diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs
index 95e0c3732c..16b0bc53d1 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 
-use anyhow::{Result, anyhow};
+use anyhow::{Context as _, Result, anyhow};
 use auto_update::AutoUpdater;
 use editor::Editor;
 use extension_host::ExtensionStore;
@@ -565,7 +565,23 @@ pub async fn open_ssh_project(
     let window = if let Some(window) = open_options.replace_window {
         window
     } else {
-        let options = cx.update(|cx| (app_state.build_window_options)(None, cx))?;
+        let workspace_position = cx
+            .update(|cx| {
+                workspace::ssh_workspace_position_from_db(
+                    connection_options.host.clone(),
+                    connection_options.port,
+                    connection_options.username.clone(),
+                    &paths,
+                    cx,
+                )
+            })?
+            .await
+            .context("fetching ssh workspace position from db")?;
+
+        let mut options =
+            cx.update(|cx| (app_state.build_window_options)(workspace_position.display, cx))?;
+        options.window_bounds = workspace_position.window_bounds;
+
         cx.open_window(options, |window, cx| {
             let project = project::Project::local(
                 app_state.client.clone(),
@@ -576,7 +592,11 @@ pub async fn open_ssh_project(
                 None,
                 cx,
             );
-            cx.new(|cx| Workspace::new(None, project, app_state.clone(), window, cx))
+            cx.new(|cx| {
+                let mut workspace = Workspace::new(None, project, app_state.clone(), window, cx);
+                workspace.centered_layout = workspace_position.centered_layout;
+                workspace
+            })
         })?
     };
 
@@ -634,7 +654,7 @@ pub async fn open_ssh_project(
             .ok();
 
         if let Err(e) = did_open_ssh_project {
-            log::error!("Failed to open project: {:?}", e);
+            log::error!("Failed to open project: {e:?}");
             let response = window
                 .update(cx, |_, window, cx| {
                     window.prompt(
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
index cc41355422..a0c1b2df88 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -937,7 +937,7 @@ pub struct Workspace {
     _schedule_serialize: Option<Task<()>>,
     pane_history_timestamp: Arc<AtomicUsize>,
     bounds: Bounds<Pixels>,
-    centered_layout: bool,
+    pub centered_layout: bool,
     bounds_save_task_queued: Option<Task<()>>,
     on_prompt_for_new_path: Option<PromptForNewPath>,
     on_prompt_for_open_path: Option<PromptForOpenPath>,
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ impl Workspace {
                 }
             }
 
-            let serialized_workspace: Option<SerializedWorkspace> =
+            let serialized_workspace =
                 persistence::DB.workspace_for_roots(paths_to_open.as_slice());
 
             let workspace_location = serialized_workspace
@@ -7445,6 +7445,64 @@ pub fn move_active_item(
     });
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct WorkspacePosition {
+    pub window_bounds: Option<WindowBounds>,
+    pub display: Option<Uuid>,
+    pub centered_layout: bool,
+}
+
+pub fn ssh_workspace_position_from_db(
+    host: String,
+    port: Option<u16>,
+    user: Option<String>,
+    paths_to_open: &[PathBuf],
+    cx: &App,
+) -> Task<Result<WorkspacePosition>> {
+    let paths = paths_to_open
+        .iter()
+        .map(|path| path.to_string_lossy().to_string())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+    cx.background_spawn(async move {
+        let serialized_ssh_project = persistence::DB
+            .get_or_create_ssh_project(host, port, paths, user)
+            .await
+            .context("fetching serialized ssh project")?;
+        let serialized_workspace =
+            persistence::DB.workspace_for_ssh_project(&serialized_ssh_project);
+
+        let (window_bounds, display) = if let Some(bounds) = window_bounds_env_override() {
+            (Some(WindowBounds::Windowed(bounds)), None)
+        } else {
+            let restorable_bounds = serialized_workspace
+                .as_ref()
+                .and_then(|workspace| Some((workspace.display?, workspace.window_bounds?)))
+                .or_else(|| {
+                    let (display, window_bounds) = DB.last_window().log_err()?;
+                    Some((display?, window_bounds?))
+                });
+
+            if let Some((serialized_display, serialized_status)) = restorable_bounds {
+                (Some(serialized_status.0), Some(serialized_display))
+            } else {
+                (None, None)
+            }
+        };
+
+        let centered_layout = serialized_workspace
+            .as_ref()
+            .map(|w| w.centered_layout)
+            .unwrap_or(false);
+
+        Ok(WorkspacePosition {
+            window_bounds,
+            display,
+            centered_layout,
+        })
+    })
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};