diff --git a/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs b/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs
index da9f3fee85..26df526c52 100644
--- a/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs
+++ b/crates/markdown/src/markdown.rs
@@ -1209,6 +1209,7 @@ impl Element for MarkdownElement {
     ) -> Self::PrepaintState {
         let focus_handle = self.markdown.read(cx).focus_handle.clone();
         window.set_focus_handle(&focus_handle, cx);
+        window.set_view_id(self.markdown.entity_id());
 
         let hitbox = window.insert_hitbox(bounds, false);
         rendered_markdown.element.prepaint(window, cx);