diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
index 1ae632dfde..1bf0720459 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ slotmap::new_key_type! {
 }
 
 thread_local! {
-    pub(crate) static ELEMENT_ARENA: RefCell<Arena> = RefCell::new(Arena::new(4 * 1024 * 1024));
+    pub(crate) static ELEMENT_ARENA: RefCell<Arena> = RefCell::new(Arena::new(8 * 1024 * 1024));
 }
 
 impl FocusId {