diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
index 1c2dee592..8eaaa1984 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/config.el
@@ -114,13 +114,14 @@ immediately runs it on the current candidate (ending the ivy session)."
 
 (def-package! counsel-projectile
   :commands (counsel-projectile-find-file counsel-projectile-find-dir counsel-projectile-switch-to-buffer
-             counsel-projectile-grep counsel-projectile-ag)
+             counsel-projectile-grep counsel-projectile-ag counsel-projectile-switch-project)
   :init
   (map! [remap projectile-find-file]        #'counsel-projectile-find-file
         [remap projectile-find-dir]         #'counsel-projectile-find-dir
         [remap projectile-switch-to-buffer] #'counsel-projectile-switch-to-buffer
         [remap projectile-grep]             #'counsel-projectile-grep
-        [remap projectile-ag]               #'counsel-projectile-ag)
+        [remap projectile-ag]               #'counsel-projectile-ag
+        [remap projectile-switch-project]   #'counsel-projectile-switch-project)
   :config
   ;; Highlight entries that have been visited
   (ivy-set-display-transformer #'counsel-projectile-find-file #'+ivy-projectile-find-file-transformer))
diff --git a/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el b/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el
index 8a6050e05..e601bf711 100644
--- a/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el
+++ b/modules/feature/workspaces/autoload/workspaces.el
@@ -479,6 +479,19 @@ created."
 `+workspaces|switch-to-project'."
   (setq +workspaces--project-dir default-directory))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun +workspaces|switch-counsel-project-action (project)
+  "A `counsel-projectile-switch-project-action' that creates a dedicated
+workspace for a new project, before prompting to open a file."
+  (when persp-mode
+    (let ((+workspaces--project-dir project)
+          (inhibit-message t))
+      (+workspaces|switch-to-project)))
+  (counsel-projectile-switch-project-action project)
+  (+workspace-message
+   (format "Switched to '%s' in new workspace" new-name)
+   'success))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun +workspaces|switch-to-project ()
   "Creates a workspace dedicated to a new project. Should be hooked to
@@ -491,6 +504,9 @@ created."
                (new-name (persp-name persp)))
           (+workspace-switch new-name)
           (switch-to-buffer (doom-fallback-buffer))
+          (call-interactively
+           (or (command-remapping #'projectile-find-file)
+               #'projectile-find-file))
           (+workspace-message
            (format "Switched to '%s' in new workspace" new-name)
            'success))
diff --git a/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el b/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
index 3ccf63525..312632c4c 100644
--- a/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
+++ b/modules/feature/workspaces/config.el
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ renamed.")
   (add-hook 'delete-frame-functions #'+workspaces|delete-associated-workspace)
 
   ;; per-project workspaces
-  (setq projectile-switch-project-action #'+workspaces|set-project-action)
+  (setq projectile-switch-project-action #'+workspaces|set-project-action
+        counsel-projectile-switch-project-action #'+workspaces|switch-counsel-project-action)
   (add-hook 'projectile-after-switch-project-hook #'+workspaces|switch-to-project)
 
   ;;