diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts
index b9d0f9176900aba8439c9cf9653e5a67524b477e..a9e2408688195e440d1e7086f9e25502386650ff 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export interface IExplorerService {
 	readonly onDidChangeItem: Event<ExplorerItem | undefined>;
 	readonly onDidChangeEditable: Event<ExplorerItem>;
 	readonly onDidSelectItem: Event<{ item?: ExplorerItem, reveal?: boolean }>;
-	readonly onDidCopyItems: Event<{ items: ExplorerItem[], cut: boolean, previouslyCutItems: ExplorerItem[] }>;
+	readonly onDidCopyItems: Event<{ items: ExplorerItem[], cut: boolean, previouslyCutItems: ExplorerItem[] | undefined }>;
 
 	setEditable(stat: ExplorerItem, data: IEditableData): void;
 	getEditableData(stat: ExplorerItem): IEditableData | undefined;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/explorerService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/explorerService.ts
index ae302bff94bde115126ee6a25864214103d4db61..a439f87af54785cc85eb4aeb5f33c07871e17aa6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/explorerService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/electron-browser/explorerService.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ export class ExplorerService implements IExplorerService {
 	private _onDidChangeItem = new Emitter<ExplorerItem | undefined>();
 	private _onDidChangeEditable = new Emitter<ExplorerItem>();
 	private _onDidSelectItem = new Emitter<{ item?: ExplorerItem, reveal?: boolean }>();
-	private _onDidCopyItems = new Emitter<{ items: ExplorerItem[], cut: boolean, previouslyCutItems: ExplorerItem[] }>();
+	private _onDidCopyItems = new Emitter<{ items: ExplorerItem[], cut: boolean, previouslyCutItems: ExplorerItem[] | undefined }>();
 	private disposables: IDisposable[] = [];
 	private editableStats = new Map<ExplorerItem, IEditableData>();
 	private _sortOrder: SortOrder;
-	private cutItems: ExplorerItem[];
+	private cutItems: ExplorerItem[] | undefined;
 
 	constructor(
 		@IFileService private fileService: IFileService,
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class ExplorerService implements IExplorerService {
 		return this._onDidSelectItem.event;
 	}
 
-	get onDidCopyItems(): Event<{ items: ExplorerItem[], cut: boolean, previouslyCutItems: ExplorerItem[] }> {
+	get onDidCopyItems(): Event<{ items: ExplorerItem[], cut: boolean, previouslyCutItems: ExplorerItem[] | undefined }> {
 		return this._onDidCopyItems.event;
 	}
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export class ExplorerService implements IExplorerService {
 	}
 
 	isCut(item: ExplorerItem): boolean {
-		return this.cutItems && this.cutItems.indexOf(item) >= 0;
+		return !!this.cutItems && this.cutItems.indexOf(item) >= 0;
 	}
 
 	getEditableData(stat: ExplorerItem): IEditableData | undefined {