diff --git a/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs b/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs
index d3a47c6068..bcf3188482 100644
--- a/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs
+++ b/crates/copilot/src/copilot.rs
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ impl Entity for Copilot {
 }
 
 impl Copilot {
-    pub fn starting_task(&self) -> Option<Shared<Task<()>>> {
-        match self.server {
-            CopilotServer::Starting { ref task } => Some(task.clone()),
-            _ => None,
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn global(cx: &AppContext) -> Option<ModelHandle<Self>> {
         if cx.has_global::<ModelHandle<Self>>() {
             Some(cx.global::<ModelHandle<Self>>().clone())
diff --git a/crates/copilot_button/src/copilot_button.rs b/crates/copilot_button/src/copilot_button.rs
index 62305553a3..589d65476f 100644
--- a/crates/copilot_button/src/copilot_button.rs
+++ b/crates/copilot_button/src/copilot_button.rs
@@ -228,13 +228,8 @@ impl CopilotButton {
 
         Copilot::global(cx).map(|copilot| cx.observe(&copilot, |_, _, cx| cx.notify()).detach());
 
-        let this_handle = cx.handle().downgrade();
-        cx.observe_global::<Settings, _>(move |cx| {
-            if let Some(handle) = this_handle.upgrade(cx) {
-                handle.update(cx, |_, cx| cx.notify())
-            }
-        })
-        .detach();
+        cx.observe_global::<Settings, _>(move |_, cx| cx.notify())
+            .detach();
 
         Self {
             popup_menu: menu,
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
index 898e94d82a..5ce8c66563 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/editor.rs
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ pub struct Editor {
     hover_state: HoverState,
     gutter_hovered: bool,
     link_go_to_definition_state: LinkGoToDefinitionState,
-    pub copilot_state: CopilotState,
+    copilot_state: CopilotState,
     _subscriptions: Vec<Subscription>,
 }
 
@@ -1255,6 +1255,7 @@ impl Editor {
                 cx.subscribe(&buffer, Self::on_buffer_event),
                 cx.observe(&display_map, Self::on_display_map_changed),
                 cx.observe(&blink_manager, |_, _, cx| cx.notify()),
+                cx.observe_global::<Settings, _>(Self::on_settings_changed),
             ],
         };
         this.end_selection(cx);
@@ -2772,8 +2773,8 @@ impl Editor {
 
     fn refresh_copilot_suggestions(&mut self, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) -> Option<()> {
         let copilot = Copilot::global(cx)?;
-
-        if self.mode != EditorMode::Full {
+        if self.mode != EditorMode::Full || !copilot.read(cx).status().is_authorized() {
+            self.clear_copilot_suggestions(cx);
             return None;
         }
 
@@ -2789,19 +2790,12 @@ impl Editor {
         let language_name = snapshot
             .language_at(selection.start)
             .map(|language| language.name());
-
-        let copilot_enabled = cx.global::<Settings>().copilot_on(language_name.as_deref());
-
-        if !copilot_enabled {
+        if !cx.global::<Settings>().copilot_on(language_name.as_deref()) {
+            self.clear_copilot_suggestions(cx);
             return None;
         }
 
         self.refresh_active_copilot_suggestion(cx);
-
-        if !copilot.read(cx).status().is_authorized() {
-            return None;
-        }
-
         let (buffer, buffer_position) =
             self.buffer.read(cx).text_anchor_for_position(cursor, cx)?;
         self.copilot_state.pending_refresh = cx.spawn_weak(|this, mut cx| async move {
@@ -6444,6 +6438,10 @@ impl Editor {
         cx.notify();
     }
 
+    fn on_settings_changed(&mut self, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        self.refresh_copilot_suggestions(cx);
+    }
+
     pub fn set_searchable(&mut self, searchable: bool) {
         self.searchable = searchable;
     }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
index 4f14d4e9d6..0923c6993e 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
@@ -3952,6 +3952,19 @@ impl<'a, T: View> ViewContext<'a, T> {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn observe_global<G, F>(&mut self, mut callback: F) -> Subscription
+    where
+        G: Any,
+        F: 'static + FnMut(&mut T, &mut ViewContext<T>),
+    {
+        let observer = self.weak_handle();
+        self.app.observe_global::<G, _>(move |cx| {
+            if let Some(observer) = observer.upgrade(cx) {
+                observer.update(cx, |observer, cx| callback(observer, cx));
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     pub fn observe_focus<F, V>(&mut self, handle: &ViewHandle<V>, mut callback: F) -> Subscription
     where
         F: 'static + FnMut(&mut T, ViewHandle<V>, bool, &mut ViewContext<T>),
diff --git a/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs b/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs
index fa057fdafd..33d93dcd87 100644
--- a/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs
+++ b/crates/welcome/src/welcome.rs
@@ -191,16 +191,8 @@ impl View for WelcomePage {
 
 impl WelcomePage {
     pub fn new(cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) -> Self {
-        let handle = cx.weak_handle();
-
-        let settings_subscription = cx.observe_global::<Settings, _>(move |cx| {
-            if let Some(handle) = handle.upgrade(cx) {
-                handle.update(cx, |_, cx| cx.notify())
-            }
-        });
-
         WelcomePage {
-            _settings_subscription: settings_subscription,
+            _settings_subscription: cx.observe_global::<Settings, _>(move |_, cx| cx.notify()),
         }
     }
 }