Box::new(element) as AnyBox;
-            (layout_id, element)
+        cx.with_element_id(IdentifiedElement::element_id(self), |cx| {
+            self.state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
+                let mut element = (self.render)(state, cx);
+                let layout_id = element.layout(state, cx);
+                let element = Box::new(element) as AnyBox;
+                (layout_id, element)
+            })
         })
     }
 
     fn paint(&mut self, _: Bounds<Pixels>, element: &mut dyn Any, cx: &mut WindowContext) {
-        self.state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
-            let element = element.downcast_mut::<AnyElement<S>>().unwrap();
-            element.paint(state, None, cx);
+        cx.with_element_id(IdentifiedElement::element_id(self), |cx| {
+            self.state.update(cx, |state, cx| {
+                let element = element.downcast_mut::<AnyElement<S>>().unwrap();
+                element.paint(state, None, cx);
+            });
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/gpui3/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui3/src/window.rs
index df0d8cb1da..1f1f87afac 100644
--- a/crates/gpui3/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui3/src/window.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use std::{
     mem,
     sync::Arc,
 };
-use util::{arc_cow::ArcCow, ResultExt};
+use util::ResultExt;
 
 #[derive(Deref, DerefMut, Ord, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct StackingOrder(pub(crate) SmallVec<[u32; 16]>);
@@ -1110,22 +1110,19 @@ impl From<SmallVec<[u32; 16]>> for StackingOrder {
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Hash)]
-pub struct ElementId(ArcCow<'static, [u8]>);
+pub enum ElementId {
+    View(EntityId),
+    Number(usize),
+}
 
 impl From<usize> for ElementId {
     fn from(id: usize) -> Self {
-        Self(id.to_ne_bytes().to_vec().into())
+        ElementId::Number(id)
     }
 }
 
 impl From<i32> for ElementId {
     fn from(id: i32) -> Self {
-        Self(id.to_ne_bytes().to_vec().into())
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<&'static str> for ElementId {
-    fn from(id: &'static str) -> Self {
-        Self(id.into())
+        Self::Number(id as usize)
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/storybook2/src/workspace.rs b/crates/storybook2/src/workspace.rs
index fd48cea009..e91e267f06 100644
--- a/crates/storybook2/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/storybook2/src/workspace.rs
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ impl Workspace {
                         .flex_row()
                         .overflow_hidden()
                         .child(self.left_panel.clone())
-                        .child(div().h_full().flex_1()), // .child(self.right_panel.clone()),
+                        .child(div().h_full().flex_1())
+                        .child(self.right_panel.clone()),
                 )
                 .child(statusbar::statusbar(cx))
         })