diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
index 12de454be628ea42312b3d6d1706e03d95dd4563..c59e345f813d24b8aa2893cddea468afc4b83c16 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/browser/workbench.contribution.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,23 @@ import { workbenchConfigurationNodeBase } from 'vs/workbench/common/configuratio
 				'markdownDescription': nls.localize('customMenuBarAltFocus', "Controls whether the menu bar will be focused by pressing the Alt-key. This setting has no effect on toggling the menu bar with the Alt-key."),
 				'included': isWindows || isLinux || isWeb
 			},
+			'window.openFilesInNewWindow': {
+				'type': 'string',
+				'enum': ['on', 'off', 'default'],
+				'enumDescriptions': [
+					nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.on', "Files will open in a new window."),
+					nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.off', "Files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window."),
+					isMacintosh ?
+						nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.defaultMac', "Files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window unless opened via the Dock or from Finder.") :
+						nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.default', "Files will open in a new window unless picked from within the application (e.g. via the File menu).")
+				],
+				'default': 'off',
+				'scope': ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
+				'markdownDescription':
+					isMacintosh ?
+						nls.localize('openFilesInNewWindowMac', "Controls whether files should open in a new window. \nNote that there can still be cases where this setting is ignored (e.g. when using the `--new-window` or `--reuse-window` command line option).") :
+						nls.localize('openFilesInNewWindow', "Controls whether files should open in a new window.\nNote that there can still be cases where this setting is ignored (e.g. when using the `--new-window` or `--reuse-window` command line option).")
+			},
 			'window.openFoldersInNewWindow': {
 				'type': 'string',
 				'enum': ['on', 'off', 'default'],
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts
index 6eaa0687e4856d4f146de941e2110ef1a4131e4f..61e2e2e588505ffb4cef4e6fa7d8d8435de515a3 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/electron-browser/desktop.contribution.ts
@@ -202,23 +202,6 @@ import product from 'vs/platform/product/common/product';
 		'title': nls.localize('windowConfigurationTitle', "Window"),
 		'type': 'object',
 		'properties': {
-			'window.openFilesInNewWindow': {
-				'type': 'string',
-				'enum': ['on', 'off', 'default'],
-				'enumDescriptions': [
-					nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.on', "Files will open in a new window."),
-					nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.off', "Files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window."),
-					isMacintosh ?
-						nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.defaultMac', "Files will open in the window with the files' folder open or the last active window unless opened via the Dock or from Finder.") :
-						nls.localize('window.openFilesInNewWindow.default', "Files will open in a new window unless picked from within the application (e.g. via the File menu).")
-				],
-				'default': 'off',
-				'scope': ConfigurationScope.APPLICATION,
-				'markdownDescription':
-					isMacintosh ?
-						nls.localize('openFilesInNewWindowMac', "Controls whether files should open in a new window. \nNote that there can still be cases where this setting is ignored (e.g. when using the `--new-window` or `--reuse-window` command line option).") :
-						nls.localize('openFilesInNewWindow', "Controls whether files should open in a new window.\nNote that there can still be cases where this setting is ignored (e.g. when using the `--new-window` or `--reuse-window` command line option).")
-			},
 			'window.openWithoutArgumentsInNewWindow': {
 				'type': 'string',
 				'enum': ['on', 'off'],