diff --git a/crates/picker/src/picker.rs b/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
index cf07def52a..4e4a7e92aa 100644
--- a/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
+++ b/crates/picker/src/picker.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,12 @@ impl<D: PickerDelegate> Picker<D> {
             max_size: vec2f(540., 420.),
             confirmed: false,
         };
-        cx.defer(|this, cx| this.update_matches(String::new(), cx));
+        cx.defer(|this, cx| {
+            if let Some(delegate) = this.delegate.upgrade(cx) {
+                cx.observe(&delegate, |_, _, cx| cx.notify()).detach();
+                this.update_matches(String::new(), cx)
+            }
+        });
         this
     }
 
@@ -174,7 +179,6 @@ impl<D: PickerDelegate> Picker<D> {
     pub fn update_matches(&mut self, query: String, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
         if let Some(delegate) = self.delegate.upgrade(cx) {
             let update = delegate.update(cx, |d, cx| d.update_matches(query, cx));
-            cx.notify();
             cx.spawn(|this, mut cx| async move {
                 update.await;
                 this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
diff --git a/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs b/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
index cbdc83d19e..d2c6850e8b 100644
--- a/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
+++ b/crates/project_symbols/src/project_symbols.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub struct ProjectSymbolsView {
     symbols: Vec<Symbol>,
     match_candidates: Vec<StringMatchCandidate>,
     show_worktree_root_name: bool,
+    pending_update: Task<()>,
     matches: Vec<StringMatch>,
 }
 
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ impl ProjectSymbolsView {
             match_candidates: Default::default(),
             matches: Default::default(),
             show_worktree_root_name: false,
+            pending_update: Task::ready(()),
         }
     }
 
@@ -193,7 +195,7 @@ impl PickerDelegate for ProjectSymbolsView {
         let symbols = self
             .project
             .update(cx, |project, cx| project.symbols(&query, cx));
-        cx.spawn_weak(|this, mut cx| async move {
+        self.pending_update = cx.spawn_weak(|this, mut cx| async move {
             let symbols = symbols.await.log_err();
             if let Some(this) = this.upgrade(&cx) {
                 if let Some(symbols) = symbols {
@@ -214,7 +216,8 @@ impl PickerDelegate for ProjectSymbolsView {
                     });
                 }
             }
-        })
+        });
+        Task::ready(())
     }
 
     fn render_match(&self, ix: usize, selected: bool, cx: &AppContext) -> ElementBox {