diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/explorerViewlet.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/explorerViewlet.ts
index 12962a0600069e452b4cbc33a48d122732848655..128a2d80c5687fda91b48dd944ce464aed399ae8 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/explorerViewlet.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/explorerViewlet.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export class ExplorerViewlet extends Viewlet {
 
 		return this.configurationService.loadConfiguration().then((config:IFilesConfiguration) => {
 			// Open editors view should always be visible in no folder workspace.
-			this.openEditorsVisible = !this.contextService.getWorkspace() || config.explorer.openEditors.maxVisible !== 0;
+			this.openEditorsVisible = !this.contextService.getWorkspace() || config.explorer.openEditors.visible !== 0;
 			if (this.openEditorsVisible) {
 				this.splitView = new SplitView(this.viewletContainer.getHTMLElement());
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/files.contribution.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
index 34a45dbe14e2f789242a9ceb6470efbda0e3f753..d6b922a63558a365900dd06b4a66831b9e217c69 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/files.contribution.ts
@@ -238,9 +238,9 @@ configurationRegistry.registerConfiguration({
 	'title': nls.localize('explorerConfigurationTitle', "File Explorer configuration"),
 	'type': 'object',
 	'properties': {
-		'explorer.openEditors.maxVisible': {
+		'explorer.openEditors.visible': {
 			'type': 'number',
-			'description': nls.localize('maxVisible', "Maximum number of open editors to show before scrollbars appear. If set to 0 open editors section gets hidden - only applied after VSCode restart."),
+			'description': nls.localize('openEditorsVisible', "Number of editors shown in the Open Editors pane. Set it to 0 to hide the pane."),
 			'default': 9
 		},
 		'explorer.openEditors.dynamicHeight': {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
index 2b103b3aaf297864649bb4e67bde141d02d75d71..cae18b21d0cfff90e83434db7ce6ae1839d37b9a 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/browser/views/openEditorsView.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ const $ = dom.emmet;
 export class OpenEditorsView extends AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView {
 
 	private static MEMENTO_COLLAPSED = 'openEditors.memento.collapsed';
-	private static DEFAULT_MAX_VISIBLE_OPEN_EDITORS = 9;
+	private static DEFAULT_VISIBLE_OPEN_EDITORS = 9;
 	private static DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_HEIGHT = true;
 
 	private settings: any;
-	private maxVisibleOpenEditors: number;
+	private visibleOpenEditors: number;
 	private dynamicHeight: boolean;
 
 	private model: IEditorStacksModel;
@@ -178,11 +178,11 @@ export class OpenEditorsView extends AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView {
 	}
 
 	private onConfigurationUpdated(configuration: IFilesConfiguration): void {
-		let visibleOpenEditors = configuration && configuration.explorer && configuration.explorer.openEditors && configuration.explorer.openEditors.maxVisible;
+		let visibleOpenEditors = configuration && configuration.explorer && configuration.explorer.openEditors && configuration.explorer.openEditors.visible;
 		if (typeof visibleOpenEditors === 'number') {
-			this.maxVisibleOpenEditors = visibleOpenEditors;
+			this.visibleOpenEditors = visibleOpenEditors;
 		} else {
-			this.maxVisibleOpenEditors = OpenEditorsView.DEFAULT_MAX_VISIBLE_OPEN_EDITORS;
+			this.visibleOpenEditors = OpenEditorsView.DEFAULT_VISIBLE_OPEN_EDITORS;
 		}
 
 		let dynamicHeight = configuration && configuration.explorer && configuration.explorer.openEditors && configuration.explorer.openEditors.dynamicHeight;
@@ -241,17 +241,17 @@ export class OpenEditorsView extends AdaptiveCollapsibleViewletView {
 	}
 
 	private getExpandedBodySize(model: IEditorStacksModel): number {
-		return OpenEditorsView.computeExpandedBodySize(model, this.maxVisibleOpenEditors, this.dynamicHeight);
+		return OpenEditorsView.computeExpandedBodySize(model, this.visibleOpenEditors, this.dynamicHeight);
 	}
 
-	private static computeExpandedBodySize(model: IEditorStacksModel, maxVisibleOpenEditors = OpenEditorsView.DEFAULT_MAX_VISIBLE_OPEN_EDITORS, dynamicHeight = OpenEditorsView.DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_HEIGHT): number {
+	private static computeExpandedBodySize(model: IEditorStacksModel, visibleOpenEditors = OpenEditorsView.DEFAULT_VISIBLE_OPEN_EDITORS, dynamicHeight = OpenEditorsView.DEFAULT_DYNAMIC_HEIGHT): number {
 		const entryCount = model.groups.reduce((sum, group) => sum + group.count, 0);
 
 		let itemsToShow: number;
 		if (dynamicHeight) {
-			itemsToShow = Math.min(Math.max(maxVisibleOpenEditors, 1), entryCount);
+			itemsToShow = Math.min(Math.max(visibleOpenEditors, 1), entryCount);
 		} else {
-			itemsToShow = Math.max(maxVisibleOpenEditors, 1);
+			itemsToShow = Math.max(visibleOpenEditors, 1);
 		}
 		// We only show the group labels if there is more than 1 group
 		if (model.groups.length > 1) {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts
index 3883cfa9dfe1c77711897d0c8608bbde7bf069e8..8f64b797bc6a3824f8f2df275db17cbb6a52bdd6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/files/common/files.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export abstract class FileEditorInput extends EditorInput implements IFileEditor
 export interface IFilesConfiguration extends IFilesConfiguration {
 	explorer: {
 		openEditors: {
-			maxVisible: number;
+			visible: number;
 			dynamicHeight: boolean;
 		};
 		autoReveal: boolean;