diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewRegistry.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewRegistry.ts
index 326cdac7f67ee6761b8d7aa26fd3b1bb6fb862f0..0a2ae20976071b4b517d1fba677d8bcd6794e97f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewRegistry.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewRegistry.ts
@@ -13,24 +13,24 @@ export interface IDebugViewConstructorSignature {
 }
 
 export interface IDebugViewRegistry {
-	registerDebugView(view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, order: number): void;
-	getDebugViews(): IDebugViewConstructorSignature[];
+	registerDebugView(view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, order: number, weight: number): void;
+	getDebugViews(): { view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, weight: number }[];
 }
 
 class DebugViewRegistryImpl implements IDebugViewRegistry {
-	private debugViews: { view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, order: number }[];
+	private debugViews: { view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, order: number, weight: number }[];
 
 	constructor() {
 		this.debugViews = [];
 	}
 
-	public registerDebugView(view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, order: number): void {
-		this.debugViews.push({ view, order });
+	public registerDebugView(view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, order: number, weight: number): void {
+		this.debugViews.push({ view, order, weight });
 	}
 
-	public getDebugViews(): IDebugViewConstructorSignature[] {
+	public getDebugViews(): { view: IDebugViewConstructorSignature, weight: number }[] {
 		return this.debugViews.sort((first, second) => first.order - second.order)
-			.map(viewWithOrder => viewWithOrder.view);
+			.map(viewWithOrder => ({ view: viewWithOrder.view, weight: viewWithOrder.weight }));
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
index 6b69091ea29f4886b4fa5aaf422963d8a8cc3375..842e0caf7d3764e762caa930415a577ee34f9cf4 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/browser/debugViewlet.ts
@@ -60,15 +60,18 @@ export class DebugViewlet extends Viewlet {
 		this.$el = parent.div().addClass('debug-viewlet');
 
 		const actionRunner = this.getActionRunner();
-		this.views = DebugViewRegistry.getDebugViews().map(viewConstructor => this.instantiationService.createInstance(
-			viewConstructor,
+		const registeredViews = DebugViewRegistry.getDebugViews();
+		this.views = registeredViews.map(viewConstructor => this.instantiationService.createInstance(
+			viewConstructor.view,
 			actionRunner,
 			this.viewletSettings)
 		);
 
 		this.splitView = new SplitView(this.$el.getHTMLElement());
 		this.toDispose.push(this.splitView);
-		this.views.forEach(v => this.splitView.addView(v));
+		for (let i = 0; i < this.views.length; i++) {
+			this.splitView.addView(this.views[i], registeredViews[i].weight);
+		}
 
 		return TPromise.as(null);
 	}
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
index 54106b76164c41f75467c73b87f509f1342fafbe..964f626725246ba4795ea3624ad1b2ff29643c65 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debug.contribution.ts
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ Registry.as<PanelRegistry>(PanelExtensions.Panels).registerPanel(new PanelDescri
 Registry.as<PanelRegistry>(PanelExtensions.Panels).setDefaultPanelId(REPL_ID);
 
 // Register default debug views
-DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(VariablesView, 10);
-DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(WatchExpressionsView, 20);
-DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(CallStackView, 30);
-DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(BreakpointsView, 40);
+DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(VariablesView, 10, 40);
+DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(WatchExpressionsView, 20, 10);
+DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(CallStackView, 30, 30);
+DebugViewRegistry.registerDebugView(BreakpointsView, 40, 20);
 
 // register action to open viewlet
 const registry = Registry.as<IWorkbenchActionRegistry>(WorkbenchActionRegistryExtensions.WorkbenchActions);