diff --git a/crates/copilot/src/sign_in.rs b/crates/copilot/src/sign_in.rs
index 803cb5cc85..fec8f27c97 100644
--- a/crates/copilot/src/sign_in.rs
+++ b/crates/copilot/src/sign_in.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use gpui::{
     geometry::rect::RectF,
     platform::{WindowBounds, WindowKind, WindowOptions},
     AnyElement, AnyViewHandle, AppContext, ClipboardItem, Element, Entity, View, ViewContext,
-    ViewHandle,
+    WindowHandle,
 };
 use theme::ui::modal;
 
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ const COPILOT_SIGN_UP_URL: &'static str = "https://github.com/features/copilot";
 
 pub fn init(cx: &mut AppContext) {
     if let Some(copilot) = Copilot::global(cx) {
-        let mut code_verification: Option<ViewHandle<CopilotCodeVerification>> = None;
+        let mut code_verification: Option<WindowHandle<CopilotCodeVerification>> = None;
         cx.observe(&copilot, move |copilot, cx| {
             let status = copilot.read(cx).status();
 
             match &status {
                 crate::Status::SigningIn { prompt } => {
                     if let Some(code_verification_handle) = code_verification.as_mut() {
-                        let window_id = code_verification_handle.window_id();
+                        let window_id = code_verification_handle.id();
                         let updated = cx.update_window(window_id, |cx| {
                             code_verification_handle.update(cx, |code_verification, cx| {
                                 code_verification.set_status(status.clone(), cx)
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ pub fn init(cx: &mut AppContext) {
 fn create_copilot_auth_window(
     cx: &mut AppContext,
     status: &Status,
-) -> ViewHandle<CopilotCodeVerification> {
+) -> WindowHandle<CopilotCodeVerification> {
     let window_size = theme::current(cx).copilot.modal.dimensions();
     let window_options = WindowOptions {
         bounds: WindowBounds::Fixed(RectF::new(Default::default(), window_size)),
@@ -78,10 +78,9 @@ fn create_copilot_auth_window(
         is_movable: true,
         screen: None,
     };
-    let (_, view) = cx.add_window(window_options, |_cx| {
+    cx.add_window(window_options, |_cx| {
         CopilotCodeVerification::new(status.clone())
-    });
-    view
+    })
 }
 
 pub struct CopilotCodeVerification {
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
index adabcf0a8b..9c0e50647c 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
@@ -3811,10 +3811,6 @@ pub struct WindowHandle<T> {
 
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 impl<V: View> WindowHandle<V> {
-    fn id(&self) -> usize {
-        self.any_handle.id()
-    }
-
     fn new(window_id: usize, ref_counts: Arc<Mutex<RefCounts>>) -> Self {
         WindowHandle {
             any_handle: AnyWindowHandle::new::<V>(window_id, ref_counts),
@@ -3822,7 +3818,11 @@ impl<V: View> WindowHandle<V> {
         }
     }
 
-    fn root(&self, cx: &impl BorrowAppContext) -> ViewHandle<V> {
+    pub fn id(&self) -> usize {
+        self.any_handle.id()
+    }
+
+    pub fn root(&self, cx: &impl BorrowAppContext) -> ViewHandle<V> {
         self.read_with(cx, |cx| cx.root_view().clone().downcast().unwrap())
     }