diff --git a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
index 907b594ec506cf..98c4cc5e649a97 100644
--- a/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/language/src/buffer.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ use std::{
     num::NonZeroU32,
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut, Range},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
-    str,
+    rc, str,
     sync::{Arc, LazyLock},
     time::{Duration, Instant},
     vec,
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ pub struct Buffer {
     /// Memoize calls to has_changes_since(saved_version).
     /// The contents of a cell are (self.version, has_changes) at the time of a last call.
     has_unsaved_edits: Cell<(clock::Global, bool)>,
+    change_bits: Vec<rc::Weak<Cell<bool>>>,
     _subscriptions: Vec<gpui::Subscription>,
 }
 
@@ -978,6 +979,7 @@ impl Buffer {
             completion_triggers_timestamp: Default::default(),
             deferred_ops: OperationQueue::new(),
             has_conflict: false,
+            change_bits: Default::default(),
             _subscriptions: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -1252,6 +1254,7 @@ impl Buffer {
         self.non_text_state_update_count += 1;
         self.syntax_map.lock().clear(&self.text);
         self.language = language;
+        self.was_changed();
         self.reparse(cx);
         cx.emit(BufferEvent::LanguageChanged);
     }
@@ -1286,6 +1289,7 @@ impl Buffer {
             .set((self.saved_version().clone(), false));
         self.has_conflict = false;
         self.saved_mtime = mtime;
+        self.was_changed();
         cx.emit(BufferEvent::Saved);
         cx.notify();
     }
@@ -1381,6 +1385,7 @@ impl Buffer {
 
         self.file = Some(new_file);
         if file_changed {
+            self.was_changed();
             self.non_text_state_update_count += 1;
             if was_dirty != self.is_dirty() {
                 cx.emit(BufferEvent::DirtyChanged);
@@ -1958,6 +1963,23 @@ impl Buffer {
         self.text.subscribe()
     }
 
+    /// Adds a bit to the list of bits that are set when the buffer's text changes.
+    ///
+    /// This allows downstream code to check if the buffer's text has changed without
+    /// waiting for an effect cycle, which would be required if using eents.
+    pub fn record_changes(&mut self, bit: rc::Weak<Cell<bool>>) {
+        self.change_bits.push(bit);
+    }
+
+    fn was_changed(&mut self) {
+        self.change_bits.retain(|change_bit| {
+            change_bit.upgrade().map_or(false, |bit| {
+                bit.replace(true);
+                true
+            })
+        });
+    }
+
     /// Starts a transaction, if one is not already in-progress. When undoing or
     /// redoing edits, all of the edits performed within a transaction are undone
     /// or redone together.
@@ -2368,6 +2390,7 @@ impl Buffer {
         }
         self.text.apply_ops(buffer_ops);
         self.deferred_ops.insert(deferred_ops);
+        self.was_changed();
         self.flush_deferred_ops(cx);
         self.did_edit(&old_version, was_dirty, cx);
         // Notify independently of whether the buffer was edited as the operations could include a
@@ -2502,7 +2525,8 @@ impl Buffer {
         }
     }
 
-    fn send_operation(&self, operation: Operation, is_local: bool, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+    fn send_operation(&mut self, operation: Operation, is_local: bool, cx: &mut Context<Self>) {
+        self.was_changed();
         cx.emit(BufferEvent::Operation {
             operation,
             is_local,
diff --git a/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs b/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
index e5f5a23b0cccf2..8f7a30e3a1b7c5 100644
--- a/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
+++ b/crates/multi_buffer/src/multi_buffer.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ use smol::future::yield_now;
 use std::{
     any::type_name,
     borrow::Cow,
-    cell::{Ref, RefCell},
+    cell::{Cell, Ref, RefCell},
     cmp, fmt,
     future::Future,
     io,
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ use std::{
     mem,
     ops::{Range, RangeBounds, Sub},
     path::Path,
+    rc::Rc,
     str,
     sync::Arc,
     time::{Duration, Instant},
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ pub struct MultiBuffer {
     history: History,
     title: Option<String>,
     capability: Capability,
+    buffer_changed_since_sync: Rc<Cell<bool>>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -568,6 +570,7 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
             capability,
             title: None,
             buffers_by_path: Default::default(),
+            buffer_changed_since_sync: Default::default(),
             history: History {
                 next_transaction_id: clock::Lamport::default(),
                 undo_stack: Vec::new(),
@@ -587,6 +590,7 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
             subscriptions: Default::default(),
             singleton: false,
             capability,
+            buffer_changed_since_sync: Default::default(),
             history: History {
                 next_transaction_id: Default::default(),
                 undo_stack: Default::default(),
@@ -600,7 +604,11 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
 
     pub fn clone(&self, new_cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> Self {
         let mut buffers = HashMap::default();
+        let buffer_changed_since_sync = Rc::new(Cell::new(false));
         for (buffer_id, buffer_state) in self.buffers.borrow().iter() {
+            buffer_state.buffer.update(new_cx, |buffer, _| {
+                buffer.record_changes(Rc::downgrade(&buffer_changed_since_sync));
+            });
             buffers.insert(
                 *buffer_id,
                 BufferState {
@@ -629,6 +637,7 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
             capability: self.capability,
             history: self.history.clone(),
             title: self.title.clone(),
+            buffer_changed_since_sync,
         }
     }
 
@@ -1728,19 +1737,25 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
 
         self.sync(cx);
 
-        let buffer_id = buffer.read(cx).remote_id();
         let buffer_snapshot = buffer.read(cx).snapshot();
+        let buffer_id = buffer_snapshot.remote_id();
 
         let mut buffers = self.buffers.borrow_mut();
-        let buffer_state = buffers.entry(buffer_id).or_insert_with(|| BufferState {
-            last_version: buffer_snapshot.version().clone(),
-            last_non_text_state_update_count: buffer_snapshot.non_text_state_update_count(),
-            excerpts: Default::default(),
-            _subscriptions: [
-                cx.observe(&buffer, |_, _, cx| cx.notify()),
-                cx.subscribe(&buffer, Self::on_buffer_event),
-            ],
-            buffer: buffer.clone(),
+        let buffer_state = buffers.entry(buffer_id).or_insert_with(|| {
+            self.buffer_changed_since_sync.replace(true);
+            buffer.update(cx, |buffer, _| {
+                buffer.record_changes(Rc::downgrade(&self.buffer_changed_since_sync));
+            });
+            BufferState {
+                last_version: buffer_snapshot.version().clone(),
+                last_non_text_state_update_count: buffer_snapshot.non_text_state_update_count(),
+                excerpts: Default::default(),
+                _subscriptions: [
+                    cx.observe(&buffer, |_, _, cx| cx.notify()),
+                    cx.subscribe(&buffer, Self::on_buffer_event),
+                ],
+                buffer: buffer.clone(),
+            }
         });
 
         let mut snapshot = self.snapshot.borrow_mut();
@@ -2236,6 +2251,7 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
         cx: &mut Context<Self>,
     ) {
         self.sync(cx);
+        self.buffer_changed_since_sync.replace(true);
 
         let diff = diff.read(cx);
         let buffer_id = diff.buffer_id;
@@ -2714,6 +2730,11 @@ impl MultiBuffer {
     }
 
     fn sync(&self, cx: &App) {
+        let changed = self.buffer_changed_since_sync.replace(false);
+        if !changed {
+            return;
+        }
+
         let mut snapshot = self.snapshot.borrow_mut();
         let mut excerpts_to_edit = Vec::new();
         let mut non_text_state_updated = false;
diff --git a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
index c8658406348823..476ff01e8d0b31 100644
--- a/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
+++ b/crates/workspace/src/pane.rs
@@ -2424,14 +2424,10 @@ impl Pane {
                     .child(label),
             );
 
-        let single_entry_to_resolve = {
-            let item_entries = self.items[ix].project_entry_ids(cx);
-            if item_entries.len() == 1 {
-                Some(item_entries[0])
-            } else {
-                None
-            }
-        };
+        let single_entry_to_resolve = self.items[ix]
+            .is_singleton(cx)
+            .then(|| self.items[ix].project_entry_ids(cx).get(0).copied())
+            .flatten();
 
         let total_items = self.items.len();
         let has_items_to_left = ix > 0;