diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts
index 6875ce28b082ad5f1a691abb649904d123d05a90..a0dc70de8fb1bd5a65581e238557982a3c88075a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/views/browser/viewDescriptorService.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ export class ViewDescriptorService extends Disposable implements IViewDescriptor
 		super();
 
 		storageKeysSyncRegistryService.registerStorageKey({ key: ViewDescriptorService.CACHED_VIEW_POSITIONS, version: 1 });
+		storageKeysSyncRegistryService.registerStorageKey({ key: ViewDescriptorService.CACHED_VIEW_CONTAINER_LOCATIONS, version: 1 });
 		this.viewContainerModels = new Map<ViewContainer, { viewContainerModel: ViewContainerModel, disposable: IDisposable; }>();
 		this.activeViewContextKeys = new Map<string, IContextKey<boolean>>();
 		this.movableViewContextKeys = new Map<string, IContextKey<boolean>>();