diff --git a/crates/feedback/src/feedback.rs b/crates/feedback/src/feedback.rs
index 4b0dfc4df9..f47f95d4f3 100644
--- a/crates/feedback/src/feedback.rs
+++ b/crates/feedback/src/feedback.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ mod system_specs;
 use gpui::{actions, impl_actions, ClipboardItem, ViewContext};
 use serde::Deserialize;
 use system_specs::SystemSpecs;
-use workspace::Workspace;
+use workspace::{AppState, Workspace};
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub struct OpenBrowser {
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ actions!(
     [CopySystemSpecsIntoClipboard, FileBugReport, RequestFeature,]
 );
 
-pub fn init(cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) {
-    feedback_editor::init(cx);
+pub fn init(app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut gpui::MutableAppContext) {
+    feedback_editor::init(app_state, cx);
 
     cx.add_global_action(move |action: &OpenBrowser, cx| cx.platform().open_url(&action.url));
 
diff --git a/crates/feedback/src/feedback_editor.rs b/crates/feedback/src/feedback_editor.rs
index e034da7db2..a4c10d8fc2 100644
--- a/crates/feedback/src/feedback_editor.rs
+++ b/crates/feedback/src/feedback_editor.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ use settings::Settings;
 use workspace::{
     item::{Item, ItemHandle},
     searchable::{SearchableItem, SearchableItemHandle},
-    StatusItemView, Workspace,
+    AppState, StatusItemView, Workspace,
 };
 
 use crate::system_specs::SystemSpecs;
@@ -43,8 +43,12 @@ const FEEDBACK_SUBMISSION_ERROR_TEXT: &str =
 
 actions!(feedback, [SubmitFeedback, GiveFeedback, DeployFeedback]);
 
-pub fn init(cx: &mut MutableAppContext) {
-    cx.add_action(FeedbackEditor::deploy);
+pub fn init(app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut MutableAppContext) {
+    cx.add_action({
+        move |workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &GiveFeedback, cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>| {
+            FeedbackEditor::deploy(workspace, app_state.clone(), cx);
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 pub struct FeedbackButton;
@@ -98,7 +102,7 @@ struct FeedbackEditor {
 }
 
 impl FeedbackEditor {
-    fn new_with_buffer(
+    fn new(
         project: ModelHandle<Project>,
         buffer: ModelHandle<Buffer>,
         cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
@@ -116,18 +120,6 @@ impl FeedbackEditor {
         Self { editor, project }
     }
 
-    fn new(project: ModelHandle<Project>, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) -> Self {
-        let markdown_language = project.read(cx).languages().language_for_name("Markdown");
-
-        let buffer = project
-            .update(cx, |project, cx| {
-                project.create_buffer("", markdown_language, cx)
-            })
-            .expect("creating buffers on a local workspace always succeeds");
-
-        Self::new_with_buffer(project, buffer, cx)
-    }
-
     fn handle_save(
         &mut self,
         _: ModelHandle<Project>,
@@ -236,10 +228,24 @@ impl FeedbackEditor {
 }
 
 impl FeedbackEditor {
-    pub fn deploy(workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &GiveFeedback, cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>) {
-        let feedback_editor =
-            cx.add_view(|cx| FeedbackEditor::new(workspace.project().clone(), cx));
-        workspace.add_item(Box::new(feedback_editor), cx);
+    pub fn deploy(
+        workspace: &mut Workspace,
+        app_state: Arc<AppState>,
+        cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>,
+    ) {
+        workspace
+            .with_local_workspace(&app_state, cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                let project = workspace.project().clone();
+                let markdown_language = project.read(cx).languages().language_for_name("Markdown");
+                let buffer = project
+                    .update(cx, |project, cx| {
+                        project.create_buffer("", markdown_language, cx)
+                    })
+                    .expect("creating buffers on a local workspace always succeeds");
+                let feedback_editor = cx.add_view(|cx| FeedbackEditor::new(project, buffer, cx));
+                workspace.add_item(Box::new(feedback_editor), cx);
+            })
+            .detach();
     }
 }
 
@@ -334,11 +340,7 @@ impl Item for FeedbackEditor {
             .as_singleton()
             .expect("Feedback buffer is only ever singleton");
 
-        Some(Self::new_with_buffer(
-            self.project.clone(),
-            buffer.clone(),
-            cx,
-        ))
+        Some(Self::new(self.project.clone(), buffer.clone(), cx))
     }
 
     fn serialized_item_kind() -> Option<&'static str> {
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/main.rs b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
index e1f151643c..56f259339c 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/main.rs
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ fn main() {
         client::init(client.clone(), cx);
         command_palette::init(cx);
         editor::init(cx);
-        feedback::init(cx);
         go_to_line::init(cx);
         file_finder::init(cx);
         outline::init(cx);
@@ -183,6 +182,7 @@ fn main() {
         theme_selector::init(app_state.clone(), cx);
         zed::init(&app_state, cx);
         collab_ui::init(app_state.clone(), cx);
+        feedback::init(app_state.clone(), cx);
 
         cx.set_menus(menus::menus());