diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/platform.rs
index 16898d4636..10c90d8c94 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/platform.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ pub(crate) struct TestPrompts {
 
 impl TestPlatform {
     pub fn new(executor: BackgroundExecutor, foreground_executor: ForegroundExecutor) -> Rc<Self> {
+        #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+        unsafe {
+            windows::Win32::System::Ole::OleInitialize(None)
+                .expect("unable to initialize Windows OLE");
+        }
+
         Rc::new_cyclic(|weak| TestPlatform {
             background_executor: executor,
             foreground_executor,