diff --git a/crates/editor/src/display_map/block_map.rs b/crates/editor/src/display_map/block_map.rs
index 013ef305b3..43b28974a9 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/display_map/block_map.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/display_map/block_map.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ impl Debug for TransformBlock {
             Self::Custom(block) => f.debug_struct("Custom").field("block", block).finish(),
             Self::ExcerptHeader { buffer, .. } => f
                 .debug_struct("ExcerptHeader")
-                .field("path", &buffer.path())
+                .field("path", &buffer.file().map(|f| f.path()))
                 .finish(),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/editor/src/element.rs b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
index 594c047d5b..f3ecc6e773 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/element.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/element.rs
@@ -838,7 +838,8 @@ impl EditorElement {
 
                             let mut filename = None;
                             let mut parent_path = None;
-                            if let Some(path) = buffer.path() {
+                            if let Some(file) = buffer.file() {
+                                let path = file.path();
                                 filename =
                                     path.file_name().map(|f| f.to_string_lossy().to_string());
                                 parent_path =
diff --git a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
index 38dbaa29fd..de7425b76b 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ lazy_static! {
 
 pub struct Buffer {
     text: TextBuffer,
-    file: Option<Box<dyn File>>,
+    file: Option<Arc<dyn File>>,
     saved_version: clock::Global,
     saved_mtime: SystemTime,
     language: Option<Arc<Language>>,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ pub struct Buffer {
 pub struct BufferSnapshot {
     text: text::BufferSnapshot,
     tree: Option<Tree>,
-    path: Option<Arc<Path>>,
+    file: Option<Arc<dyn File>>,
     diagnostics: DiagnosticSet,
     diagnostics_update_count: usize,
     file_update_count: usize,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ pub enum Event {
     Closed,
 }
 
-pub trait File {
+pub trait File: Send + Sync {
     fn as_local(&self) -> Option<&dyn LocalFile>;
 
     fn is_local(&self) -> bool {
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ impl Buffer {
     pub fn from_file<T: Into<Arc<str>>>(
         replica_id: ReplicaId,
         base_text: T,
-        file: Box<dyn File>,
+        file: Arc<dyn File>,
         cx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self::build(
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ impl Buffer {
     pub fn from_proto(
         replica_id: ReplicaId,
         message: proto::BufferState,
-        file: Option<Box<dyn File>>,
+        file: Option<Arc<dyn File>>,
         cx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) -> Result<Self> {
         let buffer = TextBuffer::new(
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ impl Buffer {
         self
     }
 
-    fn build(buffer: TextBuffer, file: Option<Box<dyn File>>) -> Self {
+    fn build(buffer: TextBuffer, file: Option<Arc<dyn File>>) -> Self {
         let saved_mtime;
         if let Some(file) = file.as_ref() {
             saved_mtime = file.mtime();
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ impl Buffer {
         BufferSnapshot {
             text: self.text.snapshot(),
             tree: self.syntax_tree(),
-            path: self.file.as_ref().map(|f| f.path().clone()),
+            file: self.file.clone(),
             remote_selections: self.remote_selections.clone(),
             diagnostics: self.diagnostics.clone(),
             diagnostics_update_count: self.diagnostics_update_count,
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ impl Buffer {
         &mut self,
         version: clock::Global,
         mtime: SystemTime,
-        new_file: Option<Box<dyn File>>,
+        new_file: Option<Arc<dyn File>>,
         cx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) {
         self.saved_mtime = mtime;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ impl Buffer {
 
     pub fn file_updated(
         &mut self,
-        new_file: Box<dyn File>,
+        new_file: Arc<dyn File>,
         cx: &mut ModelContext<Self>,
     ) -> Task<()> {
         let old_file = if let Some(file) = self.file.as_ref() {
@@ -1980,8 +1980,8 @@ impl BufferSnapshot {
         self.selections_update_count
     }
 
-    pub fn path(&self) -> Option<&Arc<Path>> {
-        self.path.as_ref()
+    pub fn file(&self) -> Option<&Arc<dyn File>> {
+        self.file.as_ref()
     }
 
     pub fn file_update_count(&self) -> usize {
@@ -1994,7 +1994,7 @@ impl Clone for BufferSnapshot {
         Self {
             text: self.text.clone(),
             tree: self.tree.clone(),
-            path: self.path.clone(),
+            file: self.file.clone(),
             remote_selections: self.remote_selections.clone(),
             diagnostics: self.diagnostics.clone(),
             selections_update_count: self.selections_update_count,
diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index c502b1eccc..63a77f2642 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -4013,7 +4013,7 @@ impl Project {
                                 })
                                 .log_err();
                         }
-                        buffer.file_updated(Box::new(new_file), cx).detach();
+                        buffer.file_updated(Arc::new(new_file), cx).detach();
                     }
                 });
             } else {
@@ -4565,7 +4565,7 @@ impl Project {
                 .and_then(|b| b.upgrade(cx))
                 .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("no such buffer"))?;
             buffer.update(cx, |buffer, cx| {
-                buffer.file_updated(Box::new(file), cx).detach();
+                buffer.file_updated(Arc::new(file), cx).detach();
             });
             Ok(())
         })
@@ -5089,8 +5089,8 @@ impl Project {
                                     anyhow!("no worktree found for id {}", file.worktree_id)
                                 })?;
                             buffer_file =
-                                Some(Box::new(File::from_proto(file, worktree.clone(), cx)?)
-                                    as Box<dyn language::File>);
+                                Some(Arc::new(File::from_proto(file, worktree.clone(), cx)?)
+                                    as Arc<dyn language::File>);
                             buffer_worktree = Some(worktree);
                             Ok::<_, anyhow::Error>(())
                         })?;
diff --git a/crates/project/src/worktree.rs b/crates/project/src/worktree.rs
index 599d6f0a2a..1007b43d75 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/worktree.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/worktree.rs
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ impl LocalWorktree {
             let (file, contents) = this
                 .update(&mut cx, |t, cx| t.as_local().unwrap().load(&path, cx))
                 .await?;
-            Ok(cx.add_model(|cx| Buffer::from_file(0, contents, Box::new(file), cx)))
+            Ok(cx.add_model(|cx| Buffer::from_file(0, contents, Arc::new(file), cx)))
         })
     }
 
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ impl LocalWorktree {
             };
 
             buffer_handle.update(&mut cx, |buffer, cx| {
-                buffer.did_save(version, file.mtime, Some(Box::new(file)), cx);
+                buffer.did_save(version, file.mtime, Some(Arc::new(file)), cx);
             });
 
             Ok(())