diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.contribution.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.contribution.ts
index 9da044d818d..386fd6603fc 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.contribution.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { registerWorkbenchContribution2, WorkbenchPhase } from '../../../../work
 import { IViewContainersRegistry, ViewContainerLocation, IViewsRegistry, Extensions as ViewContainerExtensions, WindowVisibility } from '../../../../workbench/common/views.js';
 import { CHANGES_VIEW_CONTAINER_ID, CHANGES_VIEW_ID, ChangesViewPane, ChangesViewPaneContainer } from './changesView.js';
 import './changesViewActions.js';
-import { ToggleChangesViewContribution } from './toggleChangesView.js';
+import { ChangesViewController } from './changesViewController.js';
 
 const changesViewIcon = registerIcon('changes-view-icon', Codicon.gitCompare, localize2('changesViewIcon', 'View icon for the Changes view.').value);
 
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ viewsRegistry.registerViews([{
 	windowVisibility: WindowVisibility.Sessions
 }], changesViewContainer);
 
-registerWorkbenchContribution2(ToggleChangesViewContribution.ID, ToggleChangesViewContribution, WorkbenchPhase.BlockRestore);
+registerWorkbenchContribution2(ChangesViewController.ID, ChangesViewController, WorkbenchPhase.BlockRestore);
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
index 5cfb9a5e66f..946be8667a6 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 		super(options, keybindingService, contextMenuService, configurationService, contextKeyService, viewDescriptorService, instantiationService, openerService, themeService, hoverService);
 
 		this.viewModel = this.instantiationService.createInstance(ChangesViewModel);
+		this._register(this.viewModel);
 
 		// Version mode
 		this._register(bindContextKey(changesVersionModeContextKey, this.scopedContextKeyService, reader => {
@@ -353,7 +354,7 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 			return this.viewModel.viewModeObs.read(reader);
 		}));
 
-		// Set chatSessionType on the view's context key service so ViewTitlev menu items
+		// Set chatSessionType on the view's context key service so ViewTitle menu items
 		// can use it in their `when` clauses. Update reactively when the active session
 		// changes.
 		this._register(bindContextKey(ChatContextKeys.agentSessionType, this.scopedContextKeyService, reader => {
@@ -623,8 +624,6 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 		if (this.actionsContainer) {
 			dom.clearNode(this.actionsContainer);
 
-			const scopedInstantiationService = this.renderDisposables.add(this.instantiationService.createChild(new ServiceCollection([IContextKeyService, this.scopedContextKeyService])));
-
 			this.renderDisposables.add(bindContextKey(ChatContextKeys.hasAgentSessionChanges, this.scopedContextKeyService, reader => {
 				const { files } = topLevelStats.read(reader);
 				return files > 0;
@@ -646,6 +645,10 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 				return metadata?.pullRequestUrl !== undefined;
 			}));
 
+			const scopedServiceCollection = new ServiceCollection([IContextKeyService, this.scopedContextKeyService]);
+			const scopedInstantiationService = this.instantiationService.createChild(scopedServiceCollection);
+			this.renderDisposables.add(scopedInstantiationService);
+
 			this.renderDisposables.add(autorun(reader => {
 				const { added, removed } = topLevelStats.read(reader);
 				const sessionResource = this.viewModel.activeSessionResourceObs.read(reader);
diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/toggleChangesView.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesViewController.ts
similarity index 97%
rename from src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/toggleChangesView.ts
rename to src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesViewController.ts
index ff3ee68fdcd..95a090d25cc 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/toggleChangesView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesViewController.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ interface IPendingTurnState {
 	readonly submittedAt: number;
 }
 
-export class ToggleChangesViewContribution extends Disposable {
+export class ChangesViewController extends Disposable {
 
-	static readonly ID = 'workbench.contrib.toggleChangesView';
+	static readonly ID = 'workbench.contrib.changesViewController';
 
 	private readonly pendingTurnStateByResource = new ResourceMap<IPendingTurnState>();