diff --git a/crates/gpui3_macros/src/derive_element.rs b/crates/gpui3_macros/src/derive_element.rs
index 8e73507baf..9dd232b450 100644
--- a/crates/gpui3_macros/src/derive_element.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui3_macros/src/derive_element.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ pub fn derive_element(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
     let (impl_generics, ty_generics, where_clause) = ast.generics.split_for_impl();
 
     let gen = quote! {
+        impl #impl_generics gpui3::IntoAnyElement<#state_type> for #type_name #ty_generics
+        #where_clause
+        {
+            fn into_any(self) -> gpui3::AnyElement<#state_type> {
+                gpui3::AnyElement::new(self)
+            }
+        }
+
         impl #impl_generics gpui3::Element for #type_name #ty_generics
         #where_clause
         {
diff --git a/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs b/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs
index b2c41afb29..9bdffa991c 100644
--- a/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs
+++ b/crates/ui2/src/components/list.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use gpui3::{div, Div, Hsla, WindowContext};
+use gpui3::{div, Div};
 
 use crate::prelude::*;
 use crate::theme::theme;
diff --git a/crates/ui2/src/components/workspace.rs b/crates/ui2/src/components/workspace.rs
index 89a4d6783b..9f75c4edad 100644
--- a/crates/ui2/src/components/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/ui2/src/components/workspace.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, OnceLock};
 
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ pub struct Workspace {
     bottom_panel_scroll_state: ScrollState,
 }
 
-fn workspace<P: 'static>(cx: &mut WindowContext) -> View<Workspace> {
+fn workspace(cx: &mut WindowContext) -> View<Workspace> {
     view(cx.entity(|cx| Workspace::new()), Workspace::render)
 }
 
@@ -372,23 +371,16 @@ pub use stories::*;
 mod stories {
     use super::*;
 
-    // #[derive(Element)]
-    // pub struct WorkspaceStory<S: 'static + Send + Sync + Clone> {
-    //     state_type: PhantomData<S>,
-    // }
-
     pub struct WorkspaceStory {
         workspace: View<Workspace>,
     }
 
     pub fn workspace_story(cx: &mut WindowContext) -> View<WorkspaceStory> {
-        todo!()
-        // let workspace = workspace::<P>(cx);
-        // view(
-        //     cx.entity(|cx| WorkspaceStory {
-        //         workspace,
-        //     }),
-        //     |view, cx| view.workspace.clone(),
-        // )
+        view(
+            cx.entity(|cx| WorkspaceStory {
+                workspace: workspace(cx),
+            }),
+            |view, cx| view.workspace.clone(),
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/ui2/src/theme.rs b/crates/ui2/src/theme.rs
index ac54a7b806..a367664e7a 100644
--- a/crates/ui2/src/theme.rs
+++ b/crates/ui2/src/theme.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use gpui3::{
-    BorrowAppContext, Bounds, Element, Hsla, LayoutId, Pixels, Result, ViewContext, WindowContext,
+    AnyElement, BorrowAppContext, Bounds, Element, Hsla, IntoAnyElement, LayoutId, Pixels, Result,
+    ViewContext, WindowContext,
 };
 use serde::{de::Visitor, Deserialize, Deserializer};
 
@@ -146,6 +147,15 @@ pub struct Themed<E> {
     pub(crate) child: E,
 }
 
+impl<E> IntoAnyElement<E::ViewState> for Themed<E>
+where
+    E: Element,
+{
+    fn into_any(self) -> AnyElement<E::ViewState> {
+        AnyElement::new(self)
+    }
+}
+
 impl<E: Element> Element for Themed<E> {
     type ViewState = E::ViewState;
     type ElementState = E::ElementState;