diff --git a/src/dock.js b/src/dock.js
index 30fd48180..0abb754e3 100644
--- a/src/dock.js
+++ b/src/dock.js
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ module.exports = class Dock {
       }),
       this.paneContainer.onDidDestroyPaneItem(this.handleDidRemovePaneItem.bind(this)),
       this.paneContainer.onDidChangeActivePane((item) => params.didChangeActivePane(this, item)),
-      this.paneContainer.onDidChangeActivePaneItem((item) => params.didChangeActivePaneItem(this, item))
+      this.paneContainer.onDidChangeActivePaneItem((item) => params.didChangeActivePaneItem(this, item)),
+      this.paneContainer.onDidDestroyPaneItem((item) => params.didDestroyPaneItem(item))
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/src/workspace-center.js b/src/workspace-center.js
index e2e9eac6c..6f7364388 100644
--- a/src/workspace-center.js
+++ b/src/workspace-center.js
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 const TextEditor = require('./text-editor')
 
 module.exports = class WorkspaceCenter {
-  constructor ({paneContainer, didActivate, didChangeActivePaneItem}) {
+  constructor ({paneContainer, didActivate, didChangeActivePaneItem, didDestroyPaneItem}) {
     this.paneContainer = paneContainer
     this.didActivate = didActivate
     this.paneContainer.onDidActivatePane(() => this.didActivate(this))
     this.paneContainer.onDidChangeActivePaneItem((item) => {
       didChangeActivePaneItem(this, item)
     })
+    this.paneContainer.onDidDestroyPaneItem((item) => didDestroyPaneItem(item))
   }
 
   activate () {
diff --git a/src/workspace.js b/src/workspace.js
index 2d727525a..1e4eb6484 100644
--- a/src/workspace.js
+++ b/src/workspace.js
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ module.exports = class Workspace extends Model {
     this.center = new WorkspaceCenter({
       paneContainer: this.paneContainer,
       didActivate: this.didActivatePaneContainer,
-      didChangeActivePaneItem: this.didChangeActivePaneItemOnPaneContainer
+      didChangeActivePaneItem: this.didChangeActivePaneItemOnPaneContainer,
+      didDestroyPaneItem: this.didDestroyPaneItem
     })
     this.docks = {
       left: this.createDock('left'),
@@ -121,7 +122,8 @@ module.exports = class Workspace extends Model {
       didHide: this.didHideDock,
       didActivate: this.didActivatePaneContainer,
       didChangeActivePane: this.didChangeActivePaneOnPaneContainer,
-      didChangeActivePaneItem: this.didChangeActivePaneItemOnPaneContainer
+      didChangeActivePaneItem: this.didChangeActivePaneItemOnPaneContainer,
+      didDestroyPaneItem: this.didDestroyPaneItem
     })
     dock.onDidDestroyPaneItem(this.didDestroyPaneItem)
     return dock
@@ -143,12 +145,12 @@ module.exports = class Workspace extends Model {
       deserializerManager: this.deserializerManager,
       viewRegistry: this.viewRegistry
     })
-    this.paneContainer.onDidDestroyPaneItem(this.didDestroyPaneItem)
 
     this.center = new WorkspaceCenter({
       paneContainer: this.paneContainer,
       didActivate: this.didActivatePaneContainer,
-      didChangeActivePaneItem: this.didChangeActivePaneItemOnPaneContainer
+      didChangeActivePaneItem: this.didChangeActivePaneItemOnPaneContainer,
+      didDestroyPaneItem: this.didDestroyPaneItem
     })
     this.docks = {
       left: this.createDock('left'),