diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
index e9c1b81f4b..744dd2fe92 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform.rs
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ pub(crate) trait PlatformWindow: HasWindowHandle + HasDisplayHandle {
         answers: &[&str],
     ) -> Option<oneshot::Receiver<usize>>;
     fn activate(&self);
+    fn is_active(&self) -> bool;
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str);
     fn set_edited(&mut self, edited: bool);
     fn show_character_palette(&self);
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs
index b2302d80f3..1fe2659704 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ impl PlatformWindow for WaylandWindow {
         // todo(linux)
     }
 
+    // todo(linux)
+    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str) {
         self.0.toplevel.set_title(title.to_string());
     }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
index 2a21358d2a..a11b361195 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@ impl PlatformWindow for X11Window {
             .unwrap();
     }
 
+    // todo(linux)
+    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str) {
         self.0
             .xcb_connection
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
index ec23835896..41e550c587 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/mac/window.rs
@@ -916,6 +916,10 @@ impl PlatformWindow for MacWindow {
             .detach();
     }
 
+    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        unsafe { self.0.lock().native_window.isKeyWindow() == YES }
+    }
+
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str) {
         unsafe {
             let app = NSApplication::sharedApplication(nil);
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/window.rs
index 66d231a798..60bf3ec683 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/test/window.rs
@@ -181,6 +181,10 @@ impl PlatformWindow for TestWindow {
             .set_active_window(Some(self.clone()))
     }
 
+    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        false
+    }
+
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str) {
         self.0.lock().title = Some(title.to_owned());
     }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs
index a05f57565d..fbc0b2efe5 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/windows/window.rs
@@ -1389,6 +1389,10 @@ impl PlatformWindow for WindowsWindow {
         unsafe { SetForegroundWindow(self.inner.hwnd) };
     }
 
+    fn is_active(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.hwnd == unsafe { GetActiveWindow() }
+    }
+
     // todo(windows)
     fn set_title(&mut self, title: &str) {
         unsafe { SetWindowTextW(self.inner.hwnd, &HSTRING::from(title)) }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
index 82b0947971..fd1d549ad6 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ impl Window {
         let appearance = platform_window.appearance();
         let text_system = Arc::new(WindowTextSystem::new(cx.text_system().clone()));
         let dirty = Rc::new(Cell::new(true));
-        let active = Rc::new(Cell::new(false));
+        let active = Rc::new(Cell::new(platform_window.is_active()));
         let needs_present = Rc::new(Cell::new(false));
         let next_frame_callbacks: Rc<RefCell<Vec<FrameCallback>>> = Default::default();
         let last_input_timestamp = Rc::new(Cell::new(Instant::now()));