diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 429c80e9d4..3cf7a59177 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9684,6 +9684,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "ui",
  "util",
  "workspace",
+ "zed_actions",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -12594,7 +12595,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "notifications",
  "pretty_assertions",
  "project",
- "recent_projects",
  "remote",
  "rpc",
  "serde",
diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/Cargo.toml b/crates/recent_projects/Cargo.toml
index b1759de778..827afff7c0 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/Cargo.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ui.workspace = true
 util.workspace = true
 workspace.workspace = true
 paths.workspace = true
+zed_actions.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 editor = { workspace = true, features = ["test-support"] }
diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
index e01309cacd..c08136cdf5 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/recent_projects.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use picker::{
     Picker, PickerDelegate,
 };
 pub use remote_servers::RemoteServerProjects;
-use serde::Deserialize;
 use settings::Settings;
 pub use ssh_connections::SshSettings;
 use std::{
@@ -29,19 +28,7 @@ use workspace::{
     CloseIntent, ModalView, OpenOptions, SerializedWorkspaceLocation, Workspace, WorkspaceId,
     WORKSPACE_DB,
 };
-
-#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Deserialize, Default)]
-pub struct OpenRecent {
-    #[serde(default = "default_create_new_window")]
-    pub create_new_window: bool,
-}
-
-fn default_create_new_window() -> bool {
-    false
-}
-
-gpui::impl_actions!(projects, [OpenRecent]);
-gpui::actions!(projects, [OpenRemote]);
+use zed_actions::{OpenRecent, OpenRemote};
 
 pub fn init(cx: &mut AppContext) {
     SshSettings::register(cx);
diff --git a/crates/title_bar/Cargo.toml b/crates/title_bar/Cargo.toml
index 569231bb9c..05bd1be502 100644
--- a/crates/title_bar/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/title_bar/Cargo.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ feature_flags.workspace = true
 gpui.workspace = true
 notifications.workspace = true
 project.workspace = true
-recent_projects.workspace = true
 remote.workspace = true
 rpc.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
diff --git a/crates/title_bar/src/application_menu.rs b/crates/title_bar/src/application_menu.rs
index 13ee10c141..c3994f81d7 100644
--- a/crates/title_bar/src/application_menu.rs
+++ b/crates/title_bar/src/application_menu.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Render for ApplicationMenu {
                         .action("Open a new Project...", Box::new(workspace::Open))
                         .action(
                             "Open Recent Projects...",
-                            Box::new(recent_projects::OpenRecent {
+                            Box::new(zed_actions::OpenRecent {
                                 create_new_window: false,
                             }),
                         )
diff --git a/crates/title_bar/src/collab.rs b/crates/title_bar/src/collab.rs
index 805c0e7202..649dfb34f7 100644
--- a/crates/title_bar/src/collab.rs
+++ b/crates/title_bar/src/collab.rs
@@ -284,9 +284,7 @@ impl TitleBar {
 
         let is_connecting_to_project = self
             .workspace
-            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                recent_projects::is_connecting_over_ssh(workspace, cx)
-            })
+            .update(cx, |workspace, cx| workspace.has_active_modal(cx))
             .unwrap_or(false);
 
         let room = room.read(cx);
diff --git a/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs b/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs
index 44301520ac..bcf13a5ac7 100644
--- a/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs
+++ b/crates/title_bar/src/title_bar.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use gpui::{
     StatefulInteractiveElement, Styled, Subscription, View, ViewContext, VisualContext, WeakView,
 };
 use project::{Project, RepositoryEntry};
-use recent_projects::{OpenRemote, RecentProjects};
 use rpc::proto;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ use ui::{
 use util::ResultExt;
 use vcs_menu::{BranchList, OpenRecent as ToggleVcsMenu};
 use workspace::{notifications::NotifyResultExt, Workspace};
-use zed_actions::OpenBrowser;
+use zed_actions::{OpenBrowser, OpenRecent, OpenRemote};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "stories")]
 pub use stories::*;
@@ -397,7 +396,6 @@ impl TitleBar {
             "Open recent project".to_string()
         };
 
-        let workspace = self.workspace.clone();
         Button::new("project_name_trigger", name)
             .when(!is_project_selected, |b| b.color(Color::Muted))
             .style(ButtonStyle::Subtle)
@@ -405,18 +403,19 @@ impl TitleBar {
             .tooltip(move |cx| {
                 Tooltip::for_action(
                     "Recent Projects",
-                    &recent_projects::OpenRecent {
+                    &zed_actions::OpenRecent {
                         create_new_window: false,
                     },
                     cx,
                 )
             })
             .on_click(cx.listener(move |_, _, cx| {
-                if let Some(workspace) = workspace.upgrade() {
-                    workspace.update(cx, |workspace, cx| {
-                        RecentProjects::open(workspace, false, cx);
-                    })
-                }
+                cx.dispatch_action(
+                    OpenRecent {
+                        create_new_window: false,
+                    }
+                    .boxed_clone(),
+                );
             }))
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed/app_menus.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed/app_menus.rs
index 09e21f20ab..824704fca5 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed/app_menus.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed/app_menus.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pub fn app_menus() -> Vec<Menu> {
                 MenuItem::action("Open…", workspace::Open),
                 MenuItem::action(
                     "Open Recent...",
-                    recent_projects::OpenRecent {
+                    zed_actions::OpenRecent {
                         create_new_window: true,
                     },
                 ),
diff --git a/crates/zed_actions/src/lib.rs b/crates/zed_actions/src/lib.rs
index bbe774652e..2f33583429 100644
--- a/crates/zed_actions/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/zed_actions/src/lib.rs
@@ -50,3 +50,11 @@ pub struct InlineAssist {
 }
 
 impl_actions!(assistant, [InlineAssist]);
+
+#[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Deserialize, Default)]
+pub struct OpenRecent {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub create_new_window: bool,
+}
+gpui::impl_actions!(projects, [OpenRecent]);
+gpui::actions!(projects, [OpenRemote]);