diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/persistence.rs b/crates/workspace/src/persistence.rs
index 2d4ae919f9..918e37fba9 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/persistence.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/persistence.rs
@@ -371,6 +371,15 @@ impl WorkspaceDb {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+    
+    query!{
+        fn update_timestamp(workspace_id: WorkspaceId) -> Result<()> {
+            UPDATE workspaces
+            SET timestamp = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+            WHERE workspace_id = ?
+        }
+    }
+    
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 7dc8ddab06..43face78d8 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ pub fn init(app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut MutableAppContext) {
         let app_state = Arc::downgrade(&app_state);
         move |_: &NewFile, cx: &mut MutableAppContext| {
             if let Some(app_state) = app_state.upgrade() {
-                open_new(&app_state, cx).detach();
+                open_new(&app_state, false, cx).detach();
             }
         }
     });
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub fn init(app_state: Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut MutableAppContext) {
         let app_state = Arc::downgrade(&app_state);
         move |_: &NewWindow, cx: &mut MutableAppContext| {
             if let Some(app_state) = app_state.upgrade() {
-                open_new(&app_state, cx).detach();
+                open_new(&app_state, true, cx).detach();
             }
         }
     });
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ impl Workspace {
     fn new_local(
         abs_paths: Vec<PathBuf>,
         app_state: Arc<AppState>,
+        blank: bool,
         cx: &mut MutableAppContext,
     ) -> Task<(
         ViewHandle<Workspace>,
@@ -666,7 +667,9 @@ impl Workspace {
         );
 
         cx.spawn(|mut cx| async move {
-            let serialized_workspace = persistence::DB.workspace_for_roots(&abs_paths.as_slice());
+            let serialized_workspace = (!blank)
+                .then(|| persistence::DB.workspace_for_roots(&abs_paths.as_slice()))
+                .flatten();
 
             let paths_to_open = serialized_workspace
                 .as_ref()
@@ -804,7 +807,7 @@ impl Workspace {
         if self.project.read(cx).is_local() {
             Task::Ready(Some(callback(self, cx)))
         } else {
-            let task = Self::new_local(Vec::new(), app_state.clone(), cx);
+            let task = Self::new_local(Vec::new(), app_state.clone(), true, cx);
             cx.spawn(|_vh, mut cx| async move {
                 let (workspace, _) = task.await;
                 workspace.update(&mut cx, callback)
@@ -2652,7 +2655,7 @@ pub fn open_paths(
                     .contains(&false);
 
             cx.update(|cx| {
-                let task = Workspace::new_local(abs_paths, app_state.clone(), cx);
+                let task = Workspace::new_local(abs_paths, app_state.clone(), false, cx);
 
                 cx.spawn(|mut cx| async move {
                     let (workspace, items) = task.await;
@@ -2671,8 +2674,8 @@ pub fn open_paths(
     })
 }
 
-pub fn open_new(app_state: &Arc<AppState>, cx: &mut MutableAppContext) -> Task<()> {
-    let task = Workspace::new_local(Vec::new(), app_state.clone(), cx);
+pub fn open_new(app_state: &Arc<AppState>, blank: bool, cx: &mut MutableAppContext) -> Task<()> {
+    let task = Workspace::new_local(Vec::new(), app_state.clone(), blank, cx);
     cx.spawn(|mut cx| async move {
         let (workspace, opened_paths) = task.await;
 
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 9a827da8b7..67ac4e8f2b 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[gpui::test]
     async fn test_new_empty_workspace(cx: &mut TestAppContext) {
         let app_state = init(cx);
-        cx.update(|cx| open_new(&app_state, cx)).await;
+        cx.update(|cx| open_new(&app_state, true, cx)).await;
 
         let window_id = *cx.window_ids().first().unwrap();
         let workspace = cx.root_view::<Workspace>(window_id).unwrap();