diff --git a/crates/gpui2_macros/src/derive_component.rs b/crates/gpui2_macros/src/derive_component.rs
index 45f4b44c85..6c0384c95a 100644
--- a/crates/gpui2_macros/src/derive_component.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui2_macros/src/derive_component.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,21 @@
 use proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
-use syn::{parse_macro_input, DeriveInput};
+use syn::{parse_macro_input, parse_quote, DeriveInput};
 
 pub fn derive_component(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
-    let ast = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+    let mut ast = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
+
+    if !ast
+        .generics
+        .params
+        .iter()
+        .any(|param| matches!(param, syn::GenericParam::Type(_)))
+    {
+        ast.generics.params.push(parse_quote! {
+            V: 'static
+        });
+    }
+
     let name = &ast.ident;
     let generics = &ast.generics;
     let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) = generics.split_for_impl();
@@ -37,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn derive_component(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         if let Some(syn::GenericParam::Type(type_param)) = generics.params.first() {
             type_param.ident.clone()
         } else {
-            panic!("Expected first type parameter");
+            panic!("Expected first type parameter to be a view type");
         }
     });
 
@@ -50,5 +62,9 @@ pub fn derive_component(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         }
     };
 
+    if name == "AssistantPanelStory" {
+        println!("Expanded tokens: {}", expanded.to_string());
+    }
+
     TokenStream::from(expanded)
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui2/src/components/assistant_panel.rs b/crates/ui2/src/components/assistant_panel.rs
index c07723cedb..c5eeb22a4c 100644
--- a/crates/ui2/src/components/assistant_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/ui2/src/components/assistant_panel.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync> AssistantPanel<S> {
                         .overflow_y_scroll()
                         .child(Label::new("Is this thing on?")),
                 )
-                .render()])
+                .renderinto_any()])
             .side(self.current_side)
             .width(AbsoluteLength::Rems(rems(32.)))
     }
@@ -85,20 +85,16 @@ mod stories {
     use super::*;
 
     #[derive(Component)]
-    pub struct AssistantPanelStory<S: 'static + Send + Sync> {
-        state_type: PhantomData<S>,
-    }
+    pub struct AssistantPanelStory {}
 
-    impl<S: 'static + Send + Sync> AssistantPanelStory<S> {
+    impl AssistantPanelStory {
         pub fn new() -> Self {
-            Self {
-                state_type: PhantomData,
-            }
+            Self {}
         }
 
-        fn render(self, _view: &mut S, cx: &mut ViewContext<S>) -> impl Component<S> {
+        fn render<V: 'static>(self, _view: &mut V, cx: &mut ViewContext<V>) -> impl Component<V> {
             Story::container(cx)
-                .child(Story::title_for::<_, AssistantPanel<S>>(cx))
+                .child(Story::title_for::<_, AssistantPanel<V>>(cx))
                 .child(Story::label(cx, "Default"))
                 .child(AssistantPanel::new("assistant-panel"))
         }