diff --git a/crates/app/src/story_workspace.rs b/crates/app/src/story_workspace.rs
index 823118b5..7be6bc36 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/story_workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/story_workspace.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
         let dock_area = cx.new_view(|cx| DockArea::new("main-dock", stack_panel.clone(), cx));
         let weak_dock_area = dock_area.downgrade();
 
-        let center_tab_panel = cx.new_view(|cx| TabPanel::new(None, weak_dock_area.clone(), cx));
+        let center_tab_panel = cx.new_view(|cx| {
+            let stack_panel = cx.new_view(|cx| StackPanel::new(Axis::Vertical, cx));
+            TabPanel::new(Some(stack_panel), weak_dock_area.clone(), cx)
+        });
         let left_tab_panel = cx.new_view(|cx| {
             let stack_panel = cx.new_view(|cx| StackPanel::new(Axis::Vertical, cx));
             TabPanel::new(Some(stack_panel), weak_dock_area.clone(), cx)
@@ -92,8 +95,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             false,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Input",
@@ -104,8 +106,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             false,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Text",
@@ -116,8 +117,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             Some(px(200.)),
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Switch",
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Dropdowns",
@@ -140,8 +139,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Modal",
@@ -152,8 +150,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Popup",
@@ -164,20 +161,18 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Tooltip",
             "Displays a short message when users hover over an element.",
             TooltipStory::view(cx).into(),
             right_tab_panel.clone(),
-            Some(Placement::Top),
+            None,
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "List",
@@ -188,8 +183,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Icon",
@@ -200,8 +194,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             Some(px(200.)),
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Image",
@@ -212,8 +205,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         // StoryContainer::add_panel(
         //     WebViewStory::view(cx).into(),
@@ -232,8 +224,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Progress",
@@ -244,8 +235,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             Some(px(200.)),
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Resizable",
@@ -256,8 +246,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Scrollable",
@@ -268,8 +257,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         StoryContainer::add_panel(
             "Calendar",
@@ -280,8 +268,7 @@ impl StoryWorkspace {
             None,
             true,
             cx,
-        )
-        .detach();
+        );
 
         let locale_selector = cx.new_view(LocaleSelector::new);
 
diff --git a/crates/story/src/lib.rs b/crates/story/src/lib.rs
index 4712c7e6..7ac13ea1 100644
--- a/crates/story/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/story/src/lib.rs
@@ -125,22 +125,19 @@ impl StoryContainer {
         size: Option<Pixels>,
         closeable: bool,
         cx: &mut WindowContext,
-    ) -> Task<Result<View<Self>>> {
+    ) {
         let name = name.into();
         let description = description.into();
 
-        cx.spawn(|mut cx| async move {
-            tab_panel.update(&mut cx, |panel, cx| {
-                let view =
-                    cx.new_view(|cx| Self::new(name, description, closeable, cx).story(story));
-                if let Some(placement) = placement {
-                    panel.add_panel_at(Arc::new(view.clone()), placement, size, cx);
-                } else {
-                    panel.add_panel(Arc::new(view.clone()), cx);
-                }
-                view
-            })
-        })
+        tab_panel.update(cx, |panel, cx| {
+            let view = cx.new_view(|cx| Self::new(name, description, closeable, cx).story(story));
+            if let Some(placement) = placement {
+                panel.add_panel_at(Arc::new(view.clone()), placement, size, cx);
+            } else {
+                panel.add_panel(Arc::new(view.clone()), cx);
+            }
+            view
+        });
     }
 
     pub fn width(mut self, width: gpui::Pixels) -> Self {
diff --git a/crates/ui/src/dock/tab_panel.rs b/crates/ui/src/dock/tab_panel.rs
index 0b88c677..59be82c8 100644
--- a/crates/ui/src/dock/tab_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/ui/src/dock/tab_panel.rs
@@ -129,7 +129,14 @@ impl TabPanel {
         cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>,
     ) {
         self.will_split_placement = Some(placement);
-        self.split_panel(panel, placement, size, cx);
+        cx.spawn(|view, mut cx| async move {
+            cx.update(|cx| {
+                view.update(cx, |view, cx| view.split_panel(panel, placement, size, cx))
+                    .ok()
+            })
+            .ok()
+        })
+        .detach();
         cx.notify();
     }