diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts
index bf9bd4763a22eb8252348398242e6d371bb2ded4..8e52da2bc2fe0849d245818aa485d1051d2c9fdd 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/layout.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export enum Settings {
 	PANEL_POSITION = 'workbench.panel.defaultLocation',
 	PANEL_OPENS_MAXIMIZED = 'workbench.panel.opensMaximized',
 
-	AUXILIARYBAR_ENABLED = 'workbench.experimental.auxiliaryBar.enabled',
+	AUXILIARYBAR_ENABLED = 'workbench.experimental.sidePanel.enabled',
 
 	ZEN_MODE_RESTORE = 'zenMode.restore',
 }
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarActions.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarActions.ts
index f1095fc175d25eb45a21933cf5a08a6c057d72af..839be29f5806a98e75d5a8af8b0ee02b4ee881f3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarActions.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarActions.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { IPaneCompositePartService } from 'vs/workbench/services/panecomposite/b
 export class ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction extends Action {
 
 	static readonly ID = 'workbench.action.toggleAuxiliaryBar';
-	static readonly LABEL = localize('toggleAuxiliaryBar', "Toggle Auxiliary Bar");
+	static readonly LABEL = localize('toggleAuxiliaryBar', "Toggle Side Panel");
 
 	constructor(
 		id: string,
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction extends Action {
 class FocusAuxiliaryBarAction extends Action {
 
 	static readonly ID = 'workbench.action.focusAuxiliaryBar';
-	static readonly LABEL = localize('focusAuxiliaryBar', "Focus into Auxiliary Bar");
+	static readonly LABEL = localize('focusAuxiliaryBar', "Focus into Side Panel");
 
 	constructor(
 		id: string,
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItems([
 			group: '2_workbench_layout',
 			command: {
 				id: ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction.ID,
-				title: localize({ key: 'miShowAuxiliaryBar', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "Show Au&&xiliary Bar"),
+				title: localize({ key: 'miShowAuxiliaryBar', comment: ['&& denotes a mnemonic'] }, "Show Si&&de Panel"),
 				toggled: ActiveAuxiliaryContext
 			},
-			when: ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.workbench.experimental.auxiliaryBar.enabled', true),
+			when: ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.workbench.experimental.sidePanel.enabled', true),
 			order: 5
 		}
 	}, {
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItems([
 			group: '3_workbench_layout_move',
 			command: {
 				id: ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction.ID,
-				title: { value: localize('hideAuxiliaryBar', "Hide Auxiliary Bar"), original: 'Hide Auxiliary Bar' },
+				title: { value: localize('hideAuxiliaryBar', "Hide Side Panel"), original: 'Hide Side Panel' },
 			},
 			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(AuxiliaryBarVisibleContext, ContextKeyExpr.equals('viewLocation', ViewContainerLocationToString(ViewContainerLocation.AuxiliaryBar))),
 			order: 2
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ MenuRegistry.appendMenuItems([
 ]);
 
 const actionRegistry = Registry.as<IWorkbenchActionRegistry>(WorkbenchExtensions.WorkbenchActions);
-actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.from(ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.KEY_B }), 'View: Toggle Auxiliary Bar', CATEGORIES.View.value, ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.workbench.experimental.auxiliaryBar.enabled', true));
-actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.from(FocusAuxiliaryBarAction), 'View: Focus into Auxiliary Bar', CATEGORIES.View.value, ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.workbench.experimental.auxiliaryBar.enabled', true));
+actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.from(ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction, { primary: KeyMod.CtrlCmd | KeyMod.Alt | KeyCode.KEY_B }), 'View: Toggle Side Panel', CATEGORIES.View.value, ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.workbench.experimental.sidePanel.enabled', true));
+actionRegistry.registerWorkbenchAction(SyncActionDescriptor.from(FocusAuxiliaryBarAction), 'View: Focus into Side Panel', CATEGORIES.View.value, ContextKeyExpr.equals('config.workbench.experimental.sidePanel.enabled', true));
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarPart.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarPart.ts
index f46c87151ff2721e6982a6909d30c3b1720910a8..807c6c83f1b53e32bc1efa87d9663ebb0f7fbe61 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarPart.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/auxiliarybar/auxiliaryBarPart.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export class AuxiliaryBarPart extends BasePanelPart {
 	protected fillExtraContextMenuActions(actions: IAction[]): void {
 		actions.push(...[
 			new Separator(),
-			this.instantiationService.createInstance(ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction, ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction.ID, localize('hideAuxiliaryBar', "Hide AuxiliaryBar"))
+			this.instantiationService.createInstance(ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction, ToggleAuxiliaryBarAction.ID, localize('hideAuxiliaryBar', "Hide Side Panel"))
 		]);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
index d7fb9e76fd7ced38b896b6e20da9dc3990805f9e..000fd151ee265856b3ccff3ae2ad47e831445fa7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
@@ -352,10 +352,10 @@ const registry = Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Con
 				// On Mac, the delay is 1500.
 				'default': isMacintosh ? 1500 : 500
 			},
-			'workbench.experimental.auxiliaryBar.enabled': {
+			'workbench.experimental.sidePanel.enabled': {
 				'type': 'boolean',
 				'default': false,
-				'description': localize('auxiliaryBarEnabled', "Controls whether the auxiliary bar opposite the side bar is enabled."),
+				'description': localize('auxiliaryBarEnabled', "Controls whether the side panel opposite the side bar is enabled."),
 				'included': product.quality !== 'stable'
 			},
 		}