diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts
index 18e44ef1ae6cfb94e214272c2dbae4877e72ae1f..0191e434b4cd4623faa3ff01bc404922a0d37929 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/parts/views/viewsViewlet.ts
@@ -414,7 +414,8 @@ export class ViewsViewlet extends PanelViewlet {
 					});
 				toCreate.push(view);
 
-				this.addPanel(view, viewState ? viewState.size : 200, index);
+				const size = viewState ? viewState.size : (viewDescriptor.size || 200);
+				this.addPanel(view, size, index);
 				this.viewsViewletPanels.splice(index, 0, view);
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
index 13596120ac91b161e7583169065b67f074c126c6..ccbee9dd3a1752ee78016d685830a029eccaff72 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/extensions/electron-browser/extensionsViewlet.ts
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class ExtensionsViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet implements IExtens
 			name: localize('marketPlace', "Marketplace"),
 			location: ViewLocation.Extensions,
 			ctor: ExtensionsListView,
-			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.has('extensionsViewletVisible'), ContextKeyExpr.has('searchExtensions'), ContextKeyExpr.not('searchInstalledExtensions')),
+			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.has('searchExtensions'), ContextKeyExpr.not('searchInstalledExtensions')),
 			size: 100
 		};
 	}
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export class ExtensionsViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet implements IExtens
 			name: localize('installedExtensions', "Installed"),
 			location: ViewLocation.Extensions,
 			ctor: InstalledExtensionsView,
-			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.has('extensionsViewletVisible'), ContextKeyExpr.not('searchExtensions')),
+			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.not('searchExtensions')),
 			size: 50
 		};
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ export class ExtensionsViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet implements IExtens
 			name: localize('searchInstalledExtensions', "Installed"),
 			location: ViewLocation.Extensions,
 			ctor: InstalledExtensionsView,
-			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.has('extensionsViewletVisible'), ContextKeyExpr.has('searchInstalledExtensions')),
+			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.has('searchInstalledExtensions')),
 			size: 50
 		};
 	}
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export class ExtensionsViewlet extends PersistentViewsViewlet implements IExtens
 			name: localize('recommendedExtensions', "Recommended"),
 			location: ViewLocation.Extensions,
 			ctor: RecommendedExtensionsView,
-			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.has('extensionsViewletVisible'), ContextKeyExpr.not('searchExtensions')),
+			when: ContextKeyExpr.and(ContextKeyExpr.not('searchExtensions')),
 			size: 50,
 			canToggleVisibility: true
 		};