diff --git a/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs b/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs
index 51d04e0468..21989dd3ff 100644
--- a/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/project_panel2/src/project_panel.rs
@@ -1927,7 +1927,12 @@ mod tests {
         let workspace = cx.add_window(|cx| Workspace::test_new(project.clone(), cx));
         let cx = &mut VisualTestContext::from_window(*workspace, cx);
         let panel = workspace
-            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| ProjectPanel::new(workspace, cx))
+            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                let panel = ProjectPanel::new(workspace, cx);
+                workspace.add_panel(panel.clone(), cx);
+                workspace.toggle_dock(panel.read(cx).position(cx), cx);
+                panel
+            })
             .unwrap();
 
         select_path(&panel, "root1", cx);
@@ -2556,7 +2561,12 @@ mod tests {
         let workspace = cx.add_window(|cx| Workspace::test_new(project.clone(), cx));
         let cx = &mut VisualTestContext::from_window(*workspace, cx);
         let panel = workspace
-            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| ProjectPanel::new(workspace, cx))
+            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
+                let panel = ProjectPanel::new(workspace, cx);
+                workspace.add_panel(panel.clone(), cx);
+                workspace.toggle_dock(panel.read(cx).position(cx), cx);
+                panel
+            })
             .unwrap();
 
         select_path(&panel, "src/", cx);