diff --git a/crates/find/src/project_find.rs b/crates/find/src/project_find.rs
index 2934224860..af2d1856cc 100644
--- a/crates/find/src/project_find.rs
+++ b/crates/find/src/project_find.rs
@@ -386,7 +386,10 @@ impl ItemView for ProjectFindView {
 
 impl ProjectFindView {
     fn deploy(workspace: &mut Workspace, _: &Deploy, cx: &mut ViewContext<Workspace>) {
-        if let Some(existing) = workspace.item_of_type::<ProjectFind>(cx) {
+        if let Some(existing) = workspace
+            .items_of_type::<ProjectFind>(cx)
+            .max_by_key(|existing| existing.id())
+        {
             workspace.activate_item(&existing, cx);
         } else {
             let model = cx.add_model(|cx| ProjectFind::new(workspace.project().clone(), cx));
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index bff2d2f946..585695c520 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -826,6 +826,15 @@ impl Workspace {
             .find_map(|i| i.upgrade(cx).and_then(|i| i.to_any().downcast()))
     }
 
+    pub fn items_of_type<'a, T: Item>(
+        &'a self,
+        cx: &'a AppContext,
+    ) -> impl 'a + Iterator<Item = ModelHandle<T>> {
+        self.items
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|i| i.upgrade(cx).and_then(|i| i.to_any().downcast()))
+    }
+
     pub fn active_item(&self, cx: &AppContext) -> Option<Box<dyn ItemViewHandle>> {
         self.active_pane().read(cx).active_item()
     }